JR

Jani Rautiainen

Co-Founder / PropertyGuru Group, Angel and Venture Investor

Singapore

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Venture Partner, Investment Committee Member

    2020

    Part of Vulpes Ventures team looking to invest into exciting start ups in SEA and elsewhere. Vulpes Ventures takes a flexible and unencumbered approach to venture investing and seeks to empower entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. If you have a company looking for funding, do drop me a line.

  • Founding Partner

    2016

    True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV) has invested in 3 unicorns, namely Animoca Brands, The Sandbox, Forge. TGV GPs are investing their own money between 20%-40% of the Total Fund AUM. The fund is investing in equity across 3 verticals in Web3: Entertainment, Financial Services, Infrastructure & Data Analytics/AI. TGV is licensed under Monetary Authorities of Singapore. Animoca Brands: Unicorn global market leader leveraging gamification & blockchain to develop and publish a portfolio of games The Sandbox: Global market leader in gaming metaverse empowering artists, creators, players to play, build, own, monetise virtual experiences on blockchain Forge Global (NYSE: FRGE): Global market leader in secondary private market shares transactions, with over 12 B USD transaction volume, in > 500 companies Chromaway: Creator of relational blockchain protocol Chromia ($CHR), powering Metaverse game My Neighbor Alice ($ALICE), incubator behind Mines of Dalarnia ($DAR) Coinhouse: Leading French regulated digital assets platform for individuals, companies & institutions Chronicled: Industry-led, blockchain-powered network in life sciences &pharmaceuticals, providing administration & building solutions on MediLedger Network to facilitate trust & enable automation GCEX: Regulated digital brokerage & end-to-end trading platform bringing Tier 1 liquidity for Institutional clients bridging gap between traditional finance & digital assets SATO Technologies Corp (TSXV: SATO): Bitcoin mining company based in Quebec utilising 100% renewable energy Enjinstarter: Leading Launchpad for GameFi & Metaverse Blockchain Ecosystems Iomob: Decentralized protocol for creation of Internet of Mobility, world’s first interoperable Mobility Marketplace Network Dedoco: Next-generation digital Document Management as-a-Service built on blockchain technology, providing increased data privacy & document security

2006 - 2019

  • Executive Director / Co-founder

    2017 - 2019

    PropertyGuru is Asia's leading online property group - used by over 25 million people every month. PropertyGuru was founded in 2006 by two entrepreneurs with a vision to simplify the property search process and to help people make more informed property decisions-- faster. Today, the Group manages a suite of No.1 property search portals in the region, and also covers property-related publications, events, awards, project marketing solutions and more. This includes award-winning mobile apps, in multiple languages, with over 3.5 million app downloads to date. With innovative technologies, PropertyGuru raises the bar on how property-seekers find their dream home, offering highly interactive and immersive experiences. These include 3D virtual walk-throughs of home units and drone videos of local neighbourhoods. At any time, property-seekers can find more than 1 million homes across Southeast Asia, be it brand new developments or well-loved resale units, for buying or renting. PropertyGuru also provides data and technology-backed solutions to real estate developers and agents, helping them sell property faster and enabling more effective sales forces. We're also constantly looking for talented individuals to join our team - if you're interested, please visit https://www.propertygurugroup.com/job-seekers/

  • Managing Director / Co-Founder

    2006 - 2016

    One of Singapore's Leading Online Successes. We're growing fast and constantly looking for top talent to join us! We operate leading property marketplaces in 4 countries in South-East Asia used by 25 million people every month. Multi-award Winning Company: - Hitwise #1 2011 - Red Herring Top 100 2011 - SVCA Best Performing VC Backed Company 2010 - SiTF Best E-Enterprise Company 2010 - Top 10 Digital Media by Marketing Magazine - CNBC Best Property Portal 2009 - Global - CNBC Best Property Portal 2009 - Asia Pacific - Google Zeitgeist Top 10 fastest growing search in 2009

  • CRM Consultant

    2002 - 2004

    CRM (Chordiant) consulting for major financial services institutions in UK and Germany.

2000 - 2001

  • Technical Director

    2000 - 2001

    Co-Founder and Technical Director for a Paris based dot-com. Online services for consumers and professional photographers.

1996 - 2000

  • Technical Director

    1996 - 2000

    Co-founder and Technical Director of an Internet consultancy (www.vbsnet.fi).