Ásthildur Otharsdóttir brings unusually deep hands-on experience with acquisitions and capital-raising from her decade leading global business development at Össur, where she ran international M&A and funding, compared with many VCs who come primarily from finance or founder roles. She served as chair of Marel, one of Iceland's largest industrial tech companies, for seven years—an uncommon level of listed-company governance experience among VCs that signals strong boardroom credibility with scaling companies.