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Robert Spaima (he/him)

Program Manager - Quantum Lab, BioInnovation Institute

Robert Spaima works at the intersection of venture-backed growth, commercialization, and ecosystem building, with nearly 10 years of experience supporting technical and science-driven founders. He has led portfolio support across 30+ startups annually, managed a global network of 200+ advisors and mentors, and worked closely with founders on commercialization, fundraising readiness, go-to-market strategy, and investor-facing preparation.

Today, he manages the Danish chapter of NATO DIANA at BioInnovation Institute in Denmark, supporting dual-use companies working across deeptech, medtech, diagnostics, and defence-adjacent innovation. As a former founder who helped build a startup to €100k MRR in under four months, Robert brings a practical founder-operator lens to his mentoring and enjoys helping teams translate technical promise into clearer stories, stronger stakeholder relationships, and real-world traction.

Sessions

Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Customer Discovery & Validation

July 8, 202611:00 AM EDT – 12:00 PM EDT
Office 3
English
Learn how to find your first customers, conduct problem interviews that reveal real pain points, and validate willingness to pay before you waste time building the wrong thing. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Product Market Fit

July 8, 20261:00 PM EDT – 2:00 PM EDT
Office 1
English
Understand the signals that tell you when you've actually found product-market fit, how to measure it quantitatively, and what strategic moves to make when you don't have it yet. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Metrics That Matter

July 8, 20262:30 PM EDT – 3:30 PM EDT
Office 5
English
Identify the KPIs that actually drive your business rather than vanity metrics that look good but mean nothing, understand unit economics well enough to make smart trade-offs, set up dashboards that surface problems early, and track what investors and acquirers actually care about. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Venture Fundraising

July 8, 20264:00 PM EDT – 5:00 PM EDT
Office 2
English
Build investor networks before you need them, craft pitches that tell your story compellingly, respond confidently to tough questions, and leave enough intrigue to earn the next meeting. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Venture Fundraising

July 9, 202611:00 AM EDT – 12:00 PM EDT
Office 2
English
Build investor networks before you need them, craft pitches that tell your story compellingly, respond confidently to tough questions, and leave enough intrigue to earn the next meeting. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Metrics That Matter

July 9, 20262:30 PM EDT – 3:30 PM EDT
Office 2
English
Identify the KPIs that actually drive your business rather than vanity metrics that look good but mean nothing, understand unit economics well enough to make smart trade-offs, set up dashboards that surface problems early, and track what investors and acquirers actually care about. See More.