About
Transaction and fund management specialist with 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship, VC financing, M&A and technology management; holds an LLM and M.Sc. in Economics and has been a partner at Butterfly Ventures since 2014, with deep expertise in business agreements and networking.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Butterfly VenturesPartnercurrent2014 — present
- ZennizChairman of the Boardcurrent2026 — present
- CeLLife Technologies Ltd.Board Observercurrent2026 — present
- BrightplusBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- CooliBladeBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- HT Growth PartnersBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Pine CapitalChairman of the Boardcurrent2011 — present
- Summa Defence PlcBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- CreoirBoard Member2023 — 2026
- Caritas-SäätiöManaging Director2021 — 2024
- BusinessOuluVenture Finance Specialist2011 — 2014
- Ernst & YoungSenior Legal Counsel2011
- Fondia OyArea Manager and Legal Counsel2008 — 2011
- EBVisiting lawyer2008 — 2010
- Sullivan & Worcester LLPIntern2010
- Roschier, Attorneys Ltd.Senior Associate, Attorney-at-law2003 — 2008
Skills & more
Mergers28Venture Capital69Contract Negotiation29IT law12Software Licensing8Cross-border Transactions14Licensing Agreements2Intellectual Property25Corporate Governance36Technology Transfer8Business Development2Business Strategy3
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Contract LawCorporate LawFrom Ville's professional profile.
Colleagues at Butterfly Ventures
Anette Nordvall
Venture Partner at Butterfly Ventures
Anti Kodar
Investor at Butterfly Ventures
Juho Risku
Co-founder, Partner at Butterfly Ventures
Liina Lehtonen
Principal at Butterfly Ventures
Matti Kanninen
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Butterfly Ventures
Tanya Horowitz
Partner at Butterfly Ventures
Tanya Marvin-Horowitz
Partner at Butterfly Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ville Heikkinen?
- Transaction and fund management specialist with 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship, VC financing, M&A and technology management; holds an LLM and M.Sc. in Economics and has been a partner at Butterfly Ventures since 2014, with deep expertise in business agreements and networking.
- Where does Ville Heikkinen work?
- Ville Heikkinen is Partner at Butterfly Ventures.
- Where did Ville Heikkinen go to school?
- Ville Heikkinen studied at Turun yliopisto - University of Turku (Technology Foresight - Futures Studies); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Entrepreneurship); University of Oulu (M.Sc (Accounting and Business Administration), Accounting; Financing; e-commerce).
Same school
Also attended Turun yliopisto - University of Turku2
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended University of Oulu6
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockTommi UhariFounding Partner at Karma VenturesJuho RiskuCo-founder, Partner at Butterfly VenturesKaisa HietalaFounder & Chair at Greencode VenturesGreg AndersonCommunications & Marketing Director at InventurePallavi HukerikarAssociate at Costanoa Ventures
Also attended University of Lapland1
Shared employers
Also worked at Ernst & Young1,168
Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Sullivan & Worcester LLP2
Also worked at Roschier, Attorneys Ltd.6
Charbel AltunkaynakLegal Counsel at Bonnier CapitalHelena Caan MattssonGeneral Counsel/Head of Sustainability at VEFKai VesikallioInvestment Director at Sentica Partners OyJakob StoråGeneral Partner at Superhero CapitalReima LinnanvirtaPartner at Trind VenturesMia EklundCompliance Officer at Superhero Capital


































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