Capitano Petri Saarinen
Inventor, Entrepreneur, and Startup Coach in Helsinki, Finland
Capitano Petri Saarinen
Inventor, Entrepreneur, and Startup Coach in Helsinki, Finland
#Firestarter #Dreamcatcher #Trailblazer
# Reserve Officer, Mil Signal Corps, Finnish Army (Parachute Brigade, Signal Corps)
# Advisor: former Managing Director: US SEC/FINRA financial banker MSG Securities Inc.
# Founder: Salto Digital S.L.
# Co-founder: Si6nal Ltd
#Co-founder: MandatoryTrainings.com Ltd
# Co-founder, Inventor (ex. Chief Development Officer): Teraloop Ltd
@ Founder: Gusto Digital S.L.
@ Co-founder: Eduze, Johannesburg, ZA (ex. Chief Technology Officer)
# Investor (I), Startup Studio (*SS):
@ HR & Mentor App co. (*SS)
@ Carbon H2O Tracking co. (*SS)
@ Electric Mobility co.(*SS)
@ Environmental Monitor HW/SW co. (*SS)
# Advisor roles:
@ Board Advisor: EdTech Finland reg. society 2017-2020
@ Board Advisor: Blockchain Forum EU reg. society
@ Advisor: Kaamos.co
@ Advisor: StartNorth.com
@ Chairman: Nordic Energy Storage Association
Awards/Recognitions:
# Top10 # SHELL New Energy Challenge finalist 2018
# Top30 # European Energy Startup 2017.
# Teraloop.com listed in 2019 as Top500 Science and Deep Technology startup, by Hello-Tomorrow.org
# Teraloop.com August 2016, listed Top70 Science and Deep Technology startup, by Hello-Tomorrow.org
# Top30 European Energy Startup 2015.
# Eduze ZA, First startup in the world to receive impact funding by TED Talks, TED Walks Fund in 2016.
# Eduze, Best African Digital Tech Startup, award winning startup by Demo-Africa, African innovation challenge 2013.
# Coach/Mentor for: Tawuniya SME Academy Riyadh, TalTECH Mektory, Aalto Univ ASUC, KAUST, CVVC.com, HackQuarters.co Serving over 12 accelerators/incubators ww.
# ex. Partner: Breadfruit Capital Ab, Swe/Fin
# ex. Partner: LeikkiMedia 2006-2008, exit 2009
Speaker at: SIIA.CH Summit '18, Asian Leadership Conference '17 Future Energy keynote, Vaasa Energy Week '18 Energy keynote, FINEC University, Aalto School of Economics', Hello-Tomorrow Istanbul '18, Stream Fest, etc.
# Methods: Google Innovate 10X, ThinkTank, BlueOcean, Kanban, Lean, 6Sigma, BizCanvas, Sandbox, etc.
Interests; Fintech, IoT, AI/VR/AR/XR, Energy, Education 3.0, Future Food, Blockchain, Ledgers, etc.
My professional experience includes;
+12 years in Financial strategy services.
+15 years in the sector of Energy, Industrial automation, and Mining/Geophysical technology.
+16 years: ICT & TMT sector.
+8 years: IoT, Sensors, Lidar, HyperSpectral Cameras, NDT industry.
Lived, Loved, Studied & Worked in; Bahrain, Chile, California, Finland, Spain, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, etc.