Joy of Finland highlights Finland’s strengths and areas of improvement. Jan Goetz is the Co-founder and CEO of IQM Quantum Computers. IQM is building world-leading quantum computers for the well-being of humankind, now and for the future and has most recently raised a €128 million Series A2 round. And like me, he also loves dogs. In this episode, we discuss: (0:00) Preview and introduction (1:47) About Jan (3:41) Why Jan pursued entrepreneurship (5:56) Scientific community in...

Joy of Finland highlights Finland’s strengths and areas of improvement. Risto Siilasmaa is the Founder of F-Secure, a publicly listed cyber security and privacy company. He was also the former Chairman of Nokia from 2012 to 2020. He currently invests in startups through his investment firm First Fellow Partners. In this episode, we discuss: (0:00) Preview and introduction (1:40) About Risto (7:23) Nokia’s transformation after selling the mobile business (9:47) Equal...

Joy of Finland highlights Finland’s strengths and areas of improvement. Monika Liikamaa is the Co-founder and co-CEO of the fintech payment service provider Enfuce. Monika’s career involves 20+ years of experience in the payment industry. Enfuce has raised a total of €62 million in funding, including one of the highest investment rounds raised by a female-led business.  In this episode, we discuss: (0:00) Preview (0:55) About me and introduction (2:06) About Monika (6:51) Advocating...

Joy of Finland highlights Finland’s strengths and areas of improvement. Duleepa-Wijayawardhana is the CTO of Supermetrics, one of Finland’s prominent startup success stories. Supermetrics is a data management and analysis tool for marketers. In this episode, we discuss:  (0:00) About me and introduction (1:45) About Dups and how he ended up in Finland (5:17) Clean air and environment (6:28) History of innovation in Finland (8:16) The importance of going global (10:15) Significant...

Joy of Finland highlights Finland’s strengths and areas of improvement from the perspectives of tech entrepreneurs. Johanna Småros transitioned from supply chain researcher to SaaS unicorn Co-founder of RELEX Solutions. RELEX is one of Finland’s prominent startup success stories and most recently closed a €500M funding round led by Blackstone Growth at a €5B valuation.  In this episode, we discuss: (0:00) About me and introduction (3:12) Transitioning from researcher to SaaS...

Peter Vesterbacka is a founder of Slush (Europe’s leading startup event) and was Mighty Eagly (CMO) at Rovio (company behind Angry Birds). He was ranked 7th on Time 100 list of most influential people in the world.  In this episode, we discuss: (0:00) - About me and introduction (1:57) - Peter’s journey with entrepreneurship (3:39) - Mighty Eagle at Rovio (7:29) - The founding story of Slush, its impact on students, and its brand (13:26) - Putting young people in charge in...