Paavo Raisanen
Partner at Maki.vc
Helsinki, Uusimaa
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2020 - Current
Maki.vc is a VC firm partnering with Nordic pre-seed and seed-stage entrepreneurs.
Investment Director
2018 - 2020
Chairperson
2025
B2B SW: Lightsonic is specializing in fiber optic sensing solutions for critical infrastructure monitoring
Chairperson
2020
B2B SAAS: Strise fights against financial crime with its AI-driven Anti-Money Laundering solution
Board Member
2022
DEEP TECH/FOOD TECH: Onego produces egg whites without hens.
Board Member
2022
Board Member
2021
DEEP TECH/FOOD TECH: Volare upcycles food waste to proteins, lipids and fertilizers.
Board Member
2021
FINTECH: Zevoy combines payment cards with an expense management software.
Board Member
2022
DEEP TECH/INDUSTRIAL TECH: Everdye offers a solution lowering the energy consumption and eradicating toxic chemicals from the dyeing process.
Chairperson
2022
B2B SAAS: OGOship takes out the pain of setting up and managing an international ecommerce fulfilment network.
Board Member
2020 - 2022
Investor
2021
DEEP TECH: QDI Systems develops x-ray detectors based on quantum dot technology