Swedfund International
Sofia Gedeon has a strong background in business development, strategy, and finance. Sofia currently serves as the Head of Sustainable Enterprises at Swedfund International, where they lead investments in developing markets. Prior to this, Sofia worked at KPMG Sweden for over 15 years, holding various roles such as Head of Business Development, Acting COO, and Deal Advisory Partner. Sofia was also a member of the board for KPMG AB and Bohlinsgruppen AB. Before joining KPMG, Sofia worked at Bain & Company Nordic Inc as an Associate, eventually becoming a Case team leader.
Sofia Gedeon completed their Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Industrial Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology from 1996 to 2000.
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.