# Pekka Ylitalo

> Pekka Ylitalo is a pre-seed investor backing Retail and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pekka-ylitalo

Pekka Ylitalo is an angel investor and CEO at Dimerent Oy.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retailgrid | Retailgrid is an AI-powered retail workspace that enables pricing, merchandising, and commercial teams to analyze data, run simulations, and make decisions in real time. Combining a flexible spreadsheet-like interface with AI agents, RetailGrid replaces fragmented tools and manual workflows with a single system for pricing optimization, promotionplanning, and assortment decisions. The platform connects to product, sales, and competitor data, automatically generates insights, and allows teams to test scenarios and deploy decisions at scale. RetailGrid is built for data-driven retailers looking to move faster and operate with the efficiency of top-tier consulting, without the cost or complexity. | $416.2K | Pre-Seed | May 19, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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

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## FAQ

### What does Pekka Ylitalo invest in?

Pekka Ylitalo invests primarily in Retail, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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.

### How do I contact Pekka Ylitalo?

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### When did Pekka Ylitalo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pekka Ylitalo closed in May 2026. 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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