Swedfund International
Jonas Nilsson is an experienced investment professional currently serving as an Investment Manager at Swedfund International since August 2022. Prior roles include Investment Analyst at ICA Gruppen and Senior Associate in Corporate Finance at PwC Sweden, where Jonas also worked as an Associate in the same field. Jonas began their career as a Master Thesis Student at a global power tool manufacturer and gained additional experience at Vattenfall in multiple capacities, including Summer Worker and Webshop Assistant. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Engineering/Industrial Management from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the same institution, complemented by studies at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and EF Executive Language Institute.
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.