FVCA’s board of directors is responsible for leading the planning and monitoring of the association’s operations. The board is led by the chair, while the board secretary’s position is held by the association’s managing director.
If need be, the board can form committees dedicated to supporting the association’s operational work. The board is responsible for overseeing the committees. The current committees are the Legal Committee, Research Committee, Monitoring Group, Communications Committee, Tax Committee, as well as Venture Capital Committee and Buyout Committee. The board also approves new member applications.
Sami Lampinen
Inventure
Timo Argillander
IPR.VC
Jan Mattlin
CapMan
Anne Riekki
MB Funds
Jan Sasse
Tesi
Jussi Seppälä
Sponsor Capital
Anita Ojala
Juuri Partners
Janne Holmia
Verdane
Tanya Marvin-Horowitz
Butterfly Ventures
Juhana Kallio
Intera Partners
Vesa Lehtomäki
Korona Invest
Jari Mieskonen
Conor Venture Partners
Aapo Eskelinen
MB Funds
Riku Seppälä
Icebreaker.vc
Liisa Harjula
Sentica
Pia Santavirta
FVCA
The purpose of the Legal Committee is to support the association’s board of directors and the managing director as well as the entire venture capital and private equity industry in developing a legally advanced and competitive environment and consolidating the position of venture capital and private equity as ethically high-quality and professional investment class. The Legal Committee is actively monitoring and promoting industry-relevant national and international legislative projects, government regulations and self-regulation guidelines. The committee reports to the association’s board of directors.
Chairman
Jyrki Tähtinen (Borenius)
Secretary of the Legal Committee
Pia Santavirta (FVCA)
Other members of the Legal Committee
Tiina Halmesmäki/ Pasi Erlin (CapMan)
Liisa Harjula (Sentica)
Tomi Lähdemäki (Intera Partners)
Kristiina Lunnas (Inventure)
Ville Heikkinen (Butterfly Ventures)
Riitta Jääskeläinen (Tesi)
Juha Malm (LähiTapiola)
Juha Surve (eQ)
Heikki Vesikansa (Hannes Snellman)
Mikko Reinikainen (PwC)
Jarno Tanhuanpää (Castrén & Snellman)
Wilhelm Eklund (Dittmar & Indrenius)
Jonne Kuittinen (FVCA)
Specialist group
Risto Yli-Tainio (Nexit Ventures)
Jorma Jaalivaara (Sitra)
Timo Vuokila (Mandatum Life)
Ilona Teräkivi (Innovestor)
Piia Vuoti (Ilmarinen)
Mårten Janson (Fondia)
Mika Ståhlberg/ Marcus Möller (Krogerus)
Ari Engblom (KPMG)
Antti Kahri/Tommi Elo (Merilampi)
Christoffer Waselius/ Fredrik Lassenius (Waselius & Wist)
Jaakko Lindgren (Dottir)
Tero Jormanainen/Mika Alanko (Roschier)
Mikko Ahonen (Bird&Bird)
Pyry Somervuori (Krogerus)
Anni Ala-Mettälä (Applex)
Anna Kilpi (Tesi)
Jussi Pelkonen (Roschier)
The association is engaged in long-term research activities that produce high-quality and valuable research about the venture capital and private equity industry. The research team guides and coordinates the research work of the association. The committee reports to the association’s board of directors.
Chairman
Henri Grundstén (Tesi)
Secretary of the Research Committee
Annemari Kirppu (FVCA)
Other members of the Research Committee
Panu Vuorela (Vaaka Partners)
Jussi Paronen (CapMan)
Juho Risku (Butterfly Ventures)
Artturi Tarjanne (Nexit Ventures)
Kimmo Vanne (MB Funds)
Antti Miettinen (Guida Invest)
Sami Veijalainen (Dasos Capital)
Jukka Aaltonen (Sitra)
Riikka Poukka (Deloitte)
Pia Santavirta (FVCA)
Deputy members of the Research Committee
Jan Kovero (BDO)
Riikka Sievänen (KPMG)
The mission of the Monitoring Group is to monitor compliance of the Transparency and Disclosure Guidelines, provide interpretations, educate members about the guidelines, and report to the Board on possible negligence. The Monitoring Group consists of four members: representatives from the board, the legal committee and the accounting firm of the association, as well as the association’s managing director.
