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About
Lars is a Stockholm-based Venture Partner who supports Creandum founders and CEOs on strategy, organizational expansion, hiring key leaders, and go-to-market. He previously spent two decades in Silicon Valley, holding senior operating roles at SugarCRM and Pentaho, and served as President and COO of Neo4j for over a decade before joining Creandum in 2023.
Invests in
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Neo4j
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Experience
- CREANDUMVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentStockholm, Sweden
- HopsworksExecutive Chairman of The Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
- Neo4jBoard member, Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- Neo4jPresident & COO2018 — 2023San Francisco & Stockholm
- Neo4jCOO & CFO2011 — 2017San Mateo, CA
- Pentaho from Hitachi VantaraSVP of Worldwide Sales2008 — 2011San Francisco, CA
- SugarCRMVP of Worldwide Sales2005 — 2008Cupertino, CA
- NovellSenior Director2001 — 2005San Jose, CA
- Cambridge Technology PartnersSenior Director1995 — 2001Stockholm, Mexico City, San Francisco
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lars Nordwall?
- Lars is a Stockholm-based Venture Partner who supports Creandum founders and CEOs on strategy, organizational expansion, hiring key leaders, and go-to-market. He previously spent two decades in Silicon Valley, holding senior operating roles at SugarCRM and Pentaho, and served as President and COO of Neo4j for over a decade before joining Creandum in 2023.
- Where does Lars Nordwall work?
- Lars Nordwall is Advisor at Creandum and Board director at Neo4j.
- What does Lars Nordwall invest in?
- Lars Nordwall invests in Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where did Lars Nordwall go to school?
- Lars Nordwall studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (The Emerging CFO: Strategic Financial Leadership (February - May 2018)); Harvard Business School (Organizational Leadership); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Mechatronics / Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Also attended KTH Royal Institute of Technology260
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Also attended Stockholm School of Business1
Shared employers
Also worked at Hopsworks4
Also worked at Neo4j17
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Also worked at Pentaho from Hitachi Vantara8
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Also worked at SugarCRM18
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