# Kari Korhonen

> Kari Korhonen is a startup investor at Business Finland. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekes)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kari-korhonen-2b0916a

Kari Korhonen is a startup investor at Business Finland. Kari Korhonen works at Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) and ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) as Senior Technology Adviser and has almost 15 years of experience of public R&D&I corporate funding in digital media and game industry projects. Currently he is the ProgrammeManager of Tekes’ game industry programme Skene – Games Refueled. Skene aims to strengthen Finland’s position as hotspot for gaming and entertainment industry by offering funding for challenging R&D and business development projects.

## About Business Finland

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Business Finland (formerly Tekes) is a Finnish funding agency specialized in research communities, industry, and service sectors.Business Finland promotes a broad-based view on innovation: besides funding technological breakthroughs, Tekes emphasizes the significance of service-related, design, business, and social innovations.The company doesnot derive any financial profit from its activities, nor claim any intellectual proprietary rights.

5 contacts available at Business Finland.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eeva Salminen | Senior Director, Industry & Accounts, Consumer & Health | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eeva-salminen |
| Kari Korhonen | Program Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kari-korhonen |
| Laura Sulkava | Executive Director, HR & IT & Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-sulkava |
| Nina Kopola | Director General & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nina-kopola |
| Pekka Sivonen | Head of European Collaboration | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pekka-sivonen |

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