Miia Laukkarinen

Partner

Expertise: Board/Advisory, General Management, Go-To-Market/Commercial, People
Office: Helsinki
Contact: E-mail LinkedIn

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Miia is a Partner at Erevena, focused on Board, CEO and senior leadership searches for investor-backed technology companies across Europe. She also supports European companies scaling into the US and US companies expanding into Europe, drawing on her unique experience across both markets.

Miia joined Erevena in September 2025 after 10+ years at Bessemer Venture Partners as VP of Global Talent. In this role, she partnered with portfolio companies at every stage, from early Series A startups through to some of the world’s most successful unicorns, helping them build the leadership talent needed to scale globally. Companies she supported include Shippo, Hibob, Pipedrive, Dashlane, DeepL, Twilio, Procore, and Toast.

Earlier in her career, Miia was an instrumental member of the VC and Technology practices at Heidrick & Struggles and Spencer Stuart.

After nearly three decades living and working in Silicon Valley, Miia returned home to Europe in 2025 and is now based in Finland. She is passionate about helping Nordic and European companies connect with world-class leadership talent to unlock growth.

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