# Ilkka Rantanen

> Ilkka Rantanen is a venture - series unknown investor at AshGrove Capital backing News. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AshGrove Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashgrove-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilkka-rantanen-1137ba38

Ilkka Rantanen is a venture - series unknown investor at AshGrove Capital in London focused on News and SaaS. Ilkka Rantanen is the Co-founder and Partner of AshGrove Capital. He previously worked at Metric Capital Partners as a Partner. Ilkka Rantanen attended Imperial College London.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NewsWhip | NewsWhip is the world's most comprehensive content discovery and analytics database. Their suite of products give customers the ability to predict which stories will be important today, and understand how to create successful content over the long term.NewsWhip serves over 500 of the world's leading publishers, brands and agencies,including: Reebok, the Washington Post, Conde Nast, Google, MasterCard, BuzzFeed, Time Inc., and more. NewsWhip Spike is their real-time, predictive content discovery dashboard — offering a one-stop view of what's important across both the web and 5 social networks. Spike is the only tool that discovers stories within 2 minutes of publishing, and predicts their spread across social.NewsWhip Analytics is a database of how audiences have engaged with stories across every social network over the long term. NewsWhip customers use Analytics to benchmark how they stack up against competitors and track engagement trends around events and seasons. | $13M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 14, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About AshGrove Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

AshGrove Capital is an independent London-based pan-European credit manager. The firm's usual investments in the software and services sectors range from $5 million to $40 million.

4 contacts available at AshGrove Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ilkka Rantanen | Co-Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilkka-rantanen-18a2 |
| Philip Fretwell | Co-Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philip-fretwell |
| Benjamin Gibson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-gibson-7945 |
| Jonathon Ferguson | Co-Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathon-ferguson-e13f |

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## FAQ

### What does Ilkka Rantanen invest in?

Ilkka Rantanen invests primarily in News, SaaS and Big Data startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ilkka Rantanen?

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### When did Ilkka Rantanen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ilkka Rantanen closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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