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Ilkka Paananen
@ipaananenRT @supercellgames: Did you know we have a first edition of merchandise available? They're pretty cool! https://t.co/2gZY7EFfDY https://t.c…
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Ilkka Paananen
@ipaananenRT @ClashofClans: Tomorrow is the last day to submit your own Clash of Clans t-shirt design for a chance at a cash prize & more! Visit http…
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Ilkka Paananen
@ipaananenRT @supercellgames: Here's the story on how the Clash figurines got into life! https://t.co/4XM75eGgZl https://t.co/JGVIOli2ww
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Oskari Saarenmaa (CEO), Heikki Nousiainen, Mika Eloranta, Hannu Valtonen
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Mika Kanninen (CEO), Lauri Pulkkinen, Jari Koskinen, Kimmo Valo
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Matias Tainela (CEO), Bo Malmberg, Petro Moilanen, Timo Rauhala, Edward Haeggström
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Mikko Ikola (CEO), Simo Suoheimo, Arno Paula
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Jalmari Raippalinna, Jussi Laakkonen (CEO), Matti Savolainen, Pekka Aakko
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Kim Forsman (CEO), Perttu Jalkanen, Hannu Krosing
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Ari Tulla (CEO) Tapio Tolvanen
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Fredrik Schauman (CEO)
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Mika Raento, Pekka Uronen, Teemu Kurppa (CEO)
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Joerg Ott, Marcin Nagy, Varun Singh (CEO)
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Anselm Levskaya, Austen Heinz (CEO), George Church, John Mulligan, Lukman Winoto, Reese Jones, Sagar Indurkhya
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Pia Henrietta Kekäläinen (CEO), Sam Van Wesenbeeck, Christopher Carstens
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Heather Anne Halpert, Linda Avey (CEO), Mitsuharu Hadeishi
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Heikki Länsisyrjä (CEO), Jukka Virkkunen, Mika Vainio-Mattila
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Antti Sunnari (CEO), Juuso Olkkonen, Jyrki Saarinen
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Jyri Engeström (CEO), Ulf Schwekendiek
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Ari Ketola (CEO), Veikko Latvala
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Hannu Lepomäki (CEO), Jorma Eloranta, Esko Aho, Eera Industrial Development
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Fredrik Kekäläinen (CEO), Johan Engström
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Aki Järvilehto (CEO), Markus Tuppurainen, Mika Tammenkoski
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Nick Heller (CEO), Andreas Signer
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Celine Pasula, Harri Granholm, Harri Hätinen, Jarno Wuolijoki, Markus Pasula (CEO), Mikko Lindstedt, Mikko Wilkman, Roope Kangas
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Andreas Karlsson, Mikko Hämäläinen, Teemu Tuulari, Ville Vesterinen (CEO)
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Pekka Laurila, Rafal Modrzewski (CEO)
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Janne Haverinen (CEO)
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Antti Laakso, Heini Varjonen, Jari Jaanto, Ville Mujunen (CEO)
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Kai Karttunen (CEO), Marusa Filic
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HJ Jost (CEO), Aleksei Shcherbinin, Mikko Sipilä
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Miska Kaipiainen (CEO), Jari Kolehmainen, Lauri Nevala
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Sakke Järvenpää
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Alice Taylor (CEO), Joanna Roach, Luke Petre, Sulka Haro
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Tommi Pisto (CEO), Mika Hämäläinen
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Aleksi Soini (CEO), Janne Koskinen
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Olli Kallioniemi, Sami Kilpinen, Tommi Pisto (CEO)
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Jukka Planman, Kristian Ranta (CEO), Tuomas Planman
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Kristian Ranta (CEO), Albert Nazander, Riku Lindholm
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Antti Laitinen, Ilona Lindholm, Juha Leinonen, Olli Sinerma, Ville Kivistö (CEO)
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Toni Soini (CEO), Lauri Koskinen, Jani Mäkipää
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Matthew Wiggins (CEO), Alan Harding
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Aapo Kyrölä, Aleksi Aaltonen, Sampo Karjalainen (CEO)
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Henric Suuronen, Henrik Karlström, Juha Paananen (CEO), Teemu Ikonen
