Bold missions become reality with a capable team. SmartCap is run by professionals with investment, legal, risk management, compliance, and supervisory backgrounds.
Sille Pettai and Mari Vavulski make up our management board.
SmartCap’s Supervisory Board has five members: Aare Järvan, Veiko Hintsov, Ahti Kuningas, and Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti, with Priit Põldoja serving as Chairman.
Alan Chelko, Sven Söderblom and Troy A. Weeks are our Investment Committee’s external partners.
Mari Vavulski
Member of the management board
Member of the management board
Mari Vavulski, COO, has worked at SmartCap since 2015. Mari has a long experience in boosting Estonian startup ecosystem, developing the concept and implementing the national ecosystem support program Startup Estonia, managing the team and coordinating all related activities.
Robert Martin
Investment Manager
Investment Manager
Investment Manager Robert Martin joined SmartCap in 2023. Having graduated from Aarhus University, Robert has developed a strong foundation in finance and investment analysis. Prior to joining SmartCap, he worked with private loans at LHV Pank and as an Investment Analyst at a family office.
Jan Joonas Preimann
Analyst
Analyst
Jan Joonas Preimann, analyst, joined the SmartCap team in 2024. Jan has been investing in various public and non-public asset classes for more than five years. He has gained a broad insight into the Estonian financial sector through job shadowing the key employees at different banks and the LHV Asset Management internship programme. Jan is currently studying Business Finance at TalTech.
Helen Kapp
CFO
CFO
Helen Kapp, CFO, joined SmartCap team in 2023. Helen has a long term experience in financial management, acting as CFO both in public and private sector companies. Prior to joining SmartCap she worked over 10 years as CFO at Foundation KredEx, which dealt with loans and loan guarantees.
Ruth Rebase
Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant
Ruth Rebase, Executive Assistant with over ten years of experience working alongside the executive teams of well-known companies like Skype Technologies, Microsoft and Bolt. She is administrative professional, who facilitates all aspects of internal and external communications and supports the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the team.
Markus Voldemar Jakobsoo
Head of Legal
Head of Legal
Markus Jakobsoo, Head of Legal, has worked at SmartCap since 2019. Markus has prior background and experience in finance and private equity industry through his work as an associate for a leading Estonian law firm, as well as from being an in-house legal counsel for Swedbank Investment Funds.
