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Takeoff Partners
Takeoff Partners are experienced business advisors focusing on growth-oriented SaaS and B2B service companies. Growth advisory and international business...
Takeoff Partners
Takeoff Partners are experienced business advisors focusing on growth-oriented SaaS and B2B service companies. Growth advisory and international business consulting are at the heart of their services. They provide advisory and coaching for growing SaaS and B2B service businesses in the Americas, APAC and Europe, and may occasionally invest and serve on boards, though advisory remains the primary focus.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2015
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Finland
City
Helsinki
Corporate office
Helsinki, Finland
Principals
Jouko Virtanen
Partner
Markko Vaarnas
Managing Partner
Irmeli Hirvensalo
Marketing: Strategy & Hands-on
Kim Väisänen
Advisor
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Does Takeoff Partners manage a formal fund or invest from a balance sheet?
Takeoff Partners operates on its own balance sheet. It does not market a blind-pool fund or raise capital from external limited partners. The firm's investment capacity is tied to the principals' own capital and a track record that began with the exit of Global Intelligence Alliance Group to M-Brain in 2014.
How does the advisory practice relate to the investment activity?
Advisory services — including fractional leadership, internationalisation planning, and business-model structuring — are the primary commercial activity. Investment is described as occasional and often follows a period of advisory work, with the firm then taking a board seat. This makes the advisory engagement a de facto diligence track and origination channel.
Which sectors does Takeoff Partners explicitly avoid?
The firm's public materials focus exclusively on B2B software and services. It does not document activity in direct-to-consumer businesses, hardware, life sciences, or capital-intensive industrial sectors. Its published intellectual property — SaaS KPI benchmarks, professional-services scaling frameworks — reinforces a narrow thematic discipline.
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