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·May 11, 2021

Fintech watchlist for 2021

Fintech is one of the fastest-growing industries, and it has all the possibilities to revolutionize more than just the way we handle money. Maki.vc’s Paavo Räisänen and Thomas Bacon discuss the latest trends in fintech and what type of fintech Maki’s on the lookout for. As the Covid-19 crisis has…

Fintech

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Fintech watchlist for 2021
Fintech watchlist for 2021
Fintech

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Published in Maki.vc

·Jan 18, 2021

Maki House grows — new recruits to build founder platform and boost market insights

Maki.vc’s team has grown with two new recruits, with Thomas Bacon joining as the fund’s new Investment Analyst and Reetta Heiskanen appointed as the new Platform and Marketing Manager. The recruits further strengthen and build Maki.vc’s market insights, brand and founder platform. Thomas is Brexit’s gift to the Nordics and…

Reetta Heiskanen

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Maki House grows — new recruits to build founder platform and boost market insights
Maki House grows — new recruits to build founder platform and boost market insights
Reetta Heiskanen

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Published in Maki.vc

·Dec 3, 2020

Ultimate.ai secured a $20M funding: “There rarely is benefit of having Finnish as a first language, but it has been useful when building our AI”

Maki.vc’s portfolio company Ultimate.ai, the company building the world’s leading virtual customer service agent just raised a €20M Series A round. We sat down with ultimate.ai CO-founders, CEO Reetu Kainulainen and COO Sarah Al-Hussaini to discuss how they have managed to attract talent in their fast-growing team and the impressive…

SaaS

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Ultimate.ai secured a $20M funding: “There rarely is benefit of having Finnish as a first language…
Ultimate.ai secured a $20M funding: “There rarely is benefit of having Finnish as a first language…
SaaS

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Published in Maki.vc

·Nov 10, 2020

IQM just raised €39M — “We want to deliver our first commercial quantum computer in 2021”

The Finnish quantum computing company IQM has just raised €39 million in Series A funding — . The fast-growing startup has already managed to recruit some of the best talent in this niche market, and today, they already have one of the world’s largest quantum hardware team. Maki.vc …

Quantum Computing

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IQM just raised €39M — “We want to deliver our first commercial quantum computer in 2021”
IQM just raised €39M — “We want to deliver our first commercial quantum computer in 2021”
Quantum Computing

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Published in Maki.vc

·Nov 5, 2020

Europe can no longer risk being sidelined in the quantum race

Quantum technology is the industry of tomorrow, and Europe has great potential to become it’s global leader. Maki.vc Partner Ilkka Kivimäki explains why now is as good a time as ever to start investing in European quantum companies. Within the next 10 years we might have a machine that has…

Quantum Computing

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Europe can no longer risk being sidelined in the quantum race
Europe can no longer risk being sidelined in the quantum race
Quantum Computing

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Published in Maki.vc

·Oct 11, 2020

Marjo Miettinen — Notes from Board Rooms

We sat down with Marjo Miettinen, seasoned tech executive, business owner, and one of our Maki House LPs to discuss one the most important assets of an entrepreneur – the company board. Marjo has been part of leadership at Ensto (a global family business in smart electrical solutions that employs…

Leadership Development

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Marjo Miettinen — Notes from Board Rooms
Marjo Miettinen — Notes from Board Rooms
Leadership Development

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Published in Maki.vc

·Jun 10, 2020

Why I’m betting on the long-term growth of esports

Miika Huttunen is the CEO of Slush, a global movement spanning a range of activities on a mission to create and help the next generation of groundbreaking entrepreneurs. First and foremost, however, he is an avid gamer who has followed esports actively since 2003. …

Esports

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Why I’m betting on the long-term growth of esports
Why I’m betting on the long-term growth of esports
Esports

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Published in Maki.vc

·May 25, 2020

5 Lessons to Start Revenue-driven Marketing

How do you build a marketing function from scratch? What should you focus on and how do you make marketing measurable and grow your revenue? Lidia Lüttin is the CMO at Happeo, a social intranet with over 300,000 users and engagement rates comparable to popular social media platforms. Before Happeo…

Content Marketing

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5 Lessons to Start Revenue-driven Marketing
5 Lessons to Start Revenue-driven Marketing
Content Marketing

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Published in Maki.vc

·Apr 26, 2020

Hold on to talent — what your startup needs to be doing to retain great people

Founders have been drilled the importance of making the right hires, and recruitment is a priority at every growing startup. However, firms often start focusing on retention too late, and founding teams end up learning the hard — and painful — way round. Julia Hämäläinen, Inklusiiv COO and Ex-Global HR…

Talent Retention

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Hold on to talent — what your startup needs to be doing to retain great people
Hold on to talent — what your startup needs to be doing to retain great people
Talent Retention

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Published in Maki.vc

·Feb 14, 2020

Keeping Your House Clean — How to Prepare Your Company for Raising Funding

You’ve developed your product, gathered a winning team, set up your business model, and now you’re confident you have what it takes to attract outside funding. All that’s standing between your company and millions is a well-crafted pitch, right? Wrong. There are a lot of legal steps startups can’t afford…

Intellectual Property

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Keeping Your House Clean — How to Prepare Your Company for Raising Funding
Keeping Your House Clean — How to Prepare Your Company for Raising Funding
Intellectual Property

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