Swedfund International
Sofia Flising is an Impact Analyst at Swedfund International since August 2023, previously completed an internship at Pratham Sweden from January to June 2021. Sofia served as the Head of the Socio-Political Committee at LUPEF from March 2019 to March 2020, organizing events such as a lecture featuring the UK Vice Ambassador to Sweden and a panel discussion with members of the Swedish Parliament. Sofia holds a Master of Science in Innovation and Global Sustainable Development from Lund University School of Economics and Management, complemented by exchange studies at the University of Geneva. Additionally, Sofia earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics from Lund University and has a background in project leadership focused on event planning from Ungdomsgården Fängelset, along with a high school diploma in Social Sciences from Donnergymnasiet.
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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.