Jesse Saarela
Investment Director
Jesse joined NordicNinja from the corporate finance world of London and Helsinki, advising private equity investors at Deutsche Bank and Nordhaven on M&A and financing.
As Investment Director, his quantitative finance background comes in handy in a wide array of tasks. From supporting portfolio companies in fundraising, evaluating their unit economics analyses to evaluating NordicNinja’s new investment opportunities, Jesse is a reliable partner.
Jesse holds a Masters in Finance from Aalto University.
NordicNinja VCは北欧・バルト地域から英国・オランダを含めた北部ヨーロッパ地域における「サステナビリティ×デジタル」分野に特化した2号ファンドを設立し、ファーストクローズを約200億円規模で完了いたしました。
The largest Japanese VC in Europe expands its operations to the UK, Ireland, and BeNeLux countries, while doubling down on the Nordics and the Baltics
We are proud to be backing Annotell in their Series A round of $24 million to speed up the development and validation of autonomous vehicles’ perception systems. Find closer details in the article.
Since our launch in 2019, we have answered many times “why NordicNinja was established to the Nordics”. Here we’ve gathered our experiences so far.
Why we invested in VOI technology, the pan-European micro-mobility leader making cities more liveable.
Logmore offers the building blocks for your cargo transparency changing the management of cargo to light and more secure.
Why we invested in Einride, the World’s first autonomous, all-electric truck to operate a commercial flow with a permit on public roads.
Bolt is one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and NordicNinja is thrilled to be part of this journey. Read more about our investment from the announcement.