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Ville Vesterinen
Founder of Slush
Finland
Overview
Ville Vesterinen is an accomplished founder and angel investor based in Finland, known for founding successful ventures like Housecat and serving as a board member, founding investor, and chairman at Swappie. With a Master of Science from The London School of Economics and Political Science, Ville has made strategic investments in companies like Starcart and Kleoverse, focusing on sectors such as Payments, Enterprise Applications, and FinTech.
Ville's career highlights include co-founding Slush, one of the world's leading startup events, and his role as a senior advisor at Spintop Ventures, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship, business strategy, and venture capital.
Work Experience
Coach
2024 - Current
Creating new deeptech startups from PhD research
Senior Advisor
2024
100m€ Nordic early-stage venture fund
Co-Founder
2008
Board Member
2022
Founding Investor & Chairman
2016 - 2022
Founder & CEO
2021 - 2023
Scout
2020 - 2022
Board Member
2018 - 2021
Board Member
2018 - 2021
Venture Advisor
2018 - 2018
Coach & Mentor
2011 - 2017