Anil Hansjee joins Creandum as Investment Advisor
2011-09-07STOCKHOLM - (September 7, 2011) - Creandum, the leading Nordic venture firm, continues to strengthen its team by adding Prof Anil Hansjee as advisor. This is a continuation of Creandum's expansion, which recently announced the recruitment of Hjalmar Winbladh as Venture Partner.
"As Creandum seeks to build the leading venture firm in the Nordics, we strive to build a network of leading individuals to work with. These individuals should have superior deal flow, company building and investment experience, and international network. Anil ticks all these boxes. Needless to say we are thrilled to work with Anil to build global businesses." says Johan Brenner, Creandum General Partner.
Anil has a long and broad experience in the Internet and VC industry. Most recently Anil was Head of Corporate Development EMEA for Google Inc. At Google he was a driving force behind several acquisitions and investments. Before Google, Anil worked at amongst others IDG Ventures, GP Bullhound and Bear Stearns, and has further been on the boards of Fon, Badoo, Shazam and Lionhead.
"Creandum is the leading Nordic venture firm with an impressive portfolio with Spotify, Linas Matkasse and Videoplaza to name a few. The team is outstanding and has a great reputation in the buzzing Nordic entrepreneurial community. I'm thrilled to help Johan, Hjalmar and the rest of the team with my experience and network to build global winners." adds Anil Hansjee.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Johan Brenner, General Partner, Creandum
Email: johan@creandum.com Mobile: +46 70 95 08 798
Anil Hansjee, Investment Advisor, Creandum
Email: anil@creandum.com Mobile: +44 77 88 44 57 00