Ilkka Paananen

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Description

Ilkka Paananen, is the CEO and co-founder of Supercell, the Helsinki-based mobile games developer behind Clash of Clans, Hay Day, Boom Beach...

Investor Profile

Ilkka Paananen has made 43 investments, with 5 in the past 12 months and 0% as lead.

Stage Focus

Seed (60%)
Series A (16%)
Series B (9%)
Pre Seed (7%)
Series C (2%)
Private Equity (2%)
Angel (2%)

Country Focus

Finland (35%)
United States (21%)
Germany (14%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Lithuania (7%)
Sweden (5%)
Ukraine (2%)
Kenya (2%)
France (2%)

Industry Focus

Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Software
Saas
Gaming
Food Delivery
Analytics
Machine Learning
Apps
Fintech
Internet

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Who does Ilkka Paananen frequently co-invest with?

Seedcamp

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Co-Investments: 3

First Fellow Partners

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 3

Lifeline Ventures

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 9

Creandum

Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm

Co-Investments: 3

Illusian Family Office

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 20

Accel

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Co-Investments: 7

OpenOcean

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 3

Inventure

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 3

LocalGlobe

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Co-Investments: 3

Firstminute Capital

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Co-Investments: 6

Which angels does Ilkka Paananen often collaborate with?

Marianne Vikkula

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Shared Deals: 3

Risto Siilasmaa

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Shared Deals: 2

Jacob De Geer

Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm

Shared Deals: 2

Hjalmar Winbladh

Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm

Shared Deals: 2

Miki Kuusi

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Shared Deals: 8

Robert Gentz

Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin

Shared Deals: 4

Sebastian Knutsson

Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm

Shared Deals: 2

Riku Mäkelä

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Shared Deals: 4

David Helgason

Europe, Gullbringusysla, Iceland, Reykjavík

Shared Deals: 4

Niklas Zennström

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Shared Deals: 3

What are some of recent deals done by Ilkka Paananen?

nexos.ai

Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania

nexos.ai offers an agentic AI orchestration platform that helps simplify operations, boost productivity, and accelerate business growth.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySaaSSoftware

SeedJan 17, 2025

Amount Raised: $8,000,000

Taito.ai

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Taito.ai is an AI platform that provides tools for developing and deploying intelligent applications.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Intelligent SystemsSoftware

SeedNov 20, 2024

Amount Raised: $2,636,449

Revyze

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Revyze is an educational app that offers video resources for college preparation.

AppsEdTechHigher Education

SeedOct 8, 2024

Amount Raised: $6,036,520

Droppe

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

B2B Platform to source and order supplies for operations.

B2BMarketplaceProcurement

SeedJun 18, 2024

Amount Raised: $4,183,131

Realm

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

One interface for everything your company knows.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Search Engine

Pre SeedJun 4, 2024

Amount Raised: $1,849,889

SLAY

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

SLAY is a social gaming company.

GamingSocial Media

SeedFeb 25, 2024

Amount Raised: $5,000,000

Arcane

London, England, United Kingdom

Arcane is an AI Copilot that accelerates marketers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information Technology

SeedDec 14, 2023

Amount Raised: $5,006,271

Noice

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Noice is an early-stage startup building an innovative social platform in one of the fastest-growing areas of the games industry.

GamingOnline GamesSocial Network

Series ANov 9, 2023

Amount Raised: $20,950,183

Getpaid

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Getpaid is a payfac-as-a-service provider.

Payments

SeedOct 5, 2023

Amount Raised: $6,011,504

Linear

San Francisco, California, United States

Linear allows users to manage software development and track bugs.

ComputerDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsSoftware

Series BSep 14, 2023

Amount Raised: $35,000,000

Ilkka Paananen

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