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Pär-Jörgen Pärson

Partner, Northzone. Led investments in Spotify, Avito.ru, Fubo.tv, iZettle, Spring Health, Homa Games, Bedrock Ocean Exploration Inc and many other tech startups

Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $400,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $24,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $4,000,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Board Member

    2022

    Drottningholms Slottsteater is the world’s oldest theater with all original stage decor and mechanisms intact since the 17th century. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Non-Executive Member of Investment Committee

    2021

    First Close Partners is a fund-of-funds investing in underrepresented venture capital fund managers.

2003

  • General Partner

    2003

    Northzone invests in fast growing technology companies led by stellar entrepreneurs across several stages and market segments. With offices in Stockholm, London and New York, Northzone has invested in some 200 technology companies including Spotify, Avito, iZettle, Stepstone, Lastminute, Trolltech, Pricerunner, Nimsoft, Episerver and many more. Northzone is currently investing out of Northzone X and Growth II with $ 1,1 billion in investment capacity www.northzone.com

  • Co-Author

    2012 - 2012

    Co-wrote an entertaining, best-selling management book using Heavy Metal music as a metaphor for great management. Read TheGuardian review http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2013/feb/11/heavy-metal-vc http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Metal-Management-ebook/dp/B00C0JGABW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380895565&sr=1-1&keywords=heavy+metal+management Buy it online on http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Metal-Management-ebook/dp/B00C0JGABW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380895843&sr=8-1&keywords=heavy+metal+management

1999 - 2004

  • Chairman

    1999 - 2004

    PJ led the seed investment in the price comparison service that became the dominant player in the Nordics, UK and Benelux. In 2005, the company was acquired by Valueclik Inc (VCLK)

1998 - 2002

  • Managing Partner

    1998 - 2002

    PJ honed his entrepreneurial and investor skills when building the first Internet focused early stage investment company/incubator in the Nordics. The company gave birth to some really successful internet companies such as Pricerunner.com and Tradera.com. In March 2000, the entire investment company was acquired by a UK based investment company for $ 200 million.

  • CEO and principal owner

    1996 - 2000

1993 - 1998

  • Investment Director

    1993 - 1998

    Spira Invest was a Consumer Goods focused small and mid cap Private Equity house. Pär-Jörgen led the acquisitions and served on the Board of Directors in companies like Falcon Breweries, subsequently sold to Carlsberg and Candelia, subsequently sold to CloettaFazer

1989 - 1993

  • Engagement Manager

    1989 - 1993

    Pär-Jörgen served primarily clients in the consumer goods industry, technology and banking across Europe and the US