Valto Loikkanen

Valto Loikkanen has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Starting in 2008, they co-founded Startup Commons, where they served as an advisor. In the same year, they also co-founded Grow VC Group as a senior partner. Both companies focused on innovation entrepreneurship and alternative digital finance.

In 2012, Loikkanen co-founded Lost in Translations, Inc., a cloud-based localization solution provider. Valto also became a co-founder and advisor for Difitek in the same year, which offered bank-grade tools for launching online financial applications.

Loikkanen continued their entrepreneurial journey by co-founding Prifina in 2019 as the CXO. The company aimed to empower individuals in controlling and benefiting from their personal data.

In 2021, they co-founded digiole, where they acted as a senior advisor in helping organizations transition into the digital platform economy and digital ecosystems. Additionally, they served as a founding partner for Nodi Liber, a role they held from 2018 to 2021.

Apart from their entrepreneurial ventures, Loikkanen worked as an independent expert and evaluator for the European Commission from 2013 to 2017. Valto evaluated business plans and provided advice for the SME Instrument Program and the Horizon 2020 funding program. Valto also served as an advisory group expert for the European Union's research and innovation funding program during the period of 2016-2018, specifically in the Access to Risk Finance group.

Loikkanen's advisory experience extended to Kapipal, a crowdfunding startup, where they served as an advisor from 2014 to 2019.

In 2021, they worked as a Newfound Adviser, providing global expansion expertise and supporting Dutch tech scaleups through the Compass program.

Valto Loikkanen's education history includes a period of learning by doing every single day at an unidentified institution. No specific details are provided about the degree or field of study pursued during this time.