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

Abid Masood

Founder, Buddio

Adrian Arnsvik Bjurefalk

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

Ali Jamal

Growth and Performance Marketing, Clip

Amanda Evans

Chief Growth Officer, Enigio

Amanda Enocksson Gyllenberg

COO l Portfolio Manager l Partner, VNTRS

Anastasia Trofimova

CEO and Co-Founder, YOUR BEET

Anders Hammarbäck

Partner, Antler

Andrew Hennigan

Lecturer, Coach, Writer, Andrew Hennigan Consulting

Anette Nordvall

Venture Partner, Butterfly Ventures

Anjali Westwood

Founder, Maternia Care

Anna Pyykkö

Founder & CEO, Female Founders Suomi

Antonella Stromberg

Co-Founder, The Real Hero

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus

Astrid Kristensen

CEO, LEIA

Aviv Shalgi

CEO, Solar Simplified

Benjamin Stacey

CEO, Pitchverk

Berg Moe

Owner, Berg Moe Media

Beril Kocadereli

FI Mentor

Caritta Seppä

Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures

Caroline Wachtmeister

Principal, Industrifonden

Charlotte Christensen

Executive Director, Fintocat

Charlotte Ekelund

Head of Investor Relations, Sting

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems

Chris Foltz

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

Chris Albinsson

Partner & Co-founder, node.vc

Christian Schaffner

CEO, 61st Digital Agency

David Holm

General Partner, Xplorico

Dennis Kibirev

Chief Growth Officer, Mesh Ai

Dennis Surendra

CEO & Founder, IdeaBits AB

Donnie Sc Lygonis

Innovation Strategist & Business Coach, KTH Innovation

Dr. Hanan El Basha

Founder, The Business Doctor & The Global Businesswomen

Elena Mlotok

General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon

Elsa Hyland

Angel Investor, Startup Advisor

Emelie Gustafsson Maistedt

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

Emil Jerndal

Venture Principal, Invenio Growth

Erik Oskarsson

Country Manager, Rouse Sweden

Felicia Nordgård

Head of Nordics, Peak

Fernanda Torre

CEO, NextAgents

Fredrik Rosengren

Accelerator Manager & Business Coach, Sting

Gabriele Garavini

New Business Development Manager, Telia

Gabrielle Ödhammar

Functional Lead Talent Planning, Group People, Nordea

Gemma Whitehouse

Founder & Director, Ingeniva

Gustaf-Wilhelm Hellstedt

Startup Coach, H & Partners Global Vision Ltd

Hannes Helander

Head of Startup Programs, Connect Sverige Region Öst

Hannes Rosén

CEO & Co-Founder, StartupTools

Henrik Reimavuo

Investor, J12 Ventures

Henryk Stawicki

Founding Partner, Change Pilots

Ida Herbertsson

Head of Fast Track Capital, Minc

Idowu Akinde

Founder, Boolean Labs

Iñaki Escudero

Brand Strategist & Co-Founder, The Real Hero

Isabel Nilson

Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures

Jan Zając

CEO, Sotrender

Jasmin Elmi

Program Manager, Sustainability & Social Impact tech, Mastercard Lighthouse

Jenny Gizard

Innovation Advisor, Almi Stockholm

Jens Wernborg

Director, Startup Grind Hong Kong

Jens Christian Aune

Investment Manager, Startuplab

Jesper Kjellerås

Founder & Chairman, Impact Hub Stockholm

Joachim Widd

COO and Partner, VNTRS

Joachim Rittfeldt Hofvenschiöld

Co-Founder, uBIT

Johan Attby

General Partner, Norrsken Accelerator

Johan Berglind

CTO, VNTRS

Johan Johansson

Angel Investor & Board Professional, Ageris Holding AB

John Elvesjö

Managing Partner, node.vc

John Drakenberg Renander

CEO & Co-founder, Alex Therapeutics

John Rush

Founder, MarsX Inc

John Erik Hassel

Owner/Executive Advisor, Oanæs & Co AS

Jonas Glädt

Chief Operating Officer, Legal Career

Jonas Malm

Investment Associate, node.vc

Jonas Åström

Founder & Partner, Recuro

Jonatan Håkansson

Growth Consultant, Hawkeye Invest

Julia Nilsson

Senior Portfolio Manager, Antler

Kristína Némethová

Head of Program, Kiuas

Leif Frykman

Founder & Chairman of the Board, LegalWorks Nordic

Lesley Pennington

Founder, BEMZ

Magnus Bergmark

Innovation Manager, Telia Company

Magret Jokela

Head of Program, Hanken Business Lab

Malcolm Larri

Founder, Brave Personal Development

Manolo Obaya

Startup Coach & Head of International Growth, Founders Loft

Mara Rada

CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)

Mari Luukkainen

Principal, Icebreaker.vc

Mari Lahti

Head of Community & Operations, KIUAS

Maria Grabowska

Manager, +impact accelerator

Marie-Louise Dahl

FI Mentor

Matti Lindberg

Associate, Legal Counsel, Rouse Sweden

Mehkar Sheikh

Regional Manager, Venture Cup Sweden

Mei Wen

Founding Partner, Yinvest

Michel Laporte Godorn

Founder & CEO, Vimentis Group AB

Mikael Blix

CEO & Founder, Heja

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

Nea Harjanne

CEO, Kiuas

Niklas Rudemo

Chief Product Officer, StartupTools

Ola Wassvik

Co-Founder & CTO, Flatfrog Laboratories AB

Olena Rogozina

FI Mentor

Olena Bochulia

Co-Founder, Severus

Oskars Jepsis

FI Mentor

Özge Özen Zink

Partnership Manager Entrepreneurs, SEB

Patrik Kägu

Innovation Advisor, Almi Stockholm Sörmland

Per Björklund

Partner, Further Than Capital

Peter Ingman

FI Mentor

Pontus Lund

Investment Manager, Wellstreet

Pouria Kay

Mentor, Founder Institute

Preben Fjellaker Mathisen

Senior Advisor - Startups, Innovation Norway

Ragnheiður Magnúsdóttir

Founder & Chair of the Board, Nordic Ignite

Raman Ramalingam

Startup recruitment & HR consultant, talentX

Randy Cottin

Founder & CEO, Nesta.se

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

Project Management, Oslo International Hub and Business Angels Norway

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited

Saga Löfgren

Brand Manager, LEIA Health

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures

Sameh Katr

Chairman of the Advisory Board, Boost Turku

Sara Hjortmar

Senior Associate, Seedrs | Republic Nordics

Sara Håkanson Maxence

Founder, Fincipio AB

Sigrid Hellberg

Venture Lead & Business Designer, Desifer

Simon Turner

Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana

Simon Olson

Founding Partner, XY Ventures

Sofia Lindelöw

Managing Director Nordics, Norrsken

Sofie Marin

Founder & CEO, Arts Dynamics, From Sweden Productions

Steph Thommen

Founder, purposeful.tech

Stéphane Nasser

Co-Founder, OpenVC

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

Timo Linnemann

Ventures Lead Hamburg & Nordics, Plug and Play

Tobias Bard

CEO, Prototyp

Torsti Tenhunen

FI Mentor

Trevor Longino

Chief Marketing Officer, Unito

Ulf Linden

Founder and COO, LegalWorks Nordic

Vanessa Mbamalu

Startup Manager, Startup Norway

Victoria Kopylov

Founder, ThinkAloud

Vincent Weir

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

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