Jani Rautiainen
Venture Partner, Investment Committee Member at Vulpes Investment Management
Jani Rautiainen
Venture Partner, Investment Committee Member at Vulpes Investment Management
Singapore
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Partner, Investment Committee Member
2020 - Current
Part of Vulpes Ventures team looking to invest into exciting start ups in SEA and elsewhere. Vulpes Ventures takes a flexible and unencumbered approach to venture investing and seeks to empower entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. If you have a company looking for funding, do drop me a line.
Founding Partner
2016
True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV) has invested in 3 unicorns, namely Animoca Brands, The Sandbox, Forge. TGV GPs are investing their own money between 20%-40% of the Total Fund AUM. The fund is investing in equity across 3 verticals in Web3: Entertainment, Financial Services, Infrastructure & Data Analytics/AI. TGV is licensed under Monetary Authorities of Singapore. Animoca Brands: Unicorn global market leader leveraging gamification & blockchain to develop and publish a portfolio of games The Sandbox: Global market leader in gaming metaverse empowering artists, creators, players to play, build, own, monetise virtual experiences on blockchain Forge Global (NYSE: FRGE): Global market leader in secondary private market shares transactions, with over 12 B USD transaction volume, in > 500 companies Chromaway: Creator of relational blockchain protocol Chromia ($CHR), powering Metaverse game My Neighbor Alice ($ALICE), incubator behind Mines of Dalarnia ($DAR) Coinhouse: Leading French regulated digital assets platform for individuals, companies & institutions Chronicled: Industry-led, blockchain-powered network in life sciences &pharmaceuticals, providing administration & building solutions on MediLedger Network to facilitate trust & enable automation GCEX: Regulated digital brokerage & end-to-end trading platform bringing Tier 1 liquidity for Institutional clients bridging gap between traditional finance & digital assets SATO Technologies Corp (TSXV: SATO): Bitcoin mining company based in Quebec utilising 100% renewable energy Enjinstarter: Leading Launchpad for GameFi & Metaverse Blockchain Ecosystems Iomob: Decentralized protocol for creation of Internet of Mobility, world’s first interoperable Mobility Marketplace Network Dedoco: Next-generation digital Document Management as-a-Service built on blockchain technology, providing increased data privacy & document security
Executive Director / Co-founder
2017 - 2019
PropertyGuru is Asia's leading online property group - used by over 25 million people every month. PropertyGuru was founded in 2006 by two entrepreneurs with a vision to simplify the property search process and to help people make more informed property decisions-- faster. Today, the Group manages a suite of No.1 property search portals in the region, and also covers property-related publications, events, awards, project marketing solutions and more. This includes award-winning mobile apps, in multiple languages, with over 3.5 million app downloads to date. With innovative technologies, PropertyGuru raises the bar on how property-seekers find their dream home, offering highly interactive and immersive experiences. These include 3D virtual walk-throughs of home units and drone videos of local neighbourhoods. At any time, property-seekers can find more than 1 million homes across Southeast Asia, be it brand new developments or well-loved resale units, for buying or renting. PropertyGuru also provides data and technology-backed solutions to real estate developers and agents, helping them sell property faster and enabling more effective sales forces. We're also constantly looking for talented individuals to join our team - if you're interested, please visit https://www.propertygurugroup.com/job-seekers/
Managing Director / Co-Founder
2006 - 2016
One of Singapore's Leading Online Successes. We're growing fast and constantly looking for top talent to join us! We operate leading property marketplaces in 4 countries in South-East Asia used by 25 million people every month. Multi-award Winning Company: - Hitwise #1 2011 - Red Herring Top 100 2011 - SVCA Best Performing VC Backed Company 2010 - SiTF Best E-Enterprise Company 2010 - Top 10 Digital Media by Marketing Magazine - CNBC Best Property Portal 2009 - Global - CNBC Best Property Portal 2009 - Asia Pacific - Google Zeitgeist Top 10 fastest growing search in 2009
CRM Consultant
2002 - 2004
CRM (Chordiant) consulting for major financial services institutions in UK and Germany.
Technical Director
2000 - 2001
Co-Founder and Technical Director for a Paris based dot-com. Online services for consumers and professional photographers.
Technical Director
1996 - 2000
Co-founder and Technical Director of an Internet consultancy (www.vbsnet.fi).