Iris Karjula

Vice Chair, European Women on Boards 2016-2019. Chair of Board Professionals 2016-19. ICF Certified Coach 2014 - present

📍 Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 24 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2015
Angel investor🌍 Finland
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Member of the Board
May 2015
Gold&Green Foods is a cross-cultural food tech company, selling and developing novel, delicious and sustainable plant protein foods. We combine the latest Nordic food science findings and the naturally nutritious and trendy Nordic ingredients with some specific Asian food technologies in our innovative products. With our smart plant protein the people who care about the wellbeing of themselves, their children and the planet can make better nutritional choices.
early stageFood & Beverages
Member of the Board
Apr 2014
Finnish Business Council (FBC) UAE is a non-profit organization with the mission is to act as a forum and bridge linking and supporting business relations between Finland and the UAE. We support the Team Finland initiative and are part of the global FinnCham network. Locally, we work closely together with Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. FBC has both corporate and private business-minded members and reaches out to thousands of Nordic colleagues through its Nordic network. We arrange and participate in monthly get-togethers - such as FBC business luncheons and Nordic Sundowner networking events - and share news and events information through our respective member communities. Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/finnishbusinesscouncil
Member of the Board
2003
FINTRA – capitalize your potential, globally. • Our passion is boosting your global business by helping you make the right decisions with the relevant knowledge available. Our in-depth market, business and industry expertise is at your service. Nevertheless, we're not only about strategy and high-flying ideas - together with you, we implement the required actions and handle the after-care. Let us help you find new business opportunities from the right markets and with the right partners. We have been a part of Finnish companies’ international journey since 1919 and have worked with thousands of companies from different industries and all over the world. • Contact us at info@fintra.fi, if you’d like to start or continue your international journey together with us.
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2015
Member of the Board
May 2015
Gold&Green Foods is a cross-cultural food tech company, selling and developing novel, delicious and sustainable plant protein foods. We combine the latest Nordic food science findings and the naturally nutritious and trendy Nordic ingredients with some specific Asian food technologies in our innovative products. With our smart plant protein the people who care about the wellbeing of themselves, their children and the planet can make better nutritional choices.
early stageFood & Beverages
2014
Member of the Board
Apr 2014
Finnish Business Council (FBC) UAE is a non-profit organization with the mission is to act as a forum and bridge linking and supporting business relations between Finland and the UAE. We support the Team Finland initiative and are part of the global FinnCham network. Locally, we work closely together with Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. FBC has both corporate and private business-minded members and reaches out to thousands of Nordic colleagues through its Nordic network. We arrange and participate in monthly get-togethers - such as FBC business luncheons and Nordic Sundowner networking events - and share news and events information through our respective member communities. Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/finnishbusinesscouncil
2011
Member of the Board
Jan 2011
Työeläkevakuutusyhtiöt Ilmarinen ja Etera yhdistyivät 1.1.2018 alkaen. Haluamme yhdessä asiakkaidemme kanssa rakentaa tässä ajassa elävän, innovatiivisen ja ketterän palveluyrityksen, joka tekee työelämästä parempaa. Seuraa Ilmarisen LinkedIn-tiliä: www.linkedin.com/company/ilmarinen Lue lisää yhdistymisestä: www.ilmarinen.fi/yhdistyminen
2009
Managing Director
Jan 2009
Fazer, The Food Experience Company, enables people to enjoy the best moments of their day. Our mission, Food with a purpose, builds on our strong 130-year heritage, consumer first approach and innovations to create the sustainable food solutions of the future. With our dedicated team of approximately 5,000 professionals (FTEs), we focus on fast-moving consumer goods and our direct-to-consumer business in Northern Europe, and beyond with exports to some 40 different countries. Fazer’s operations comply with its Code of Conduct that is based on the Group’s values and the UN Global Compact. In 2022, Fazer Group had net sales of 1.1 billion euros. Northern Magic. Made Real.
2003
Member of the Board
2003
FINTRA – capitalize your potential, globally. • Our passion is boosting your global business by helping you make the right decisions with the relevant knowledge available. Our in-depth market, business and industry expertise is at your service. Nevertheless, we're not only about strategy and high-flying ideas - together with you, we implement the required actions and handle the after-care. Let us help you find new business opportunities from the right markets and with the right partners. We have been a part of Finnish companies’ international journey since 1919 and have worked with thousands of companies from different industries and all over the world. • Contact us at info@fintra.fi, if you’d like to start or continue your international journey together with us.
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