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Sanna Leinius

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Senior Program Manager at Impossible Founders
📍 Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Sanna Leinius is a Senior Program Manager at Impossible Founders, where she helps transform deep tech research into viable companies. Her expertise lies in B2B tech, including computer vision and MedTech, supported by an MBA from NORDAKADEMIE Graduate School. She has a background in strategic business development and innovation management.

Outside of her core role, Sanna is deeply engaged in the startup community, particularly in Hamburg. She actively participates in tech events like Deep Tech Momentum and the Future Leader Summit, and she promotes local founder stories. She has also completed an intensive language course in Beijing.

Unique fact: For her MBA, she developed a decision framework specifically for strategic pivoting in DeepTech startups.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Senior Program Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Deep Tech Commercialization
Her primary role at Impossible Founders involves helping scientists become founders and guiding research-based ideas to become market-ready ventures.
Go-to-Market Strategy
A key focus in her past roles at Basler AG and a primary topic she coaches founders on at Impossible Founders.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Senior Program Manager
Impossible Founders
10-2025 - 1-2026
MBA Applied Research Project
TrustNXT
2-2023 - 9-2024
Strategic Business Development Manager | 3D Image Acquisition
Basler AG
5-2020 - 1-2023
Product Market Manager | 3D Image Acquisition
Basler AG
11-2017 - 4-2020
Manager Business Innovation | Computer Vision
Basler AG
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Education
10-2024 - 9-2026
Master of Business Administration - MBA
NORDAKADEMIE Graduate School
2009 - 2009
Intensive Language Course
Beijing Language and Culture University
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