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Karri Saarinen

Overview

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Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Founded Organizations 2
  • Primary Job Title CEO & Co-founder
  • Primary Organization 
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    Linear
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Karri Saarinen is the Co-Founder & CEO at Linear.

Personal Investments

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Number of Investments 2
Karri Saarinen has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - Granola on
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Jobs

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Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 3
Karri Saarinen is the CEO & Co-founder at Linear. Additionally, Karri Saarinen has had 3 past jobs including Co-Founder, CEO, Design at Kippt.
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Co-Founder, CEO, DesignOct 31, 2011May 1, 2014
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Co-FounderOct 2011May 2014
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Education

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Karri Saarinen studied at University of Vaasa.

Events

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Number of Events 2
Karri Saarinen has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Slush Helsinki 2019 on Nov 21, 2019.

Recent News and Activity

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Number of News Articles 6
Funding Round•May 14, 2025
Granola raised
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from Amjad Masad and 15 other investors
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Funding Round•Jan 1, 2025
Dot Product raised
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from Anil Varanasi and 13 other investors
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