About

I've spent 17 years inside organisations and 10 years building an accelerator. Both taught me the same thing: most decisions in high-stakes environments are made on bad information, not bad judgment.

That's the thread across everything I build today.

 

Background

Started in heavy industry — chemicals, paper, minerals — leading commercial functions with €800M P&L responsibility across European and Asian operations. Co-founded Accelerator Frankfurt in 2014. Ten years later: 70+ startups accelerated, €100M+ raised, exits to Mastercard, SAP, and Ping.
 

Today Accelerator Frankfurt focuses on cyber, space, and autonomous systems for Europe's defence and dual-use ecosystem.
 

Alongside the accelerator, I built Mindclip Behaviour — the company behind the Authority Shift™ behavioural assessment used by senior leaders in financial services to surface blind spots.
 

A third venture is in development: a longitudinal blood biomarker review tool for women 45–60.

 

Credentials

• MSc Process Engineering, Åbo Akademi

• MBA International Management, Purdue & ESCP

• Executive Master, INSEAD

• Lecturer, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

• EU Top 50 Influential Women in Startups & VC (2019–2022)

• Published author — How to F*ck Up Your Startup

• International keynote: Slush, TOA, Paris Fintech Forum, Frankfurt Digital Finance, Consensus, HK Fintech Week, Arctic15, FinTech Junction

• Featured: YLE (Finnish National TV), Talouselämä, Börsen Zeitung

 

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