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Paavo Raisanen

Partner at Maki.vc

Helsinki, Uusimaa

Overview 

Paavo Raisanen is currently a Partner at Maki.vc in Helsinki, Uusimaa, specializing in venture capital investments in sectors such as hardware, biotech, and e-commerce. With a Master of Science (Technology) and Bachelor of Science (Technology) from Aalto University, Paavo has successfully invested in companies like Onego Bio and QDI systems, demonstrating expertise in business strategy and financial modeling.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2020 - Current

    Maki.vc is a seed-stage VC firm partnering with deep tech & brand-driven companies.

  • Investment Director

    2018 - 2020

  • Chairperson

    2020

    B2B SAAS: Strise fights against financial crime with its AI-driven Anti-Money Laundering solution

  • Board Member

    2022

    DEEP TECH/FOOD TECH: Onego produces egg whites without hens.

  • Board Member

    2021

    FINTECH: Zevoy combines payment cards with an expense management software.

  • Board Member

    2021

    DEEP TECH/FOOD TECH: Volare upcycles food waste to proteins, lipids and fertilizers.

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Board Observer

    2022

    CRYPTO/FINTECH: Membrane Finance is the principal architect of EUROe - an EU-regulated, full-reserve euro stablecoin that brings fiat euro liquidity on-chain. www.euroe.com

  • Board Member

    2022

    DEEP TECH/INDUSTRIAL TECH: Everdye offers a solution lowering the energy consumption and eradicating toxic chemicals from the dyeing process.

  • Chairperson

    2022

    B2B SAAS: OGOship takes out the pain of setting up and managing an international ecommerce fulfilment network.

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2022

  • Investor

    2021

    DEEP TECH: QDI Systems develops x-ray detectors based on quantum dot technology

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