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Anna Ljungdahl

Investor

Senior Investment Director at Industrifonden

Sweden

About

Anna Ljungdahl joined Industrifonden in 2019 and works with founders on business development and value creation. Her prior career spans nearly two decades in banking and retail, including roles at SEB Ventures, New Wave Group, SEB Investment Strategy (COO), a Senior Advisor position for Swedish and American startups in New York, H&M (SVP North America Logistic Finance), and SEB Corporate Markets. She holds a Master of Finance from Karlstad University, an MBA in Strategy from Stockholm School of Economics, and completed the Advanced Board Program at Columbia University.

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Invests in

Defense TechEnergyEnterprise Software

Experience

  1. EvamMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
  2. SeaPatternMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  3. EchandiaMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentStockholms län, Sverige
  4. TrusTraceMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  5. IndustrifondenSenior Investment Directorcurrent2019 — presentStockholm, Sverige
  6. MenigaMember Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, Storbritannien och Nordirland
  7. Open Payments EuropeMember Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentStockholm, Sverige
  8. Limina Financial SystemsMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentStockholm, Stockholm, Sverige
  9. FunnelMember Board Of Directors2022 — 2026
  10. ZeroPoint TechnologiesMember Board of Directors2021 — 2023
  11. inriverMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2022
  12. SEBVice President - Head of Business Development Corporate Markets2018 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
  13. H&MSenior Vice President, Head of Finance North Americas Logistic2017 — 2018New York, New York
  14. Self EmployedSenior Business Advisor2016 — 2017Rye, New York
  15. SEBSenior vice president COO Global investment Strategy2011 — 2014Stockholm, Sweden
  16. SEBSenior Management Consultant2009 — 2011Stockholm, Sweden
  17. New Wave GroupSenior Vice President Growth & Business Development2007 — 2008Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area
  18. SEBInvestment Manager SEB Venture2003 — 2007Stockholm, Stockholm, Sverige
  19. Exportrådet ( Swedish Trade Council)Senior Project Manager2001 — 2003
  20. Exportrådet (The Swedish Trade Council)Trainee, Project Manager2000 — 2001

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityAdvanced Board Program, Diploma in Advanced Board work
  2. StyrelseakademinCertified Board Member Program
  3. Stockholm School of Economics Executive EducationExecutive MBA2011 — 2013
  4. Karlstad UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Macro economics1997 — 1998
  5. Umeå School of Business, Economics, and Statistics (USBE)Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance1994 — 1996

Skills & more

Business Development24Due Diligence3Entrepreneurship6Human Resources3Market Analysis3Mergers3Portfolio Management16Investments5Valuation2Venture Capital9Executive Management3Change Management13
+6 moreWealth ManagementBusiness StrategyMergersMergers & AcquisitionsManagementStrategy

From Anna's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia University498

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 492 more

Also attended Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education8

Gunnar AhlbergVenture Partner at ScietyTore TolkeInvestor at IndustrifondenAnna HauptInvestor at IndustrifondenSara Frykstrand ÅngströmInvestor at IndustrifondenSara JawadInvestor at IndustrifondenDavid KarlssonCo-Founder and CIO at Nicoya

+ 2 more

Also attended Karlstad University8

Filip BlomqvistInvestor at Almi InvestHenrik LarssonInvestor at Almi InvestMalin CarlstromGeneral Partner at Climentum CapitalPer FrykebrantChief Communications Officer at Norrsken VCDaniel PotéBusiness Development at GU Ventures ABJonathan LannöInvestor at Almi Invest

+ 2 more

Also attended Umeå School of Business, Economics, and Statistics (USBE)2

Emma LundstenMarketing Manager at LU InnovationJohn NilssonFinancial Controller at Creandum

Shared employers

Also worked at Evam3

Andy JohnstonPartner at node.vcAlexander JöndellPartner at FSGMattias WeinhandlPartner at Capital-A

Also worked at TrusTrace1

Jorgen SmidtVenture Partner at Heartcore Capital

Also worked at Open Payments Europe1

Robin EgerotManaging Partner at Goose Valley Ventures

Also worked at ZeroPoint Technologies4

Iliam BarkinoInvestor at IndustrifondenWolfram DrescherVenture Partner at Target PartnersJonas BergmanInvestment Director at Chalmers Ventures ABSilviu ApostuPrincipal at Matterwave Ventures

Investments

Investor

EchandiaFunnelMenigaOpen PaymentsSeapatternTrusTraceZeroPoint Technologies

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