Investing Profile

Ilkka Kivimaki

VCInvestor
Partner at Maki.vc
maki.vc/team/ilkka-kivimakiHelsinki, Finland
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Networks Ilkka is a member of
Hotmail Network
4899 CONNECTIONS
Hotmail Network
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SAP Network
61 CONNECTIONS
Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan Network
11 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Maki.vc Partner
Investment Range
$250K - $3.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
19
Current Fund Size
$80M

Ilkka Kivimaki is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Ilkka Kivimaki's Investments On Record (11)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Quanscient
Series AMay 2026$12M
Series ANov 2024$6M
SeedApr 2023$4M
$22M
Co-investors: Jenny Ruth Hrafnsdottir (Crowberry Capital)
IXI
Series AApr 2025$37M
SeedJun 2021$4M
$41M
Co-investors: Paul Bernard (Amazon), David Helgason (foobar.vc), John Lindfors (DST Investment Management Ltd.)
K Line Europe
Series AOct 2022$5M
$5M
TWICE COMMERCE ®
SeedSep 2022$4M
$5.2M
Co-investors: Sophie Winwood (Anthemis Group), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Anna Barber (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Eamonn Carey (Zeroth), Ali Omar (Innovestor)
Disior
Series ASep 2020$2M
SeedMar 2018$740K
$2.7M
Mainframe Industries
Series AMar 2020$8M
SeedOct 2019$2M
$30M
Co-investors: Harri Manninen (Plug & Play Ventures), Hekla Arnardóttir (Crowberry Capital), Jonathan Lai (Curated), Kevin Lin, Anton Gauffin, Riccardo Zacconi
Wolt
Series AApr 2016$13M
SeedNov 2015$3M
SeedNov 2014$500K
$820M
Co-investors: Marnix van der Ploeg (EQT Ventures), Laurel Bowden (83North), Niklas Zennström (Atomico), Lukasz Gadowski (Team Global), Bartosz Lipnicki
AImotive
Series BMar 2016$7M
Series AMay 2015$3M
$86M
Co-investors: Timo Tirkkonen (Inventure), Mike Fernandez

Ilkka Kivimaki's Experience

Chairman of the Board, first investor WoltPresent
Chairman of the Board, first investor UmbraPresent
Chairman of the Board, first investor AImotivePresent
Board Observer Sólfar StudiosPresent
Member HotmailPresent
Chairman KasvuryhmäPresent
Boardmember KasvuryhmäPresent
Board Member Aalto UniversityPresent
Chairman of the Nomination Committee KasvuryhmäPresent
Board member / Observer IQM Quantum ComputersPresent
Board Member & first investor EnfucePresent
Chairman IXIPresent
Board Member Finnish Startup Community (FSC)Present
Vice Chairman of the Board Aalto UniversityPresent
Board Observer IXIPresent
CEO Wicom Communications LtdPresent
Non-executive partner HotmailPresent
Partner Kibron Inc.Present
CEO, SAP Labs Finland SAPPresent
Chairman & Co-Founder Startup FoundationPresent
Partner INVENTUREPresent
Chairman of the Advisory Board & Co-Founder Startup FoundationPresent
Founder and Partner Maki.vcPresent
Founding Partner Maki.vcPresent
Founder & Advisor to Fund I, II and III portfolio companies Maki.vcPresent

Ilkka Kivimaki's Education

Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan M.Sc (with honors) Industrial Management