The beginning.
2000
Ilkka joins his first gaming company, Sumea, as a CEO. Sumea is sold to Digital Chocolate in 2003.
Digital Chocolate.
2004
After selling Sumea to Digital Chocolate, Ilkka heads their European Operations and serves as a president until he leaves the company in 2010.
The founding of Supercell.
2010
Ilkka is one of six co-founders of Supercell.
Softbank acquisition.
2013
In October 2013, Softbank acquires majority stake hold of Supercell.
Illusian is born.
2014
Illusian was created in 2014 as the family office of Ilkka Paananen following the success of Supercell.
We Foundation is formed.
2015
Illusian's philanthropy initiatives were started through the creation of We Foundation.
Tencent joins the Supercell story.
2016
Tencent acquires Softbank’s stake at $10.2 billion valuation
Illusian starts investing at scale.
2017
Illusian's investment activities take off with a strong focus on startup investments and venture funds.
Illusian becomes an established investor.
2020
Illusian's direct investments include success stories such as Wolt, Hopin, Zwift, and Swappie.
Wondershop is born.
2020
Wondershop is a technology studio on a mission to build social equity through games and tech. It was spun out from We Foundation in early 2020.