Magnus Bergman
InvestorGeneral Partner at Luminar Ventures
Stockholm, Sweden
Writes $1M – $60M checks · typically $2.5M
About
A serial entrepreneur and one of Sweden's most experienced tech angel investors, having made over 30 seed investments in the past decade, including being the first investor in Truecaller and an early investor in Prezi, Soundtrap, and Karma. Previously founded Parallel Consulting Group, which he sold to Icon Medialab.
Experience
- Luminar VenturesFounding and General Partnercurrent2017 — presentGreater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Nordic Venture NetworkBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- SUP46 (Start-Up People of Sweden)Business Angel Partner2015 — 2017Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- BootstrapLabsVenture Investment Partner2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TruecallerAngel Investor2014 — 2017Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- TruecallerFirst External Investor/Project Leader/Board Member2009 — 2014Stockholm
- MBI International ABEntrepeneur and Investor2003 — 2017Stockholm
- Sting – Stockholm Innovation & GrowthSting Business Angels2003 — 2017
- Soundtrap ABAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2017Stockholm, San Francisco
- ZaarkCo-founder2009 — 2015Stockholm
- PreziEarly Investor2009 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- CrossConnect Network Group ABCo-founder and CEO2003 — 2010
- icon medialabBoard member2001 — 2002
- Icon Medialab Asia LtdCo-founder and Chief Operating Officer2000 — 2001Singapore
- Springboard Capital ABPartner1999 — 2001Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- icon medialabChief Operating Officer1999 — 2000
- Parallel Consulting GroupCo-founder and CEO1992 — 1999Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- KTH, NADA (Numerical Analysis and Computer Science)Research Scientist1990 — 1994
- CERFACSPhD Student1987 — 1990Greater Toulouse Metropolitan Area
Education
- Toulouse INPPh.D., Physics1987 — 1990
- KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science, Aerospace Engineering1982 — 1987
Skills & more
iPhone9Android7SaaS3Open Source2Strategy Development2Strategy51Entrepreneurship76Start-ups99Entrepreneur5Business Strategy48Mobile Applications60Business Development35
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Mobile DevicesProduct DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentProduct ManagementVenture CapitalIT StrategyMobile InternetDigital MediaTelecommunicationsProduct MarketingStrategic PartnershipsSoftware DevelopmentLanguages English, French, German
From Magnus's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Toulouse INP1
Also attended KTH Royal Institute of Technology86
William JilltoftDirector of Strategy and Operations at NorthzoneJohanna OlnénData Analyst at NorthzoneRobin WänlundAssociate at Notion CapitalRajiv DatarEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceSriram KrishnanStartup builder and investorLina NilssonInvestor at EPIC VENTURES
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Shared employers
Also worked at BootstrapLabs8
Nicolai WadstromPartner, Co-Head of Ares Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabsBenjamin LevyPartner, Co-Head of Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabsMark MavroudisManaging Director and Chief Operating Officer, Ares Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabsAri ValtanenVenture Partner at BootstrapLabsLuigi CongedoVenture Partner at BootstrapLabsLorenzo DonatiAssociate at BootstrapLabs
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Also worked at Sting – Stockholm Innovation & Growth5
Also worked at Prezi7
Linda TongCEO, Webflow at Operator CollectiveNicolai WadstromPartner, Co-Head of Ares Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabsChristian JepsenPartner at Heartcore CapitalAndris K. BerzinsInvestment Partner at Change VenturesEthan ChoiPartner at AccelBilal JunaidInvestor at Genblock Capital
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Investments
Investor
KarmaPreziSoundtrapTruecaller
Per the firm's website.
