Lauri Kaakinen

Chief Growth Officer Exaum - Accelerating Energy & AI Transition (Boardmember - Operator - Investor - Advisor - GTM - EU & US Modern Tech Solution Sales)

📍 Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 8 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2024
Operator-angel🌍 Finland
8
Total investments
4
Early stage
2
Mid stage
1
Late stage
11y
Years active

Portfolio

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Boardmember - Investor
Sep 2024
Accelerating green energy transition by balancing electric grids.
Board Member & Investor
May 2018
Fafas was founded in 2011 in the heart of Helsinki and has grown from an 8-seater restaurant to a fast-casual restaurant chain with over 40 restaurants in Finland and one in London. Famous for its fresh vegan and vegetarian dishes, Fafas pitas and salads are handmade by order filled with fresh ingredients with a wide variety of flavours to suit everyone. Fafas is Finlands first carbon neutral fast-casual restaurant chain, meaning every meal is carbon emission compensated - providing a more environmentally friendly choice.
late stageRestaurants
Investor
Nov 2016
Swappie is the leading online destination for buying and selling refurbished iPhones in Europe. Since launching in 2016, we have grown to ~800 talents and €208M annual revenue - and this is just the beginning! We empower our customers all over Europe to choose environmentally friendly and affordable ways to upgrade their smartphones. Buy smart, not new; thats how we change consumer behavior in Europe and soon worldwide. Our values are endless optimism, highest standards, customer focus, and connect. They guide us in the decisions and actions we take every day. Global sustainability and startup awards recognize our growing model and aspiration in solving critical sustainability issues, including being listed by Financial Times as the fastest-growing company in Europe, the Finnish Innovation Funds award for contribution to the circular economy, and appearing on Wireds list of hottest startups in Helsinki. Sounds like the place for you? If yes, you are invited to take a once-in-a-lifetime learning and development opportunity in a unique growth setting. You will have the support of a highly talented and committed diverse team of 70+ nationalities. We welcome you to join us in our meaningful mission of making refurbished electronics mainstream. Check out our career page and open positions: https://careers.swappie.com/
Investor
Sep 2016
Witted builds organizations software capabilities and teams. Moreover, we offer several different models of work life for developers and have therefore an exceptional ability to provide companies with the most skilled software talent. With Witted software development never fails.
Investor
Dec 2015
Hei there! We’re Nursebuddy: a Finnish-based company on a mission to reinvent homecare through smart, innovative technology. We want everyone - regardless of age, location or income - to be able to receive the homecare they need to have the best quality of life. Nursebuddy is a domiciliary care management platform designed to connect the homecare kylä: bringing homecare organisations, care workers and families together in one smart software platform. Our mission is to provide everyone in this kylä with the support they need to fully focus on the things that make a difference in a care recipient’s life. - Homecare providers can plan and oversee their care delivery in Nursebuddy, with the benefit of real-time information sharing and a tonne of time-saving tools - Carers have all the information they need to deliver high quality homecare, thanks to their Nursebuddy app, and without annoying distractions. - Families can check how their loved ones are doing by logging-in securely to our Nursebuddy family portal, available from anywhere in the world. - Health professionals and informal carers can also use Nursebuddy’s family portal to get an update on the people in their care. Both of our co-founders, Simo and Antero, have family members and friends working in the homecare sector in Finland. Watching them struggle, they learned that the current systems and practices for coordinating care and sharing important information between several stakeholders are poor and cause many problems. Just as in the UK & Ireland. They wanted to build something with a large societal impact. And so in 2012, Nursebuddy was born.
Investor
Jun 2015
Artist Exchange is creating an innovative online service tool for buying and selling of live music. The company was founded in April 2015 by three highly skilled individuals with relevant background in the event organizing industry, management of small & medium sized companies and programming.
early stageMusicians
Board Member & Investor
Jun 2015
Venuu makes event planning effortless by matching people with the best event services. Find everything you need for parties, weddings, seminars, meetings and other events. https://venuu.com
early stageEvents Services
Experience · 11 entries
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Investments (8)
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2024
EU & US Partner - Advisor
Sep 2024
A.Team enables industry leaders to instantly assemble high-performing tech teams to build transformative products. Our platform matches leading companies with our curated network of 11,000+ Silicon Valley engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists to accelerate product development and stay competitive in fast-moving industries. By partnering with A.Team, companies access the expert skills they need to innovate and grow, without the lengthy process of traditional hiring. A.Team has become a tech talent haven for over 500 companies such as Lyft, McGraw Hill, Grindr, Lifepoint Health and more. Backed by $60M in funding from industry leaders like Insight Partners, Adam Grant, and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, A.Team is forging a new vision for the future of work. For more information, visit a.team.
Boardmember - Investor
Sep 2024
Accelerating green energy transition by balancing electric grids.
2018
Board Member & Investor
May 2018
Fafas was founded in 2011 in the heart of Helsinki and has grown from an 8-seater restaurant to a fast-casual restaurant chain with over 40 restaurants in Finland and one in London. Famous for its fresh vegan and vegetarian dishes, Fafas pitas and salads are handmade by order filled with fresh ingredients with a wide variety of flavours to suit everyone. Fafas is Finlands first carbon neutral fast-casual restaurant chain, meaning every meal is carbon emission compensated - providing a more environmentally friendly choice.
late stageRestaurants
FAFA'S
Board Member & Investor
May 2018
2016
Investor
Nov 2016
Swappie is the leading online destination for buying and selling refurbished iPhones in Europe. Since launching in 2016, we have grown to ~800 talents and €208M annual revenue - and this is just the beginning! We empower our customers all over Europe to choose environmentally friendly and affordable ways to upgrade their smartphones. Buy smart, not new; thats how we change consumer behavior in Europe and soon worldwide. Our values are endless optimism, highest standards, customer focus, and connect. They guide us in the decisions and actions we take every day. Global sustainability and startup awards recognize our growing model and aspiration in solving critical sustainability issues, including being listed by Financial Times as the fastest-growing company in Europe, the Finnish Innovation Funds award for contribution to the circular economy, and appearing on Wireds list of hottest startups in Helsinki. Sounds like the place for you? If yes, you are invited to take a once-in-a-lifetime learning and development opportunity in a unique growth setting. You will have the support of a highly talented and committed diverse team of 70+ nationalities. We welcome you to join us in our meaningful mission of making refurbished electronics mainstream. Check out our career page and open positions: https://careers.swappie.com/
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