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.
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
Education
- The Faculty of Engineering at Lund UniversityMs. E.E., Engineering1996 — 2006
- North Carolina State UniversityMs. EE2000 — 2001
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.
Same school
Also attended The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University23
Rasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalMadelene LarssonPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpAnna HauptInvestor at IndustrifondenPer AnellInvestor at IndustrifondenErik LarssonInvestor at Almi InvestMaxine RiorPrincipal at Northzone
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Also attended North Carolina State University59
Eric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalBill NusseyPartner at Tech Square VenturesSteve AngelAdvisor at Industrious VenturesMelissa WhitingAssistant Controller at Red Cell IncubationJody ShepherdCo-Founder and Managing Director at Service Provider Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Embedl2
Also worked at Nomono2
Also worked at Crosser Technologies - Edge Computing for Industrial IoT1
Also worked at Microsoft626
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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Colleagues at Spintop Ventures
Amanda Lindqvist
Investor at Spintop Ventures
Ari-Pekka Salovaara
Investor at Spintop Ventures
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
Network1
Investors connected to Sami in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.