Risto Siilasmaa - Founder @ F-Secure - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Primary Job Title Founder
Primary Organization
F-Secure

Location Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
Regions European Union (EU), Nordic Countries, Scandinavia
Gender Male

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Risto Siilasmaa is a Finnish entrepreneur, investor, and board professional best known as the founder and former CEO and Chairman of F-Secure, and former Chairman of Nokia. He now focuses on long-term technology investments and advising growth companies on strategy and leadership.

Personal Investments

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Risto Siilasmaa

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investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Donut Lab

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Donut Lab

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Donut Lab	Yes	Seed Round - Donut Lab	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Inven	—	Series A - Inven	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Donut Lab	Yes	Seed Round - Donut Lab	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	The Upright Project	—	Seed Round - The Upright Project	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Rens Original	No	Seed Round - Rens Original	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Meeshkan	—	Pre Seed Round - Meeshkan	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Wolt	No	Series A - Wolt	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	BandwidthX	Yes	Seed Round - BandwidthX	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Futurefly	No	Seed Round - Futurefly	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Detectify	—	Seed Round - Detectify	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	IXI	First Fellow Partners	—	Series A - IXI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Louhe	First Fellow Partners	—	Seed Round - Louhe	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	CybExer Technologies	First Fellow Partners	No	Funding Round - CybExer Technologies	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	IXI	First Fellow Partners	Yes	Seed Round - IXI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Inclus	First Fellow Partners	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Inclus	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	The Upright Project	First Fellow Partners	Yes	Pre Seed Round - The Upright Project	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Blyk	Nexit Ventures	Yes	Venture Round - Blyk	obfuscated obfuscation

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Wolt

Small Giant Games

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Detectify

Wolt Wolt is a food delivery company specializing in real-time logistics optimization.
Small Giant Games Small Giant Games is an independent game development company based in Helsinki, Finland.
Detectify Advanced application security testing for evolving attack surface coverage. Go hack yourself.

Jobs

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Risto Siilasmaa

has

current jobs including

Co-Founder

First Fellow Partners

Co-Founder & Special Partner

Nexit Ventures

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Founder and Chairman

WithSecure

. Additionally,

Risto Siilasmaa

has had

past jobs including

Chairman

Nokia

First Fellow Partners Co-FounderNov 2016
Nexit Ventures Co-Founder & Special PartnerJan 2000
WithSecure Founder and ChairmanMay 1988
F-Secure FounderMay 1988

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Nokia	Chairman	May 2012	Jun 2020
F-Secure	President & CEO	1988	2006

Board and Advisor Roles

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Risto Siilasmaa

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board of Direcctor

Donut Lab

Board Member

CybExer Technologies

, and

Board Member

Quanscient

Donut Lab Board of DirecctorJul 2025
CybExer Technologies Board MemberJan 2022
Quanscient Board MemberJan 2022
IESE Business School Advisory Board MemberApr 2019
Futurice Board MemberJan 2019
Hamina Wireless Board member
IXI Board Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Komatsu	Advisory Board Member	Nov 2019	Jan 2024
Picosun	Board Member	Mar 2020	Jun 2022
Technology Industries	Board Member	Nov 2007	Dec 2018
The Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK)	Board of Directors	Jan 2013	Dec 2018
Blyk	Board of Directors	Dec 2006	Jan 2013
Fruugo.com	Chairman of the Board	Aug 1, 2007	Jun 1, 2012
Elisa	Chairman of the Board	2008	2012

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