Nordic Virtual Fall 2020
Founder Institute Nordic 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 Nordic program below.
Aape Pohjavirta
Founder, Leader @ Funzi
Aditi Jajal-Newey
Founder & Lead Strategist @ Flow Concepts & Brandschooled
Aline De Santa Izabel
Founder @ YOGUT ME
Andy Chen
CEO / Angel Investor @ Weorder
Ane Nordahl Carlsen
Chief Investment officer @ Grafo AS
Anna Martinsen
Chief Happiness Officer @ Kisko Labs
Antti Akonniemi
Founder, CEO @ Kisko Labs Oy
Antti Salminen
Senior Specialist @ Business Finland
Berg Moe
Chairman @ Gründervekst AS
Bjørn Ekelund
Chairman, Senior Consultant @ Human Factors AS
Bram Pareyt
Bruno Pešec
Independent Expert @ Pešec Global
Carlo Rivis
CEO & Founder @ Innovation Discovery
Chander Shekher Joshi
Innovation Consultant @ TCS
Charlotte Aschim
CEO and Co-Founder @ TotalCtrl
Christelle Theis
Senior Director Innovation Excellence @ GEA Group
Claudia Parms
Head of Marketing & Communications @ Alberts
Damien Mongrand
Operation & Scale-up Lead @ BlinkIn.io
Dimitris Polychronopoulos
Former Oslo Chapter Director @ FI Mentor
Eduardo Ibacache Rodriguez
Mentor and Adviser for passionate people & companies @ EduardoAdviser
Eeppi Nieminen
Business Development Manager @ Taiste
Ella Rauen Prestes
Founder and CEO @ Fitbakes
Erick Arnberg
Strategy and Operations Lead - Northern Europe, Games & Apps @ Google
Erkki Aaltonen
DIrectore of Venture Investments @ Yara International
Fabian Geyrhalter
Founder and Principal @ FINIEN
Fernanda Vanoni Matta
Business Development & Innovation @ Tradal Brazil / Pura Vida
Fernando Goldman
Mentor @ Founder Institute
Gabriel Wyner
Founder and CEO @ Fluent Forever
Gagan Biyani
Co-Founder @ Udemy, Spring, Maven
George Guerra
Founder @ ProfitableClients.com
Glen Hellman
Glen Hellman - CRO & Business Development @ CXO Elevate and University of Maryland
Guc Ozenci
Program Director @ FI Washington DC
Hannu Kossila
Founder, Senior Marketing Researcher @ Mware
Hans Joerg Ill
Chief Procurement Officer @ Bühler Group
Harsh Shah
Heidi Huse Myrmo
CEO/Founder @ Allva AS
Ifat Peled Dinstag
CPA @ IPD - Finance Strategy
Ilkka O.Lavas
CEO @ EatAndTheCity
Ilkka Alarotu
SVP @ S-Group
Imran Afzal
Research and Development @ PepsiCo
Itziar Tueros
Ivana Milojevic
CEO @ FASTIDIOUS INC
Jan Lindblad
Founder @ All For Eco (non-profit)
Jan Erik Nyrövaara
Jari Jaanto
Co-Founder @ IRC-Galleria, Ninchat & Heimo
Jason Bayne
Managing Partner @ Surf Consult AS
Joaquim Macedo de Sousa
Executive Director @ Smart Rural HIESE
Jon Hautamäki
Partner @ Nordic Law
Juliet Bray
Julius Miikkulainen
Board Member, Investor @ Vöner Oy
Jussi Markula
Entrepreneur @ Prominda
Justine Reichman
Founder @ NextGenChef
Jyri Partanen
Kamal Hassan
Founding Partner @ Loyal VC
Katharina Breme
Head Innovation & Technology and Quality @ Migros Industries Segment 2 / Groupe ELSA-Mifroma
Kaye Hope
CCO @ Farmable
Khalid Abbas
Founder, Trainer, Technologist @ Kzetta Technologies AB
Kristoffer Lawson
Head of Product @ Attractive.ai
Laura Camurri
Lj Suzuki
Fractional CFO @ CFOshare
Luca Morandi
Mar Serra
Regional Applications and Manufacturing manager Beverages @ Nestle
Mar Eroles Navarro
Founder @ Mandarina Capital
Marisol Giacomelli
Global Category Leader @ Nestle
Marko Jappinen
Marketing Lead @ Suppilog
Marko Suksi
CEO, Founder @ Poppamies
Martin Sohr
Strategy Director @ Nestle
Matti Copeland
Executive Director @ p
Matti Santala
CEO @ A21
Max Atallah
Senior Associate Lawyer @ Nordic Law Ltd.
Memi Genosar
Michael Hiles
Micke Paqvalén
International business builder, Investor & Speaker @ Trä Group
Miguel Silva
Founder and CEO @ Visualyst
Mike Bradshaw
Head Coach @ Sampo Accelerator
Mikko Honkakorpi
CEO @ Digital Nature Oy
Mikko Ikola
Co-founder @ Ambronite
Mikko Pohjola
CEO @ Monttu Ventures
Mikko Koskinen
Co-founder @ Kyrö Distillery
Mikko Nikkilä
Nadia Alexander
Natalie Pilling
CEO @ EL Passion
Nigel Iyer
Co-Founder @ B4 Investigate AB www.b4investigate.com
Olaf Gruess
Olavi Mertanen
Commercialization expert @ Self employed
Oswaldo Da Costa E Silva
Pantea Lotfian
Dr. @ Camrosh
Paolo Mazzatorta
Food Safety and Quality Expert @ Food Safe Science
Paulina Janiak
Senior Consultant @ Graphite Growth
Pekka Viilto
Co-Founder @ Rundit
Pia Erkinheimo
Partner, Director @ Fingertip Ltd
Piotr Pluta
CEO @ Human Factors AS
Pouria Kay
Founding Partner @ Atlan
Ramkumar Nair
Founder & CEO @ Mycorena AB
Reetta Noukka
COO @ Finnish Design Shop
Reetta Kivela
Reidar Wasenius
CCO, Personal Brainer @ Breaks Finland Ltd
Renata Pereira
Oil & Gas Executive, Angel Investor, Mentor @ Founder Institute
Ricardo Monagas
Co-founder at Uppersky / CTO at TotalCtrl.no @ Uppersky / TotalCtrl.no
Rie Aleksandra Walle
Founder & Manager @ Bedre Bedrift AS
Risto Rautakorpi
Co-dounder @ Gorilla Ventures Oy
Saga Forss
Board Member, Co-owner @ Soppakeittiö (Soup&More Oy)
Sampsa Fabritius
CEO & Founder @ Kieku Labs
Seamus Holohan
CEO @ The Helsinki Distilling Company
Shira Rosen
owner @ Shira rosen
Stefan Lindberg
Stefan Petersson
Partner, Investor & Company Builder @ Xplorico
Suzanne Fanning
Tania Villares Balsa
Investment Director @ Cambridge Enterprise
Tomi Räsänen
Founder, CEO @ Shaping Diamonds
Tomi Räsänen
CoFounder & CMO @ Shaping Diamonds
Toni Perämäki
Action-oriented Enabler & Experienced Business Developer @ Microsoft Finland
Torsti Tenhunen
Trevor Smith
Operations Director - now retired @ BuD Garage
Udi Klier
CEO @ Nicevend
Virginia Vegas
Director of Programs @ Startup Norway
Vladimir Sijakovic
CEO @ VOZZi
William Laratta
Global R&D and Open Innovation Leader @ Barry Callebaut
Windi Muziasari
Yogi Yoganathan
CEO/Co-Founder @ RemitBee
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