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Jarkko Väinämö, Tuomas Riski (CEO)
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Teemu Päivinen (CEO), Kane Waltman
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Akseli Hemminki, Pekka Simula, Franz Wuite (CEO)
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Jaakko Suoknuuti, Janita Leinonen, Noora Keskievari (CEO
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Ami Rubinstein (CEO), Levon Gasparyan
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Kari Kivelä, Petteri Lahtela (CEO)
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Gerald Goldstein, Itamar Lesuisse (CEO), Sagi Shorrer, Xavier Louis
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Rami Korhonen (CEO), Timo Kari
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Nikolaj Nyholm (CEO), Jakob Lund Kristensen
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Antti Virolainen, Juho Makkonen (CEO)
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Kristo Ovaska (CEO), Tuomo Riekki
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Sami Kuusela, Toni Laturi (CEO)
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Jani Virtanen, Tuomas Neuvonen (CEO)
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Ilkka Rämö, Jutta Haaramo (CEO)
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Joshua Zloof (CEO), Kalle Freese
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Suvi Haimi (CEO), Laura Kyllönen
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Ilkka Paananen (CEO), Lassi Leppinen, Mikko Kodisoja, Niko Derome, Petri Styrman, Visa Forsten
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Antti Ritvanen, Harri Hallila (CEO), Juha Haaja
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Harri Valpola (CEO), Antti Rasmus, Timo Haanpää, Mathias Berglund, Tapani Raiko
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Ulla Engeström (CEO)
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Kai Bäckman (CEO), Mikko Mononen
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Anna Ronkainen, Heikki Vesalainen, Matti Kokkola, Mikael Kolehmainen (CEO)
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Pyry Takala (CEO), Abhishek Aggarwal
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Jessica Richman (CEO), Zachary Apte
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Otso Mäkinen (CEO)
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Heikki Aura, Veli-Pekka Marin (CEO)
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Antti Aunio, Juuso Nissilä, Aki Backman (CEO)
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Urho Konttori (CEO), Klaus Melakari, Roope Rainisto, Niko Eiden
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Markus Melander, Petri Hienonen, Mikko Haavisto, Kimmo Rauma, Mika Leivo
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Antti Jäderholm, Jaakko Manninen, Kaarlo Kananen (CEO), Wendell Davis
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Elias Pietilä, Juhani Mykkänen, Lauri Andler, Mika Matikainen, Miki Kuusi (CEO), Oskari Pétas
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Harri Valpola, Jufo Peltomaa, Timo Taalas (CEO), Tuomas Lukka
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Antti Uusiheimala, Harri Hursti
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Startup Life
Supercell deal team in Tokyo
Ville posing with virtual Ben
Ilkka and Timur relaxing in SF
Some nice R&R in Italy
Jorma and Timo at Slush 2014
Fredrik Kekäläinen, entrepreneur
John, Jussi and David after a handshake deal
Brainstorming at Lifeline's
Nikolaj knows how to do conf calls
John having a island dinner with gaming entrepreneurs
Guillaume pitches hard, but Anil stays cool
Markus, Celine and Mikko at sea
Kristian interviews Ilkka and the creators of Game of Thrones in Barcelona
A chef explains Noma's philosophy
Our co-investors David and Ken during Supercell's board meeting
Mark, Jussi and SF flower power
Mikael Kolehmainen, entrepreneur
Team
We are entrepreneurs who became investors almost by accident. We made a few angel investments together and, over time, realised that the Nordic market badly needed early-stage investors with entrepreneurial backgrounds. We also noticed that working with entrepreneurs is tremendously fun. In addition, we seemed to be able to help many of them realise their vision. We therefore became full-time investors and have never looked back.
We invest in early-stage companies that we are passionate about and that we believe we can help, often based on our experience as founders and CxOs of various companies.
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Timo Ahopelto
PartnerTimo has worked in several industries, ranging from biotech to apps, digital media and process technology. He earned his entrepreneur MBA from CRF Health, a software and services company that he co-founded, developed into a global market leader and successfully exited in 2015. Timo’s free time flies with family, ice hockey, iron and in Lapland skiing-hikes.
