About
Toomas Erik Anijärv is a PhD student at Lund University in Sweden, originally from Estonia, focusing on neuroimaging to study early functional and structural brain changes along the Alzheimer's disease continuum. He has a background in electrical and biomedical engineering and interests in medical technology and preventative medicine. He previously co-founded a SaaS startup and draws on that experience to advise new founders.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthLongevityMedical Devices
Experience
- Creator FundVenture Fellowcurrent2025 — present
- Lund UniversityDoctoral Researchercurrent2023 — presentLund, Skåne County, Sweden
- UniSC's Thompson InstituteAdjunct Fellow2023 — 2025
- UniSC's Thompson InstituteResearch Assistant2022 — 2023Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Triumf HealthChief Experience Officer2020 — 2021Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Enefit GreenData Analyst2019 — 2020Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
Education
- Lund UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Medical Science2023 — 2027
- Politecnico di MilanoMaster's degree (Exchange studies), Biomedical Engineering2021 — 2022
- TalTech – Tallinn University of TechnologyMaster's degree, Medical Technology & Physics2020 — 2023
- TalTech – Tallinn University of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Electrical Power Engineering & Mechatronics2017 — 2020
Skills & more
NeuroimagingAlzheimer's DiseaseClinical ResearchBiomedical EngineeringBiomarkersData ScienceMRIPET imagingEEGBrain-computer InterfacesPython (Programming Language)MATLAB
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NeuroscienceClinical TrialsElectrical EngineeringElectronicsMedical DevicesStartupsMarketingSalesTeamworkLeadershipMental HealthEntrepreneurshipLanguages English · Estonian · Russian
- Managing Development Teams — University of Tartu
- 7th Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases Course — UCL
- 5-day Functional MRI Workshop — The Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
- BCI & Neurotechnology Spring School 2021 — g.tec medical engineering GmbH - NEVER STOP RECORDING
- Managing Creative Teams — Estonian Business School
From Toomas's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Lund University78
Rony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesJakob PalmstiernaPresident at GSRMargot HuysmansAnalyst at Heran PartnersAnna HauptInvestor at IndustrifondenReece ChowdhryGeneral Partner at Concept VenturesAnna GisselssonInvestor at Almi Invest
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Also attended Politecnico di Milano76
Riccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesGiuseppe LacerenzaPartner at Keen Venture PartnersWalter PaleariInvestment at Makers FundLorenzo ThioneGeneral Partner at GaingelsAgustina Soriano SergiSenior Associate — Ventures at Energize VenturesJosé GuardoInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo Ventures
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Also attended TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology24
Lena NedebockInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsMarianne KikasOffice Manager at Karma VenturesRiin VähkFinance Manager at Karma VenturesRainer SternfeldGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaVeronika MugraData Scientist (on parental leave) at NordicNinjaShogo MinamiAssociate at Presidio Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lund University7
Anna GisselssonInvestor at Almi InvestHelen PetterssonInvestor at Almi InvestDaniel KreutzmannManaging Director and Partner at TruVenturo GmbHSalvatore CappadonaSenior Associate at Criteria Bio VenturesStian NygaardInvestment Director at Yara Growth VenturesPer AntonssonVenture Builder at LU Innovation
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Colleagues at Creator Fund
Al Giles
Investor at Creator Fund
Alexandra Ntemourtsidou
COO at Creator Fund
Ben Stewart
Investor at Creator Fund
Callum Hill
Associate at Creator Fund
Erica Olsen
Investor at Creator Fund
Fabian Bäzner
Investor at Creator Fund
Henry Lane Fox
Chief Executive Officer, Founder at Founders Factory
Jamie Macfarlane
CEO at Creator Fund