Stockholm, Sweden, 6/3/2023 – Johan joins the already renowned leadership team behind ArK Kapital with six-time entrepreneur Oliver Hildebrandt, Nordea veteran Axel Bruzelius, Spotify veteran and EQT Ventures partner Henrik Landgren, EQT's Motherbrain Lead Elin Bäcklund, and CMO Rebecca Lundin.
ArK Kapital empowers tech companies to grow their business, offering non-dilutive loans with market-leading grace periods and access to world class growth forecasting via AIM. Founders simply plug into ArK’s machine learning platform with all their growth data sources and in return get access to a detailed five-year forecast - from which they can access customized funding. ArK’s financial product suite currently consists of a transformative, large growth loan that spans between €1-€10 million, lasting up to seven years, with repayments not starting for two-to-three years, completely non-dilutive.
Prior to joining ArK, Johan Johansson held leading positions at some of Sweden's largest companies, e.g. the mobile operator 3, MTG and most recently acting CEO of the international watch company Daniel Wellington, where he and the team managed a company turnaround to reach future profitability. At ArK Kapital, he will assume the role of CFO and Deputy CEO, overseeing the day-to-day operations as well as the company's upcoming international expansion.
"Getting the chance to help more entrepreneurs secure capital and eventually create a new standard for how we value tech companies, at an early stage, during their journey towards profitability is a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity,"
Johan Johansson, newly appointed CFO and Deputy CEO at ArK Kapital.
"I am really impressed by what the team at ArK, in record time, has achieved and now the process to expand into new markets begins.”
"We are extremely happy to have Johan onboard for the ArK journey. His solid track record, leadership experience, and expertise from operating on an international market, will make him a key player in our global expansion.",
Oliver Hildebrandt, CEO and co-founder at ArK Kapital.
“We continue to see a growing need among tech companies for a complement outside the traditional venture capital market as the demands for profitability increases. Now, we have the team, the technology and the product in place to hit the ground running.”