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Axel Andersson Lingbert

Founder

COO & Co-founder at Zaplar

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedZaplar · YC

Find your path to Axel

477 people in our graph share verified history with Axel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Garry TanunlockedAxel: together at Y Combinator (2026)
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Axel: together at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University

About

CEO and co-founder of Zaplar, Axel Andersson Lingbert previously worked in the hotel and restaurant industry and co-led an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing team at a major Swedish bank. He studied engineering mathematics at Lund Faculty of Engineering (LTH) but did not complete the MSc.

COO & Co-founder at ZaplarYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Axel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Zaplar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Axel can intro founders to Zaplar's investors below.

Co-founders at Zaplar

OKOscar Karlstromer
Oscar KarlstromerCFO & Co-founder
JMJon Milles
Jon MillesCTO & Co-founder
DSDouglas Solberg
Douglas SolbergCEO & Co-founder

Experience

  1. ZaplarCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Professionals NordAML/CTF Analyst2024Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  3. AmendoAML/CTF Analyst2023Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  4. AmendoAdministrative Assistant2023Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Frequently asked questions

Who is Axel Andersson Lingbert?
CEO and co-founder of Zaplar, Axel Andersson Lingbert previously worked in the hotel and restaurant industry and co-led an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing team at a major Swedish bank. He studied engineering mathematics at Lund Faculty of Engineering (LTH) but did not complete the MSc.
Where does Axel Andersson Lingbert work?
Axel Andersson Lingbert is COO & Co-founder of Zaplar.
What companies did Axel Andersson Lingbert found?
Axel Andersson Lingbert founded Zaplar.
Where did Axel Andersson Lingbert go to school?
Axel Andersson Lingbert studied at Y Combinator; The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University (M.Sc in Engineering, Engineering Mathematics); Lund University School of Economics and Management (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management).

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