Chairman
Anne Riekki (MB Funds)
Secretary of the Monitoring Group
Pia Santavirta (FVCA)
Other members of the Monitoring Group
Liisa Harjula (Sentica)
Ulla Nykky (EY)
The Communications Committee is working on the association’s communication strategy and tactics and follows the development of the public image of the industry. An important part of the content of the communication is the factual information produced by the Research Committee about the industry and its impacts. Issues related to lobbying are also covered by the Committee.
Chairman
Anne Riekki (MB Funds)
Secretary of the Communications Committee
Pia Santavirta (FVCA)
Other members of the Communications Committee
Linda Tierala (CapMan)
Sami Lampinen (Inventure)
Olli Haltia (Dasos)
Mia Pullinen (Tesi)
Samuli Sipilä (Juuri Partners)
Minna Heimonen (MB Funds)
Mia Sirkiä (Saari Partners)
Minna Telanne (Panostaja)
Petri Serenius (Business Finland VC)
Johannes Schulman (Miltton Markets)
Sonja Vuorinen (Hill + Knowlton)
The mission of the Tax Committee is to prepare the industry’s statements on tax regulation and regulatory guidance for authorities. For the industry, the basic characteristics of the tax system should include legal certainty and predictability of taxation. The Committee has a rotating chairmanship.
Chairman
Rotating chairmanship
Secretary of the Tax Committee
Pia Santavirta (FVCA)
Members of the Tax Committee
Pasi Erlin (CapMan)
Tomi Lähdemäki (Intera Partners)
Kari Rytkönen (MB Funds)
Antti Salmela (Vaaka Partners)
Laura Halmela (Mandatum Life)
Heikki Wahlroos (Borenius)
Mikko Alakare (Castrén & Snellman)
Jani Hirvonen (Deloitte & Touche)
Kai Holkeri (Dittmar & Indrenius)
Kalle Koskinen (EY)
Heikki Vesikansa (Hannes Snellman)
Jyrki Holla (KPMG)
Antti Lehtimaja (Krogerus)
Markku Hakkarainen (PwC)
Mika Ohtonen (Roschier)
Sami Tuominen (Bird & Bird)
Marko Koski (HPP)
Jonne Kuittinen (FVCA)
Specialist group
Tuula Enberg (Korona Invest)
Petteri Koponen (Lifeline Ventures)
Mikael Autio (Sentica)
Kirsi Hiltunen (Eversheds)
Jaakko Klemettilä (DLA Piper)
Suvi Vänskä (Alder & Sound)
Jouni Weckström (Waselius & Wist)
Topical issues and policy questions related to the venture capital scene are covered by the Venture Capital Committee.
Chairman
Sami Lampinen (Inventure)
Secretary of the Venture Capital Committee
Pia Santavirta (FVCA)
Members of the Venture Capital Committee
Artturi Tarjanne (Nexit Ventures)
Jari Mieskonen (Conor Venture Partners)
Tom Henriksson (Open Ocean Capital)
Matti Kanninen (Butterfly Ventures)
Timo Argillander (IPR.VC Management)
Timo Ahopelto (Lifeline Ventures)
Ari Siponmaa (Finesco Capital)
Hannu Jungman (Innovestor Ventures)
Jussi Sainiemi (Tesi)
Pia Santavirta (FVCA)
The Buyout Committee discusses topics and plans policy recommendations regarding their private equity sector.
Chairman
Anita Ojala (Juuri Partners)
Secretary of the Buyout Committee
Pia Santavirta (FVCA)
Members of the Buyout Committee
Juha Tukiainen (MB Funds)
Juhana Kallio (Intera Partners)
Juha Peltola (Vaaka Partners)
Juuso Kivinen (Sponsor Capital)
Aitor de la Torre (Sentica)
Mikael Lönnroth (Saari Partners)
Miikka Laine (Panostaja)
Jussi Seppälä (Sponsor Capital)