Capital raises
$500M+
Drove execution across $500M+ in capital raises for growth-stage infrastructure and software companies.
JOEL ERIKSSON ENQUIST
Turn uncertainty into decisions
Strategic finance, corp dev, and investments at the frontier of AI
M&A and investments
13
Buy-side and sell-side deals closed across tech, infrastructure, and AI.
Cross-border market expansions
7
Guided European companies into the US market and US companies into Europe across capital raises, investor relations, and market entry strategy.
Experience across
EinridePersimmons.aiCreandumBetterDoctorQuest AnalyticsEvent Horizon Capital
THESIS
Map constraints into actionable plans
Everyone will learn to use AI. Few will develop the taste to govern it - to know when a cost structure is locked in, when an engineering assumption deserves pushback, and when the tradeoff isn't worth it. That judgment is the new edge, and it doesn't come from tooling.
Today's rate of change is likely the slowest we'll ever experience. When the landscape moves that fast, public information is already behind. The real edge is sourcing high-signal context you can't find online - through relationships across industries and geographies that surface what's actually happening before it's consensus. The leaders who love that pace and build the relationships to navigate it will thrive. The ones who don't will quietly fade.
When a handful of research labs own the best models, what's left to build - and what's actually defensible? I'm working through a framework on the traits that separate companies that capture value in this landscape from the ones that get commoditized by it.
TOOLS
AI-augmented strategic finance + corp dev
I use AI to compress the cycle from question to analysis to decision - without sacrificing rigor. Sources are labeled and scored, assumptions are explicit, and confidential data stays local.
CapitalA - VC OS (Agentic Research Pipeline)
Turns a firm's thesis into a living market map, sourced pipeline, and evidence-backed company case packs - automatically.
Distribution: Open-source (GitHub) + optional demo video
Includes: Typeform-like onboarding UI + Notion system-of-record, market/segment mapping, bounded sourcing with append-only logs, automated media/transcript harvesting with failure reasons, and acceptance audits + run reports.
Open-source by default. Append-only logs, auditable outputs, no black boxes.
EXPERIENCE
Brief role summaries across finance, strategy, and investments
Persimmons.ai
Chief Strategy Officer
Strategic Advisor 2023-2024
2024 - 2025
San Francisco
Built the go-to-market strategy for an AI inference company operating across silicon, cloud, and edge deployments - including partnership pipeline and co-design engagements across enterprise software, robotics, sovereign AI, and defense. Developed the models and materials that anchored investor conversations - attracting both institutional investors and David Kirk, Nvidia's former Chief Scientist, as both investor and board member.
AI infrastructure · Compute economics · Seed fundraising · Pipeline development · Unit economics
Einride
VP, Corporate Development
2022 - 2024
San Francisco
Headed up strategic partnerships, special projects, M&A, and financing at the leader in autonomous heavy-duty transportation - a $1.35Bn company backed by Temasek, EQT, UBS, and Northzone. Played a leading role in a $200M equity raise - taking investor meetings, building materials, coaching the executive team, and managing due diligence requests - driving execution across $500M+ in capital raises across equity and debt. Structured a 100-station charging infrastructure partnership and assessed 20+ M&A targets with cross-functional diligence teams.
$200M+ capital raise · Infrastructure partnerships · M&A diligence · Cost optimization · Board materials
Quest Analytics / BetterDoctor
Head of Finance & Operations; VP, Corporate Development
2017 - 2021
San Francisco
Led finance, operations, and corporate development through BetterDoctor's acquisition by Quest Analytics (a Vestar Capital Partners portfolio company). Ran the full sell-side M&A process and post-acquisition integration. Built financial models the PE sponsor called "best-in-class." Stood up integrated data systems connecting BI, payroll, accounting, and data pipelines across the combined entity.
Sell-side M&A · Post-merger integration · PE-backed operations · Financial modeling · Data systems
Creandum
Venture Capital Investor
2012 - 2017
San Francisco & Stockholm
On the founding team of the SF office for a $2B+ AUM Global VC firm - early backers of Spotify, Klarna, Lovable, and Black Forest Labs. Evaluated 200+ companies annually across the US and Europe, wrote 30+ investment memos, and ran diligence across 11 investments. Sourced and led diligence on deals that reached $1B+ valuations, including Kahoot and Virta Health.
Board member/observer · IC memos · Deal sourcing · Founding SF office
Advisory
Venture Partner & Advisor
2025 - Present
San Francisco
Venture Partner at Event Horizon Capital, a fund investing across the AI and deep tech hardware stack (portfolio includes SiliconBox, ViaPhoton, DreamBig, Einride). Advising early-stage AI/ML companies on fundraising strategy, financial modeling, and M&A positioning. Previously mentored at StartX and 500 Startups, and guest lectured at Wharton and Chalmers University.
Event Horizon Capital · AI/deep tech hardware · Fundraising strategy · StartX · 500 Startups · Wharton
MEMOS
Decision memos designed for executive and board-level action
Memo / Strategic Finance / Inference Economics
AI Inference is a Finance Team Problem - a playbook for the modern CFO
Why inference economics is becoming a core operating lever - and the metrics finance needs to co-own with product and engineering to protect margins.
Read MemoPERSONAL
Beyond the spreadsheet
The Grow Room - Free Guest Space in SF for Friends of Friends
We built a guest section of our house in San Francisco. We host friends and friends of friends - especially founders visiting for meetings, conferences, and investor trips. Own entrance. Self-sustainable space. Stays are free.
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Scheduling site vibe-coded with Codex, deployed on Vercel + Supabase - started as a side project to learn agentic dev tools, now loved by our friends.
Mountaineering + Backcountry
Climbed Kilimanjaro on our honeymoon. We spend time outdoors as a family and have taken the kids camping since they were ~4 months old. Multi-week backcountry trips, nature as a reset.
Cycling
Long rides, consistency, and endurance. Training for the Wine Country Century - 100 miles through Sonoma County vineyards, redwoods, and rolling hills.
Wine Country Century · May 2, 2026 · Santa Rosa, CA
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Where I focus
I help leadership teams navigate high-stakes decisions - market entry, acquisitions, investments and competitive positioning - by building the analytical foundation that turns ambiguity into conviction.
Focus areas
Capital markets & investor relations
Equity and debt raises, investor materials, roadshow execution, and stakeholder communication for growth-stage companies
M&A diligence & execution
Buy-side and sell-side with board-ready framing
Strategic finance & modeling
Scenario, valuation, and operating models that stress-test assumptions and reveal value creation
AI & compute economics
Inference cost modeling, capacity planning, hardware strategy, and build-vs-buy analysis
Cross-border expansion
Market entry strategy across US and Europe, including capital raises, partnerships, and investor relations for international growth