Founder Institute Mentors

Nordics Fall 2023

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Nordics program below.

Mentors

Adam Horne

Creative Director (Berghs Studio), Berghs School of Communication

Adrian Arnsvik Bjurefalk

Investor I early-stage venture capital in nordics and baltics, Inventure

Ali Jamal

Growth and Performance Marketing, Clip

Amanda Evans

Chief Growth Officer, Enigio

Amanda Enocksson Gyllenberg

CBDO & Partner, VNTRS

Andreas Svendsen

Senior Consultant / Engagement Manager, Rouse AB

Andrew Hennigan

Lecturer, Coach, Writer, Andrew Hennigan Consulting

Anette Nordvall

Venture Partner, Butterfly Ventures

Anjali Westwood

Founder, Maternia Care

Anna Pyykkö

Founder & CEO, Female Founders Suomi

Anna König Jerlmyr

FI Mentor

Anna Söderholm

Investment Manager, Almi Invest

Annika Vangstad

Head of Marketing Sweden I CMO, Danske Bank

Ariane Bucquet Pousette

Project Lead Manager Startups, Invest Stockholm

Astrid Kristensen

CEO, LEIA

Aviv Shalgi

CEO, Solar Simplified

Benjamin Stacey

CEO, Pitchverk

Beril Kocadereli

FI Mentor

Caroline Wachtmeister

Principal, Industrifonden

Charlotte Christensen

Executive Director, Fintocat

Charlotte Ekelund

Director of Investor Relations, Sting

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems

Chris Foltz

Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents

Chris Albinsson

Partner & Co-founder, node.vc

Christian Schaffner

CEO, 61st Digital Agency

David Holm

General Partner, Xplorico

Dennis Surendra

CEO & Founder, IdeaBits AB

Donnie Sc Lygonis

Innovation Strategist & Business Coach, KTH Innovation

Dr. Hanan El Basha

Founder, The Business Doctor & The Global Businesswomen

Elena Mlotok

General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon

Elisabeth Skarbövik

Partnerships & Growth, Connect Sweden (Region East)

Elsa Hyland

Angel Investor, Startup Advisor

Emelie Gustafsson Maistedt

Founder & CEO, Gemme & Co-founder & CEO, Gemme

Emil Jerndal

Venture Principal, Invenio Growth

Erik Oskarsson

Country Manager, Rouse Sweden

Felicia Nordgård

Head of Nordics, Peak

Fernanda Torre

CEO, NextAgents

Fredrik Rosengren

Accelerator Manager & Business Coach, Sting

Gabriele Garavini

New Business Development Manager, Telia

Gabrielle Ödhammar

Functional Lead Talent Planning, Group People, Nordea

Gemma Whitehouse

Founder & Director, Ingeniva

Gustaf-Wilhelm Hellstedt

Startup Coach, H & Partners Global Vision Ltd

Hannes Helander

Head of Startup Programs, Connect Sverige Region Öst

Hannes Rosén

CEO & Co-Founder, StartupTools

Henrik Reimavuo

Investor, J12 Ventures

Ida Herbertsson

Head of Fast Track Capital, Minc

Idowu Akinde

Founder, Boolean Labs

Isabel Nilson

Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures

Jeanette Carlsson

Founder & CEO, Tech Nordic Advocates

Jenny Gizard

Innovation Advisor, Almi Stockholm

Jens Wernborg

Director, Startup Grind Hong Kong

Jens Christian Aune

Investment Manager, Startuplab

Jesper Kjellerås

Founder & Chairman, Impact Hub Stockholm

Joachim Widd

COO and Partner, VNTRS

Johan Berglind

CTO, VNTRS

John Elvesjö

Managing Partner, node.vc

John Drakenberg Renander

CEO & Co-founder, Alex Therapeutics

John Rush

Founder, MarsX Inc

John Erik Hassel

Owner/Executive Advisor, Oanæs & Co AS

Jonas Glädt

Global General Manager, memmo.me

Jonas Almeling

Head of Nordics, Seedrs | Republic

Jørn Haanæs

Investment Director, Katapult

Kamyar Espahbodi

Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures

Leif Frykman

Founder & Chairman of the Board, LegalWorks Nordic

Lisen Oliw

Managing Director Nordics, Norrsken Foundation

Louise Åsheim

CMO, Insurely

Magnus Bergmark

Innovation Manager, Telia Company

Magret Jokela

Head of Program, Hanken Business Lab

Malcolm Larri

Founder, Brave Personal Development

Manolo Obaya

Startup Coach & Head of International Growth, Founders Loft

Mara Rada

CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)

