Specialist VC

Riivo is a serial entrepreneur who has never worked anywhere else apart of his own companies. In his long history of investing as an angel investor and venture capitalist, he’s made over fifty investments.

Being one of the region’s most experienced early-stage tech investors, Gerri has invested in over forty startups within the last ten years.

Kaspar’s expertise is in business development, mostly tech businesses and digital services. Before joining the team, Kaspar worked on M&A, investments and development projects for Ekspress Grupp.

Karina has spent over a decade supporting the tech community in CEE hands-on. She started her career in banking but missed the human side of finance and wanted to contribute to tangible change.

Samela has handled analytics and deal sourcing since Specialist was still United Angels. She also makes sure our portfolio companies meet our ESG policy.

Oliver, a graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, is a valuable addition to Specialist as their “Gen Z” representative.

Liisa has always been drawn to the structure and logic behind numbers. She holds a BA in Business Administration with a specialization in Financial Management and began her professional journey at PwC as an Audit Associate.

Tõnu is a human genomics professor at the University of Tartu and a senior manager at Estonian Biobank – one of the most impactful and innovative health data repositories globally.