Monterro Growth

Peter Larsson is the Portfolio Chair and Co-Founder of Monterro AB. He has worked in the investment management industry and has experience in sales, management, software as a service (SaaS), and business development.

Tanya Bakker is an independent business owner at 3Penguins, working as a management consultant and strategic advisor in the technology and finance industries. Her areas of focus include EU law, government affairs, sustainability, and cybersecurity. She serves as an expert member of ISO/TC 323 on the Circular Economy.

Charlotte Banning is Chief Marketing Officer at Monterro, a growth investor focused on B2B software companies. Her areas of experience include lead generation, brand building, growth and digital marketing, marketing automation, account-based marketing, PR, and events.

Christian Mannesson is Head of Fund Administration at Monterro. He has a background as a business analyst in the financial services industry, with experience in areas including corporate finance, valuation, due diligence, and business analysis. He holds a degree in business administration from Lund School of Economics and Management.

Christian Walther is Transaction Lead Norway at Monterro, with 17 years of experience across technology, M&A, and founder-led businesses. His prior roles include Head of TMT Norway at EY corporate finance, Head of M&A at House of Control, Director at Nordhaven Corporate Finance, management consultant at PwC, and analyst at FSN Capital. He holds an MSc in Financial Economics from BI Norwegian Business School and a BSc in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School, and served as a navy diver in the Norwegian Royal Navy.

Geraldine Von Celsing is a Talent Specialist at Monterro, where her work centers on acquiring, assessing, and developing talent. Her background spans strategic and operational HR, business development, and leadership, with professional experience across the Nordics and West and East Africa. She has worked across industries including startups, media, construction, renewables, real estate, medtech, and finance.

Hieu Doan is the General Director at Scandinavian Software Park and serves as the Scandinavian Software Park Lead at Monterro, a software growth investor. Based in Hanoi, he oversees operations and business development, including the establishment and expansion of portfolio companies' engineering teams in Vietnam. He has over 25 years of experience in software development, business establishment, and operations management for Scandinavian software companies, with a focus on the Vietnamese market.

Jacob Bergdahl is an AI Specialist at Monterro and previously served as Head of AI at the byBrick group of companies. He holds a Master's degree in Information Systems and studied IT at universities in Sweden, Japan, and China, with a background in software engineering dating back to his first AI software in 2013. He has worked on Minecraft and Minecraft Legends at Mojang, authored a book on AI titled This Is Real AI, and created the open-source AI interface Limopola.

Jacob Fellman is a Senior Analyst in life sciences at FENIX Group International, LLC. His work focuses on strategic analysis, market research, and competitive landscape evaluation within the pharmaceutical industry.

Jessica Falkenberg is Marketing Manager at Monterro. She has nearly twenty years of experience developing and executing demand generation and growth strategies for B2B SaaS companies.

Johan Blomdahl serves as Chairman of TimeEdit, a provider of software for academic institutions covering curriculum, scheduling, workload planning, and registration. He also holds the role of Portfolio Chair at Monterro. TimeEdit reports more than 200 customers using its platform for academic operations.

Johan Redtzer is Talent Lead at Monterro, a Nordic B2B software investor managing SEK 19bn in funds across 33 portfolio companies, where he handles executive searches, talent due diligence, leadership development, and advises CEOs and boards on org design, succession, and compensation. He previously spent over 20 years in executive search across 14 countries, holding roles including Founding Partner of Cross Executive Search and of Continental Search Alliance, CEO of Penna Nordics, and Country Manager for Penna in Spain, and earlier worked in the software industry at Adobe, Newbridge Networks, and Edvina. He is certified in Performance-Based Hiring, assessment tools, and Top Grading methodology, and is fluent in Swedish, English, and Spanish.

Kristofer Kalen serves as a member of the Supervisory Board at Metabletica and has additional experience as a boardroom advisor, supervisory board member, and interim CEO. His background is in the finance and private equity industry, with specific knowledge in leasing and general management. He holds an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management.

Leif Bohlin serves as Chief Growth Excellence Officer at Monterro and holds chair seats within the organization. He is also a board member at Grieg Connect, with a background spanning management, business development, and SaaS, as well as strategic sourcing, eSourcing, and supply chain.

