14 years of experience in project and business development.
About
Working across startups, scaleups and established enterprises.
As a seasoned business leader, I excel in driving growth through strategic project management and innovative solutions. With extensive expertise across various sectors including SaaS, fintech, and cybersecurity, I've successfully streamlined onboarding processes and improved stakeholder engagement. My entrepreneurial journey encompasses startup building, VC funding, and revenue optimization, which has led to significant financial successes for my clients. I am dedicated to transforming challenges into opportunities for growth and operational excellence.
Expertise
Sales Team Scaling
I help SMBs enhance sales teams, boosting revenue by 5x.
Startup Building
Enabling startups to thrive through strategic funding and investor relationship management.
Client Onboarding Optimization
Reduce onboarding SLAs, improving experience and efficiency.
Complex Solution Implementation
Delivering tailored solutions for businesses to optimize internal processes.
Projects
How Founders Get Into the World’s Top Accelerators?
Accelerators can speed up your startup if you choose and apply smartly. I've gone through four major accelerators (including two of the world’s top programs) and in this podcast I talk about: - How to pick the best accelerator for your startup stage? - What top accelerators like Y Combinator and 500 Startups look for? - How to write an application that gets noticed? - How to use referrals to boost your chances? - Common mistakes founders make when applying.
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NOCCA (develop your startup idea hackathon)
I was the winner of the 2020 startup business idea at Haaga-Helia University. An annual competition for students to develop innovative ideas and turn them into a business.
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Ulemiste Future City Hackathon
3rd place winner - in two days within a team of four we built a business idea that was a student and employer matchmaking platform enabling recent graduates to get their first work experience and businesses to scout and assess future talent pool.
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Journey
Hovi
Co-Founder and COO
Markster, Inc.
Co-Founder and COO
GETIVA TECHNOLOGIES OU
Founder, Business Development, Investor Relations
Pactum AI
Enterprise Program Manager (EU market)
Bondora AS
Head of Customer Relations
PARiM, Starship Technologies
Head of Client Relations, Senior Operations Manager
Wise Ltd
Business support & Business Development (founding member)
Education
Business Administration
International Relations
Testimonials
Worked with Valdis on the same team at Starship Technology. Valdis has really good communication and people skills - it's really worth emphasizing. Always high-spirited and with "let's do this" attitude. Even in stressful situations you helped to keep the mood up and found some fun/joy even in difficult situations - thanks for that! Valdis is broad-minded, brings up good points and interesting insights - always enjoyed having discussions with him.