Jyri Engeström
Education
Lancaster University
PhD (unfinished), Management 2002-01-01 - 2006-01-01
University of Helsinki
MA, Sociology 1997-08-01 - 2002-05-01
Université de Montréal
Mineur, Communication 1998-07-01 - 1999-06-01Work Experience
Lifeline Ventures
Current
Lifeline Ventures
Yes VC
Current
Yes VC
True Ventures
2014-11-01 - 2017-12-01
True Ventures
Groupon
2012-04-01 - 2013-10-01
Groupon
Pingpin
2010-09-01 - 2012-04-01
Pingpin
2007-10-01 - 2009-10-01
Jaiku
2006-02-01 - 2007-10-01
Jaiku
Nokia
2005-03-01 - 2006-03-01
Nokia
Satama Interactive
1998-03-01 - 2000-03-01
Satama Interactive
To the Point
1994-03-01 - 1998-03-01
To the Point
Skills
Summary
• I'm an investor in Unity, Boom Supersonic, Kickstarter, Hipcamp, Oura, Adept and dozens of other companies. • We're actively investing in: - AI automating work - Space: satellites, etc - Disruptive marketplaces - Carbon sequestration - Shift off fossils - mRNA and breakthroughs in treatments & diagnostics - Consumer brands for new audiences - And more. • I co-founded, grew and sold two companies: Jaiku, a mobile social network acquired by Google; and Ditto, a local recommendations app acquired by Groupon. • As an executive I have run product teams at Google, Groupon, Boosted (YC, Khosla) and Nokia. • I serve on the board of the Rare Cancer Research Foundation, a philantropic organization, where my focus has been on funding work towards cures for children's rare cancers.