Linh Le serves as Financial Controller at Scandinavian Software Park and Accountant at Monterro Vietnam, with responsibilities spanning budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and accounting. Le has more than five years of auditing experience at Grant Thornton Vietnam and has worked in international professional services and large corporate settings.

Linn Jonsson is Legal Counsel Lead at Monterro, a B2B software investor in the Nordics, a position she has held since early 2022, where she leads the legal counsel team supporting portfolio companies, the transactions team, and the wider organization. Before joining Monterro, she spent over 11 years at large law firms, most recently Setterwalls Advokatbyrå in Stockholm, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate law. She was a member of the Swedish Bar Association from 2015 to 2022.

Nils Hulth is AI Lead at Monterro and has more than 20 years of experience in the tech industry, with a focus on AI and SaaS products across the hardware, software, and retail sectors. He previously served as CEO of Imint Vidhance, a video enhancement software supplier, where he worked with brands including Xiaomi, Motorola, ASUS, Qualcomm, and MediaTek and led the company's transition to a SaaS platform. He also mentors startups.

Pauline Daremark is a Growth Manager and Partner at Monterro, where she works with scale-up SaaS companies. She serves as a Board Observer at Pythagoras AB. Her earlier career includes management consulting at BCG and more than two years as a newspaper journalist.

Per Hassle is an AI Specialist at Monterro with 28 years of experience as a developer. He previously served as Deputy CEO and AI Solution Architect at Authority AB, where he worked on the company's adoption of AI tools. His work includes building AI solutions and system integrations for government agencies, humanitarian organizations, banks, and enterprises, with attention to security, accessibility, and ethics.

Peter Bergson serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Monterro, a position held since 2019. He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Uppsala and has held legal and executive roles at organizations including Sun Microsystems, Orc Group, Bisnode, Fingerprint Cards, and Bombardier. His areas of work include cross-border agreements, capital markets, public procurement, antitrust, and governance and compliance across the IT and finance sectors.

Saga Af Petersens is a Growth Manager at Monterro, where she focuses on developing B2B software companies, and previously worked at McKinsey. Her professional interests include business strategy, leadership, and innovation. She is a co-founder of "Women in Business," a Swedish network of more than 100 Stockholm School of Economics students focused on developing female leaders.

Tra Nguyen is Marketing Manager at Scandinavian Software Park, with over seven years of experience in marketing within the IT industry across regional and international markets. Her work covers digital marketing, events and community, public relations, brand strategy, content marketing, and go-to-market campaigns, with a focus on B2B services and employer branding.

Trang Vu is a Digital Marketing Expert at Techcombank (TCB). Her work spans digital marketing, media planning, and account management.

Urban Bucht is Sales & Marketing Lead within the Growth Excellence team at Monterro, a Nordic B2B software investor, where he supports marketing and sales leaders across portfolio companies, and serves as a board member at Centuri AB. His earlier career included seven years at Accenture, roles at Acando and Microsoft Sweden, CEO of Zemrete, Sales & Marketing Director at CompuGroup Medical Sweden, and positions at Snow Software and Unifaun/nShift. From January 2022 to October 2025 he worked at Hypergene, first as CRO and then as CEO from spring 2022, during which the company was sold from Monterro to Thoma Bravo in late 2023.

David Goldman, partner at an early-stage deep-tech fund, writes $3–12M first checks into semiconductors and AI and uses his LP and banking background to help founders read fund dynamics.

Glen Bressner co-founded Activate Venture Funds and serves as Managing Partner, with over 35 years as a venture capitalist participating in more than 100 equity financings and holding director or board observer roles at over 35 companies. He currently sits on the boards of Benefix, High QA, Princeton Identity, Bonsai and scaleMatters, and holds a BSBA from Boston University and an MBA from Babson College.

Johan van Dijk is an Investment Analyst at Monterro, where he works on developing and executing the firm's Danish deal pipeline. He is also co-founder and president of Youth Tech Forum, a non-profit with more than 40 active volunteers, and has previously served in the Danish Royal Guard and worked as a product manager. He holds a BSc in International Business from CBS and studied Investment Banking and International Finance at HEC Paris.

Tobias Wolfgarten works in operations at Monterro. He has experience in the information technology (SaaS) and services industry, with skills in areas including general management, sales, customer relationship management (CRM), content management systems (CMS), analytical work, and coaching.