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Lykke Westgren

Investor

Venture Partner at Nicoya

Sweden

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

  1. EATHead of Global Call for Startupscurrent2025 — present
  2. NicoyaVenture Partner2025Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
  3. NicoyaInvestment Manager & Head of Sustainability2022 — 2024Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
  4. KTH InnovationBusiness Coach -Sustainability2019 — 2022Stockholm, Sweden
  5. FreelanceFreelance Business Consultant2018 — 2019
  6. Grain Millers Inc.Procurement2016 — 2017
  7. MetaPack GroupGeneral Manager Western Europe2014 — 2015
  8. Index Ventures/MetaPackManagement Consultant2013 — 2014
  9. Xbrane Biopharma ABBusiness Development and Sales2010 — 2011
  10. UnileverTechnology Management Officer HPC2009 — 2010

Education

  1. INSEADMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2012 — 2013
  2. Michaël Berglund Board & Leadership ServicesBoard of Directors training2017
  3. Akademi CoachstjärnanACC Coach - Professional Diploma according to ICF-standards2020
  4. The Faculty of Engineering at Lund UniversityMaster of Science, Bachelor of Science2003 — 2009
  5. Karolinska InstitutetMaster Thesis, Bioentrepreneurship2008
  6. UC San DiegoExchange studies, Biomedicine2007 — 2008
  7. Lund UniversityBachelor, Business and Administration2004 — 2006

Skills & more

Biotechnology26Protein Expression6Molecular Biology12Business Strategy26Technology Transfer10Business Model Innovation1Consulting8CRM4Due Diligence2E-commerce3Entrepreneurship7International Sales1
+9 moreLifesciencesManagementMarketingNew Business DevelopmentProduct LaunchR&DSalesStart-upsStrategy

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Same school

Also attended The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University23

Rasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalMadelene LarssonPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpAnna HauptInvestor at IndustrifondenPer AnellInvestor at IndustrifondenLeo AllgoewerImpact Investor at AENUErik LarssonInvestor at Almi Invest

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Also attended UC San Diego217

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiJamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also attended Lund University65

Rony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesJakob PalmstiernaPresident at GSRAnna HauptInvestor at IndustrifondenReece ChowdhryGeneral Partner at Concept VenturesAnna GisselssonInvestor at Almi InvestChristian BjörkmanInvestor at Almi Invest

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nicoya6

Christopher SlimCo-Founder and CEO at NicoyaCarolin JanmarkCo-Founder and COO at NicoyaFredrik ArviusCo-Founder and Brand and Commercial Lead at NicoyaDavid KarlssonCo-Founder and CIO at NicoyaKees KruythoffExternal Board Member at NicoyaHelena HernanderExternal Board Member at Nicoya

Also worked at Grain Millers Inc.1

Stephen McKeonManaging Partner at Collab+Currency

Also worked at Index Ventures/MetaPack124

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAdrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesAndré DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 118 more

Also worked at Unilever139

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersStacey HeroInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 VenturesPetra MeyerInvestor at Golden Seeds

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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