Staffan Helgesson

Few have been closer to the rise of European technology than Staffan Helgesson. In 2003, he founded Creandum, today one of Europe’s leading venture capital firms and one of the first investors in Spotify. For more than 25 years, Helgesson has helped European founders build companies that compete globally. He has also helped many of them take the leap into the US market. Based in both Stockholm and San Francisco, he has a clear view of what it takes for Europe to hold its own in the global technology race.