Taneli Tikka

Tikka has been a frequent guest in the Finnish media,{{cite web|url=http://www.welcometofinland.fi/index.php?l=2&s=articles&art=91 |title=Welcome to Finland magazine: Talented Mr. Tikka |publisher=Welcometofinland.fi |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} particularly on the morning TV program "Good Morning Finland" on the MTV3 channel.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/kotimaa.shtml/arkistot/kotimaa/2008/11/749251 |title=MTV3 article (in finnish): Taneli Tikka talking about Muxlim.com startup |publisher=Mtv3.fi |date=November 14, 2008 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/arkisto.shtml/arkistot/kotimaa/2008/10/731441 |title=MTV3 article (in finnish): Tikka speaking with Risto E.J. Penttilä about commercializing innovations |publisher=Mtv3.fi |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} Tikka is the former CEO of IRC-Galleria (2006–2007){{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Sulake+buys+out+virtual+community+IRC-Galleria+/1135226783596 |title=Helsingin Sanomat International edition: Sulake buys out virtual community IRC-Galleria |publisher=Hs.fi |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/videot/1135226760382/ |title=Video: IRC-Galleria's CEO Tikka talks about the tradesale (in finnish) |publisher=Hs.fi |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} he was instrumental in the acquisition of IRC-Galleria by Sulake Corporation, the company behind Habbo Hotel.{{cite web|author=Finland |url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/2007-23-04-Sulake_enters_the_social_networking_market |title=Sulake press release: Sulake acquires IRC-Galleria |publisher=Sulake.com |date=April 23, 2007 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.iltalehti.fi/digi/200706086213228_dg.shtml |title=Iltalehti tabloid (in finnish): Tikka leaves IRC-Gallerian after the acquisition |publisher=Iltalehti.fi |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} Previously Tikka has been CEO in several technology companies, notably at Magenta Sites (the hosting & IT services company behind the global distribution of the Star Wreck -movie, and also the long time hosting partner for Habbo Hotel),{{cite web|author=Tuomas Karvonen |url=http://www.digitoday.fi/viihde/2005/10/06/Star+Wreck+kiit%E4%E4+bittiavaruudessa/200515960/66 |title=Digitoday (in finnish): Magenta Sites started the global distribution of Star Wreck -movie |publisher=Digitoday.fi |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://blogit.digitoday.fi/teknobeduiini/starwreck-500-000-latausta |title=Teknobeduiini (in finnish): Starwreck: 500 000 full downloads and counting |publisher=Blogit.digitoday.fi |date=October 5, 2005 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} MobileCRM and Taika Technologies.{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=1596078 |title=Businessweek: Taika Technologies company information |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}

Tikka was an executive advisor to Stardoll in the very early days of the service.{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=48343 |title=LinkedIn profile: Advisor to the CEO and Founders, Stardoll |publisher=Linkedin.com |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} Currently Tikka acts as an angel investor in the technology sector. One of Tikka's investments was Muxlim, the world's largest social network for Muslims,{{cite book|last=Cord|first=David J.|title=Mohamed 2.0|year=2012|publisher=Schildts & Söderströms|location=Helsingfors|isbn=978-951-52-2898-7|pages=81–82}} but he later sold his stake back to the company.{{cite book|last=Cord|first=David J.|title=Mohamed 2.0|year=2012|publisher=Schildts & Söderströms|location=Helsingfors|isbn=978-951-52-2898-7|pages=132}} Tikka is also a former executive (COO) and owner of Dopplr, a company that Nokia acquired in September 2009.{{cite web|last=Sounio |first=Lisa |url=http://blog.dopplr.com/index.php/2007/09/18/taneli-tikka-joins-dopplr-as-chief-operating-officer/ |title=Dopplr blog: Taneli Tikka joins Dopplr as COO |publisher=Blog.dopplr.com |date=September 18, 2007 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Ahtisaari |first=Marko |url=http://blog.dopplr.com/2009/09/28/nokia-acquires-dopplr/ |title=Dopplr Blog: Nokia Acquires Dopplr |publisher=Blog.dopplr.com |date=September 28, 2009 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} Lisa Sounio and Marko Ahtisaari are among Dopplr founders.[http://www.lisasounio.com/ Lisasounio.com: Lisa co-founded Dopplr.]{{cite web|url=http://ahtisaari.typepad.com/about.html |title=Marko's blog: "I am a founding investor in Dopplr" |publisher=Ahtisaari.typepad.com |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} In the spring of 2008 Tikka started developing a new social shopping startup RunToShop as its CEO.{{cite web|last=Vilpponen |first=Antti |url=http://www.arcticstartup.com/2008/04/17/taneli-tikka-joins-as-ceo-of-runtoshop/ |title=Tikka joins as CEO of RunToShop |publisher=ArcticStartup |date=April 17, 2008 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} Tikka left RunToShop a year later in the spring of 2009.{{cite web|url=http://tane.li/2009/changing-positions |title=As of 1st of April I'll leave the CEO position in RunToShop |publisher=Tane.li |date=March 20, 2009 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} Tikka is one of the founders of Vakuutuskone.com (insurance and finance service) and acts as an advisor and board member in several technology companies, including: Balancion,{{cite web|url=http://tane.li/2009/joined-balancion-board |title=Joined Balancion Board |publisher=Tane.li |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} Xiha Life, Umbra Software and 13 Holding (ENCA).[http://www.enca.fi/teamenca Team], ENCA

