William Jilltoft serves as Director of Strategy & Operations at Northzone, where he oversees firm-wide strategy and investor relations while maintaining close involvement with investments, particularly in web3, gaming, and DeFi across Northern Europe. Before joining venture capital, he spent three seasons as a commercial fisherman in the Barents Sea and co-founded PwC Sweden's startup accelerator program, giving him an unconventional background that combines hands-on operational experience with structured corporate innovation work. William Jilltoft serves as Director of Strategy & Operations at Northzone, where he oversees firm-wide strategy and investor relations while maintaining close involvement with investments, particularly in web3, gaming, and DeFi across Northern Europe. Before joining venture capital, he spent three seasons as a commercial fisherman in the Barents Sea and co-founded PwC Sweden's startup accelerator program, giving him an unconventional background that combines hands-on operational experience with structured corporate innovation work.