How to Accelerate & Fund SaaS-Startups w/ Johan Crona (Cloud Capital)

Nov 4, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Welcome to our fireside chat with Johan Crona, Founder and Managing Partner at Cloud Capital that provides non-dilutive growth capital for SaaS companies.

Virtual event
Fireside Chat

About this event

What is the common growth factor in &frankly, Scrive, Kognity, Storykit and several other successful SaaS startups?

The answer is: Cloud Capital!

Founded in 2017 by Johan Crona, who previously led early-stage SaaS-investments at Almi Invest, Cloud Capital is on a mission to partner with strong entrepreneurs that are seeking a stable and knowledgeable co-shareholder to be an active partner during upcoming growth phase. It is a private investment company with a totally flexible mandate to engage in SaaS-companies depending on what's the best in each situation.

In this fireside chat we discuss:

⭐️ What's the state of SaaS industry in the Nordics / Sweden?

⭐️ What are common challenges involved in scaling a SaaS startup?

⭐️ How should SaaS founders approach funding and startup valuation, especially with long-term in mind?

⭐️ Why did Johan start Cloud Capital - what's the mission, what gap it filles in the market?

⭐️ What type of startups Cloud Capital works with (stage, team, geography)?

⭐️ Why is it important to retain control of business as a startup?

⭐️ Why is hyper-growth not the only focus for Cloud Capital?

⭐️ What were the key learning points from Breakit Saas Summit 2022?

⭐️ Audience Q&A and open-mic!

The discussion will be moderated by Naimul Abd, Business Advisor & Partnerships Lead at Coompanion Stockholm, serial impact entrepreneur, Regional Director Nordics at the Founder Institute, and Director Startup Grind Stockholm.

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Johan Crona

    Cloud Capital

    Founder & Managing Partner

Host

  • Naimul Abd

    Founder Nutty Ventures

    CEO Connect Öst

Organizer

  • Naimul Abd

    Startup Grind

    Regional Director Nordics Startup Grind

Partners

Cloud Capital logo

Cloud Capital

Coompanion Stockholm logo

Coompanion Stockholm

Impact Hub Stockholm logo

Impact Hub Stockholm

Founder Institute Nordics logo

Founder Institute Nordics

Brim Global AB logo

Brim Global AB

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