Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 9
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Primary Job Title Partner
  • Primary Organization 
    Maki.vc
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

Ilkka Kivimäki is a Co-founder and Partner at Maki.vc, an early-stage deep techs and distinctive brands. Prior to Maki.vc, Ilkka has worked as CEO and Co-Founder of Wicom Communications, which was sold to SAP where he later served as Senior VP. Ilkka is the first investor and former chairman of Wolt, has sat on the board of Beddit (acquired by

Apple), and was the first investor and chairman of AImotive. He actively develops the Nordic startup ecosystem: he’s chaired Slush and Startup Sauna, served on the boards of student-led VC Wave Ventures and Europe’s biggest hackathon Junction.

Number of Partner Investments 15
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 1
Ilkka Kivimaki has 2 current jobs as Partner at Maki.vc and Co-Founder at Startup Foundation. Additionally, Ilkka Kivimaki has had 1 past job as the Partner at Inventure.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Inventure
PartnerAug 2013Nov 30, 2017
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 9
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 3
Ilkka Kivimaki holds 9 board and advisor roles including Board Member at CardioSignal, Investor at Altum Technologies, and Chairman of the Advisory Board at Startup Foundation.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Slush
ChairmanJul 2018
Wolt
Board Member20142018
AImotive
Board MemberMay 15, 2015
Number of Events 2
Ilkka Kivimaki has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Slush Helsinki 2019 on Nov 21, 2019.
Number of News Articles 2