Nordics Fall 2025
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
Adeo Ressi
CEO @ Decile Group / VC Lab
Amanda Evans
Chief Growth Officer @ Enigio
Andreas Svendsen
Senior Consultant / Engagement Manager @ Rouse AB
Andrew Hennigan
Lecturer, Coach, Writer @ Andrew Hennigan Consulting
Anette Nordvall
Venture Partner @ Butterfly Ventures
Annika Vangstad
Head of Group Creative @ Nordea
Arcui Usoara
Founder/CEO @ Iaculus
Aviv Shalgi
CEO @ Solar Simplified
Ben Stacey
CEO @ Pitchverk
Charlotte Christensen
Executive Director @ Fintocat
Charlotte Ekelund
Investor & External Relations Director @ Sting
Chintan Oza
Founder @ Anantam Ecosystems
Chris Foltz
Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence @ Founder Institute
Donnie Sc Lygonis
Innovation Strategist & Business Coach @ KTH Innovation
Dr. Hanan El Basha
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer @ Maverika
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
Erik Afzelius
COO @ UnTap!
Fernanda Torre
CEO @ NextAgents
Filip Veli Gultekin
Angel Investor @ Startup Advisor
Fredrik Rosengren
Accelerator Manager & Business Coach @ Sting
Gabriele Garavini
New Business Development Manager @ Telia
Gemma Whitehouse
Founder & Director @ Ingeniva
Guy Parry
Senior Product Manager @ VNTRS
Hannes Rosén
CEO & Co-Founder @ StartupTools
Henrik Tellving
Partner @ node.vc
Ida Herbertsson
Head of Fast Track Capital @ Minc
Isabel Keulen
Investment Manager @ Spintop Ventures
Janne Saarikko
Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator @ Founder Institute
Jenny Gizard
Innovation Advisor @ Almi Stockholm
Jens Wernborg
Director @ Startup Grind Hong Kong
Jens Christian Aune
Investment Manager @ Startuplab
Joachim Rittfeldt Hofvenschiöld
Co-Founder @ uBIT
Johan Johansson
Jonas Glädt
Chief Operating Officer @ Legal Career
Jonas Åström
Founder & Partner @ Recuro
Jonatan Håkansson
Growth Consultant @ Hawkeye Invest
Jørn Haanæs
Investment Director @ Katapult
Kevin Albrecht
CTO @ P.F.C.
Lars Lindgen
Angel Investor @ Founder SVCA, Founder DHS Venture Partners, Author Mitt liv som affärsängel
Leif Frykman
Founder & Chairman of the Board @ LegalWorks Nordic
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
Mikael Angesjo
Mikaela Larsell Ayesa
COO @ uBIT.vc
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 Bochulia
Co-Founder @ Severus
Olga Padulosi
Marketing & Partnerships @ AppFollow
Pär Lagerström
Investment Manager @ Almi Invest
Per Björklund
Partner @ Further Than Capital
Per Ström
@ First Gate Invest
Peter Ingman
Pouria Kay
Founding Partner @ Atlan
Preben Fjellaker Mathisen
Senior Advisor - Startups @ Innovation Norway
Resad Zacina
Chief Growth Officer @ Ministry of Programming
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
Sameh Katr
Chairman of the Advisory Board @ Boost Turku
Sami Vikback
CEO & Founder @ 8 Media Ventures
Sandra Jona
Legal Counsel @ LW Advisory
Simon Turner
Founding Partner, Groundbreaking @ Managing Director, FI Ghana
Sofie Marin
Founder & CEO @ Arts Dynamics
Stefan Frank
Investor, Board Professional & Senior Business Advisor @ Vitellius Invest
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
Zen Holmgren
Agency Leader @ My Own Marketing Team, Angel Investor
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