Mikko Suonenlahti is

a business builder and a chairperson / independent director of VC backed technology companies.

35+ years of start-up experience including 10 years in operations (CEO, sales, R & D) and on the boards of ca. 100 businesses in the US and Canada and in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London and Tallinn.

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” from the book Zen mind,
beginners mind

Value add to strategy, fundraising and IPO readiness, operational support and corporate governance (audit & risk management, compensation, nomination and search committees).

My key figures

at present all time

Chair / board director of

10

vc backed businesses

with sales of over

100

million euros

which raised capital of

100

million euros since 2018

with more than

1000

employees

Lead investor for VC funds for

14

businesses

with raised capital of over

300

million

Realized value of over

1

billion

of which

2

IPOs

Pre-revenue in US when invested

and of which

2

20x return

Pre-revenue in Finland when invested

Board positions

Press Coverage

M-Files Secures $80 Million Growth Investment Led by Bregal Milestone

January, 2021 Link

Finnish VC Icebreaker launches second fund to continue backing “pre-founders” and pre-seed startups

April, 2020 Link

OpenText buys data security firm Carbonite for $1.42B

November, 2019 Link

Home cleaning demand may create a new publicly quoted business. Freska is looking to disrupt traditional home cleaning

August, 2019 Link

NewIcon posts record sum of nearly 5 million euros in crowd funding

April, 2019 Link

M-Files Exceeds 30 Percent Growth in Annual Recurring Revenue

February, 2019 Link

Gartner Recognizes M-Files as “Visionary” for Content Services Platforms for Third Consecutive Year

October, 2018 Link

The Mind Behind The Biggest Beauty Brand On Instagram On How To Drive Better Social Media Performance

April, 2018 Link

Midaxo Raises $16 Million in Series B Funding to Accelerate Product Development and Expansion

March, 2018 Link

ParkBee closes 5 million funding round

February, 2018 Link

Knifemaker Kamikoto Proud to Be Used by Chefs Worldwide

February, 2018 Link

Recent exits

Optical and ophthalmology, Topcon
Intelligent information management, VC secondary
M & a software, VC secondary
Device and systems management, VC secondary
Cloud computing, ALSO
E-payments, NETS / Mastercard
Reputation management, Burson-Marsteller
Sleep apnea diagnostics, Coronaria
IoT, ARM
Professional services automation, VISMA