About
Provides portfolio support and acts as a startup coach.
Experience
- Pitching For LifeFounder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentHelsinki
- BSV VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentVilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
- VacuumWood.techBoard Member2025 — 2026
- Aalto UniversityGuest Lecturer2017 — 2025Finland
- Aalto UniversityCourse Assistant2014 — 2016
- PitchioPitching Coach / Public Speaker / Startup Mentor/ Executive Trainer / Program Manager / Host2016 — 2025Helsinki Area, Finland
- PitchioAuthor of Pitching For Life (250,000+ dws)2018 — 2019Helsinki Area, Finland
- Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad - City of EspooStartup Soft Landing Services / Senior Planning Officer2023Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
- Startup RefugeesBusiness Program Manager2021Finland
- Startup NamibiaProgram Director2020Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia
- Boost TurkuExecutive Director2020Turku Metropolitan Area
- European CommissionEUvsVirus Hackathon Hackathon/Matchathon - Operations Team2020Online
- European CommissionMentor and Pitching Coach2020
- ReceetAdvisor - Growth and Business Development2020
- The Global HackMentor2020
- Baltic SandboxMentor2019 — 2020Riga - Vilnius
- Terkko Health HubMentor2018 — 2020Finland
- Aalto University Executive Education LtdProgram Manager2016 — 2018Helsinki, Finland
- FinproMaster's Thesis Student2014 — 2015Helsinki
- Smile HenkilöstöpalvelutBartender2012 — 2015Helsinki
Education
- Aalto UniversityMaster's in Entrepreneurship - Minor in International Business, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2012 — 2015
- Haaga-Helia University of Applied SciencesMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Leading Business Transformation2021 — 2023
- Haaga-Helia University of Applied SciencesHotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management2005 — 2010
- Haaga-Helia UASEntrepreneurship InnoPlaza, Economics and Business2009
- Rawdat Al FayhaaBaccalaureate, Life Science1993 — 2003
Skills & more
Community Engagement4Program Management4Entrepreneurship Education4Public Speaking Training2LecturingSpeech Coaching1Workshop DevelopmentStartup Development1Pitch Development1Presentation Skills1Guest LecturingLeadership Development
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Management ConsultingPitching IdeasWritingTeacher TrainingEntrepreneurshipPitching CoachStart-upsMarketingHosting EventsProject ManagementLeadershipBusiness NetworkingLanguages Arabic · English · Finnish · French · Italian · Russian
- InnoPlaza - Entrepreneurship Study Module — InnoPlaza
- Certificate of Merit in Recognition of the Best Business Plan at InnoPlaza — Helsingin Yrittäjät (Entrepreneurs of Helsinki)
- The Leading Hotel Schools of The World Certificate — Haaga-Helia and Board of The Leading Hotel Schools of the World
- Bachelor of Hospitality Management - Degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management — Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
From Walid's professional profile.
Colleagues at BSV Ventures
Andrius Milinavicius
General Partner at BSV Ventures
Andrius Milinavičius
General Partner at BSV Ventures
Eglė Jašinskaitė
Technologies Analyst at BSV Ventures
Erik Bhullar
General Partner at BSV Ventures
Jana Budkovskaja
Partner at BSV Ventures
Janiina Lammi
Partner at BSV Ventures
Jokūbas Karnauskas
Associate at BSV Ventures
Kristina Kaceviciute
Project Manager at BSV Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Walid El Cheikh work?
- Walid El Cheikh is Venture Partner at BSV Ventures.
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