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Founder Institute Mentors

Nordics Spring 2025

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

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Abid

Abid Masood

Founder, Buddio
Adam

Adam Webb

Founder - Lifelong, We Are Lifelong AB
Adeo

Adeo Ressi

CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Adrian

Adrian Arnsvik Bjurefalk

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

Aisha Mossberg

FI Mentor
Alexej

Alexej Samsonenko

Co-founder, ARDI
Alfredo

Alfredo Jollon

Managing Director, Techstars Stockholm
Ali

Ali Jamal

GP, First Check Ventures
Alvaro

Alvaro Rojo

Product leader, HSBC
Amanda

Amanda Evans

Chief Growth Officer, Enigio
Amanda

Amanda Enocksson Gyllenberg

COO l Portfolio Manager l Partner, VNTRS
Amir

Amir Pas

Expansion Manager , WeWork
Anastasia

Anastasia Trofimova

CEO and Co-Founder, YOUR BEET
Anders

Anders Moberg

Partner, Cirio
Anders

Anders Ekstrand

Senior Solution Architect, Softhouse Consulting
Anders

Anders Hammarbäck

Partner, Antler
Anders

Anders Norlin

Strategic Advisor, Nvise
André

André Francois

Co-Founder and Board Member, Happy at Work International
Andrea

Andrea Hemming

Legal specialist in healthcare, AI and data privacy, Institutet för Medicinsk Rätt AB
Andreas

