Janne Jormalainen is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. He is active in the angel investment scene in Northern Europe, has invested in over fourty high tech and education companies. He is chairman of the board in several growth companies. He is the President of the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) and chairman emeritus of the Finnish Business Angel Network (FiBAN). He is a frequently heard speaker at conferences around the world.
Janne made his early career in a large corporate environment, then moved to entrepreneurship. At Nokia, he oversaw multiple functions and businesses; for example, managing the mobile accessory, IoT, and wearables business unit with around 900 M€ in annual revenues. He has lived and worked in the USA, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Since 2005 he has been working as an entrepreneur in multiple industries and founded several companies. He has done multiple successful exits from the companies he founded as well as where he has been an investor.
Janne holds a master’s degree from Tampere University of Technology. He considers himself a resident of the world with his current home in Espoo, Finland. He is passionate about the opportunities technology and entrepreneurship can bring to the human race.