Mari Luukkainen

Principal, Icebreaker.vc

Mari Lahti

Head of Community & Operations, KIUAS

Maria Grabowska

Manager, +impact accelerator

Marie-Louise Dahl

FI Mentor

Matti Lindberg

Associate, Legal Counsel, Rouse Sweden

Max Samuel

Partner, SNÖ Ventures

Mehkar Sheikh

Regional Manager, Venture Cup Sweden

Michael Wilkinson

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, EVERYTHING

Michel Laporte Godorn

Founder & CEO, Vimentis Group AB

Mikael Blix

CEO & Founder, Heja

Mikael Angesjo

General Manager Nordics, Crowdcube

Mikaela Larsell Ayesa

COO, uBIT.vc

Milena Kraeva

Senior Representative, Match-Maker Ventures

Moaz Hamid

founding partner, mvmt ventures

My Mattsson

Senior Associate, Rouse

Naimul Abd

CEO, Connect Öst

Nea Harjanne

CEO, Kiuas

Niklas Rudemo

Chief Product Officer, StartupTools

Nils Lange

Associate, Antler

Ola Wassvik

Co-Founder & CTO, Flatfrog Laboratories AB

Olena Rogozina

FI Mentor

Oskars Jepsis

FI Mentor

Patrik Kägu

Innovation Advisor, Almi Stockholm Sörmland

Per Björklund

Partner, Further Than Capital

Peter Ingman

FI Mentor

Pontus Lund

Investment Manager, Wellstreet

Pouria Kay

Mentor, Founder Institute

Preben Fjellaker Mathisen

Senior Advisor - Startups, Innovation Norway

Ragnheiður Magnúsdóttir

Founder & Chair of the Board, Nordic Ignite

Raman Ramalingam

Startup recruitment & HR consultant, talentX

Randy Cottin

Founder & CEO, Nesta.se

Remi Saint-Jean

Founder, delighting.io

Richard Cristina

Co-founder (MentorLabs), Founder (Bloom), Principal Director (Founder Institute)

Rita Anson

Project Management, Oslo International Hub and Business Angels Norway

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited

Saga Löfgren

Brand Manager, LEIA Health

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures

Sameh Katr

Chairman of the Board, Boost Turku

Sara Hjortmar

Senior Associate, Seedrs | Republic Nordics

Sigrid Hellberg

Venture Lead & Business Designer, Desifer

Simon Turner

Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana

Simon Olson

Founding Partner, XY Ventures

Sofie Marin

Founder & CEO, Arts Dynamics, From Sweden Productions

Steph Thommen

Founder, purposeful.tech

Stéphane Nasser

Founder, OpenVC

Svetlana Stotskaya

Mentor, Techstars Sustainability Paris

Taylor Ryan

6x Start-up Founder, Investor, and Web3 Expert, Layer Three Ventures

Terhi Johanna Vapola

Managing Partner & Founder, Greencode Ventures

Tetiana Siianko

Head of Accelerator Program, NoMoonShot

Thomas Bigagli

Partner, Plug and Play

Tiina Laisi Puheloinen

CEO, Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN)

Timo Linnemann

Ventures Lead Hamburg & Nordics, Plug and Play

Tobias Bard

CEO, Prototyp

Torsti Tenhunen

FI Mentor

Trevor Longino

Chief Marketing Officer, Unito

Ulf Linden

Founder and COO, LegalWorks Nordic

Vanessa Mbamalu

Startup Manager, Startup Norway

Victoria Kopylov

Chief Commercial Officer, PocketLaw

Ville Simola

CEO, Maria 01

Vincent Weir

Co-Founder and Startup Champion, Mastercard Lighthouse & Time to Raise

Ying-Ying Huang

Investor, APX

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