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Maris Prii

Former General Partner at Vitosha Venture Partners

Estonia

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About

Joined SmartCap in November 2025 as Chief of Staff. Previously an Investment Manager at Invest New Zealand and led Estonia's investor relations and FDI activities in the US at Invest Estonia. Holds a degree from Tallinn University of Technology.

Experience

  1. SmartCapChief of Staffcurrent2025 — present
  2. Invest New ZealandInvestment Manager2025Auckland, New Zealand
  3. New Zealand Trade and EnterpriseInvestment Manager2025Auckland, New Zealand
  4. EAS - Enterprise EstoniaHead of Investor Relations and FDI in the US2020 — 2024California, United States
  5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of EstoniaCounsellor2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  6. Summit Summit - Connecting the ConnectorsCOO2019 — 2024
  7. Vitosha Venture PartnersGeneral Partner2019 — 2023
  8. Latitude59Team Member2014 — 2021Tallinn
  9. RebelRoamCOO2018 — 2020
  10. Swisscontact / Swiss Entrepreneurship ProgrammeEntrepreneur In Residence2018Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Hertzogovina
  11. Ministry of the InteriorMember of the Estonian Startup Visa Committee2017 — 2018Estonia
  12. Startup Wise GuysCOO / Management Board Member2014 — 2018Tallinn, Estonia
  13. NavirecChief Operating Officer2009 — 2013
  14. SAS Institute OÜAssistant2007 — 2008
  15. Federation of Estonian Student UnionsEducational Policy Officer2004 — 2005

Skills & more

Venture CapitalExecutive ManagementStakeholder ManagementInvestmentsProblem SolvingStart-upsEarly-stage StartupsBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipPortfolio ManagementBusiness StrategyExecutive Support
+7 moreHuman ResourcesEvent ManagementProject ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategic PlanningManagement ConsultingAnalytical Skills

Languages English · Estonian · Russian

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Who is Maris Prii?
Joined SmartCap in November 2025 as Chief of Staff. Previously an Investment Manager at Invest New Zealand and led Estonia's investor relations and FDI activities in the US at Invest Estonia. Holds a degree from Tallinn University of Technology.
Where did Maris Prii go to school?
Maris Prii studied at Tallinn University of Technology (MA, Technology Governance); TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology (Bachelor, Public Administration).

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Also worked at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia2

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