TechChill Riga 2023

Andrius Bičeika

Partner at Revolut

Andrius is a seasoned FinTech expert. He joined Revolut almost from the very beginning and jumped through multiple positions in the company, leading business development, growth and then people department globally. On top of his partnership at the company, Andrius is currently also a deputy CEO and Board member of Revolut Bank where he’s responsible for operations expansion across Europe where the company has more than 25 million retail and business customers.

Andreas Helbig

Partner at Atomico

Andreas is a partner at Atomico. He focuses on the Nordic & Baltic region as a generalist — and on vertical SaaS, SMB SaaS, and B2B Marketplaces as a theme.

Isabel Naidoo

Chief People Officer at Wise

Isabel looks after the people at Wise, a global tech company building the best way to move money around the world. She talks publicly and blogs regularly on technology, disruption, inclusion and the workplace. Isabel has a background in talent, engagement, organisational development and change management with technology, financial services and consulting industry experience. She has led the development and implementation of people strategies across the globe.

Andrea Zitna

Partner (Health) at Speedinvest

Andrea leads the digital health investment team at Speedinvest, pan-European seed stage VC, based in London. She is an experienced operator turned investor, and was previously the CRO at Elvie. Andrea also sits on The Slovak Government Council for Science, Technology and Innovation and on the Board of Advisors at LUMUS Investment Collective – a female investor community focused on CEE startups.

Omeed Mehrinfar

Managing Partner EMEA at Plug and Play

Since having started as an intern in Plug and Play over eight years ago, Omeed has been a leader in scaling the organization globally. As a growth executive, Omeed co-founded the financial technology practice of PnP in their Silicon Valley HQ, then from 2017 led the organization’s expansion across Europe, Africa and the Middle-East. Today, Omeed oversees 40% of the company’s global business and sits on the Board and Executive Committee. As a 30 year old technology executive, Omeed has a background in FinTech, international business development, project management, venture capital, and cross-functional team management.

Vilma Mattila

Founder at Un1ty Ventures

+8 Years in Impact Investing

Founder of +1.5 billion usd company tackling Climate Change , 5ire.org (Incubated by WEF)

+8 billion dollar companies in portfolio

+24 Research Papers in Sustainability, Carbon Footprint & Environmental science.

+3 Patents in emerging technology

Advisor at Techstars , Ex-Eu
WEF Global Shaper.

Heidi Lindvall

Founding Partner at

Heid Lindvall is a general partner at Pale blue dot. A seed stage climate tech VC investing in Europe and US. Heidi has a background in human rights and have founded previous startups and accelerators prior to founding Pale blue dot.

Robin Wauters

Founder at Tech.eu

Robin Wauters is a seasoned technology journalist, analyst, keynote speaker and event curator, as well as the founding editor of Tech.eu, the premier source of European tech news, data analysis and market intelligence. He was formerly the European Editor of The Next Web and before that a senior editor at TechCrunch. Robin is also one of the co-founders of BeCentral, the digital campus located in Brussels Central Station that has helped thousands of people learn technologies, grow a startup and have a positive impact on society, as well as a founding member of the Belgian angel investment collective Syndicate One.