‘Marty Supreme’ Co-Financier IPR.VC Ups Andrea Scarso To Managing Partner

London and Helsinki-based content-focused venture capital management company IPR.VC has announced an executive shuffle at the top the company as it gears up for a busy 2026.

Andrea Scarso, who joined IPR.VC in 2023 as Partner and Investment Director and leads the firm’s UK operations, becomes Managing Partner, while long-standing Managing Partner Timo Argillander is transitioning into the role of full-time Executive Chairman.

Finnish media and tech veteran Argillander co-founded IPR.VC in 2014, alongside Tanu-Matti Tuominen and Jarkko Virtanen, with a focus on Finnish content which rapidly broadened out to include international projects.

Tuominen, who is the current Chairman of the Board, will continue as a Board Member and assume responsibility for the company’s investor relations, marketing, and communications. Tuominen also serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee.

In further moves, Group CFO Joonas Pönniö has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, with a mandate to further develop the group’s Luxembourg fund structures, processes, and reporting in line with the highest institutional standards.

The executive shuffle follows a successful 2025 for IPR.VC-invested titles, including most recently Marty Supreme on which Scarso and Argillander both served as Executive Producers. 

It was also an active year on the investment front, with the fund getting behind Hallow Road, Ash, Get Away, Mile End Kicks from XYZ Films, Gentle Monster, Deli Love and Love Is Not The Answer from mk2 films and forthcoming premium TV crime drama Hildur, based on the best-selling novels by Satu Rämö (distributed by Cineflix Rights and co-produced by Take Two Studios for Nelonen Media’s streamer Ruutu and Sagafilm for Simmin).

Working across three investment vehicles, IPR.VC has raised substantial capital from institutional investors, pension funds, family offices, and non-profit sector investors with the most recent (Fund III) standing at €104 million.

It has financed more than 60 premium film and television productions to date through its slate-wide alliances with the likes of A24, XYZ Films, mk2 films and Red Bull Studios.

“2026 will see us doubling down on demonstrating that content financing can be executed responsibly, efficiently and at scale with creative companies whose portfolios span auteur-driven cinema, premium television and, from this year, next-generation content creators and distribution models.” said Scarso, who joined IPC.VR from Ingenious Media.

“Our investment strategy will continue to be defined by premium IP, strong creative ownership, and international scalability – no better illustrated than by the reception Marty Supreme has already enjoyed.”

Argillander said the reconfiguring of the management team laid the ground for the company to remain true to its founding ambitions at the same time as upping its activity.

“Our mission has always been to be the company that understands the creative process and can help bring quality curated stories to global audiences, while providing institutional investors not only with returns and fast distributions, but governance, structure, cultural relevance and a long-term perspective,” he said.

“Continuous renewal of how we operate is central to that ongoing promise, and these changes equip us for what promises to be an increasingly active and diverse next phase of content investment.”

Founded in 2014, IPR.VC operates from offices in Helsinki and London. In February 2025, the European Investment Fund committed €25 million to the company’s most recent alternative investment fund, consolidating IPR.VC’s position as the largest independent Film and TV investment fund manager operating in Europe.