Sophia Bendz
InvestorPartner at Cherry Ventures · Investment Committee member at Bonnier Capital · Advisor at Atomico
Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
About
Sophia Bendz has advised Bonnier Capital since 2019. She previously served as Spotify's Global Marketing Director during its growth from a Swedish startup to an international company, and was a Partner at Atomico. She is currently a Partner at Cherry Ventures and an active angel investor with more than 40 investments of her own.
Experience
- Cherry VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentStockholm, Sweden
- AtomicoAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentStockholm, Sweden
- AtomicoPartner2018 — 2020Stockholm, Sweden
- The Viktor Rydberg Schools FoundationMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2018 — presentStockholm, Sweden
- Race For The Baltic Foundation (Zennström Philanthropies)Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2017 — presentStockholm, Sweden
- The Ink FactoryMember of the Board of Directors2018 — 2019
- Avanza BankMember of the Board of Directors2015 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
- Telia CompanyMember of the Advisory Board of Telia Division X2017 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
- Kindred Group plcMember of the Board of Directors2014 — 2018Malta
- Norstedts FörlagsgruppMember of the Board of Directors at Norstedts2013 — 2016Stockholm, Sweden
- BetaAngels ManagementVenture Partner2015 — 2016New York
- EtraveliMember of the Board of Directors2015Stockholm, Sweden
- SpotifyGlobal Director of Marketing2007 — 2014
- Prime PRPR consultant2006 — 2007
- DeloitteRisk management consultant2004 — 2005
- Handelsbanken Capital MarketsBackoffice assistant, Foreign equities2000 — 2004
- Handelsbanken Capital MarketsBank clerk1999 — 2000
Education
- Stockholm UniversityMagister, Economics at the International Business Academy2000 — 2004
- The City University of New YorkDepartment of Fine Arts, CUNY
- VRG
Skills & more
Online Advertising64Social Media28Digital Marketing99Marketing Strategy49Marketing Communications52Online Marketing40Market Research2Digital Media32Entrepreneurship14New Media4Digital Strategy80Business Strategy6
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Start-upsBusiness DevelopmentMarketingWeb AnalyticsProduct ManagementE-commerceMobile MarketingStrategic PartnershipsStrategyTeam LeadershipAdvertisingPublic RelationsFrom Sophia's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stockholm University71
Andrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitIrene ArdenstedtInvestor at Luminar VenturesSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesMartin Boldt-ChristmasInvestor at Green FlagAndreas LindblomManaging Partner at ScietyVilton BastiampillaiAssociate – Equity Capital Markets at Sciety
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Shared employers
Also worked at Atomico78
Niklas ZennströmCo-founder and CEO of AtomicoMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesSanna BlomkvistSustainability Lead at NorthzoneWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesAndrea GurnariInvestor at Moonfire VenturesWill DuftonPartner at Giant Ventures Global Llp
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Also worked at Telia Company11
Atte HonkasaloVice President, Data & Analytics at NGP CapitalFredrik BergenlidPartner at Fly VenturesPirkka PalomäkiFounding Partner at Maki.vcElie KopalyInvestment Director, Energy Storage at Innovestor VenturesPierre SiriOperating Partner at Sprints CapitalPriit UustulndMember of the Investment Committee at Spring Capital
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Colleagues at Cherry Ventures
Alexander Langholz-Baikousis
CFO and Operating Partner at Cherry Ventures
Anna Sziwek
Senior Finance Manager at Cherry Ventures
Ben Newsome
VP, Talent and People at Cherry Ventures
Bruno Wisniewski
Investor at Cherry Ventures
Carlo Schmid
Principal at Cherry Ventures
Charlotte Bruce
Principal at Cherry Ventures
Christian Meermann
Founding Partner at Cherry Ventures
Christina Käss
Executive Assistant at Cherry Ventures
Network2
Investors connected to Sophia in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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