Find your path to Russel
159 people in our graph share verified history with Russel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Jessica SchultzunlockedRussel: together at Klarna (2015–2022)
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Russel: together at Pleo
Russel: together at Mollie
About
Holds leadership roles in academic internal medicine organizations with interests in cancer research.
Experience
- MollieVP and General Manager, Mollie Connectcurrent2025 — presentSweden, Italy, Amsterdam, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Portugal
- DefiantAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- PleoSVP Product2022 — 2024Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- KlarnaSenior Director of Engineering2019 — 2022Berlin Area, Germany
- KlarnaEngineering Site Lead2018 — 2022Berlin Area, Germany
- KlarnaDirector of Engineering2018 — 2019Berlin Area, Germany
- KlarnaEngineering Manager2016 — 2018Stockholm, Sweden
- KlarnaEngineering Team Lead2015 — 2016Stockholm, Sweden
- EPiServerTeam Lead, Hosted Services2014 — 2015Stockholm, Sweden
- EPiServerSoftware Engineer2012 — 2013Stockholm, Sweden
- 200OK ABCo-Founder2011 — 2012
- Itera ConsultingSenior Consultant2009 — 2012
- UniflexConsultant2007 — 2009
Skills & more
Java9Node.js7ElasticSearch13.NET20REST2Git1PythonASP.NET6GithubC#11SaaS2SQL1
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SearchScalabilitySoftware DevelopmentContinuous DeliveryDistributed ArchitecturesLuceneEnterprise SearchInformation RetrievalDistributed SystemsTest Driven DevelopmentFAST ESPAgile Project ManagementLanguages English · Swedish
From Russel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Pappas Capital
Antonio Chow
Asia Regional Advisor at Pappas Capital
Art Pappas
Managing Partner at Pappas Capital
Barry Myers
Senior Venture Partner at Pappas Capital
Bob White
Senior Advisor at Pappas Capital
Bruce Sullenger
Scientific Advisory Board at Pappas Capital
Catherine Yue
Advisor at Pappas Capital
Charles Gersbach
Scientific Advisory Board at Pappas Capital
David Savello
Venture Advisor at Pappas Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Russel Kaufman?
- Holds leadership roles in academic internal medicine organizations with interests in cancer research.
- Where does Russel Kaufman work?
- Russel Kaufman is Venture Partner at Pappas Capital.
- Where did Russel Kaufman go to school?
- Russel Kaufman studied at Umeå University (M. Sc., Computer Engineering); Midskogsskolan.
Same school
Also attended Umeå University24
Andreas LindblomManaging Partner at ScietyVilton BastiampillaiAssociate – Equity Capital Markets at ScietyKristofer ÖhmanInvestor at Almi InvestJosefine HamiltonLegal Counsel at EastateÅsa KärrInvestment Manager at Ackra Invest ABSara DrouggeInterim Content & Communications Manager at Chalmers Ventures AB
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mollie9
Muz AshrafGeneral Partner at TCVAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVBrad BernsteinManaging Partner at FTV CapitalFien HogewoningSenior Counsel Investments at Innovation IndustriesDeepak RavichandranPartner at Alkeon CapitalAdriaan MolInvestor at Unknown Ventures
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Also worked at Pleo14
Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of PleoNiccolo PerraCo-founder of PleoMerritt HummerInvestor at Bain Capital VenturesKen FoxPartner at StripesJohan BrennerGeneral Partner at CreandumJordan IshakuInvestor at Sustainable Ventures
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Also worked at Klarna73
Victor JacobssonCo-founder of Klarna; investorJessica SchultzPartner at NorthzoneMikhail GrechishkinHead of Data and Product at Mosaic VenturesJavier RedondoPartner at Scale Venture PartnersCarole GinmanHead of Marketing at OxxEric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at EPiServer9
Hannah McQuaidSenior Associate, Healthcare at Primary Venture PartnersGreg WilliamsManaging Director at Accel-KKRJames NorwoodSenior Advisor at Accel-KKRGustav LagercrantzCEO and Portfolio Chair at Monterro GrowthPeter LarssonCo-founder and Portfolio Chair at Monterro GrowthMartin HenricsonPortfolio Chair at Monterro Growth
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