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Stratos Ventures

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Stratos Ventures is a European early stage venture capital firm focused on information and communication technology sectors.

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Private

Description

Stratos Ventures helps entrepreneurs create leading companies in high-growth areas such as wireless communication, convergence, and photonics. With offices in Helsinki, London, and San Diego, the firm has a strong investment track record, with a higher than average amount of lead investments and an increased number of exits in 2018. While the fund typically invests in deals ranging from $10 to $50 million, it commits to less than 2 deals per year. Although the fund primarily invests in the United States, it also supports startups in other countries. Notable portfolio companies include CRF Health, Wicom Communications, and Riot Entertainment, with a focus on sectors like pharmaceutical and emergency medicine.
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Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
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No
$7.75M
05.10.2004
Yes
$8.87M
Local Amount - EUR 7.2M
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People

Founders
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Kai Karttunen

6 years of venture capital experience. Chairman of the Board at Liekki. Founding Partner and Managing Director of Evli Corporate Finance, Helsinki, Finland. 13 years of international investment banking experience in London and New York with Credit Suisse First Boston, Wasserstein Perella and Goldman Sachs. Several board positions with private and publicly-listed technology growth companies, such as Stonesoft and Cencorp/PMJ Automec. Founding investor and Chairman of the Board of Iobox, sold to Terra Mobile/Telefonica. MBA from Graduate School of Business at Columbia University as well as BA from Williams College in Massachusetts.

current job

Stratos Ventures
Stratos Ventures

Kai Karttunen

Anton W. Mayr

6 years of venture capital experience. Board Member at CRF Inc. 10 years of entrepreneurial experience as a founder and manager of companies in the bio-medical and manufacturing space with business operations in the United States and Asia. Citicorp Venture Capital in Frankfurt, Germany and New York City law firm of Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn. MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, Doktor der Rechtswissenschaft from University of Salzburg Law School in Austria. Austrian Citizen and permanent U.S. resident.

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Stratos Ventures
Stratos Ventures

Anton W. Mayr

Employee Profiles
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Sami Sarkamies

Partner

Kai Karttunen

Managing Partner & Co-founder

Anton W. Mayr

Managing Partner & Co-founder

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