I’m an entrepreneur and this is my personal blog. I came up with the idea for ArcticStartup and I’m also one of the four co-founders of the company. My previous companies include Gyllene Skor and a short term ownership of a Finnish social gaming company. I’m currently a shareholder in ArcticStartup Oy, Kisko Ventures Oy, TenFarms Inc. and 62North Oy.

Currently I work as the CEO of ArcticStartup.

I’m very entrepreneurial. I feel startups are one of the best ways to capitalise on ideas, but also make our lives better through macro economical side-effects.

I try to put some time aside from work to enjoy rugby, motorcycling and the occasional travels.

You can find me online at the following services: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter.

Feel free to contact me through the following channels. E-mail is preferred.

E-mail: antti.vilpponen@gmail.com
Skype: avilpponen
Telephone: +358 44 5834 715

Sightings in media:

30.11.2011
Interview with Antti Vilpponen (ArcticStartup) (EU-Startups.com)

15.8.2011
Angry Birds boost investor interest in Finland (YLE)

4.8.2011
Nokia’s losses become Finland’s Gains (Wall Street Journal)

4.8.2011
The blog paving the way for growth businesses out into the wider world (Good News from Finland)

1.6.2011
Panel discussion on networking at 4th Global Forum (InfoDev, World Bank).

24.2.2011
Uusi Yritys (NYT-liite)

18.2.2011
A Nokia failure may mean growth for Finnish startups (e27)

14.12.2010
100 Vaikuttajaa (Tietoviikko)

15.10.2010
Skype Motivates Estonian Start-ups, But is it Enough to Compete (ChipChick)

February 2010
Piilaaksokin seuraa suomalaista verkkomediaa (YrittäjäSanomat)

25.12.2009
Harrastuksena alkaneesta blogista kasvoi mediayritys (Tietoviikko)

11.12.2009
Arktiset uudet tekijät (Tietoviikko)

16.10.2009
Our founders in startups usually have strong technical backgrounds (föderland)

29.3.2008
ArcticStartup seuraa suomalaista digimediayrittämistä (Vierityspalkki)

14.3.2008
Sivullinen (Talouselämä)

30.9.2005
Olen Rikollinen -kampanja kerää suosiota (Sektori.com)

28.9.2005
Bloggaajat tunnustautuvat rikollisiksi (digitoday)