Andreas Ahlenius

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Amuse
Andreas

Andreas Svendsen

Senior Consultant / Engagement Manager, Rouse AB
Andrew

Andrew Hennigan

Lecturer, Coach, Writer, Andrew Hennigan Consulting
Andy

Andy Cars

CEO & Founder, Lean Ventures International AB
Anette

Anette Nordvall

Venture Partner, Butterfly Ventures
Anjali

Anjali Malhotra

Founder & CEO, C-Xcel
Anjali

Anjali Westwood

Founder, Maternia Care
Anna

Anna Nadeina

Growth&Partnerships Executive, MarsX
Anna

Anna Gissler

CEO, Invest Stockholm
Anna

Anna Pyykkö

Founder & CEO, Female Founders Suomi
Anna

Anna König Jerlmyr

FI Mentor
Annika

Annika Vangstad

Head of Group Creative , Nordea
Antonella

Antonella Stromberg

Co-Founder, The Real Hero
Arcui

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus
Ariane

Ariane Bucquet Pousette

Project Lead Manager Startups, Invest Stockholm
Aristo

Aristo Togliatti

CEO, Loop
Astrid

Astrid Kristensen

CEO, LEIA
Ati

Ati Serpoushan

Founder , Department of Motion
Aviv

Aviv Shalgi

CEO, Solar Simplified
Ben

Ben Stacey

CEO, Pitchverk
Bente

Bente Loe

Partner, Alliance Venture
Berg

Berg Moe

Owner, Berg Moe Media
Beril

Beril Kocadereli

FI Mentor
Caritta

Caritta Seppä

Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures
Carl-Henrik

Carl-Henrik Koit

CEO, Almi Stockholm Sörmland
Caroline

Caroline Wachtmeister

Principal, Industrifonden
Cenan

Cenan Karaer

Founder & CEO, AllCall International AB
Charlotte

Charlotte Christensen

Executive Director, Fintocat
Charlotte

Charlotte Ekelund

Investor & External Relations Director, Sting
Chintan

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chris

Chris Foltz

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

Chris Albinsson

Partner & Co-founder, node.vc
Christian

Christian Schaffner

CEO, 61st Digital Agency
Christopher

Christopher Tehrani

FI Mentor
Claes

Claes Mikko Nilsen

Investment Director, NordicNinja VC
Dan

Dan Mc Cormick

Venture Partner, Antler.co
Daniel

Daniel Somos

Investor, Mean Reversion AB
David

David Holm

General Partner, Xplorico
David

David Knutsson

Founder, Parently
David

David Clark

Venture Partner, Tera VC
Dennis

Dennis Kibirev

Chief Growth Officer, Mesh Ai
Dennis

Dennis Surendra

CEO & Founder, IdeaBits AB
Dominic

Dominic Davies

CEO, Immetric AB
Donnie

Donnie Sc Lygonis

Innovation Strategist & Business Coach, KTH Innovation
Dr. Hanan

Dr. Hanan El Basha

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Maverika
Elena

Elena Mlotok

General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon
Elena

Elena Bunel

Project Manager, Zero Carbon Forum
Eleonore

Eleonore Hinlopen

Strategic Program Manager, Mastercard Lighthouse
Elin

Elin Fokas-Schuettinger

COO, Mindmore
Elin

Elin Tornblad

Female Founder of the year 2020 | Organizer, Gothenburg Tech Week
Elisabeth

Elisabeth Loibl

Owner, Lise & Co AB
Elsa

Elsa Hyland

Angel Investor, Startup Advisor
Emelie

Emelie Gustafsson Maistedt

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

Emil Wasteson

Co-founder & COO , Hooked Foods AB
Emil

Emil Jerndal

Head of M&A, Effektify
Erik

Erik Hallberg

Chair Of The Board Of Directors , Fidesmo
Erik

Erik Oskarsson

Country Manager, Rouse Sweden
Erik

Erik Kalrberg

Founder and CEO, Finkontoret coworking
Erik

Erik Afzelius

CEO, Humla Games
Evelina

Evelina Anttila

Partner & VC Investor, Wellstreet
Fanny

Fanny Sjöström

Founder , Swiftr
Fedja

Fedja Porobic

Head of Growth, Improove
Felicia

Felicia Nordgård

Head of Nordics, Peak
Felipe

Felipe Wigren

CEO, ACCOMPANY
Fernanda

Fernanda Torre

CEO, NextAgents
Filip

Filip Waak

Founder, bered.nu
Fran

Fran Merino

Co-Founder, Bull Collective
Fredrik

Fredrik Arnander

Co-founder & Partner, Standout Capital
Fredrik

Fredrik Rosengren

Accelerator Manager & Business Coach, Sting
Frida

Frida Wikström

Head of Communications and External Relations, Smart Freelance Cooperative Sweden
Funda

Funda Sezgi

Co-founder & MD at Norrsken Impact Accelerator, Norrsken Foundation
Gabriele

Gabriele Garavini

New Business Development Manager, Telia
Gabrielle

Gabrielle Ödhammar

Functional Lead Talent Planning, Group People, Nordea
Gemma

Gemma Whitehouse

Founder & Director, Ingeniva
Gustaf-Wilhelm

Gustaf-Wilhelm Hellstedt

Startup Coach, H & Partners Global Vision Ltd
Gustav

Gustav Dalén

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Sting
Guy

Guy Parry

Senior Product Manager, VNTRS
Haider

Haider Abdo

Founder & CEO, Returnado
Hamed

Hamed Ordibehesht

Founder & CEO, Ponture
Hanna

Hanna Dynesius

Co-founder, Beyond Profit
Hannah

Hannah Meiton

SaaS Advisor & Board Member, Mentimeter, Kognity, All Ears, Insurely, Videoly, MedUniverse
Hannes

Hannes Helander

Head of Startup Programs, Connect Sverige Region Öst
Hannes

Hannes Rosén

CEO & Co-Founder, StartupTools
Harsh

Harsh Sheth

Founder, Apeability
Henric

Henric Westergren

Business Developer, Softhouse
Henrik

Henrik Reimavuo

Investor, J12 Ventures
Henryk

Henryk Stawicki

Founding Partner, Change Pilots
Hrishi

Hrishi Rajan

Founder, TrusTrace
Ida

Ida Herbertsson

Head of Fast Track Capital, Minc
Idowu

Idowu Akinde

Founder, Impact Hub Lagos
Imad

Imad Elabdala

Founder, Kidnovation
Iñaki

Iñaki Escudero

Brand Strategist & Co-Founder, The Real Hero
Ingrid

Ingrid Maurstad

Commercial Manager, Katapult Ocean
Isabel

Isabel Nilson

Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures
Isabella

Isabella Palmgren

CEO & Co-Founder, Mimbly
Ivana

Ivana Von Proschwitz

International Relations Coordinator, AI Sweden
James

James Phelan

Co-Founder, The Cannon
Jan

Jan Zając

CEO, Sotrender
Jan

Jan Ameri

Executive Chairman, ArcticStartup Media Oy
Janne

Janne Saarikko

Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator, Founder Institute
Jasmin

