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Axel Ericsson

Founder of Vest · Thiel Fellow 2018

San Francisco, CA / Stockholm, Sweden

Thiel Fellow 2018

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About

Axel Ericsson of San Francisco, CA / Stockholm, Sweden was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2018, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Vest.

Experience

  1. StealthFoundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. CallinCo-Founder & CTO2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. VestCo-Founder & CEO2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area

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Languages English · Swedish

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Who is Axel Ericsson?
Axel Ericsson of San Francisco, CA / Stockholm, Sweden was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2018, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Vest.
Where did Axel Ericsson go to school?
Axel Ericsson studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium Odenplan (High School Diploma, Natural Sciences).

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