Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Aalto Founder Talks #3: Miki Kuusi, CEO of Deliveroo and Head of DoorDash International
From an Aalto student in Otaniemi to a reported €7B exit in 2022 — Miki Kuusi joins the stage of Founder Talks to tell the real journey behind Wolt, Slush, and scaling with conviction.
Today, Miki is named as CEO of Deliveroo and Head of DoorDash International. Deliveroo, founded in 2013 in London, partners with around 180,000 restaurants, grocers, and shops and over 130,000 riders, operates globally, and was acquired by DoorDash in 2025.
Previously, Miki co-founded and led Wolt, the Helsinki-born platform connecting people with food, groceries, and everyday goods. Founded in 2014, Wolt joined forces with DoorDash in 2022. Together, DoorDash operates in 40+ countries.
Highlights:
Founding Slush and Wolt: the community and product roots of a founder’s mindset in Finland.
The hardest day at Wolt: what happened, how he faced it, and how it changed his leadership.
Personal journey: pivotal choices, habits, and values under pressure.
Ecosystem now: Miki’s take on Aalto and Finland’s startup scene.
Early sparks: childhood cues that shaped an entrepreneurial lens.
Advice for students & founders in the Aalto community.
Student hosts: Tomi Tan-Röholm & Karla Still
Founder Talks is a new event series about entrepreneurship for all startup curious minds. Enjoy the fireside chats where well-known founders share their journey, interviewed by students from Aalto University.§
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Aalto Founder Talks #3: Miki Kuusi, CEO of Deliveroo and Head of DoorDash International
From an Aalto student in Otaniemi to a reported €7B exit in 2022 — Miki Kuusi joins the stage of Founder Talks to tell the real journey behind Wolt, Slush, and scaling with conviction.
Today, Miki is named as CEO of Deliveroo and Head of DoorDash International. Deliveroo, founded in 2013 in London, partners with around 180,000 restaurants, grocers, and shops and over 130,000 riders, operates globally, and was acquired by DoorDash in 2025.
Previously, Miki co-founded and led Wolt, the Helsinki-born platform connecting people with food, groceries, and everyday goods. Founded in 2014, Wolt joined forces with DoorDash in 2022. Together, DoorDash operates in 40+ countries.
Highlights:
Founding Slush and Wolt: the community and product roots of a founder’s mindset in Finland.
The hardest day at Wolt: what happened, how he faced it, and how it changed his leadership.
Personal journey: pivotal choices, habits, and values under pressure.
Ecosystem now: Miki’s take on Aalto and Finland’s startup scene.
Early sparks: childhood cues that shaped an entrepreneurial lens.
Advice for students & founders in the Aalto community.
Student hosts: Tomi Tan-Röholm & Karla Still
Founder Talks is a new event series about entrepreneurship for all startup curious minds. Enjoy the fireside chats where well-known founders share their journey, interviewed by students from Aalto University.§
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Huom: Vain englanninkieliset tekstitykset on tarkastettu manuaalisesti. Muiden kielten tekstitykset ovat alustan automaattisesti luomia, ja ne saattavat sisältää virheitä.
Note: Only the English subtitles have been manually reviewed. Subtitles in other languages are auto-generated by the platform and may contain inaccuracies.
