Career timeline.

The common thread has always been helping identify and build venture-backed companies. I've spent the last decade investing in startups, helping founders raise capital, supporting accelerators and building investor communities across Europe.

30+

investments

EUR 10M+

capital deployed

500+

founders advised, mentored or evaluated

10+

countries worked across

Focus

Angel investing, syndication and trusted deal flow.

InvestingOperationsFundraising

80+ investors in the community

Exposure to selected opportunities including Webel and Anthropic access

Key responsibilities

  • Built a network of 80+ investors and managed high-trust deal-flow coordination.
  • Structured investor communication, reporting, community rhythm and opportunity access.
  • Built a high-trust investor community focused on quality over quantity.

Selected outcomes

  • 80+ investors in the community
  • Exposure to selected opportunities including Webel and Anthropic access

Core expertise

  • Investor relations
  • Syndication
  • Community design
  • Private market operations

Focus

AI-native founder tools, investor-grade diagnostics and practical fundraising education.

BuilderFundraisingAdvisoryOperations

500+ founders referenced across product and advisory work

2,500+ investors mapped through Ugly Baby / VC Brain

Key responsibilities

  • Built product workflows for fundraising audits, investor research, report generation and founder tooling.
  • Turned years of investment experience into practical fundraising tools.
  • Created practical resources on fundraising, investor expectations and venture readiness.

Selected outcomes

  • 500+ founders referenced across product and advisory work
  • 2,500+ investors mapped through Ugly Baby / VC Brain

Core expertise

  • AI workflow design
  • Founder advisory
  • Product building
  • Fundraising education

Focus

Accelerator missions, founder readiness and venture-program support.

AdvisoryAcceleratorFundraisingOperations

100+ startups mentored through programs and advisory work

Missions and advisory work with Plug and Play, Swiss EP, Garage48 and Tenity ecosystems

Key responsibilities

  • Delivered workshops on fundraising, investor readiness, startup selection and fundraising fundamentals.
  • Prepared founders for fundraising conversations, pitch refinement and due diligence.
  • Screened startups, mentored founders and delivered fundraising workshops.

Selected outcomes

  • 100+ startups mentored through programs and advisory work
  • Missions and advisory work with Plug and Play, Swiss EP, Garage48 and Tenity ecosystems

Core expertise

  • Workshop design
  • Founder coaching
  • Startup screening
  • Investment committee preparation

Focus

Fintech, insurtech, digital identity, climate fintech, payments and early-stage acceleration.

InvestingAcceleratorFundraisingOperations

30+ investments

EUR 10M+ personally deployed

Key responsibilities

  • Sourced, evaluated and executed investments across Nordics, Baltics, France and Benelux.
  • Managed relationships with founders, LPs, corporate partners and portfolio companies.
  • Supported accelerator cohorts by combining investment analysis, mentoring and founder support.

Selected outcomes

  • 30+ investments
  • EUR 10M+ personally deployed
  • Companies include DEWA, Frankly Insure, eID Easy, Cryptoswift and Vinlivt

Core expertise

  • Venture investing
  • LP communication
  • Portfolio support
  • Regional startup ecosystem development

Focus

French and European startup investing, retail syndication and investment communication.

InvestingFundraisingOperations

Around €2M invested every week during a fast-paced deployment period

Selected exposure includes Flease and Keewe

Key responsibilities

  • Managed capital deployment workflows and startup investment analysis.
  • Supported sourcing, syndication, communication and retail-investor-facing investment processes.
  • Operated in a fast-paced investment environment deploying around €2M every week.

Selected outcomes

  • Around €2M invested every week during a fast-paced deployment period
  • Selected exposure includes Flease and Keewe

Core expertise

  • Deal execution
  • Investment memos
  • Syndication
  • Retail investor communication

Focus

Early-stage investment, cross-border deal execution and investor community infrastructure.

InvestingOperationsFundraising

Around 50 transactions across the Funderbeam period

Progressed from analyst to Head of Investments

Key responsibilities

  • Led end-to-end deal execution: sourcing, due diligence, term sheets, closing and investor communication.
  • Built investor communities, led syndications and executed cross-border investments.
  • Worked across Iberia, Scandinavia and the Baltics while leading investments and regional growth.

Selected outcomes

  • Around 50 transactions across the Funderbeam period
  • Progressed from analyst to Head of Investments

Core expertise

  • Due diligence
  • Term sheets
  • Investor relations
  • Team leadership

Focus

Business, governance, technology policy and Estonia's digital-state environment.

Education

M.Sc. Political Sciences

B.Sc. Business Administration

Key responsibilities

  • Built the foundation for a career in European venture capital.
  • Studied business administration, political sciences, digital society and governance contexts.
  • Developed the institutional literacy that now supports ecosystem and public/private venture work.

Selected outcomes

  • M.Sc. Political Sciences
  • B.Sc. Business Administration

Core expertise

  • Policy literacy
  • Business foundations
  • Ecosystem context
  • Cross-cultural operating
Email kev@vc-brain.com