Nordics Spring 2024
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.
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
@ Antler
Caritta Seppä
Investment Manager @ Spintop Ventures
Caroline Wachtmeister
Principal @ Industrifonden
Charlotte Christensen
Executive Director @ Fintocat
Charlotte Ekelund
Investor & External Relations Director @ Sting
Chris Foltz
Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence @ Founder Institute
Dennis Kibirev
Chief Growth Officer @ Mesh Ai
Donnie Sc Lygonis
Innovation Strategist & Business Coach @ KTH Innovation
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
COO @ UnTap!
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 Keulen
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
Johan Attby
General Partner @ Norrsken Accelerator
Johan Johansson
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
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 & SweBAN (Swedish Business Angel Networks)
Nathan Evans
Founder | Angel Investor | Advisor @ Stealth Fintech Startup
Niklas Rudemo
Chief Product Officer @ StartupTools
Olena Rogozina
Olena Bochulia
Co-Founder @ Severus
Oskars Jepsis
Patrik Kägu
Innovation Advisor @ Almi Stockholm Sörmland
Per Björklund
Partner @ Further Than Capital
Per Ström
@ First Gate Invest
Peter Ingman
Pontus Lund
Investment Manager @ Wellstreet
Pouria Kay
Founding Partner @ Atlan
Preben Fjellaker Mathisen
Senior Advisor - Startups @ Innovation Norway
Ragnheidur Magnusdottir
Founder & Chair of the Board @ Nordic Ignite
Reid Jackson
Investment Manager @ Luminar Ventures
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
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
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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