ABOUT SPINVERSE
More than 20 years in innovation consulting in the Nordics and across Europe
Spinverse is the forerunner in bringing together large company-led R&D projects and ecosystems. Since the founding of Spinverse in 2004 by Pekka Koponen, the total size of our project coordination portfolio has been over €4.2 billion.
We have helped our customers secure more than €2.5 billion in EU funding. As much as 75 per cent of our revenue comes from consortium or ecosystem projects and the rest from SMEs and public sector customers. We work across many industry segments, focusing on areas where there is public funding to stimulate innovation.
OUR PEOPLE
Meet our highly skilled team
Our team has over 100 international professionals in Finland, Sweden, Germany and Italy. More than 20 of us have doctorate degrees and to date, our colleagues represent over 15 different nationalities. We have a unique combination of innovation consulting, leadership and project management skills coupled with vast industry and technology knowledge in our focus segments: bioeconomy, built environments, defence, electronics, energy, health, ICT, manufacturing and processes, maritime, mining, smart cities & mobility, space and cybersecurity.
Our vision and mission
Resilience and digitalisation of European industries are key to their continuous renewal and competitiveness. We envision a strong Europe solving global problems. Our purpose is to guide companies towards that vision. We do that by driving growth through innovation, serving our customers to engage in collaboration, secure funding as well as by supporting their successfully funded projects.
Our culture
As a rapidly growing company, we at Spinverse keep investing in our culture. We work together to nurture an environment where we can together with our customers solve global challenges and where we can help each other to cultivate professional growth. Further, we encourage everyone to work smart while being innovative and have defined the principles of leadership to guide us as we lead ourselves, others and our work. We build on two strong elements: mission-based mindset and diversity & inclusion.
Become part of our team
Keep an eye on our open positions or submit an open application. We are always looking for new enthusiastic talent!
Spinverse leadership team
Spinverse board
Jan-Mikael von Schantz
Chair of the Board
B.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Helsinki, Finland
B.Sc. in Computer Science, Uppsala University, Sweden
Chairman, Paf, Gaming Company (2018- )
Member of the Board, Medimar
Scandinavia Ab (2016- )
Member of the Board, Finska
Akademien (2017- )
Chairman, Optinova Group (2010-2020)
President and CEO, IFL at Stockholm
School of Economics (2001-2006)
Group HR Director and Head of
Corporate Development, Telia (1997-1999)
President and CEO, Ericsson Finland
(1992-1997).
Laura Koponen
Vice-Chair
Doctor of Science in Technology, Aalto University, Finland
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland
CEO of Spinverse (2015 – 2023)
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Infinit Capital Ltd (2022 – )
Vice Board Member, Technology Industries of Finland (2022 – )
Chair, Board of Directors, 3DBear (2021 – 2023)
Board Member, 3DBear (2016 – 2021)
Board Member, Academy of Brain Oy (2019 – 2022)
Johan Porko
Board Member
M.Sc. in Economics, Hanken School of Economics, Finland
B.Eng. in Production Management, Arcada, Finland
Co-founder, Partner and Chairman, Evolver (2009-)
Member of the Board, Nordic BIM Group Ltd (2020-)
Member of the Board, Inprocon AB (2018-)
Malin Persson
Board Member
M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Board professional holding board memberships in several companies such as Getinge, Peab and OX2
Vice President Corporate Strategy and CEO of Volvo Technology, Volvo Group (2000-2012)
Joacim Eriksson
Board Member
M.Sc. in Business & Economics, Örebro University, Sweden
Investment Manager & Partner, Evolver Equity AB (2014-)
Member of Board, Inprocon AB (2018-2023)
Business Developer, Myrina Invest AB (2010-2014)
Mats Johard
Board Member
M.Sc. in Economics, Stockholm School of Economics
CEMS, MIM, Finance, University of Cologne
Managing Director Nordics, Valtech (2024- )
CEO Sweden, Cognizant (2017-2024)
Managing Director Nordics, Cognizant Consulting (2014-2017)
Member of Board, Girls in Tech (NGO), (2022- )
Jesper Backas
Deputy Board Member
M.Sc. in Business & Economics, Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, Sweden
Investment Manager, Evolver Equity AB (2016-2020 and 2023-)
Chief Financial Officer, Flexens Oy AB (2020-2023)
Senior Business Advisor, Large Corporates Sweden, Danske Bank (2014-2016)