Sampo Parkkinen

Sampo Parkkinen currently serves as a Venture Partner at Gorilla Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the Nordic startup ecosystem. Operating alongside Founding and General Partner Risto Rautakorpi and General Partner Petter Hattenbach, he identifies and supports emerging entrepreneurs navigating the critical phases of company building. Parkkinen specializes in pre-product market fit investments, specifically targeting regional startup founders who require strategic guidance to establish foundational business operations. His investment methodology emphasizes strict capital discipline and intensive team focus, directing early-stage ventures toward building capital-efficient growth paths rather than pursuing immediate, high-burn scaling strategies. By prioritizing these fundamentals, he helps startups develop into resilient entities, commonly classified within the firm as camel organizations. Parkkinen maintains a primary current focus on cultivating these sustainable business models to ensure long-term operational viability and scalable product-market fit for his portfolio companies.