Mushin

Operational partner for early-stage founders

From chaos
to clarity.

We roll up our sleeves with founders — funding, strategy, brand and sales, done together rather than handed over in a slide deck.

€5M+

raised in funding

25+

countries sold into

GESS Award

2025

Great idea. Too many hats.

Early-stage founders are expected to be fundraiser, strategist, marketer and salesperson at once — usually with no team and no playbook. We've been there. Mushin brings the experience of building, funding and selling a company across 25+ countries, and works alongside you until things move.

What we help with

Five areas where founders get stuck — and where we step in.

Funding

Public grants first, investors when the time is right. We find the fit, build the application and the story behind it.

Strategy

Cut through the noise: which market, which customer, which next step. A plan you can actually run next Monday.

Branding

Positioning, messaging and a look that makes organisations, partners and investors understand you in one glance.

Sales

Selling to organisations, building distributor and reseller networks and partnerships — internationally, through a network built over 25+ countries.

Agreements

Reseller, licensing and partnership terms that protect you — drawn from deals we've negotiated ourselves.

How we work

Advice is cheap. We stay for the execution.

  1. 01

    Untangle

    A focused kick-off to map where you are, what's blocking you and what matters most right now.

  2. 02

    Plan in phases

    A phased roadmap with clear goals for each step — so you always know what we're doing and why.

  3. 03

    Execute together

    On a monthly retainer, we work inside your team: writing the applications, opening the doors, closing the deals.

The team

Founders who’ve done it, not just talked about it.

Anu Guttorm

Anu Guttorm

Co-founder

VC-backed founder with 20+ years of sales experience. Passionate about clear communication and long-lasting international client relationships.

Petteri Forsman

Petteri Forsman

Co-founder

Business-oriented engineer with 20+ years of turning innovative ideas into products that make a positive impact on society and the environment.

“Anu and Petteri combine sharp commercial and strategic skills with deep technical expertise, a rare mix that's worth a lot to any startup. They helped us build our company and settle into Finland.”
Gilberto Barroso, Founder, By Kids to Kids