Experience

Vertical

• Finland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland Vertical is a small but fast-growing consulting partner to the healthcare industry and particularly pharmaceutical companies. The company count most of the world’s largest pharmas as its clients. The vision is to help create an accessible, effective, and sustainable healthcare system through the work Vertical does with its clients.

• Consultant - Innovation Consulting

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2023

  Helsinki Area, Finland Vertical in the Nordic consulting firm which provides collaboration, strategic, and transactional advisory. My work is all about innovation through collaboration between corporations and technology startups, project management, insight & foresight, as well as strategic advisory. Projects usually focus on digital solutions and services, and in some, more rare cases, usage of new materials or processes. I design, sell and lead innovation projects with governments, cities and… Show more Vertical in the Nordic consulting firm which provides collaboration, strategic, and transactional advisory. My work is all about innovation through collaboration between corporations and technology startups, project management, insight & foresight, as well as strategic advisory. Projects usually focus on digital solutions and services, and in some, more rare cases, usage of new materials or processes. I design, sell and lead innovation projects with governments, cities and corporations. Apart from clients relations, project management, and being responsible for budget and human resources, I also provide expertise in different technology innovation projects, for both startups and international corporations, including: - Start-up business development support and advisory - Product validation advisory - Trend-spotting, foresight, analysis, and market updates - International startup accelerator planning and execution, soft-landing in Finland - Marketing communication support

• Venture Analyst - Project Lead & Strategic Business Developer

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2019

• Dealflow Manager - Community, Startup Scouting & Strategic Business Development

  • Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

  Helsinki Area, Finland During this phase of my career at Vertical, my role covered the full pipeline of the deal flow process for the collaboration and open innovation programs. - Collected clients requirements (corporations, NGOs, institutions) - Planned of startup scouting process - Reviewed / screening applications - Held hundreds of interviews with startups - Drove customer compliance analysis and startup due diligence from the team/culture/product/market fit perspective - Fascilitated of… Show more During this phase of my career at Vertical, my role covered the full pipeline of the deal flow process for the collaboration and open innovation programs. - Collected clients requirements (corporations, NGOs, institutions) - Planned of startup scouting process - Reviewed / screening applications - Held hundreds of interviews with startups - Drove customer compliance analysis and startup due diligence from the team/culture/product/market fit perspective - Fascilitated of value proposition discussion between startups and corporations - Organised and lead startup selection events - Drove Vertical's ecosystem and community network, including local and international startups hubs, investors, institutions, research organisations, public funding organisation - Event management and social media management - Was in charge of Vertical's marketing and content creation.

• Dealflow Coordinator - Community & Startup Scouting

  • Nov 2016 - Mar 2017

  Espoo, Finland The right hand to the Head of Portfolio during the times, when Vertical used to be a health tech & wellbeing accelerator. I acted as a main point of contact for startups looking to engage with Vertical clients and go through a collaboration program, meaning that I looked over two thousand startup applications. Being a Vertical Dealflow Coordinator, I took pride and joy in being actively taking part in developing and supporting the Nordic health startup ecosystem and supporting the startup… Show more The right hand to the Head of Portfolio during the times, when Vertical used to be a health tech & wellbeing accelerator. I acted as a main point of contact for startups looking to engage with Vertical clients and go through a collaboration program, meaning that I looked over two thousand startup applications. Being a Vertical Dealflow Coordinator, I took pride and joy in being actively taking part in developing and supporting the Nordic health startup ecosystem and supporting the startup community.



Nordic Mentor Network For Entrepreneurship - NOME

• Denmark
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NOME Program Manager in Finland

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Helsinki, Finland NOME – Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship, a mentor program within the Digital Health, Life Science sector in the Nordic countries. NOME is based on a successful elite network at MIT, MIT Venture Mentoring Service. The goal of NOME is transforming Nordic digital health, life science startups into internationally renowned commercial successes. The initiative is funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation, and driven in collaboration with local partners such as Karolinska Innovation, Medicon… Show more NOME – Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship, a mentor program within the Digital Health, Life Science sector in the Nordic countries. NOME is based on a successful elite network at MIT, MIT Venture Mentoring Service. The goal of NOME is transforming Nordic digital health, life science startups into internationally renowned commercial successes. The initiative is funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation, and driven in collaboration with local partners such as Karolinska Innovation, Medicon Village, Oslo Cancer Cluster, Aleap, Accelerace, Vertical, Turku Science Park. As a NOME representative in Finland, my job is to be a contact person representing NOME in the country, as well as to identify the most promising Nordic digital health, life science & biotech startups and the best possible mentors. More information: nome.nu Show less



Terveysteknologia ry - Healthtech Finland

• Finland
• Industry Associations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coordinator - Partnerships, Marketing, Communications & PR

