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    Petteri Koponen

    Petteri Koponen

    Entrepreneur, founding partner at @Lifeline Ventures - http://lifelineventures.com

    Investing in early-stage companies in health, Web and games.

    Seed Fund Helsinki Helsinki University o...
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    Experience
    Lifeline Ventures
    Lifeline Ventures
    Founding Partner
    Startup Sauna
    Startup Sauna
    Advisor
    Stylewhile
    Stylewhile
    Board Member
    Mojiworks
    Mojiworks
    Board Member
    Kontena
    Kontena
    Board Member
    Mindfield Games
    Mindfield Games
    Board Member
    callstats.io
    callstats.io
    Board Member
    Jaiku
    Jaiku
    Board Member
    Applifier
    Applifier
    Board Member
    Grey Area
    Grey Area
    Board Member
    MakieLab
    MakieLab
    Board Member, Preferred
    ThingLink
    ThingLink
    Board Member, Board Member
    NONSTOP GAMES
    NONSTOP GAMES
    Board Member
    Grand Cru
    Grand Cru
    Board Member
    Lifeline Ventures
    Lifeline Ventures
    Founder 2009 - Present (almost 17 years)
    Google
    Google
    Employee 2007 - 2009 (about 2 years)
    Jaiku
    Exit
    Jaiku
    Founder, CEO 2006 - 2007 (over 1 year)
    First Hop
    First Hop
    Founder, CEO, CTO, VP Services, Board Member 1997 - 2007 (over 10 years)
    Founder
    Lifeline Ventures, Jaiku, First Hop
    Employee
    Google, Lifeline Ventures
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Startup Sauna
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
    Grand Cru, ThingLink, Grey Area, Applifier, MakieLab, Jaiku, NONSTOP GAMES, Stylewhile, Mindfield Games, Kontena, callstats.io, Mojiworks
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    I've founded five companies, out of which three are alive and kicking and two acquired (First Hop by Airwide Systems and Jaiku by Google).

    I was the first investor in Supercell and chaired its board from 2010 until the SoftBank deal in 2013.

    I won the World's Strongest Investor competition* in 2012.

    *) Disclosure: Lifeline Ventures organized the competition and it was, and still is, heavily rigged to favor us.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Angel Investing Seed Investing
    Locations
    Finland Europe San Francisco Silicon Valley Germany United Kingdom New York City Boston Estonia Sweden Latvia Lithuania Denmark Norway Helsinki
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