Find your path to Sami
241 people in our graph share verified history with Sami — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Tony NystenunlockedSami: together at Nokia (2012–2013)
Sami: together at Cambri
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Sami: together at North Carolina State University
About
Founder of Scalado, a mobile imaging software company acquired by Nokia in 2012, and later Director of Photography in Microsoft's Windows group until 2016. He joined Spintop full time in 2016 after being an investor in its early funds, a senior advisor, and investment committee member; he co-founded The Ground, a startup workspace in Malmö, and holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Lund Institute of Technology.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- ValoBoard member & investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- IncredibleBoard observer & investorcurrent2024 — presentJönköping
- ZymegoBoard member & investorcurrent2023 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- EmbedlBoard member & investorcurrent2023 — presentGothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
- ScrintalBoard member / Investorcurrent2022 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- CambriBoard member / Investorcurrent2021 — presentHelsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- IPRally Technologies OyBoard member / Investorcurrent2020 — presentHelsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- NomonoBoard Member / Investorcurrent2020 — presentTrondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
- Once Upon Publishing ABBoard Member / Investorcurrent2019 — presentSkellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden
- PinMeToBoard Member / Investorcurrent2018 — presentMalmö, Skane County, Sweden
- Crosser Technologies - Edge Computing for Industrial IoTBoard Observercurrent2017 — presentSundsvall, Sweden
- Visiologics ABCEO / Foundercurrent2007 — presentSkanör
- AdnavemBoard Member / Investor2020 — 2023Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden
- Modlon ABBoard Member2013 — 2023Karlshamn, Sweden
- StrossleBoard Member / Investor2019 — 2021Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Modcam ABBoard Observer2016 — 2020Malmo, Sweden
- DarkMatter ABBoard Member2016 — 2018Helsingborg, Sweden
- TerraNet ABBoard member2016 — 2017Lund, Sweden
- MicrosoftDirector, Photography, Windows & Devices Group2015 — 2016Lund, Sweden
- MicrosoftDirector & GPM, Capture & Relive, Mobile Devices Group2014 — 2015Lund, Sweden
- NokiaDirector & GPM, Capture & Relive2012 — 2014Lund
- Scalado ABCTO & co-founder2000 — 2012Lund, Sweden
- Precise BiometricsEngineer2000Lund, Sweden
- VariousEngineer1995 — 2000Lund, Sweden
- Travels (backpacking)Traveller1999Various
- VisionautEngineer1998 — 1999Stockholm, Sweden
Skills & more
Leadership3StrategyManagement1Team LeadershipLarge Language Models (LLM)Deep LearningProduct Management28Software Development21Innovation5Entrepreneurship7International M&AMobile Devices60
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Business DevelopmentPatentsMobile ApplicationsMobile TechnologyEmbedded SystemsWirelessTelecommunicationsMobile CommunicationsAndroidEmbedded SoftwareMobile PlatformsSoftware EngineeringFrom Sami's professional profile.
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Spintop Ventures
Ari Korhonen
Growth Partner at Evli Growth Partners
Caritta Seppä
Investment Manager at Spintop Ventures
Erik Wenngren
Partner and Co-Founder at Spintop Ventures
Finn Persson
Partner and Co-Founder at Spintop Ventures
Fredrik Johansson
Investment Analyst at Spintop Ventures
Helen Agering
Partner at Spintop Ventures
Isabel Nilson
Investor at Spintop Ventures
Jasenko Hadzic
Principal at BackingMinds
Network1
Investors connected to Sami in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sami Niemi?
- Founder of Scalado, a mobile imaging software company acquired by Nokia in 2012, and later Director of Photography in Microsoft's Windows group until 2016. He joined Spintop full time in 2016 after being an investor in its early funds, a senior advisor, and investment committee member; he co-founded The Ground, a startup workspace in Malmö, and holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Lund Institute of Technology.
- Where does Sami Niemi work?
- Sami Niemi is Partner at Spintop Ventures.
- What check size does Sami Niemi write?
- Sami Niemi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Sami Niemi invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Adnavem, Cambri, EmbeDL, Valo.ai, Zymego.
- Where did Sami Niemi go to school?
- Sami Niemi studied at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University (Ms. E.E., Engineering); North Carolina State University (Ms. EE).
Same school
Also attended The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University75
Rasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalAlexander Fred-OjalaInvestor at EQT VenturesMadelene LarssonPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpAnna HauptInvestor at IndustrifondenPer AnellInvestor at IndustrifondenLeo AllgoewerImpact Investor at AENU
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Also attended North Carolina State University225
Eric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesTaylor AutenGeneral Counsel at Echo Health VenturesBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalBill NusseyPartner at Tech Square VenturesSteve AngelAdvisor at Industrious VenturesMelissa WhitingAssistant Controller at Red Cell Incubation
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