Summary
Jesse Tinell is a partner and early-stage investor in Greater Stockholm who backs AI-native founders with seed checks ranging from €250k–1M, combining 12 years of hands-on engineering and product experience with venture instincts. Formerly Icebreaker.vc’s CTO, he built AI-driven deal sourcing and an internal VC OS while validating business ideas alongside fast-moving technical teams. As a founder/CTO he led Swiftr from day zero to acquisition, shipping Node/TypeScript backends, Flutter mobile apps, and pixel-perfect UX while hiring and scaling teams. He’s an active maker and investor across multiple startups, with a track record of launching rapid, revenue-generating side projects and learning from many failures. Notably, he bridges deep builder empathy and deal-making — supporting technical co-founders not just with capital but with product, architecture and go-to-market muscle.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Polytechnic degree, .NET development, Polytechnic degree, .NET development at Nackademin
Swedish, English