Staffan Helgesson is the founder and a General Partner at Creandum. See contact routes.
Staffan Helgesson is the founder and a General Partner at Creandum, a leading European early-stage venture capital firm he established in Stockholm in 2003. His investment thesis targets Seed and Series A companies across sectors including SaaS, fintech, climate tech, AI, and consumer technology, with a geographic focus on Europe and the United States. Helgesson primarily leads investments in SaaS and specifically drives Creandum’s climate practice, particularly in electrification. Notable portfolio companies he has backed include Spotify, which received Creandum’s first venture round in 2008, as well as Bolt, Klarna, Depop, and Trade Republic. The firm has achieved a distinctive 1-in-6 unicorn conversion rate among its roughly 150 investments, reflecting Helgesson’s focus on founders building global winners. While specific check sizes are not publicly detailed for Helgesson individually, Creandum operates with approximately $2 billion in assets under management and typically leads early-stage rounds. Helgesson emphasizes long-term company building, drawing on prior executive experience at McKinsey, IKEA, and Procter & Gamble, and has publicly advis
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