Investment team
A short presentation of the investment team in Rite Ventures follows below.
Christoffer Häggblom, Member of the Board, Partner
Christoffer Häggblom is the co-founder of Rite Ventures. He holds a MSc in Finance from the Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki. Christoffer has previously founded various internet related businesses as well as the consultancy company B&H Ventures Ltd. He received the Anders Wall Scholarship for entrepreneurship in 2005. He has also worked at United Nations in New York in their ICT Task Force initiative and within Remium Investment Bank in Stockholm. Christoffer is a member of the board of the listed company DIBS Payment Services.
Responsible for: Nebula, Verkkokauppa.com, Zeeland
Maria Åkrans, CEO
Before joining Rite Ventures, Maria Åkrans worked as CFO at NASDAQ OMXS listed Neonet. Prior to her position at Neonet, Maria was the CFO of Ark Travel. She has also held various management positions within the Modern Times Group (MTG). Maria is a member of the board of the listed company DGC One.
Responsible for: Simstore International, 24 Media Network, Klikki, Frank Dandy
Thomas Helin, CFO
Thomas Helin holds a BSc in Finance and Accounting from the University of Linköping. Thomas has experience as CFO from both listed companies (e.g. Senea) and within international groups. He has been a chartered accountant at Arthur Andersen and also worked as an independent financial consultant.
Simon Björklund, CTO
Simon Björklund is the CEO of Nord Software and the CTO of Rite Ventures. He holds a MSc in Engineering from Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland. Before joining Rite Ventures, Simon was the founder of Nord Software, a company which develops internet based software. In addition to Nord Software, Simon has also founded other internet related companies.
Responsible for: Nord Software
Josephine Salenstedt, Associate
Josephine Salenstedt is currently working at Rite Ventures' portfolio company Armstrong Shirts as CEO. She holds a MSc in Finance from Stockholm School of Economics and has studied Management at ESADE Business School in Barcelona. Before joining Rite Ventures, Josephine was chosen for Ericsson Female Talent Graduate Program 2008 and worked at Ericsson's internal management consultancy unit.
Responsible for: Armstrong Shirts
Niklas Lahti, Analyst
Niklas Lahti is currently working at Rite Ventures' portfolio company Nord Software as Sales Director. He holds a BSc in Finance from Helsinki School of Economics and has studied Finance and International Management at Stockholm School of Economics, National University of Singapore and Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University.
Partner group
A short presentation of the partners in Rite Ventures follows below.
Tommy Jacobson, Chairman of the Board, Partner
Tommy Jacobson was one of the founders of the investment company, Quesada Kapitalförvaltning AB, and is one of the largest owners of the company. Quesada’s asset management was sold to EFG Investment Bank in 2006. Before Tommy started up Quesada AB, he was the managing director of and one of the founders of Trevise Bank AB, an asset management company that was sold to Unibank in 1997. Tommy is the Chairman of the Board of Varenne Investment and Djurgården Fotboll, and Managing Director in Quesada Kapitalförvaltning AB. Tommy has a degree in Economics from Linköping University.
Peter Lindell, Member of the Board, Partner
Peter Lindell holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden. He began his career as a software developer, and founded the PC reseller Turn-Key Data in 1981. Two years later Peter formed Nordic Datadistribution, a leading distributor of PC products in Sweden. In 1991, the company was sold to the listed British company, P&P Plc. Peter has been a Senior Partner at ITP Invest since 1995 and is a member of several boards including Unibet, Allt för föräldrar, Nebula Oy and Verkkokauppa.com. Peter has been an early investor in companies such as Owell (IPO 1994, acquired by WM Data 1995), Voru Cheese, Estonia (IPO 1998), Kentor (acquired by Telecomputing 2007), Unibet (IPO 2004), Neonet (IPO 2001, merger Orc Software 2010) among others.
Christoffer Häggblom, Member of the Board, Partner
Christoffer Häggblom is the co-founder of Rite Ventures. He holds a MSc in Finance from the Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki. Christoffer has previously founded various internet related businesses as well as the consultancy company B&H Ventures Ltd. He received the Anders Wall Scholarship for entrepreneurship in 2005. He has also worked at United Nations in New York in their ICT Task Force initiative and within Remium Investment Bank in Stockholm. Christoffer is a member of the board of the listed DIBS Payment Services AB.