Riku Seppälä

Riku Seppälä has substantial experience in investment and venture capital. Riku began working as a General Partner at Icebreaker.vc in October 2016. In this role, they focused on investing €150-800k in Finnish, Swedish, and Estonian companies at various stages.

In 2018, Riku became a lead investor at Cachet, a role that they still hold. Additionally, they took on the position of Lead Investor & Board Member at Sellforte in March 2018. Sellforte provides a Marketing ROI solution that analyzes the impact of marketing activities on sales and margin.

Riku also served as a Lead Investor for several other companies. Riku invested in Sense of Space in April 2019, a company that specializes in immersive storytelling using volumetric video. In December 2018, Riku became a lead investor at FinnAdvance, a company involved in the development of biomimetic systems.

Furthermore, Riku invested in Puida in June 2018, a company in the CreaOps space that supports digital artists' workflow. Riku was also a lead investor and board member at Aibidia, a regtech company automating transfer pricing compliance work for large enterprises, and at MVision AI, a company that streamlines cancer treatment planning.

In January 2018, Riku became a lead investor at Cerenion Oy, a company that has developed software for better brain monitoring in ICU patients.

Overall, Riku Seppälä has amassed a diverse portfolio of investments and has been involved in various stages of the companies' growth.

Riku Seppälä has an extensive education history. Riku obtained a Master's degree in International Business, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, as well as Information Systems from Aalto University, where they studied from 2004 to 2010. Additionally, they pursued a Masters degree in Corporate Strategy, Corporate information systems, System and operations research from Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan from 2004 to 2009. Riku also participated in an exchange program at Fudan University in 2007-2008, focusing on Chinese and Economics. Prior to their higher education, Riku attended Brändö Gymnasium, a secondary school, from 1999 to 2003. Riku also studied at Polyvalente d'Iberville in 2001-2002 and Mattliden from 1999 to 2001, although the specific degree and field of study are not provided for these institutions. Lastly, Riku's education history includes a school called Smedsby, but no further information is available about the degree or field of study.