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About Investor

Markko Vaarnas is Managing Partner & Co-founder at Takeoff, concentrating on SaaS, Enterprise, and SMB Software sectors at Seed and Pre-seed stages, with investment ranges between $25,000 and $300,000. He is the co-founder and CEO of Global Intelligence Alliance Group (GIA Group) between 1995-2014, with hands-on experience in every aspect of business. Based in Helsinki, Finland, he has helped more than 50 start-ups and growth companies as a Board member, advisor, and/or investor, bringing extensive experience from his 20 years as a CEO and co-founder of a growth company to his current role supporting early-stage software companies.