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Member of the management board, Fund Manager

Sille Pettai, CEO and fund manager, has worked at SmartCap since 2016. Sille has a broad experience in investment management positions, e.g. Swedbank Investment Funds and Estonian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.

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.

Investment manager

Karl Järvsalu, investment manager, has worked at SmartCap since 2020. Karl has a broad experience in investment analysis and asset management fields. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Tallinn University of Technology and is a CFA candidate.

Investment Manager

Mihkel Hollo, investment manager, joined SmartCap team in 2022 and his responsible area is direct investments of SmartCap. Mihkel has long term experience in banking sector and in project management. He has been occasionally active in training and coaching.

Analyst

Margus Ülper, joined the SmartCap team as an economic analyst in 2021. He has previous experience in public sector financing as well as in corporate law. Margus holds a master’s degree in finance & investments from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and is an avid individual non-professional stock investor.

Head of Legal and Compliance

Markus Jakobsoo, Head of Legal and Compliance, 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.

Project Lead for EU Funding

Merilin Laager, Project Lead for EU Funding, joined SmartCap team in 2021. Merilin has long term experience leading and coordinating public and private sector small- and large-scale projects in the field of infrastructure, culture and tourism.