Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
  • Primary Job Title Chief Executive Officer
  • Primary Organization 
    Inmarsat
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Early Stage Venture, Seed

Since April 2014, as Chief Executive Officer of Nokia, Rajeev has been the driving force behind Nokia’s recent transformation, including its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, its successful expansion into enterprise vertical markets, the creation of a standalone software business, and the return of the Nokia brand to mobile phones. In his previous

role as CEO of Nokia Solutions and Networks he also delivered a complete turnaround, increasing the value of the company from approximately €1 billion to more than €10 billion.

In his more than 28 years of international experience Rajeev has developed deep expertise across a range of technology areas that will be critical in the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including telecommunication networks and devices, the Internet of Things, virtual reality, digital health, big data analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, enterprise digitalization, and internet business models. He has held senior business roles leading major Nokia accounts and various business units and regions. He has rich business experience working across a range of functions including strategy, mergers and acquisitions, product marketing, sales, account leadership, and regional and business unit leadership. As a successful global leader, he has lived in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

With broad global experience, Rajeev is a commissioner of the United Nations Broadband Commission, as well as a member of the Digital Communications Industry steering committee and the stewardship board of the Health and Healthcare System Initiative at the World Economic Forum.

Rajeev holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electronics and Communications) from Manipal Institute of Technology, India. Rajeev was born in India in 1967, went on to become a Singaporean citizen, and is based in Espoo, Finland.

Number of Investments 2
Rajeev Suri has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - X0PA AI on Jul 2, 2020, when X0PA AI raised
$1M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jul 2, 2020
X0PA AI
Yes
Series A - X0PA AI
$1M
Jan 13, 2019
X0PA AI
Yes
Seed Round - X0PA AI
SGD371K
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 2
Rajeev Suri is the Chief Executive Officer at Inmarsat. Additionally, Rajeev Suri has had 2 past jobs including President & CEO at Nokia.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Nokia
President & CEOApr 2014Aug 2020
Nokia
CEO, Head of Global Services and Member of Executive Board, Senior Vice President - Asia PacificSep 2007Oct 2009
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Rajeev Suri is the Board Member and Lead investor at X0PA AI.
Rajeev Suri studied at Manipal Institute of Technology.
Number of News Articles 244
NewsMar 25, 2021
NewsNov 25, 2020
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NewsJul 31, 2020
Funding RoundJul 2, 2020