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Staffan Helgesson

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Creandum
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#105
LinkedIn Rank
2,948
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Total Engagement
78
Engagement Rate
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20 posts

Back in 2013 when Creandum started its San Francisco office it was a contrarian move among european VC’s, today its a must to be able to support Europe’s most ambitious founders. As my partner Ha...

Founder & Startup Advice Video (LinkedIn Source) International Expansion Founder Journey Scaling Challenges Apr 08, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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I’d be very worried if I was a shareholder of a large defense prime and their management does not understand that innovation, in all industries, including defense, can be found in all aspects of a ...

Market Analysis & Trends Article Defense Tech Dual-Use Technology Industry Trends Mar 30, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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My friend and Creandum partner for 10 years Simon Schmincke has built our german presence from the ground up. Hats off!

Team & Firm Culture Image Team Building Company Culture International Expansion Leadership Mar 30, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Very excited for Creandum's first investment in space with PAVE Space SA, led by Julie Böhning and her fantastic team. A small step for mankind....

Investment Announcements Video (LinkedIn Source) Space Tech Aerospace Fundraising Mar 25, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Few people know more about investing in the application layer than my friend and Creandum partner since 22 years back Fredrik Cassel. Lovable Spotify Depop Kive are just some examples. In an interv...

Market Analysis & Trends Article Consumer Tech Marketplaces Mobile Apps Media & Entertainment Industry Trends Mar 23, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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We had a great morning in Prague on Thursday meeting and reconnecting with many friend from the ecosystem. The Czech Republic and CEE are definitely having a moment right now, and while it may not ...

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Developer Tools Emerging Markets Artificial Intelligence Mar 08, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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This is not just another promotion. At the core Venture Capital is about trust between people and about personal relationships. And a critical way to build and maintain such relationships are curat...

Team & Firm Culture Image Company Culture Team Building Hiring & Talent Leadership Mar 05, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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We had a great evening in Milan this monday seeing so many friendly faces from the ecosystem alongside our cohosts Andrea Gennarini Andrea Casasco at 2100 Ventures. Italy is definitely having a m...

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Emerging Markets Marketplaces Fintech Industry Trends Feb 18, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Come join this great crew for cutting edge gtm discussions. If tou didnt know it already, AJ Tennant ran worldwide sales at Slack and Glean. Jan Philipp Haas Peter Specht

Events & Speaking Engagements Image Go-to-Market Sales Strategy SaaS Feb 18, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Very happy to share my Creandum colleagues work, by Michelle Coventry and Daniel Ovenden, on founder compensation. A critical and i dependent datapoint to determine comp.

Founder & Startup Advice Image Founder Compensation Feb 15, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Creandum opened its first office in San Francisco already 2012 when our partner Johan Brenner moved over. Since then we have used this hub for many things; investing in the US, supporting our Europ...

Fund News & Milestones Image International Expansion Portfolio Management Dec 21, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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What a week. 3 of Creandum's portfolio companies raising new funds at more than 5 BUSD valuations. What a privilege to partner with these amazing companies and entrepreneurs and follow them on thei...

Portfolio Company Wins Video (LinkedIn Source) Fundraising Valuations Late Stage Portfolio Management Dec 18, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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So proud to see my friend and Creandum partner since 15 years back, Johan Brenner, to be on this years Midas List.

Team & Firm Culture Video (LinkedIn Source) Company Culture Team Building Leadership Dec 11, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Black Forest Labs - another BIG European AI-winner proving great global winners these days can be built from anywhere, this time from Freiburg! Thanks for having Creandum join the A-round 🙏 Andre...

Investment Announcements Image Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Foundation Models Series A Fundraising Dec 01, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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What an anniversary party!!! Congratulations Lovable - this is only the beginning 🙌💕🤗💪🏻!!! Anton Osika Fabian Hedin Fredrik Cassel

Portfolio Company Wins Image Portfolio Management Nov 18, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Slush - My favorite week of the year 🤗🚀👊! Come and see us! Aino Bergius Nicole Boström Markus Villig Julius Thimm Camilla Komulainen

Events & Speaking Engagements Image N/A Nov 14, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Its nothing short of incredible how a company and a brand no one had heard of only a year ago can come so far in such a short time. At Creandum we call it #aispeed. Its definitely worth a party 🎉🥳🎁...

Portfolio Company Wins Video (LinkedIn Source) Artificial Intelligence Nov 07, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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I'll be back at Slush in two weeks in #helsinki and looking forward to being on the Founder Stage talking with my friend and Bolt founder and CEO Markus Villig. Building something interesting? Dro...

Events & Speaking Engagements Video (LinkedIn Source) N/A Nov 04, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Taking a company from startup to IPO on Nasdaq is not an easy feat so hats off for Creandum portfolio company Navan who rang the bell just days ago. And massive kudos to Michael Riegel and Jannik W...

Exits & Liquidity Events Image IPO Public Markets Portfolio Management Nov 02, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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When myself and my Creandum colleague Filip Mark met Henrik Hansson and Ludvig Swanstrom at Vesence we knew they were onto something in legal ai. By addressing lawyers problems in their existing wo...

Investment Announcements Video (LinkedIn Source) Artificial Intelligence LegalTech B2B Oct 28, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Rank History

Apr 2026
#105

Content Categories

Investment Announcements 7
Ecosystem & Community Building 5
Portfolio Company Wins 5
Team & Firm Culture 5
Events & Speaking Engagements 4

Topics & Themes

Artificial Intelligence Fundraising International Expansion Industry Trends Company Culture Portfolio Management B2B Team Building Leadership Hiring & Talent Fintech IPO Public Markets Founder Compensation Growth Stage Series A Mobile Apps SaaS Founder Journey Marketplaces

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 94 of 376 in Venture Capital

Posts
51
Staffan: 36 ↓
Likes
21,855
Staffan: 2,684 ↓
Comments
1,662
Staffan: 132 ↓
Avg Likes
291.4
Staffan: 74.6 ↓
Avg Comments
20.9
Staffan: 3.7 ↓
Benchmarker Score
25,178
Staffan: 2,948 ↓
Posts/Week
2.4
Staffan: 1.1 ↓
Avg Post Length
447 chars
Staffan: 368 ↓
Trending Topics (Top Quartile)
Artificial Intelligence Regulation & Policy Industry Trends Founder Journey Fundraising