Jasmin Elmi

Program Manager, Sustainability & Social Impact tech, Mastercard Lighthouse
Jeanette

Jeanette Carlsson

Founder & CEO, Tech Nordic Advocates
Jenny

Jenny Gizard

Innovation Advisor, Almi Stockholm
Jens

Jens Wernborg

Director, Startup Grind Hong Kong
Jens Christian

Jens Christian Aune

Investment Manager, Startuplab
Jesper

Jesper Johansson

CEO, Talent Eye
Jesper

Jesper Kjellerås

Founder & Chairman, Impact Hub Stockholm
Joachim

Joachim Cronquist

Founder, Sparplatsen
Joachim

Joachim Widd

COO and Partner, VNTRS
Joachim

Joachim Rittfeldt Hofvenschiöld

Co-Founder, uBIT
Joel

Joel Sunnehall

CEO & Founder, Desifer Advisory
Joel

Joel De Nes

Full Stack Engineer & Consultant, Co-Founder, Algrow AI
Johan

Johan Attby

General Partner, Norrsken Accelerator
Johan

Johan Nordin

Strategic Advisor, AgileFirst
Johan

Johan Berglind

CTO, VNTRS
Johan

Johan Johansson

FI Mentor
John

John Elvesjö

Managing Partner, node.vc
John

John Drakenberg Renander

CEO & Co-founder, Alex Therapeutics
John

John Sjölander

Partner, Newion Partners B.V.
John

John Rush

Founder, MarsX Inc
John Erik

John Erik Hassel

Owner/Executive Advisor, Oanæs & Co AS
Jonas

Jonas Bygdeson

Founder, My Dream Now
Jonas

Jonas Glädt

Chief Operating Officer, Legal Career
Jonas

Jonas Malm

Investment Associate, node.vc
Jonas

Jonas Åström

Founder & Partner, Recuro
Jonatan

Jonatan Håkansson

Growth Consultant, Hawkeye Invest
Jonathan

Jonathan Greechan

Co-Founder & CEO, Founder Institute
Jonathan

Jonathan Ilicki

Head of Growth, Platform24
Jørn

Jørn Haanæs

Investment Director, Katapult
Julia

Julia Delin

CEO, SSE Business Lab
Julia

Julia Nilsson

Senior Portfolio Manager, Antler
Katja

Katja Bergman

Partner, Brightly Ventures
Kevin

Kevin Albrecht

CTO, P.F.C.
Kira

Kira Unger

CEO & Co-founder, PocketLaw
Knut

Knut Wien

Chief Vision Officer (CVO) & Co-Founder, Startup Norway
Kristína

Kristína Némethová

Head of Program, Kiuas
Lauri

Lauri Robbins Ericson

Founder, Speaker, Connector, Lauri.co
Leif

Leif Frykman

Founder & Chairman of the Board, LegalWorks Nordic
Leo

Leo Giertz

General Partner, Icebreaker.vc
Lesley

Lesley Pennington

Founder, BEMZ
Lina

Lina Svensberg

Program Manager / Co-Founder, DigitalWell Ventures
Linda

Linda Fragner

Founder, Upgreen
Linus

Linus Dahg

Investment Director, Inventure
Lisa

Lisa Franzi

Transformation Manager , Telia Sverige
Lisen

Lisen Oliw

Managing Director Nordics, Norrsken Foundation
Luar

Luar Busó

Industry Manager, Google
Lukas

Lukas Linden Malmberg

Senior Investment Analyst, Icebreaker VC
Magnus

Magnus Bergmark

Innovation Manager, Telia Company
Magret

Magret Jokela

Head of Program, Hanken Business Lab
Mala

Mala Valroy

Head of Ericsson ONE EMEA, Ericsson
Malcolm

Malcolm Larri

Founder, Brave Personal Development
Manolo

Manolo Obaya

Startup Coach & Head of International Growth, Founders Loft
Mara

Mara Rada

Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
Mardin

Mardin Baban

Executive Director, Nya Kompisbyrån
Mari

Mari Luukkainen

Principal, Icebreaker.vc
Mari

Mari Lahti

Head of Community & Operations, KIUAS
Maria

Maria Ingelsson

VP Legal and HR, Automile Inc
Maria

Maria Karlbom

Co-founder & CEO, Bospek AB
Maria

Maria Grabowska

Manager, +impact accelerator
Maria

Maria Ideström

Legal Counsel, H&M Group
Maria

Maria Lindholm

Head of Partnerships, Wellstreet
Marie

Marie Gillstam

Innovation Advisor, Almi Företagspartner Stockholm Sörmland AB
Marie-Louise

Marie-Louise Dahl

Senior Consultant Innovation & Strategy | Program Manager, Invenio | Mastercard Lighthouse
Matti

