Antti Vilpponen

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Helsinki, FI
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Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Finland
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About Antti Vilpponen

Antti Vilpponen is a Founder at Private Family Office Fund, ARX Savonum. They possess expertise in start ups, entrepreneurship, digital media, product development, business strategy and 27 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "Antti is an exemplary entrepreneur and manager. His leadership style is very efficient and motivating (To the point of wanting to work for free). Through his close contact to the start-up world, he has gathered an immense library of tips and tricks on running a successful company that he can apply anywhere. Not to mention that his network of VC's, Investors and Entrepreneurs is probably one of the best in the Nordic/Baltic region and perhaps the whole of Europe. Every moment working with Antti was a pleasure.", "My task as programme director of Digibusiness Centre of Expertise in Helsinki region was to help Finnish digital media startups grow and go international. My work was made easy by Antti. He co-founded Arctic Startup and what started as a passion project grew into the most reliable source of Startup news in the Nordics. It is not a coincidence that the Finnish startup scene has seen tremendous growth in the past years that Arctic Startup has been around. Antti is a great guy to work with. He is bright, reliable and consistent in everything he does. I highly recommend collaborating with him in any business situation. Even though Antti is equivivalent of Mike Arrington in the Nordics, he is very approachable and one of the nicest persons I now.", and "Antti is a very enthusiastic leader and was giving constructive feedback on my work at ArcticStartup. His passion for entrepreneurship and start-ups, and helping those in the Nordics to get some time in the spotlight, make him a great CEO and I can recommend working with him!"

Antti Vilpponen's Current Company Details
Private Family Office Fund, ARX Savonum

