Swedfund International
Elsa Ekblom is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in sustainability, legal advisory, and project management. Currently serving as the Manager of the Swedfund Project Accelerator at Swedfund International since April 2021, Elsa previously held managerial roles in sustainability services at KPMG from January 2018 to April 2021, focusing on sustainability advisory and project management across various sectors. Earlier experience includes a Senior Associate position at Advokatfirman Törngren Magnell, advising clients on complex bank finance transactions and compliance, and a secondee role as Legal Counsel at Vectura Fastigheter AB. Elsa holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics with a focus on finance from Uppsala University and a Master of Laws from Lund University.
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.