Matti Lindberg

Associate, Legal Counsel, Rouse Sweden
Max

Max Samuel

Partner, SNÖ Ventures
Mehkar

Mehkar Sheikh

CEO, Venture Cup Sweden
Mei

Mei Wen

Founding Partner, Yinvest
Michael

Michael Lantz

CEO, Accedo
Michal

Michal Gromek

Fintech Expert, Safello
Michel

Michel Laporte Godorn

Founder & CEO, Vimentis Group AB
Miguel

Miguel Quintana

Founder, consultant and coach, Mindfulnets and Covitalia
Mikael

Mikael Arndt

Founder, Department of Awsome AB
Mikael

Mikael Blix

CEO & Founder, Heja
Mikaela

Mikaela Larsell Ayesa

COO, uBIT.vc
Milena

Milena Kraeva

Founder & CEO, Nexus Impact Ventures
Miriam

Miriam Sundholm

Founder, Aumla
Moaz

Moaz Hamid

founding partner, mvmt ventures
Monika

Monika Elling

Executive Chairman, Talent Eye
My

My Mattsson

Senior Associate, Rouse
Naimul

Naimul Abd

CEO, Connect Öst
Nathan

Nathan Evans

Director, Founder Institute
Nea

Nea Harjanne

CEO, Kiuas
Niklas

Niklas Rudemo

Chief Product Officer, StartupTools
Niss Jonas

Niss Jonas Carlsson

Founder, Språkkraft
Ola

Ola Wassvik

Co-Founder & CTO, Flatfrog Laboratories AB
Olena

Olena Rogozina

FI Mentor
Olena

Olena Bochulia

Co-Founder, Severus
Olga

Olga Padulosi

Marketing & Partnerships, AppFollow
Oskars

Oskars Jepsis

FI Mentor
Ozan

Ozan Alptekin

Co-founder & CTO, BISU
Özge

Özge Özen Zink

Partnership Manager Entrepreneurs, SEB
Patrick

Patrick O'Connor-Read

AI || Blockchain || Product, Architect & CTO
Patrik

Patrik Kägu

Innovation Advisor, Almi Stockholm Sörmland
Peder

Peder Rotkirch

Founder, Join the Carnival
Per

Per Björklund

Partner, Further Than Capital
Peter

Peter Ingman

FI Mentor
Peter

Peter Carlsson

Partner, Spintop Ventures
Pierre

Pierre Killy

Chief Technology Officer, DigiExam
Pontus

Pontus Lund

Investment Manager, Wellstreet
Pouria

Pouria Kay

Mentor, Founder Institute
Praveen

Praveen Mayakar

Investor, MaxRoot
Preben

Preben Fjellaker Mathisen

Senior Advisor - Startups, Innovation Norway
Ragnheiður

Ragnheiður Magnúsdóttir

Founder & Chair of the Board, Nordic Ignite
Raman

Raman Ramalingam

Startup recruitment & HR consultant, talentX
Randy

Randy Cottin

Founder & CEO, Nesta.se
Rebecca

Rebecca Holmberg

at, Backing Minds
Rebecka

Rebecka Löthman Rydå

Investment Director, Inventure
Reid

Reid Jackson

Investment Manager, Luminar Ventures
Remi

Remi Saint-Jean

Founder, delighting.io
Richard

Richard Cristina

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

Rickard Damm

Head of Zone, Telia Company
Rita

Rita Anson

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

Rodrigo Garay

Founder, Ponture
Rodrigo

Rodrigo Muñoz

FI Mentor
Russell

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
Saga

Saga Löfgren

Brand Manager, LEIA Health
Saliou

Saliou Sall

Founder & CEO, Tripier AB
Salmine

Salmine Sassi

Entrepreneur in Residence, Seedstars
Sameer

