Takeoff Partners are experienced growth advisors and private investors. As entrepreneurs we have built pioneering businesses from the ground up into global leaders. We have routinely worked with Fortune 500 companies as customers, and we have completed many successful financing rounds with venture capital investors.
We provide advisory and coaching that leverages our experience in growing businesses in Americas, APAC and Europe.
Depending on the situation we may work on targeted development projects or serve as interim leaders of growth related initiatives.
We also invest in some of the companies we work with, and serve as members of the Board as needed.
This eBook offers a complete overview on the topics that should be on the agenda of every B2B SaaS business leaders. It is meant to serve as a toolkit that can help identify development needs as well as to offer insight on when an external advisor or consultant could bring in added value.
Flying may feel magical, however getting up there is no magic but hard work and careful preparation. Similarly, growing a business into an international success is about systematic work rather than magic. We have summarized our experiences into a set of best practices for other 'born globals' to take advantage of.
Global Intelligence Alliance Group (GIA) introduced the idea of “market intelligence as a service” to the corporate world. During 15 years and with the support of CapMan, 3i Group and private investors, the Finnish startup grew into a 15 MEUR business with 11 offices around the world and 150 professionals as employees. M-Brain Group acquired GIA in 2014. Read more
Blancco is the world’s leading provider of data erasure software. Founded in 1997, Blancco is headquartered in Finland and operates from a network of 17 international offices and partners across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Russia, Asia and Australasia. Read more
Taking startups global is a trending topic around the world. Yet there is very little publicly available literature on structuring the phases of taking a business overseas. This White Paper discusses – through a framework approach - what successful internationalization typically requires from the team, product, business processes, positioning, and customer engagement.
Overview on the topics that should be on the agenda of every B2B SaaS business leaders. It serves as a toolkit that can help identify development needs as well as to offer insight on when an external advisor or consultant could bring in added value.
From Takeoff Partners, Markko Vaarnas and Jouko Virtanen are closely involved with Howspace. Markko is an investor and an advisor and has worked together with Howspace leadership to prepare for this funding round.
Despite the travel restrictions in place, Takeoff Partners portfolio company Videoly has taken on the task of seeking growth in North America. It is working, and now the startup is opening an office in Toronto to take things to the next level.