Lauri Kokkila
@LauriKokkila
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Partner at @inventureVC, invests in Nordic & Baltic early-stage tech companies. Currently in venture with Swappie, Material Exchange, Zefram, Anotherblock…
Helsinki
Joined June 2011
We're stoked to release our work together with @AnthropicAI: we let Claude operate a vending machine in the real world. A lot of surprises along the way... 🧵
New Anthropic Research: Project Vend. We had Claude run a small shop in our office lunchroom. Here’s how it went.
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Benefit of operating in Nordics. One can leave Helsinki in the morning, do a meeting in Stockholm, a board in Malmö in the afternoon, and return to Helsinki during one day. And yes f2f was essential in these. :)
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Attracting and retaining great talent is crucial for any startup. But how do you do that as an early-stage founder? Revisit our blog where Adrian Arnsvik Bjurefalk shares his tips on creating a flywheel of talent ⤵ https://t.co/uwEuShZAdj
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When you’re in the earliest stages of company building, your most important job as a founder is to attract and retain great talent. Your…
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Thrilled to share the fantastic news – we have successfully raised EUR 23 million in our Series B round ! 🚀 We are now one step closer to building an ecosystem for dogs and cats and we are thrilled to do this accompanied by @balderton! 🎉#SeriesB #PetInsurance #ScalingUp #Lassie
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VC on ’todella hyviä’ löytämään signaaleja tulevaisuuden johtajista. Mikko Koivu Miki Kuusi Mistä me löydetään Mia Mänty? Vai onko @mantyla_mikko tarpeeks lähellä?
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Suomessa ei rakenneta yhtään yli 500+M€ arvoista kasvuyritystä ilman kansainvälistä osaamista. Piste.
Olin puhumassa YLEn 8 minuuttia ohjelmassa tästä minulle henkilökohtaisesti tosi tärkeästä aiheesta: miksi Suomesta pitäisi yrittää tehdä maailman paras paikka maailman parhaille osaajille. Kaikki edellytykset kyllä on, kyse on tahdosta!🇫🇮💪🇫🇮 https://t.co/rZT0TQMCyb
#yleareena
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5/5 We expect that many companies are forced to go into the market from H2 onwards. Take a proper summer break, fall will be busy. :)
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4/5 Talent is on the move and growth companies to a) start their own startup or b) join an existing early-stage company
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3/5 However, especially climate/impact and AI are going against the curve. The big question is how much hype vs real value creation do we see here?
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1/5 Valuations and funding are on the long-term average. This is the new normal. Get used to it.
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Absolutely thrilled to see our insights align! Our analysis of the Nordic market echoes several key findings from The State of European Tech. Stay tuned as we delve into the parallels in this thread. 🧵 Explore more on our blog & below:
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Here’s how founders should react.
The *brand new* State of European Tech: First Look is here! Check out https://t.co/NU4CLB9zYf for a snapshot on 2023 so far, incl: 📊 VC capital invested year to date 🌍 Country breakdown 🌱 Early stage resilience 🤖 Founder and thematic trends #SOET #superventure
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Great insights from @schwabro & co! 🙌🏼
We did one of the largest European VC surveys ever together with @TU_Muenchen. Find the full results here: https://t.co/hwAgE0hNlB Thanks for everyone who participated and to @Kathi_Wilhelm @andyhelbig
@IndexVentures @InventureVC @NEA @speedinvest
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(1/5) Tämä on huolestuttava uutinen! Suomen kilpailukyvyn kannalta on aivan keskeistä, että saamme houkuteltua osaajia. Maahantuloon ja kotoutumiseen liittyvät lupa- yms. prosessien pitää olla sujuvia. #maahanmuutto #hallitusneuvottelut #kilpailukyky
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Työperäisten oleskelulupahakemusten määrät ovat yli kolminkertaistuneet vuoden 2015 tasosta.
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We are today @arctic15 and great to see Darren from @MaterialXchange who met here a few years back. The circle closes.
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Welcome back. Nordic & Baltic funding rounds and invested capital 2013-2023.
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