Ilkka Paananen

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Ilkka Paananen, is the CEO and co-founder of Supercell, the Helsinki-based mobile games developer behind Clash of Clans, Hay Day, Boom Beach, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars. Since its founding in 2010, Supercell's five games have amassed 100m daily players and remain in the global top 10 years after launch. In June 2016, Supercell became the first European technology start-up to reach a valuation of $10 billion.

In addition to his role at Supercell, Ilkka helps other entrepreneurs as both an investor and as an active member of the Nordic startup community where he mentors and coaches other founders. Alongside his co-founder Mikko Kodisoja, he has established the We Foundation to fight social inequality and help disadvantaged children in Finland.

Prior to founding Supercell, he was the CEO & co-founder of Finnish games developer Sumea, which was later acquired by Digital Chocolate, where he worked as President until 2010. Ilkka holds a Master of Science degree from the Helsinki University of Technology.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
5
Ilkka Paananen has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on Apr 6, 2022, when Nord Security raised $100M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
May 3, 2022 kevin. Series A €61.82M Finance Detail
Apr 6, 2022 Nord Security Series Unknown $100M Cyber Security Detail
Dec 31, 2021 #Rens Seed €3M Blockchain Detail
Sep 16, 2020 Zwift Series C $450M Cycling Detail
Dec 8, 2015 Omio Series B $45M Internet Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
1
Ilkka Paananen has 1 current jobs including Board Member at Zwift , .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Zwift Board Member Sep 1, 2020 Detail