Nordics Fall 2023
Founder Institute Nordics Mentors
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.
Adam Horne
Creative Director (Berghs Studio) @ Berghs School of Communication
Ali Jamal
GP @ First Check Ventures
Amanda Evans
Chief Growth Officer @ Enigio
Amanda Enocksson Gyllenberg
COO l Portfolio Manager l Partner @ VNTRS
Andreas Svendsen
Senior Consultant / Engagement Manager @ Rouse AB
Andrew Hennigan
Lecturer, Coach, Writer @ Andrew Hennigan Consulting
Anette Nordvall
Venture Partner @ Butterfly Ventures
Anna Nadeina
Growth&Partnerships Executive @ MarsX
Anna Söderholm
Investment Manager @ Almi Invest
Annika Vangstad
Head of Group Creative @ Nordea
Ben Stacey
CEO @ Pitchverk
Beril Kocadereli
@ Antler
Charlotte Christensen
Executive Director @ Fintocat
Charlotte Ekelund
Investor & External Relations Director @ Sting
Chris Foltz
Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence @ Founder Institute
Christian Schaffner
CEO @ 61st Digital Agency
Dennis Kibirev
Chief Growth Officer @ Mesh Ai
Elena Mlotok
General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand @ Amazon
Emelie Gustafsson Maistedt
Founder & CEO, Gemme & Co-founder & CEO @ Gemme
Emil Jerndal
Head of M&A @ Effektify
Fernanda Torre
CEO @ NextAgents
Fredrik Rosengren
Accelerator Manager & Business Coach @ Sting
Gabriele Garavini
New Business Development Manager @ Telia
Gemma Whitehouse
Founder & Director @ Ingeniva
Gustaf-Wilhelm Hellstedt
Startup Coach @ H & Partners Global Vision Ltd
Hannes Rosén
CEO & Co-Founder @ StartupTools
Helen Björk
Senior Product Manager @ VNTRS
Ida Herbertsson
Head of Fast Track Capital @ Minc
Idowu Akinde
Founder @ Impact Hub Lagos
Isabel Keulen
Investment Manager @ Spintop Ventures
Jenny Gizard
Innovation Advisor @ Almi Stockholm
Jens Wernborg
Director @ Startup Grind Hong Kong
Joachim Widd
COO and Partner @ VNTRS
Johan Karlsson
Startup Advisor @ Connect Öst
John Elvesjö
Managing Partner @ node.vc
Jonas Glädt
Chief Operating Officer @ Legal Career
Jonas Almeling
Head of Nordics @ Seedrs | Republic
Kamyar Espahbodi
Investment Manager @ Spintop Ventures
Leif Frykman
Founder & Chairman of the Board @ LegalWorks Nordic
Linda Fragner
Founder @ Upgreen
Louise Hagen
Partner @ Luminar Ventures
Magret Jokela
Head of Program @ Hanken Business Lab
Malcolm Larri
Founder @ Brave Personal Development
Mara Rada
Chief Operations and Strategy @ Loon (loonbio.com)
Marie-Louise Dahl
Principal Innovation & Strategy | Program Manager @ Stellar | Mastercard Lighthouse
Matti Lindberg
Associate, Legal Counsel @ Rouse Sweden
Mehkar Sheikh
CEO @ Venture Cup Sweden
Michael Wilkinson
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ EVERYTHING
Mikael Blix
CEO & Founder @ Heja
Mikael Angesjo
General Manager Nordics @ Crowdcube
Mikaela Larsell Ayesa
COO @ uBIT.vc
Milena Kraeva
Founder & CEO @ Nexus Impact Ventures
Moaz Hamid
founding partner @ mvmt ventures
My Mattsson
Senior Associate @ Rouse
Nathan Evans
Founder | Angel Investor | Advisor @ Stealth Fintech Startup
Niklas Rudemo
Chief Product Officer @ StartupTools
Nils Lange
Associate @ Antler
Olena Rogozina
Oskars Jepsis
Patrik Kägu
Innovation Advisor @ Almi Stockholm Sörmland
Per Björklund
Partner @ Further Than Capital
Peter Ingman
Pontus Lund
Investment Manager @ Wellstreet
Preben Fjellaker Mathisen
Senior Advisor - Startups @ Innovation Norway
Ragnheidur Magnusdottir
Founder & Chair of the Board @ Nordic Ignite
Remi Saint-Jean
Founder @ delighting.io
Richard Cristina
Co-founder (MentorLabs), Founder (Bloom) @ Bloom
Rita Anson
Co-Founder Nordic Ignite @ Secretary General NorBAN Norwegian Business Angels Network
Sameer Sortur
Founding Partner @ SquareCircle Ventures
Sameh Katr
Chairman of the Advisory Board @ Boost Turku
Sara Hjortmar
Senior Associate @ Seedrs | Republic Nordics
Simon Turner
Founding Partner, Groundbreaking @ Managing Director, FI Ghana
Simon Olson
Founding Partner @ XY Ventures
Sofia Breitholtz
CEO @ Reach for Change
Sofie Marin
Founder & CEO @ Arts Dynamics
Steph Thommen
Founder @ purposeful.tech
Stéphane Nasser
Co-Founder @ OpenVC
Svetlana Stotskaya
Mentor @ Techstars Sustainability Paris
Taylor Ryan
6x Start-up Founder, Investor, and Web3 Expert @ Layer Three Ventures
Tetiana Siianko
Head of Accelerator Program @ NoMoonShot
Thomas Bigagli
Partner @ Plug and Play
Tiina Laisi Puheloinen
CEO @ Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN)
Trevor Longino
Founder & CEO @ CrowdTamers
Ulf Linden
Founder and COO @ LegalWorks Nordic
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