About
Serial entrepreneur who founded the EMERGE global startup conference (acquired in 2024) and has over a decade running accelerators across the UK and Europe. She leads the fund's investments and operations and has mentored startups at Plug & Play, Ultra.VC and lablab NEXT.
Experience
- Game InformerVP of Strategy and Partnershipscurrent2025 — present
- Gamegroove CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Gamegroove CapitalConsultant2024
- respond.ioAngel Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Plug and Play Tech CenterMentor2024 — 2025
- lablab.aiMentor2024 — 2025
- ULTRA.VCMentor2024 — 2025
- EMERGECo-Founder, CEO2017 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Fast Track MalmoStartup & Investor Relations @Nordic Demo Day2023Sweden
- SemrushProgram Director2022 — 2023Sweden
- SOLYANKAFounding Partner2020 — 2023
- SlushGroup lead volunteer at Investors Day2022Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Tech London Advocates & Global Tech AdvocatesLeader of a Working Group2016 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- RayStartInvestment Executive2017London, United Kingdom
- Central Research LaboratoryMarketing & PR Manager2016London Area, United Kingdom
- RockstartRockstart Answers Organiser2015 — 2016London, Vilnius, Amsterdam
- AngelsCubeAccelerator Programme Manager2016London Area, United Kingdom
- MassChallengeMarketing Specialist2016London Area, United Kingdom
- Pitchswag™Founder2013 — 2015United Kingdom
Education
- Cranfield UniversityMaster’s Degree, Innovation and creativity in industry2012 — 2013
- University of ExeterBA Business Studies with proficiency in German2009 — 2012
Skills & more
Analytical Skills12LeadershipManagement33Team Leadership12Strategic Partnershipsstartup mentoring7Community Building10Venture Capital5Business Development1Fundraising2Customer Acquisition2Account Management1
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Agenda Developmentspeakers managementEvent ManagementLive EventsSponsorship RelationsEvent ProductionInvestmentsEntrepreneurshipEvent PlanningProject ManagementResearchMarketingLanguages English · German · Russian · Swedish
From Alina's professional profile.
Colleagues at Gamegroove Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alina Nilsson work?
- Alina Nilsson is Managing Partner at Gamegroove Capital.
Same school
Also attended Cranfield University23
Angad SinghJunior Associate at Keen Venture PartnersSunir KapoorNon-Executive Chairman at Kibo VenturesFrancesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia CapitalSerena PottsHead of Operations at SuperSeedRafael AlésSenior Manager at Axon Partners GroupVíctor MartínezSenior Manager at Axon Partners Group
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Also attended University of Exeter101
Tom McGinnGeneral Counsel at NorthzoneAlexandra FarmerFund Accountant at NorthzoneElsa Backdahl NordenfalkSenior Director of Capital Formation at Pantera CapitalGiles Johnstone-ScottInvestor at MedicxiHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Stephen ChandlerManaging Partner at Notion Capital
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