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Sameh

Sameh Katr

Chairman of the Advisory Board, Boost Turku
Sami

Sami Ahvenniemi

General Partner, Vendep Capital
Sami & Helena

Sami & Helena Sulieman

FI Mentor
Sara

Sara Hjortmar

Senior Associate, Seedrs | Republic Nordics
Sara

Sara Håkanson Maxence

Founder, Fincipio AB
Sarita

Sarita Runeberg

CEO, Maria 01
Sebastien

Sebastien Archambeaud

Founder & CEO, Handiscover
Sigrid

Sigrid Hellberg

Venture Lead & Business Designer, Desifer
Simon

Simon Turner

Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana
Simon

Simon Olson

Founding Partner, XY Ventures
Sissel

Sissel Hansen

Founder & CEO, Startup Guide
Smriti

Smriti Mishra

Head of AI, Earthbanc
Sofia

Sofia Breitholtz

CEO, Reach for Change
Sofia

Sofia Lindelöw

Managing Director Nordics, Norrsken
Sofie

Sofie Marin

Founder & CEO, Arts Dynamics
Sokol

Sokol Vjerdha

Mentor, FI Sweden
Stefan

Stefan Sonnerstedt

CEO, Connect Sverige Region Öst
Stefan

Stefan Frank

Investor, Board Professional & Senior Business Advisor, Vitellius Invest
Stefan

Stefan Lindeberg

Partner, Further Than Capital
Steph

Steph Thommen

Founder, purposeful.tech
Stéphane

Stéphane Nasser

Co-Founder, OpenVC
Sunil

Sunil Dutt

Founder & CEO, Vembla
Svetlana

Svetlana Stotskaya

Mentor, Techstars Sustainability Paris
Taylor

Taylor Ryan

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

Ted Bowman

Partner at Wellstreet and Director of Product Management a Klarna, Wellstreet
Teresa

Teresa Acuña Lopez

Culture Strategist , Culture By Design
Terhi

Terhi Johanna Vapola

Managing Partner & Founder, Greencode Ventures
Tetiana

Tetiana Siianko

Head of Accelerator Program, NoMoonShot
Thomas

Thomas Bigagli

Partner, Plug and Play
Tiina

Tiina Laisi Puheloinen

CEO, Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN)
Timo

Timo Linnemann

Ventures Lead Hamburg & Nordics, Plug and Play
Timo

Timo Felin

Investment Director, Vendep Capital
Tobias

Tobias Bard

CEO, Prototyp
Torsti

Torsti Tenhunen

FI Mentor
Trevor

Trevor Longino

Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
Ulf

Ulf Linden

Founder and COO, LegalWorks Nordic
Ulrika

Ulrika Martin

Business Developer, Spotlight Stockmarket
Vanessa

Vanessa Mbamalu

Startup Manager, Startup Norway
Vesa

Vesa Riihimäki

Head of Startup & Growth Finland, Nordea
Victoria

Victoria Kopylov

Founder, ThinkAloud
Vik

Vik Li

Investment Director, Ericsson Ventures
Ville

Ville Simola

CEO, Maria 01
Vincent

Vincent Weir

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

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
Wiktoria

Wiktoria Wójcik

Co-Founder, inSTREAMLY
Wilhelm

Wilhelm Lundborg

Founder & CEO, Investor & mentor, Homer.co
Ying-Ying

Ying-Ying Huang

Investor, APX
Zafer

Zafer Elcik

Co-founder, Otsimo

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