Tikka is a former director of the Finnish Software Entrepreneurs Association.[http://www.tietoviikko.fi/doc.ot?f_id=850237 Tietoviikko (in finnish): New director at the Finnish Software Entrepreneurs Association: Taneli Tikka.] In the summer of 2008 the Finnish governmental Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES) appointed Tikka as a director of their Verso technology programme.[http://akseli.tekes.fi/opencms/opencms/OhjelmaPortaali/ohjelmat/INTO/en/yhteystiedot.html Verso contact information, Management group: Taneli Tikka.] In October 2009 Tikka was appointed as a Steering Group member of the Finnish governmental Vigo Programme by the minister of the economy Mr. Mauri Pekkarinen. F-Secure founder & chairman & Nokia Chairman & interim CEO Mr. Risto Siilasmaa heads the steering group.{{cite web|url=http://www.vigo.fi/www/en/steering.php |title=Vigo Programme Steering Group |publisher=Vigo.fi |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} The programme's mission is to renew startup and growth company financing in Finland. In June 2010 a Donald Duck -based magazine AKU. (Donald) nominated Tikka as the Scrooge McDuck of Finland.{{cite web|author=to 12.01. klo 11:09 |url=http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/yritykset/lehdisto/hellink/tiedote.jsp?selected=kaikki&oid=20100601/12759129852340 |title=Kauppalehti business magazine, AKU. nominations (in finnish) |publisher=Kauppalehti.fi |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} In January 2011 Tikka was appointed as an Executive Vice President of NASDAQ OMX listed public company Soprano Plc, in charge of their web solutions division.{{cite web|url=http://www.marmai.fi/uutiset/article563207.ece |title=Markkinionti & Mainonta magazine: Tikka to head Soprano (in Finnish) |language=fi |publisher=Marmai.fi |date=January 18, 2011 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} Later in early 2012 Tikka was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Soprano Plc.{{cite web|url=http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/porssi/tiedotteet/porssitiedote.jsp?id=201201170052|title=Soprano, Plc Press Release: Taneli Tikka promoted to COO|language=fi|publisher=kauppalehti.fi |date=January 17, 2012}} Later in 2012 Tikka resigned from Soprano, Plc.{{cite web|url=http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/porssi/tiedotteet/porssitiedote.jsp?id=201202220117|title=Soprano, Plc Press Release: Taneli Tikka moves to new career challenges|language=fi|publisher=kauppalehti.fi |date=February 22, 2012}} In March 2011 the Finnish Information Processing Association nominated Tikka as the opinion leader in ICT for 2010. This nomination has in the past been received by professors, members of parliament (Jyrki Kasvi) and large organization CEOs (Risto Siilasmaa) in Finland. It has a tradition extending from 1987 onwards to this date.{{cite web|url=http://tane.li/2011/chosen-opinion-leader-ict-2010-angry-birds |title=blog: chosen as the opinion leader in ICT of 2010 |publisher=Tane.li |accessdate=January 12, 2012}} In 2012 Tikka was commissioned by the Prime Minister's Office of Finland to work on the official government report on the future. As a member of the thematic group working on foresight of business regeneration.{{cite web|url=http://vnk.fi/hankkeet/tulevaisuusselonteko358587/Selonteon_teemat/themes.jsp |title=Prime Minister's Office website: Themes for Government report on the future, members of the thematic groups |publisher=vnk.fi |accessdate=September 24, 2013}} On September 10, 2013 Tikka announced from Beijing that TLD Registry, Ltd has been granted with two gTLD licenses for Chinese-language gTLDs by ICANN. The announcement was made with the Prime Minister of Finland Mr. Jyrki Katainen, Director General Li Junfeng of the NCSC, and Mr. Ville Niinistö the Minister of the Environment of Finland.{{cite web|url=http://www.techinasia.com/icann-approves-2-new-chinese-language-gtld/ |title=Tech In Asia: ICANN approves two new Chinese-language web domain endings, set to come online soon |publisher=techinasia.com |accessdate=September 24, 2013}} Tikka is a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of TLD Registry, Ltd.{{cite web|url=http://internetregistry.info/about-us/who-is-tld-registry/ |title=Internetregistry.info: Our Founders |publisher=internetregistry.info |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}

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Tikka has studied at the Helsinki School of Economics, where he graduated 1st of his class of the 2004 Executive MBA .{{cite web|url=http://hseee.fi/content.php?&id=763&m=4&sm=485 |title=HSE Executive Education (in finnish): "Tikka, who graduated 1st of his class, got what he came to achieve" |publisher=Hseee.fi |date=September 29, 2008 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}

Tikka writes a popular technology entrepreneurial blog at [http://tane.li www.tane.li]

Tikka was the first child of his Finnish mother and Georgian father.{{Cite web|title=Nuoret radikaalit|date=December 21, 2012|url=https://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/nuoret-radikaalit|access-date=2021-07-08}}

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