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Kai Backman
Operator in ResidenceKai is a builder of all things, but mostly things of software. He has worked on massive distributed systems at Google and founded Tinkercad and Airstone to create cutting edge products for emerging market segments. A tinkerer at heart he is particularly interested in advanced manufacturing and robotics. When needing a break he spends time with his family renovating a 19th century farmhouse using traditional craftsmanship.
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Petteri Koponen
PartnerPetteri has founded five companies, including Jaiku and First Hop. In addition to the various startup CxO roles and board memberships, he has been the chairman of Supercell, Grand Cru and Everywear Games. Petteri has experienced public companies as a board member of Elisa, Finland’s largest telco, in addition to working for Google in Mountain View and London after its acquisition of Jaiku. In his free time, Petteri hangs out with his family, pumps iron, plays games, writes (toy) code, and enjoys books and movies.
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Samuli Leppänen
AssociateSamuli has worked in analyst and controller roles in corporate treasuries, investment banking and startups. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Aalto University School of Business. Samuli enjoys spending his free time with family and friends, sports, movies and learning new stuff.
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Juha Lindfors
PartnerJuha joined Lifeline in January 2016, and has been investing together with Petteri and Timo since 2010. Juha has been an active early-stage investor and he has long experience from the growth-focused private ownership model, working with the best private equity firms in the region. He was previously a partner with EQT, a leading private equity firm. Juha likes to spend his free time doing things with his family; he’s also a keen reader and an occasional runner.
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Ilkka Paananen
AdvisorIlkka, the CEO of Lifeline’s portfolio company Supercell, is a games entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience in growing organizations from the founding team to a size of few hundreds. Before Supercell, Ilkka was a President at Digital Chocolate, running its Studios in Helsinki, Barcelona and Silicon Valley. In his free time, Ilkka enjoys time with his family and tries to find time for sports, music and books.
Latest News
Follow us at Twitter: @hoopeekoo, @ipaananen and @timomj
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RT @supercellgames: Did you know we have a first edition of merchandise available? They're pretty cool! https://t.co/2gZY7EFfDY https://t.c…
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RT @ClashofClans: Tomorrow is the last day to submit your own Clash of Clans t-shirt design for a chance at a cash prize & more! Visit http…
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RT @supercellgames: Here's the story on how the Clash figurines got into life! https://t.co/4XM75eGgZl https://t.co/JGVIOli2ww
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RT @creandum: We're super excited to be backing the team that's building the next generation of #esports. Meet @RFRSH_Ent! https://t.co/Ukr…
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RT @ClashofClans: Hey Chief! Lots of questions about the Clock Tower - scroll down to "Balancing" to read all about these changes: https://…
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RT @ClashRoyale: Summer of 2v2 is almost here! Check out the tour dates: https://t.co/8anhqArmI6 https://t.co/mslYxa0Jr6
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RT @ouraring: Innovative wearable ŌURA adds features to give women more insights about their health. via @medelita https://t.co/wcSKqzIcmh…
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Got to love the Õura-Clue partnerships: few HW companies focus on women: https://t.co/VgDlgWLo2F #women #wearables #FAM #birthcontrol
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RT @Teemu: Clue period and ovulation tracker partners with ŌURA. ŌURA automatically tracks your sleep & temperature #femtech https://t.co/V…
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RT @JoukoMarttila: @pvesterbacka Better perspective: https://t.co/LrwC3kARLf
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RT @Maliranta: Getting Capitalism Wrong - AI Will Reduce Economic Inequality, Not Increase It https://t.co/TgSRp53mkh
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RT @TomiJKorhonen: Social Progress Index: Finns enjoy the world’s greatest personal freedom #Finland100 #GoodNews https://t.co/ZOF9X4yhnc .…
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RT @wef: Why Finland's #education system puts others to shame https://t.co/vkzXdlnp6L https://t.co/l901WTFMAQ
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RT @ClashofClans: Update Sneak Peek War! Watch the new troop and defense levels in action, stream by Klaus Gaming!! https://t.co/U0zADZIKM4
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RT @ClashRoyale: TOMORROW! The Crown Championship Top 8 Continues! Tune in for Week 3, the last week before the finals! https://t.co/AvJ8fy…
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