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Alina Nilsson

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Managing Partner at Gamegroove Capital

Sweden

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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

  1. Game InformerVP of Strategy and Partnershipscurrent2025 — present
  2. Gamegroove CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2024 — present
  3. Gamegroove CapitalConsultant2024
  4. respond.ioAngel Investorcurrent2022 — present
  5. Plug and Play Tech CenterMentor2024 — 2025
  6. lablab.aiMentor2024 — 2025
  7. ULTRA.VCMentor2024 — 2025
  8. EMERGECo-Founder, CEO2017 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
  9. Fast Track MalmoStartup & Investor Relations @Nordic Demo Day2023Sweden
  10. SemrushProgram Director2022 — 2023Sweden
  11. SOLYANKAFounding Partner2020 — 2023
  12. SlushGroup lead volunteer at Investors Day2022Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  13. Tech London Advocates & Global Tech AdvocatesLeader of a Working Group2016 — 2018London, United Kingdom
  14. RayStartInvestment Executive2017London, United Kingdom
  15. Central Research LaboratoryMarketing & PR Manager2016London Area, United Kingdom
  16. RockstartRockstart Answers Organiser2015 — 2016London, Vilnius, Amsterdam
  17. AngelsCubeAccelerator Programme Manager2016London Area, United Kingdom
  18. MassChallengeMarketing Specialist2016London Area, United Kingdom
  19. Pitchswag™Founder2013 — 2015United Kingdom

Skills & more

Analytical Skills12LeadershipManagement33Team Leadership12Strategic Partnershipsstartup mentoring7Community Building10Venture Capital5Business Development1Fundraising2Customer Acquisition2Account Management1
+12 moreAgenda Developmentspeakers managementEvent ManagementLive EventsSponsorship RelationsEvent ProductionInvestmentsEntrepreneurshipEvent PlanningProject ManagementResearchMarketing

Languages English · German · Russian · Swedish

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Who is Alina Nilsson?
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.
Where does Alina Nilsson work?
Alina Nilsson is Managing Partner at Gamegroove Capital.
Where did Alina Nilsson go to school?
Alina Nilsson studied at Cranfield University (Master’s Degree, Innovation and creativity in industry); University of Exeter (BA Business Studies with proficiency in German).

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