Elin Folkesson is an experienced professional with a diverse background in project management, brand communications, and advisory services. Currently, Elin serves as the Manager of the Project Accelerator at Swedfund International since June 2022. Prior to this role, Elin was the Head of Global Campaigns and Production at Daniel Wellington, where responsibilities included acting as the Global Head of Product Development. Previous experience includes serving as Brand Communications Manager at Tiger of Sweden and various managerial and consulting roles at EY, focusing on People Organization, Change, and Finance. Early career experience encompasses research and internship positions at Talentia, H&M, and Svenska Moderådet. Elin holds an M.Sc in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing from the Stockholm School of Economics and has also studied at Università Bocconi.
Swedfund International
Swedfund International AB is a principal investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. The firm does not invest in the Swedish businesses of Swedish companies and in companies that manufacture or sell weapons, tobacco or alcohol. It prefers to invest in seed, start-ups, and mid and late venture in mature and middle marketcompanies. It seeks to provide risk capital in the form of share capital, share options, convertible loans, preference shares, royalty loans, subordinated loans, secured loans, loans, guarantees, and part-financing of leasing agreements. It prefers to invest in emerging markets of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Sweden, as well as the non-European Union countries of Eastern Europe. The firm typically invests between SEK 5 million ($1.33 million) and SEK 100 million ($13.37 million). It seeks to exit its investments between five years and ten years. It does not invest together with private individuals, partnerships, sole trader, or co-operative or similar associations, and does not provide aid in the form of donations, and is also not involved in sponsoring. The firm takes a Board seat in its portfolio companies and seeks to participate in the investment committee for fund investments. The firm is a minority investor and its investments do not exceed one-third of the total investment. Swedfund International AB was founded in 1979 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden with an additional office in Nairobi, Kenya.