Samuli is an old friend and trusted business colleague. So when I had the idea in 2019 of setting up a Venture Debt fund, it was evident that I approached him and that we jointly started BTG.

From the setting up of the fund, fundraising, deal sourcing, deal making, deal monitoring, internal and external controlling to exit … everything :-)

Tech, especially AI, will replace the repetitive and standard tasks from people so they can focus on more value-added tasks.

Sailing, hunting (both quiet and oxygen-rich environments).

Trust people (up to the point they disappoint you).