Dennis Tuominen

Student Consultant

Verb Ventures

Representing Verb Ventures in Finland, the Nordic region, and China.

Venture Partner

Vespasian vc

Fundraising and strategy advisor

Uprising Agency

Our main goal is to build long-term relationships with startups and VC funds providing wide range of design solutions — from basic to advanced. Earlier we worked only for closed partners' network - now we are big enough to offer great services to new partners - Startups and Venture Capital Firms.

Chief Business Development Officer

Stealth mode -  Family Office

Artificial intelligence portfolio companies;

Business Development Manager

TRUE.Ecosystem

TRUE is an ecosystem of a B2B NFT marketplace and game worlds created by certified developers using the ready-made in-house infrastructure via SDK.

Negotiated a merger deal, created a CRM from scratch and enriched it with 450 contacts, 
implemented a weekly flow of 4 investor calls, securing $350,000 in funding and $200,000 in grants and perks from blockchain foundations. Initiated and led partnerships and collaborations with Tier 1 brands such as Rovio, ZeptoLab, and Ice Hockey LIIGA, driving product innovation in NFTs, GameFi, and DeFi solutions. Developed key strategies for investor relations, ensuring smooth operations across gaming and digital industries.

Investor Relations Officer

Philip Morris International

KA Executive

Nova Talent

Ambassador

Financial Audit Trainee

Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Investigation on how Brexit has impacted foreign IPOs with Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange.

Excellent grade

Thesis Work, double degree

Oy SHH Academic Business Consulting Ab

Academic Business Consulting provide a unique opportunity to apply latest academic knowledge and to solve current business problems of the industries. Simultaneously, it also gives companies an incredible chance to meet the next generation of professionals, and utilize their services at reasonable prices.

I am a multilingual (5+ languages) business development and investment strategy professional with an international perspective. I hold MBAs from Finland and China and a Bachelor's in Finance from Germany. I've worked with family offices of various scales, supporting high-growth startups across sectors such as automotive, education, MedTech, and blockchain. 

I'm pleased to be serving as a Venture Partner at Verb Ventures. Throughout my career, I've assisted companies in raising over $5 million, guided investment strategies, acted as a crisis manager, worked on asset tokenization, and collaborated with Tier 1 firms. 

I'm also the host of "Very Venture China," a YouTube channel exploring business and cultural opportunities between China and Europe. Passionate about delivering value and learning, I thrive on solving problems where others see challenges, consistently driving results.

Warehouse logistics

Tabby

Leading the launch and growth of Tabby’s SME credit vertical.

Tabby is the region’s first fintech unicorn ($3B valuation), serving 30,000+ brands including SHEIN, Amazon, Adidas, IKEA, H&M, and Samsung.

Head of Tabby Capital (Fintech — SME Lending)

Nimble - QR Ordering & Payments

Co-founded Nimble, a QR-payments and tips solution for restaurants & cafes in MENA. Delivered 0% transaction fees to restaurants and boosted tips 5-10x compared to legacy solutions.

Founding Team (Fintech  — QR Payments)

SimplyFi

Scaled SME digital lending platform in partnership with leading UAE and KSA banks. SimplyFi is backed by YAP (MENA’s neo-bank) and SF Group (fintech SME lender with $80M balance sheet).

Chief Operating Officer (FinTech — SME Lending)

ДОМ.РФ / DOM.RF

Led international business for DOM.RF (Russia’s Housing & Urban Development Corporation, $30B AUM, 6,000 employees).

Key highlights:
• Built new business line projected to deliver $15M profits in 2022
• Secured $450M in debt financing from international development banks
• Structured $1.5B+ in total credit lines to support housing and urban development programs
• Delivered Russia’s first green securitizations, driving ESG strategy across the group

Head, International Business (Capital Raising & ESG Finance)

Supported strategic projects in housing finance including financial modeling, due diligence, company valuation and negotiation of terms and documentation for various special projects.

Senior Analyst, Strategy & Special Situations

Entrepreneur

Instapp - App Development Studio (2014-2017): Founded and operated a mobile applications development and design agency. Designed and developed multiple mobile applications and websites for diverse companies, as well as self-published apps on App Store and Google Play.

Vending Machine Business (2014-2015): Launched and managed a vending machine business, closed it in 2015 due to significant currency devaluation making the business unprofitable.

Independent iOS Developer (2009-2013): Developed and self-published multiple iPhone and iPad applications on the App Store, ranging from various utility apps to games and educational exam-prep apps.

GamersWeb.ru (2012-2013): Launched and led a news portal for gamers with over 20K+ visitors and 100K+ pageviews per month.

YouTuber - Puchkoff Development (2009-2011): Created one of the first YouTube channels with iPhone Programming Tutorials, gathering more than 130K views.

Entrepreneurship - Founder of Multiple Companies

Fintech and investment leader with a proven track record of launching and scaling digital financial products across MENA. Currently leading Tabby Capital, where I built the region’s first fully digital SME lending platform within MENA’s largest fintech.

Previously held leadership roles across fintech startups and state-backed financial institutions, with experience spanning private credit, payments, and cross-border institutional capital raising. To date, I’ve structured and executed $450M+ in debt transactions with DFIs and secured $1.5B+ in credit limits.

Co-founder of a fintech/payments startup in the UAE and a serial entrepreneur with earlier ventures.

Academically, I hold a Master in Management from HEC Paris, and completed graduate courses at Columbia University and Stanford University.

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