Swedfund International
Janna Cederquist is a Strategy Analyst at Swedfund International since August 2021, following experience as a Departementssekreterare at Regeringskansliet, Utrikesdepartementet during various short-term positions in 2019 and 2020. Janna's internship at Regeringskansliet involved work in the Africa unit, contributing to skills in public administration. Prior to these roles, Janna worked at IKEA in food handling and service from June 2017 to June 2019. Janna's educational background includes a Politices masterexamen in Political Science from Uppsala University, as well as earlier studies at Uppsala University, Tecnológico de Monterrey, and Katedralskolan, culminating in a Gymnasieexamen with a focus on social sciences and German.
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.