Private Family Office Fund, Arx Savonum

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Helsinki, FI
Antti Vilpponen Work Experience Details
  • Private Family Office Fund, Arx Savonum
    Founder
    Private Family Office Fund, Arx Savonum
    Helsinki, Fi
  • Upcloud
    Ceo
    Upcloud Oct 2014 - Present
    Helsinki, Southern Finland, Fi
    UpCloud offers the most high-performance public cloud resources available to power the business critical web around the world. It is both a price leader and performance leader in its space.With data centres around the world, the company continues to expand strongly.
  • Upcloud
    General Manager
    Upcloud Jan 2013 - Sep 2014
    Helsinki, Southern Finland, Fi
    UpCloud offers Infrastructure-as-a-Service products for companies looking to take advantage of the cloud, be it for business or technical reasons. We have data centres in Helsinki and London are looking to open up locations in North America and Asia.UpCloud's technology is built in-house, which gives dramatic cost savings and possibilities to scale as well as develop the offering into the direction our customers value.
  • 62North Oy
    Founder
    62North Oy Jan 2009 - Present
    My personal holding company for various businesses. The name of the company is drawn from the location of Savonlinna. 62° North is approximately the latitude of the little Finnish city I am very passionate about.
  • Snafu Oy
    Advisor
    Snafu Oy Jul 2012 - Dec 2013
    Snafu Oy is the producer of Silmusalaatti, an all new salad type food to be used as a natural additive in salads or other foods. It comes in several different flavors and available soon in your local super markets.I advised Snafu Oy on financing, sales and strategy.
  • Tietoset Oy
    Advisor
    Tietoset Oy Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
    Helsinki, Uusimaa, Fi
    Tietoset Oy is the provider sourcing services to industrial purchasers looking to get increase their margins. It has a self-service platform for manufacturers and purchasers as well as a Sourcing-as-a-Service type of consulting arm that helps companies get the best manufacturers at the best prices for their products.I advised Tietoset Oy mostly on finance, strategy, product/service development and sales.
  • Tenfarms Inc.
    Advisor
    Tenfarms Inc. May 2011 - May 2013
    I advised TenFarms on their media strategy and gave my 2c on other issues every now and then. I decided to take a step back from the company in May 2013, before their $2.7 million round (which was announced a few weeks later). I knew of this and stay true to my believes that the entrepreneurs should be entitled to consistent effort from all shareholders (and since I was more and more focused on UpCloud and unable to support TenFarms as much as I would have wanted to), I thus sold my shares before the round to make room for more people.
  • Arcticstartup
    Ceo, Co-Editor, Co-Founder
    Arcticstartup Dec 2009 - Dec 2012
    Helsinki, Fi
    As the CEO, I have developed successful niche media products with a Northern European focus and also scaled the business from a garage startup to an established media company.We help companies get further with coverage and networking opportunities. In addition to companies, we also create value for venture capitalists looking to invest in Northern Europe by showcasing the most interesting companies out there.ArcticStartup tries to educate, entertain and inspire entrepreneurs and those working with technology focused growth companies.
  • Arcticstartup
    Founder, Chairman Of The Board
    Arcticstartup Sep 2007 - Dec 2009
    Helsinki, Fi
    Created the concept for ArcticStartup in the summer of 2007. I was the Chairman of the Board until December 2009 when I left my other company, Gyllene Skor, to work on ArcticStartup. I went on to work full time with ArcticStartup as the CEO.
  • Kisko Ventures
    Advisor
    Kisko Ventures Nov 2009 - Dec 2011
    Fi
    We were an early stage technology investment company.We shut the company down in December 2011 to focus on our other projects.
  • Gyllene Skor
    Planner, Co-Founder, Board Member
    Gyllene Skor Sep 2007 - Sep 2009
    Helsinki, Finland, Fi
    One of the founding partners of the company. Worked with the fantastic team to get the company started and working. Responsibilities included managing of finances and sales as well as taking part in the sales and planning of customer projects. First full year of operations resulted in a turnover of nearly 900k€.Left the company in September 2009 after one of the most difficult summers ever (had to think really hard about leaving the company), to work on ArcticStartup as its CEO.
  • 62 North
    Founder/Entrepreneur
    62 North Aug 2005 - Jan 2009
    Personal sole proprietorship that I used to invoice clients while I was in university. Worked on several website projects. Later changed the legal form from a sole proprietorship to a limited liability company (Oy) to serve as my holding company for various projects I am involved with.
  • Apaja Online Entertainment Oy
    Sales Director, Member Of Executive Board
    Apaja Online Entertainment Oy Jun 2006 - Oct 2007
    Fi
    Responsible for global consumer sales, onsite marketing campaigns, launches of new markets and products. During my time as the sales director, revenues tripled to about 1,2 million euros.Was also part of the executive board after 3 months with the company.Left Apaja Online Entertainment to become a founding partner at Gyllene Skor.
  • Apaja Online Entertainment Oy
    Product Marketing Manager
    Apaja Online Entertainment Oy Mar 2006 - May 2006
    Fi
    Began work at Apaja Online Entertainment as a product marketing manager in charge of insite marketing and promotion. After three months, I was promoted to become part of the executive board and my title and responsibilities changed to those of the company's sales director.
  • Technology Business Research Center (Tbrc)
    Researcher
    Technology Business Research Center (Tbrc) Sep 2005 - Feb 2006
    Hampton, Nh, Us
    Second part of my work with TBRC (after my exchange in Sydney, Australia) focused on finishing my thesis. I also authored an article with Sanna-Katariina Asikainen (Sundqvist) and Susanna Winter on the referral network structure and adoption behavior in online environments. The paper was later published in Journal of Interactive Advertising, Spring 2006 edition. I also finished my Master's Thesis and further focused it to how startups push their products into the mass markets with different marketing strategies.
  • Technology Business Research Center
    Researcher
    Technology Business Research Center Sep 2004 - Feb 2005
    First part of my work with TBRC relates to beginning work on my Master's Thesis. I was the first researcher accepted into the DAAMI program, funded by the Academy of Finland. My focus in my research was on diffusion of innovations and how marketing supports this.
  • Helsinki School Of Economics
    Network Administrator, Webmaster
    Helsinki School Of Economics Aug 2001 - May 2002
    Fi
    I built the local student union website to support discussion between people regardless of time and space. I also redesigned and built the old HSE Mikkeli website and pushed forward the notion of continuing updates to keep people interested. This post gave me an excellent, yet quite technical view into working with people and solving their problems (not necessarily technical in nature) on a technology level.
  • Student Union Probba Ry
    Board Member (Pr)
    Student Union Probba Ry Jan 2001 - Dec 2001
    Being in charge of Public Relations, I was the person that mainly handled our connections to the local businesses around our campus. I organised two events, first a day of entrepreneurship (I remember the rooms being packed with listeners) followed by a career day focusing on the different career paths. I enjoyed my post and wish I could have done it all over again once the year ended - great people and memorable events!

Antti Vilpponen Skills

Start Ups Entrepreneurship Digital Media Product Development Business Strategy Marketing Strategy Online Advertising Management E Commerce Blogging Business Modeling Venture Capital Marketing E Business Journalism Public Speaking Leadership Digital Marketing Strategic Partnerships Conference Coordination Business Development Grassroots Organizing Public Relations Productization Conference Facilitation Social Media Marketing Social Media Conference Production Digital Strategy Seo Mobile Applications Online Marketing

Antti Vilpponen Education Details

  • University Of Technology Sydney
    University Of Technology Sydney
    Marketing And Management
  • Lut University
    Lut University
    International Marketing
  • Universidad De Granada
    Universidad De Granada
    Business
  • Helsingin Kauppakorkeakoulu
    Helsingin Kauppakorkeakoulu
    International Business

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Antti Vilpponen attended University Of Technology Sydney, Lut University, Universidad De Granada, Helsingin Kauppakorkeakoulu.

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Antti Vilpponen has interest in Arctic Startup, Startup Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Rugby, Big Data, Infrastructure As A Service (Iaas), Silicon Valley, Digitalocean, Startups In Finland, Major Internet Companies.

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Antti Vilpponen has skills like Start Ups, Entrepreneurship, Digital Media, Product Development, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Online Advertising, Management, E Commerce, Blogging, Business Modeling, Venture Capital.

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