# Kari Ahola

> Kari Ahola is a Series A investor at Nokia backing Mobile, Software and Telecommunications. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nokia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nokia)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2010
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kari-ahola-3084242

Kari Ahola is a Series A investor at Nokia focused on Mobile and Software. Kari Ahola is the Senior Vice President at Nokia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iptune | Iptune is a global provider of Mobile Service Solutions with a proven track record in the telecom industry. They have developed a broad portfolio of solutions and services to help there customers to overcome the complexity of modern Mobile Service environment and maximize the revenues of their investments. | $1.4M | Series A | Aug 23, 2010 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inventure-oy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nokia

VC Fund · Espoo, Finland

Nokia is a Finnish multinational communications corporation engaged in the manufacturing of mobile devices, network infrastructure, location-based technologies, and advanced technologies businesses worldwide. The corporation is also engaged in converging internet and communications industries. It manufactures a wide range of mobile devices withservices and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility, and more.Nokia also operates through four segments, including mobile broadband, global services, HERE, and technologies. Its mobile broadband segment provides consumers with hardware and core network software required to deliver mobile voice and data services. The corporation’s technology segment is involved in the development and sale of intellectual property rights and technology licensing activities. Its global services segment provides network implementation, care, managed services, and network planning and optimization. Finally, the HERE segment provides the development of local commerce, location-based services, and more.

5 contacts available at Nokia.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Justin Hotard | President and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-hotard-c3a5 |
| Kari Ahola | Senior Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kari-ahola |
| Samih Elhage | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samih-elhage |
| Derek Aberle | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/derek-aberle |
| Federico Guillen | President Network Infrastructure Business Group | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/federico-guillen |

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## FAQ

### What does Kari Ahola invest in?

Kari Ahola invests primarily in Mobile, Software and Telecommunications startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kari Ahola last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kari Ahola closed in Aug 2010. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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