Staffan Helgesson

General Partner at Creandum · Joined 2003

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Biography

Staffan Helgesson founded Creandum in Stockholm in 2003 and is listed on the firm's site as part of its Stockholm investment team. Creandum's site states that he has mostly worked with companies in the SaaS domain and that he leads the firm's climate practice, doing a lot of work specifically in electrification. Before Creandum he started his first venture firm in 1999 to focus on mobile internet, and earlier held roles at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco, Procter & Gamble and IKEA. Creandum's own commitment pages name him as the firm's lead on Epidemic Sound, Mavenoid and plancraft.

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Epidemic SoundMavenoidplancraftDistribusionUnitary AIVesenceEquiLibre

Career Timeline

1999
Started his first venture firm, focused on mobile internet.
2003
Founded Creandum in Stockholm.
2014
Was Creandum's lead on the firm's investment in Epidemic Sound.
2018
Was Creandum's lead on the firm's investment in Mavenoid.
2022
Left the board of Epidemic Sound and remained a strategic adviser to the company.
2024
Wrote Creandum's announcement of its lead investment in plancraft's 12 million euro Series A.

Sources & References

Creandum - Staffan Helgesson ↗Creandum - Team ↗Creandum - Epidemic Sound commitment page ↗Creandum - Mavenoid commitment page ↗Creandum - Backing plancraft (by Staffan Helgesson, 5 June 2024) ↗Epidemic Sound - New composition of its Board of Directors (2022) ↗