  • Dec 2015 - Nov 2016

  Helsinki Area, Finland Upgraded is a non-profit association for Finnish health startups. Upgraded connects the health startup community & enable collaboration within the health industry. Upgraded strives to improve competitiveness and increase the success rate of Finnish health startups. I was responsible for: - Developing, building and executing program on the regional level (Helsinki and all Uusiama Region) - Marketing and communications of the organization - Planning and producing events and… Show more Upgraded is a non-profit association for Finnish health startups. Upgraded connects the health startup community & enable collaboration within the health industry. Upgraded strives to improve competitiveness and increase the success rate of Finnish health startups. I was responsible for: - Developing, building and executing program on the regional level (Helsinki and all Uusiama Region) - Marketing and communications of the organization - Planning and producing events and conferences, including Nordic Health Investment Day (comprehensive matchmaking event bringing together investors, accelerators, large corporations and media with innovative startups seeking funding and internationalization, participated in the planning of Upgraded Life Festival (Nordics's biggest health startup event - 1100+ attendees, 80+ speakers), planning and executing Upgraded Life TALKS (bi-monthly community events uniting health & tech professionals) - Consultancy and scouting for health corporate partners, accelerators and investors - Project management Show less



Startup hub, HUB13

• Project & Marketing Manager at GOInternational programme

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

  Helsinki, Finland GOInternational is located at the biggest privately owned co-working space in Helsinki and has been established by one of it's co-founders. In a nutshell, it'​ is a matchmaking and business development service provider for value-driven companies that want to go global. It's objective is to improve customer's potential for expansion and growth (BRIC, AP, MEA). - Created new opportunities for Finnish companies to grow abroad - Identified and established perspective partnerships for… Show more GOInternational is located at the biggest privately owned co-working space in Helsinki and has been established by one of it's co-founders. In a nutshell, it'​ is a matchmaking and business development service provider for value-driven companies that want to go global. It's objective is to improve customer's potential for expansion and growth (BRIC, AP, MEA). - Created new opportunities for Finnish companies to grow abroad - Identified and established perspective partnerships for GOInternational Finland programme - Worked with inbound cases from abroad and found solutions/partners for them in Finland - Organised events related to international entrepreneurship and business development - Lead the team of six (in relation to events). Examples of events I've organised: Emerging Markets Ignite in collaboration with Think Afrika, SLUSH Impact, Tekes BEAM, Chinese Cleantech Matchmaking Event, Meet & Greet for Russian and CIS tech startups (SlushX programme), African Matchmaking Event in collaboration with Unibrain. Show less



Korjaamo / Sarafan PR / Flow Festival / Visit Helsinki / MindTrek / Self-Employed

• Communications Specialist, Event Manager, Marketing & Production Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2015

  Helsinki, Finland During 2010-2015 I'd been studying for my second degree, done exchange studies in the UK and worked in event production, PR, journalism, content marketing, and blogging. * Free-lance journalist & blogger 2010-2015 I worked as a freelance journalist and blogger, mainly covering urban life, lifestyle, and culture in Scandinavian and Nordic countries. Achievements: Personal best - 55 000 hits per article. * Visit Helsinki, 2015 Through Sarafan PR, worked on the promotion of… Show more During 2010-2015 I'd been studying for my second degree, done exchange studies in the UK and worked in event production, PR, journalism, content marketing, and blogging. * Free-lance journalist & blogger 2010-2015 I worked as a freelance journalist and blogger, mainly covering urban life, lifestyle, and culture in Scandinavian and Nordic countries. Achievements: Personal best - 55 000 hits per article. * Visit Helsinki, 2015 Through Sarafan PR, worked on the promotion of Helsinki city in Russia http://www.helsinki.ru/helsinki/novosti/denj-helsinki * Flow Festival, 2014 www.flowfestival.com Flow Festival is #1 Boutique Music Festival in Europe. In 2014 it gathered 130 artists and the audience of 58 000. Through Sarafan PR, I worked on content marketing for Flow Festival, which among other materials included my own production - a unique Flow city guide. Apart from that, I also coordinated the international press and assisted with translation. * Brandworxxx, 2013 BrandWorxx is a marketing agency. Together with a team, I conducted a customer research analysis for a large industrial client. * Korjaamo, 2010 www.korjaamo.fi Founded in 2004 Korjaamo Culture Factory yearly it hosts around 400 cultural, 300 business events. I acted as a production assistant with the function of a PR. I've assisted in the production of the Stage Festival, where participants of the festival had included winners of the Edinburgh Festival and Edinburgh Fringe. Managed Russian-speaking media channels (radio, newspapers, content marketing for the website, social media management). Other examples of my works: within a week solely organized Pecha-Kucha, a franchise event with 10 speakers for the audience of 200 people; took one of the key roles in organizing the conference “Business of Art”. Show less



SCMedia

• Senior Account Manager, Team Lead

  • Sep 2007 - Jan 2009

  St Petersburg, St Petersburg City, Russia Advertising agency and production company. - Sales & account management - Hiring & training of personnel - Managing the team of five