Timo Tirkkonen, Inventure

Timo Tirkkonen is a Partner and Co-Founder of Inventure, a venture capital firm he established in 2005 after founding. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Timo Tirkkonen

Timo Tirkkonen is a Partner and Co-Founder of Inventure, a venture capital firm he established in 2005 after founding his first investment company in the 1990s. He focuses on seed and early-stage B2B software, semiconductor, new material, and MEMS companies across the Nordics and Baltic States, with additional interest in gaming and health technologies. His typical investment check sizes range from $100,000 to $5 million, reflecting Inventure’s active early-stage approach. Notable portfolio companies include Detectify, where he serves as Chairman, as well as AImotive, Commsignia, and Rightware, where he has held board leadership roles. Tirkkonen brings operational depth from his early career in telecom with Nokia and Sonera, combining over 21 years of experience in coaching and internationalizing early-stage firms. While no public writing or distinctive investment philosophy is explicitly documented in available sources, his board involvement across deep tech and cybersecurity firms underscores a hands-on, operator-investor profile.

Timo Tirkkonen at a glance

Role
Partner and Co-Founder
Organization
Inventure
Location
Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital, Software, Information technology, Health Care, SaaS

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Timo Tirkkonen at Inventure (Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland) — sector focus: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital, Software, Information technology, Health Care, SaaS, Mobile, Internet, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commer….
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Timo Tirkkonen's published profile links (website, LinkedIn or X where available) are listed on the StartupFundraising.com investor profile.
Where is Timo Tirkkonen based?
Timo Tirkkonen is based in Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland.

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