Founder Institute Mentors

Nordics Spring 2024

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

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM

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

Annika Vangstad

Head of Group Creative , Nordea

Antonella Stromberg

Co-Founder, The Real Hero

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus

Ben Stacey

CEO, Pitchverk

Beril Kocadereli

FI Mentor

Caritta Seppä

Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures

Caroline Wachtmeister

Principal, Industrifonden

Charlotte Christensen

Executive Director, Fintocat

Charlotte Ekelund

Investor & External Relations Director, Sting

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems

Chris Foltz

Entrepreneur In Residence, Responsible Solutions Ltd

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

Emelie Stark

Investor, Plug and Play Europe

Emil Jerndal

Head of M&A, Effektify

Erik Afzelius

CEO, Humla Games

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

Ida Herbertsson

Head of Fast Track Capital, Minc

Idowu Akinde

Founder, Impact Hub Lagos

Iñaki Escudero

Brand Strategist & Co-Founder, The Real Hero

Isabel Nilson

Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures

Ivan Ivanka

CEO / General Partner, i1x Venture Studio / Camel Capital

Jenny Gizard

Innovation Advisor, Almi Stockholm

Jens Wernborg

Director, Startup Grind Hong Kong

Joachim Widd

COO and Partner, VNTRS

Joachim Rittfeldt Hofvenschiöld

Co-Founder, uBIT

Joakim Arvidsson

FI Mentor

Johan Attby

General Partner, Norrsken Accelerator

Johan Johansson

FI Mentor

John Elvesjö

Managing Partner, node.vc

Jonas Glädt

Chief Operating Officer, Legal Career

Jonas Åström

Founder & Partner, Recuro

Jonatan Håkansson

Growth Consultant, Hawkeye Invest

Jörgen Friman

Partner, Gaia Leadership

Linda Fragner

Founder, Upgreen

Magret Jokela

Head of Program, Hanken Business Lab

Malcolm Larri

Founder, Brave Personal Development

Manish Mishra

FI Mentor

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

Mikael Blix

CEO & Founder, Heja

Milena Kraeva

Founder & CEO, Nexus Impact Ventures

Moaz Hamid

founding partner, mvmt ventures

My Mattsson

Senior Associate, Rouse

Naimul Abd

CEO, Connect Öst

Niklas Rudemo

Chief Product Officer, StartupTools

Olena Rogozina

FI Mentor

Olena Bochulia

Co-Founder, Severus

Oskars Jepsis

FI Mentor

Patrik Kägu

Innovation Advisor, Almi Stockholm Sörmland

Per Björklund

Partner, Further Than Capital

Per Ström

FI Mentor

Peter Ingman

FI Mentor

Pontus Lund

Investment Manager, Wellstreet

Pouria Kay

Mentor, Founder Institute

Preben Fjellaker Mathisen

Senior Advisor - Startups, Innovation Norway

Reid Jackson

Investment Manager, Luminar Ventures

Remi Saint-Jean

Founder, delighting.io

Richard Cristina

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

Rita Anson

Co-Founder Nordic Ignite, Secretary General NorBAN Norwegian Business Angels Network

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures

Sameh Katr

Chairman of the Advisory Board, Boost Turku

Sandra Jona

Legal Counsel, LW Advisory

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

Trevor Longino

Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers

Ulf Linden

Founder and COO, LegalWorks Nordic

Ulrike Maichel

Co-Founder & COO, Circulate

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