Overview
Tero Collin is a technology finance executive serving as a Board Observer at Salesken [1] and holding multiple board positions across enterprise software and artificial intelligence companies [2]. Collin is a member of the M12 leadership team at Microsoft, where Collin serves as a voting member of the Investment Committee and principal decision-maker on direct secondary transactions, having executed approximately ten such transactions returning over $100M in cash to the fund [2]. Collin currently holds board observer positions at blackshark.ai, Synack, and WorkBoard, alongside board member roles at LottieFiles, Skedulo, Netradyne, and Evinced [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Collin holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Tampere and completed general management training at IMD [11][13].
Profile introduction
I'm a technology finance executive with a career built at the intersection of operating leadership and investment decision-making. Currently on the M12 leadership team at Microsoft — voting member of the Investment Committee across all initial and follow-on investment decisions, accountable for fund liquidity and portfolio governance, and the principal decision-maker on direct secondary transactions. To date I've executed roughly ten direct secondary transactions returning well over $100M in cash to the fund. I also carry four active fiduciary board director seats across enterprise SaaS, AI,…
Career history
- Board ObserverMar 2026 to presentblackshark.ai
- Board ObserverFeb 2026 to presentSynack
- Board MemberJun 2025 to presentLottieFiles
- Board MemberApr 2025 to presentSkedulo
- Board MemberApr 2025 to presentNetradyne
- Board ObserverFeb 2025 to presentWorkBoard
- Board ObserverNov 2024 to presentSalesken
- Board MemberAug 2024 to presentEvinced
Education
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