Is there a limit to imagination? No!
For our 57th Startup Grind Stockholm meetup we have invited Caroline Walerud, the #1 Swedish Supertalent of the Year 2013 and Forbes 30 under 30 Europe Leaderboard in 2016.
Caroline is a Cambridge University graduate and an unstoppable problem solver. She loves to venture into game-changing ideas simultaneously and works closely with leadership teams to make these ventures a success.
She is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Volumental, a revolutionary 3D experience that is transforming footwear and retail. She is also a Partner at Walerud Ventures that invests in green deep tech pre-seed companies.
In this fireside chat we focus on:
1 - How to find focus as an entrepreneur working on several fronts
2 - How to build and scale business globally with a core tech component
3 - The future of footwear and retail especially given Covid-19
4 - Upcoming bets in the deep-tech space
Caroline will be interviewed by Naimul Abd, Business Advisor & Partnerships Lead at Coompanion Stockholm, Impact Entrepreneur, and Director at Startup Grind Stockholm.
Volumental
Executive Chairman
An entrepreneur since age 14, Caroline is Executive Chairman and Cofounder at Volumental and Partner at Walerud Ventures.
Caroline cofounded Volumental in 2012, with the mission to make retail perfectly personalized and efficient through 3D scanning and artificial intelligence. Since handing over the CEO role, she is Volumental’s Executive Chairman.
She is also a Partne…
An entrepreneur since age 14, Caroline is Executive Chairman and Cofounder at Volumental and Partner at Walerud Ventures.
Caroline cofounded Volumental in 2012, with the mission to make retail perfectly personalized and efficient through 3D scanning and artificial intelligence. Since handing over the CEO role, she is Volumental’s Executive Chairman.
She is also a Partner at the deep tech investment firm Walerud Ventures, where she focuses on early stage green tech startups. Her first investment was Swedish Algae Factory, an advanced materials company.
Caroline was awarded Forbes 30 under 30 Europe Leaderboard 2016, #1 Swedish Supertalent of the Year 2013, and is cited as one of Europe’s most successful entrepreneurs under 30 and one of Sweden’s most powerful business people.
She has advised the Swedish government on startup policy, and she promotes entrepreneurship through Sting Incubator's advisory board and Prince Daniel’s Fellowship. She is a mentor at Creative Destruction Lab’s climate stream. She studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. She's a scientist, nature lover, foodie, adventurer.
Naimul is a business advisor at Coompanion Stockholm
- Coaches more than 500 startup founders every year
- Responsible for partnerships, events, and ecosystem development
- Speaks at startup events and mentors at workshops and hackathons
- Also an early-stage impact entrepreneur and investor in startups
Before coming to Sweden he has been a marketing director for a fast-paced retail chain and has also consulted more than 20 multinational companies on consumer insights and strategic brand building.
In his spare time he makes music, you can follow him on Spotify.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/naimulabds
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naimulabd/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naimulabd/
Facebook (public page): https://www.facebook.com/naimulabdofficial
Facebook (profile): https://www.facebook.com/naimulabd
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/12ZU7uLgBc09oZzfcqWzwS
Olle has been building developer relations for 11+ years for companies like Unity (recently went public at $20B+ valuation) and King (acquired by Activision for $6B). Now he is exploring exploring attention economy with his new startup Devrel.Events.
Coompanion Stockholm
Business Advisor & Partnerships Lead
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Devrel.Events
Co-Founder
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Naimul is a business advisor at Coompanion Stockholm
- Coaches more than 500 startup founders every year
- Responsible for partnerships, events, and ecosystem development
- Speaks at startup events and mentors at workshops and hackathons
- Also an early-stage impact entrepreneur and investor in startups
Before coming to Sweden he has been a marketing director for a fast-paced retail chain and has also consulted more than 20 multinational companies on consumer insights and strategic brand building.
In his spare time he makes music, you can follow him on Spotify.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/naimulabds
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naimulabd/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naimulabd/
Facebook (public page): https://www.facebook.com/naimulabdofficial
Facebook (profile): https://www.facebook.com/naimulabd
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/12ZU7uLgBc09oZzfcqWzwS
Olle has been building developer relations for 11+ years for companies like Unity (recently went public at $20B+ valuation) and King (acquired by Activision for $6B). Now he is exploring exploring attention economy with his new startup Devrel.Events.
Coompanion Stockholm
Regional Director Nordics Startup Grind
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