Jesse Saarela
Investment Director
“One of my focus areas is mobility and supply chain, which is undergoing a massive technological shift transforming the way we move people and goods. I also enjoy looking into new disruptive business ideas, such as Web3 and the metaverse.”
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.
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サステナビリティ×デジタルに特化した2号ファンド設立のお知らせ
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。
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Announcing new fund II to help founders tackle global challenges
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
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Investing in Annotell: Making safe perception possible for self-driving cars
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.
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The story of NordicNinja
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.
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For more liveable cities – Our investment into VOI
Why we invested in VOI technology, the pan-European micro-mobility leader making cities more liveable.
Supply Chain
Data logging for any industry or scale – Our Investment into Logmore
Logmore offers the building blocks for your cargo transparency changing the management of cargo to light and more secure.
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Our journey towards autonomous and clean transportation – Investment into Einride
Why we invested in Einride, the World’s first autonomous, all-electric truck to operate a commercial flow with a permit on public roads.
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The Future of Transport – Our investment into Bolt
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.