Overview
Staffan Helgesson serves as a Board Observer at Abacum [1] and holds the position of General Partner at Creandum, an early-stage venture capital firm, since March 2003 [2][3]. Helgesson has invested in numerous companies including Bolt, Epidemic, Spotify, Monta, Lovable, and Trade Republic, among others [2]. Helgesson currently serves as Board Member at multiple companies including Monta (since December 2021), Mavenoid (since October 2018), Distribusion Technologies (since March 2016), Plancraft (since June 2024), and Unitary (since June 2024), and holds an Investor position at Vesence (since August 2025) and Board Member role at EquiLibre Technologies (since February 2026) [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Helgesson holds a Bachelor's degree in Managerial Economics from Lund University (1989–1993) and completed the Kauffman Fellow program in Venture Capital through the Center for Venture Education (2005–2007) [11][12].
Profile introduction
General Partner with early stage VC @creandum looking for founders with the ambition to disrupt or build global winners. Investor in Bolt, Epidemic, Spotify, Monta, Lovable, Enode, Lindus, Neo4j, Trade Republic, Kahoot, iZettle, small Giant Games, Tide, Distribusion, Car on Sale, Depop, Cargo One, Factorial, Taxfix, Vivino, Pleo, Billie, Lindus Health, Plancraft and many many more. Stockholm · London · Berlin · San Francisco www.creandum.com
Career history
- PartnerMar 2003 to presentCreandum
- Board MemberFeb 2026 to presentEquiLibre Technologies
- InvestorAug 2025 to presentVesence
- Board MemberJun 2024 to presentplancraft
- Board MemberJun 2024 to presentUnitary
- Board MemberDec 2021 to presentMonta
- Board MemberOct 2018 to presentMavenoid
- Board MemberMar 2016 to presentDistribusion Technologies
- Board ObserverAbacum
Education
Bachelor, Managerial Economics1989 - 1993Lund University
- Kauffman Fellow, Venture Capital at Center for Venture Education - CVE2005 - 2007
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