Our team
Running an accelerator is a bit like running a kindergarten! This is the kick-ass team that will keep you on track with KPIs, give constructive feedback and make sure your time at accelerator will be a life-changing experience!
Cristobal Alonso
Global CEO & El Patron, General Partner
Herty Tammo
Co-founder, General Partner
Dag Ainsoo
CFO, General Partner
Camelia Isaic
Head of Finance & Investor Relations
Zane Bojāre
Head of Marketing & Communications
Karina Lapina
Head of Startup Scouting
Anni Säär
Head of Legal
Diana Butina
Chief of Staff
Egita Polanska
Cyber Program Managing Director, Partnerships in SEE, Venture Partner Italy
Alexandra Balkova
Head of Portfolio
Lauma Gailīte
Operations Manager
Krista Jakobson-Hadar
Senior Accountant
Mariia Tintul
Head of Business Development
Andra Bagdonaitė
Program Managing Director
Daniela Esposito
Managing Director Wise Guys Growth
Juan Alonso-Villalobos
Fintech Program Director
Razvan Suta
Business Development Manager
Agnese Blodniece
Project Assistant
Marta Madara Dundure
Online Pre-accelerator Program Manager
Evita Kreile
Project Manager
Marijus Andrijauskas
Portfolio Advisor
Uldis Žeidurs
Geek Officer
Alona Belinska
SilvaTech Project Manager
Giovanni Khoury
Program Managing Director
Darja Ogorodnik
Scouting associate
Liis Linn
Community & PR Manager
Jurgita Sinkevičiūtė
Program Manager SaaS Vilnius
Luana Nicosia
Program Manager SaaS Milan
Luīze Sila
Marketing & Communications Manager
Agnes Kasper
Legal Advisor
Heli Malm
Online Pre-Accelerator Program Lead
Alexander Zahn
InnoChange Project Manager
Vladislav Rusinov
Legal Intern
General Partners
Andrea Orlando
Managing Partner Wise Guys Italy
Farid Singh
General Partner Wise Guys Cyber
Jone Vaituleviciute
General Partner Wise Guys Lithuania
Dmitrij Sosunov
General Partner Wise Guys Lithuania
Maks Stempniewicz
General Partner Wise Guys Growth
Matt Kozłowski
General Partner Wise Guys Growth
Tytus Stempniewicz
General Partner Wise Guys Growth
David Jankielevitsch
General Partner Wise Guys Growth
Franziska Kolk
General Partner Wise Guys Africa
Petra Wolkenstein
General Partner Wise Guys Africa
Venture Partners
Peter Sandberg
Venture Partner
Jevgeni Kabanov
Venture Partner
Fausta Pavesio
Venture Partner – Italy
Günce Önür
Venture Partner – Turkey
Applications open:
SaaS: Africa
Acceleration program for East- and West-African early-stage digital B2B SaaS startups starting February 2022
Applications open:
Sustainability: Copenhagen
Acceleration program for B2B ForestTech, Land use, AgTech and FoodTech startups starting January 2022
Applications open:
SilvaTech
Hybrid (online & offline) 8-month-long acceleration program powered by Startup Wise Guys and Latvian State Forests
Applications open:
Cyber Xcelerator
Up to 5 months long acceleration program for B2B Cyber and Defense AI startups starting in November 2021
Applications closed:
SaaS: Milan
Up to 5 months long acceleration program for B2B SaaS startups starting in October 2021
Currently running:
SaaS: Vilnius
Up to 5 months long acceleration program for B2B SaaS startups starting in June 2021