Riku Seppälä

Lead Investor at Cerenion

Riku Seppälä has extensive experience in venture capital investment, particularly as a lead investor and board member. Since 2016, Riku has been a General Partner at Icebreaker.vc, a fund that invests in Finnish, Swedish, and Estonian tech companies at various stages. Riku has also served as a Lead Investor and Board Member for various companies including Cachet, Sellforte, Sense of Space, FinnAdvance, Puida, Aibidia, Dashbird, MVision AI, and Cerenion Oy. Riku'sinvestment interests span across industries such as marketing ROI solutions, immersive storytelling technology, biomimetic systems, digital artist workflow tools, regtech, serverless infrastructure monitoring, cancer treatment planning, and ICU patient care through brain monitoring.

Riku Seppälä has a comprehensive education history that spans several institutions and fields of study. Riku began their academic journey at Smedsby, although specific start and end years are not provided. From there, they attended Mattliden from 1999 to 2001 and then went on to Polyvalente d'Iberville in 2001-2002. In 1999, they also attended Brändö Gymnasium, though it is unclear when this period ended.

In 2004, Riku Seppälä enrolled at Aalto University and pursued a Master's degree in International Business, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, as well as Information Systems. This program lasted until 2010. Concurrently, from 2004 to 2009, they attended Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan, where they worked towards another Master's degree in Corporate Strategy, Corporate Information Systems, and System and Operations Research.

Additionally, Riku Seppälä broadened their education by participating in an exchange program at Fudan University in 2007-2008. During this time, they focused on Chinese and Economics.

Overall, Riku Seppälä's education history showcases an extensive background in various fields, including international business, strategy, entrepreneurship, information systems, corporate strategy, corporate information systems, system and operations research, Chinese, and economics.

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  • Lead Investor

    January, 2018 - present