R/08 · 2016 – 2023 · Europe · Chile · global

# Mentor, advisor, judge, organizer

Techstars, Startup Wise Guys, Katapult, Founder Institute and more.

- Mentor
- Advisor
- Community

Alongside the day jobs, I mentored startups across accelerators in Marketing Strategies, Branding, Go-To-Market and Growth — and helped run startup communities in Tallinn.

## Accelerators

### Startup Wise Guys · 2016 – 2023

Marketing and growth mentor in a three-month program, alongside 150+ international and local mentors.

### Katapult Accelerator, Oslo · 2017 – 2023

Mentor to startups across cohorts on marketing, branding, GTM and growth.

### Techstars · 2018 – 2020

Mentor to startups in different cohorts.

### Founder Institute, Chisinau · 2017 – 2020

Mentor in marketing strategy, branding, GTM and growth.

### TheFactory, Oslo · 2018 – 2020

Mentor at a fintech, insurtech, regtech and AI accelerator.

### Storytek Creative Hub, Tallinn · 2018 – 2020

Mentor at an accelerator for audiovisual and creative-tech startups.

### Fincube, Istanbul · 2019 – 2020

Mentor at the digital garage powered by QNB Finansbank.

### Global Innovation Catalyst · 2021 – 2023

Fellow mentor in a 12-week experiential learning program on designing and launching new ventures.

## Judging & advisory

### Start-Up Chile · 2018 – 2021

Judge — evaluated and scored applications to the Chilean government's program for early-stage founders.

### SXSW · 2018 – 2019

Board advisor for the SXSW Pitch competition, reviewing applications.

## Community

### Startup Grind Tallinn · 2017 – 2019

Chapter director for the global startup community powered by Google for Entrepreneurs.

### Fuckup Nights Tallinn · 2017 – 2019

Co-organizer of the nonprofit event series on business failure stories.

### Mati Foods · 2023 – present

Investor in a mycoprotein food company.

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