Where does Per Welinder work?

Per Welinder is General Partner, Co-Founder at WelinderShi Capital.

Where did Per Welinder go to school?

Per Welinder studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management); California State University, Long Beach (Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration and Management).

Per Welinder

Investor

General Partner, Co-Founder at WelinderShi Capital

Los Angeles, California, United States

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About

Per Welinder co-founded Birdhouse Skateboards with Tony Hawk, scaling the brand and its distribution platforms to a peak annual revenue of over $35 million, following a career in professional skateboarding. He later worked as a venture capital partner, with investments including Sezzle Inc., which listed on the Nasdaq. He currently operates independently as an interim CEO/COO and operating partner, providing embedded operational leadership to lifestyle enterprises preparing for capital raises or exits.

Experience

IndependentOperating Partner & Interim CEO/COO (Independent)current2025 — present
Welinder Shi CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentLos Angeles and Sydney
Lazo LLCInterim Chief Executive Officer2021 — 2024Long Beach, California, United States
Chinaccelerator 中国加速Mentor2018 — 2024Shanghai, China
SezzleAdvisor2018 — 2024Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
International Association of Skateboard CompaniesBoard of Director2003 — 2021
EvoNexusInvestment Committee Member2018 — 2020Irvine CA
Blitz DistributionPresident and CEO1992 — 2018

Skills & more

Business Strategy1Executive Management7Go-to-Market StrategyOperational LeadershipBrand Development99Start-ups99OperationsBranding1Entrepreneurship99Brand Management99Marketing Strategy99Social Media Marketing99

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ApparelBusiness DevelopmentMarketingAdvertisingTrade ShowsMerchandisingSocial MediaFootwearLeadershipManagementPublic SpeakingNegotiation

Languages Swedish

Certificate of Completion, The SaaS Metrics Foundation — The SaaS Academy

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James Kieckhafer

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Per Welinder?: Per Welinder co-founded Birdhouse Skateboards with Tony Hawk, scaling the brand and its distribution platforms to a peak annual revenue of over $35 million, following a career in professional skateboarding. He later worked as a venture capital partner, with investments including Sezzle Inc., which listed on the Nasdaq. He currently operates independently as an interim CEO/COO and operating partner, providing embedded operational leadership to lifestyle enterprises preparing for capital raises or exits.
Where does Per Welinder work?: Per Welinder is General Partner, Co-Founder at WelinderShi Capital.
Where did Per Welinder go to school?: Per Welinder studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management); California State University, Long Beach (Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration and Management).

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Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management326

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Also attended California State University, Long Beach37

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Shared employers

Also worked at Lazo LLC1

Edward MoncadaManaging Partner at Protofund

Also worked at Chinaccelerator 中国加速62

Cyril EbersweilerGeneral Partner at SOSV Tim HeasleyPartner at Artesian Donald ChanFounder at ZB Capital Amarit CharoenphanInvestor at NZVC William Bao BeanManaging General Partner at Orbit Startups Oscar RamosManaging General Partner at Orbit Startups

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Also worked at Sezzle3

Bryan HuntInvestor at Relevance Ventures Jim FeuilleVenture Partner at Crosslink Capital Lukas ZelsCo-founder & Managing Director at Feld Energy

Also worked at EvoNexus9

Kelly KoVice President of Technology Ventures and Innovation at Flare Capital Partners Oliver MitchellPartner at Ff Venture Capital Jason ZajacPartner Champion to LegalEase & Parent Voices Oakland at Silicon Valley John OttersonOperating Partner and Investor Relations at Jackson Square Ventures John Peter NorairFounder at Lynq Derrick OienExecutive Officer, Director at Scorestream

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