About
Lykke Westgren holds an INSEAD MBA and serves as Head of Global Call for Startups at EAT. She brings experience as an early-stage investor and advisor in agriculture and food, with expertise in innovation, business development, and growth financing across scale-up and growth-phase companies. Her work focuses on supporting the transition toward sustainable food systems.
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Experience
- EATHead of Global Call for Startupscurrent2025 — present
- NicoyaVenture Partner2025Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- NicoyaInvestment Manager & Head of Sustainability2022 — 2024Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- KTH InnovationBusiness Coach -Sustainability2019 — 2022Stockholm, Sweden
- FreelanceFreelance Business Consultant2018 — 2019
- Grain Millers Inc.Procurement2016 — 2017
- MetaPack GroupGeneral Manager Western Europe2014 — 2015
- Index Ventures/MetaPackManagement Consultant2013 — 2014
- Xbrane Biopharma ABBusiness Development and Sales2010 — 2011
- UnileverTechnology Management Officer HPC2009 — 2010
Skills & more
Biotechnology26Protein Expression6Molecular Biology12Business Strategy26Technology Transfer10Business Model Innovation1Consulting8CRM4Due Diligence2E-commerce3Entrepreneurship7International Sales1
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LifesciencesManagementMarketingNew Business DevelopmentProduct LaunchR&DSalesStart-upsStrategyFrom Lykke's professional profile.
Colleagues at Nicoya
Anders Svensson
External Board Member at Nicoya
Carolin Janmark
Co-Founder and COO at Nicoya
Christopher Slim
Co-Founder and CEO at Nicoya
David Karlsson
Co-Founder and CIO at Nicoya
Fredrik Arvius
Co-Founder and Brand and Commercial Lead at Nicoya
Helena Hernander
External Board Member at Nicoya
Kees Kruythoff
External Board Member at Nicoya
Lisa Ejerhed
CFO at Nicoya
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lykke Westgren?
- Lykke Westgren holds an INSEAD MBA and serves as Head of Global Call for Startups at EAT. She brings experience as an early-stage investor and advisor in agriculture and food, with expertise in innovation, business development, and growth financing across scale-up and growth-phase companies. Her work focuses on supporting the transition toward sustainable food systems.
- Where does Lykke Westgren work?
- Lykke Westgren is Venture Partner at Nicoya.
- Where did Lykke Westgren go to school?
- Lykke Westgren studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Michaël Berglund Board & Leadership Services (Board of Directors training); Akademi Coachstjärnan (ACC Coach - Professional Diploma according to ICF-standards).
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Also attended The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University33
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Also attended UC San Diego307
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nicoya6
Also worked at Grain Millers Inc.1
Also worked at Index Ventures/MetaPack126
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Also worked at Unilever159
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