Pirkka Palomäki

Founding Partner, Maki.vc
Pirkka Palomäki, ex‑C‑level at F‑Secure and Enevo with 1990s Silicon Valley experience, is known for pressing founders on timing, backing technically demanding startups, and being a Finnish ecosystem hero.
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About Pirkka Palomäki

Pirkka Palomäki co-founded Maki.vc and serves as Chair of its Board, bringing an operator background from C-level roles at F-Secure and Enevo, including time in Silicon Valley back in the 1990s. He's known for asking founders "why now?", for backing technically demanding companies like QMill, Enfuce, Sidos, and Aisti, and for being recognized as an ecosystem hero in Finland's startup community.

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Maki.vc is backed by founders of companies like Skype, Wise, and Supercell, makes investment decisions without a formal committee, and focuses on being the first check for early-stage founders raising under €5 million. The fund is known for backing unusual, technically ambitious companies like IQM early in quantum computing, supporting founders through unglamorous moments, and being unusually open about its code of conduct, exclusion policies, and long-term succession planning.

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