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  • Christina Wahlström, Niclas Carlsson and Darko Pervan

    Founder of the Year Honorary Award - Darko Pervan, Välinge

    Darko Pervan, founder of Välinge, was awarded the Growth Rings in Gold for the Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2021. Darko was awarded at the Founders’ Gala held at Stockholm City Hall on September 16, for his lifelong contribution of sustainable and long-term company building.
    - Over the years, I’ve received many awards, but this one is different. This award was given to me by my peers — o

  • Christina Wahlström and Niclas Carlsson. Photo: Evan Pantiel

    Founder of the Year Honorary Award - Christina Wahlström, Mama Mia

    Christina Wahlström, founder of Mama Mia, was awarded the Growth Rings in Gold for the Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2021. Christina was awarded at the Founders’ Gala held at Stockholm City Hall on September 16, for her lifelong contribution to sustainable and long-term company building.
    - It is almost impossible to describe in words the gratitude and joy I felt when I received this award

  • Fredrik Palmgren, Magnus Wilhelmsson, Johan Waller, Kristian Liljefors, H.R.H. Prince Daniel, Helena Casserlöv Kvist, Cecilia Ekholm. Photo: Evan Pantiel

    H.R.H. Prince Daniel awarded the winners of Founder of the Year 4th Category - Magnus Wilhelmsson - Cecilia Ekholm - Johan Waller, Kristian Liljefors, Fredrik Palmgren

    Cecilia Ekholm - founder of Särnmark Group and Magnus Wilhelmsson - founder of Nordic Wellness received the Growth Rings in Gold, and Johan Waller, Kristian Liljefors and Fredrik Palmgren - founders of Business Wellness Group received the Growth Rings in Silver for the Founder of the Year 2021 award.
    The prizes were awarded by H.R.H. Prince Daniel at the Founders´ Gala held at Stockholm City Ha

  • Håkan Paulsson, Mikael Kretz, Niklas Hedin, Sofi Franzén, Pirkko T. Kyllönen. Photo: Evan Pantiel

    Winners Founder of the Year 3rd Category - Pirkko T. Kyllönen - Niklas Hedin - Mikael Kretz & Håkan Paulsson

    Niklas Hedin - founder of Centiro and Pirkko T. Kyllönen - founder of Språkservice Sverige received the Growth Rings in Gold, and Mikael Kretz and Håkan Paulsson - founder of Qgroup received the Growth Rings in Silver for the Founder of the Year 2021 award.

    The founders were awarded at the Founders’ Gala held at Stockholm City Hall on September 16. Winning founders received the Founder of t

  • Jónas Antonsson, Carl Hörberg, Klas Orsvärn, Johanna Deras, Therése Lorentzon, Maria Åkerberg.

    Winners Founder of the Year 2nd Category - Maria Åkerberg - Carl Hörberg - Therése Lorentzon & Johanna Deras - Jónas Antonsson

    Maria Åkerberg - founder of MARIA ÅKERBERG and Carl Hörberg - founder of 84codes received the Growth Rings in Gold, and Therése Lorentzon and Johanna Deras - founders of PRO TEMPORE and Jónas Antonsson - founder of Raw Fury received the Growth Rings in Silver for the Founder of the Year 2021 award.
    The founders were awarded at the Founders' Gala held at Stockholm City Hall on September 16. Winn

  • Pierre Persson, Niklas Uddholm, Carl-Johan Beckman, Emma Rozada, Rahel Bealtchew, Monica Born. Photo: Evan Pantiel

    Winners Founder of the Year 1st Category - Monica Born - Pierre Persson - Rahel Belatchew - Carl-Johan Beckman, Kristian Johansson, Niklas Uddholm

    Monica Born - founder of Superfront and Pierre Persson - founder of MUD Studios received the Growth Rings in Gold, and Rahel Belatchew - founder of Belatchew Arkitekter and Carl-Johan Beckman, Kristian Johansson and Niklas Uddholm - founders of Awave, received the Growth Rings in Silver for the Founder of the Year 2021 award.

    The founders were awarded at the Founders´ Gala held at Stockholm

  • Anton Fast, Simon Geldner, Sebastian Salomonsson,  Gustaf Brandberg, Ida Norström, Petronella Gustafsson. Photo: Evan Pantiel

    Winners Young Founder of the Year - Ida Norström - Anton Fast and Simon Geldner - Petronella Gustafsson and Sebastian Salomonsson

    Ida Norström - founder of Energy Effective Solutions and Anton Fast and Simon Geldner - founders of Ophena received the Growth Rings in Gold, and Petronella Gustafsson - founder of Progress Me and Sebastian Salomonsson - founder of SebSalo Energi received the Growth Rings in Silver for the Young Founder of the Year 2021 award.

    The founders were awarded at the Founders´ Gala held at Stockhol

  • H.R.H. Prince Daniel. Photo: Elisabeth Toll, Kungl.Hovstaterna.

    H.R.H. Prince Daniel awards the prize Founder of the Year at Founders’ Gala september 16, 2021

    On Thursday September 16, the Founders' Gala incl. Founders Awards is held at The City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden. During the evening Founders Alliance will be announcing the winners in several categories of the Founder of the Year, and H.R.H. Prince Daniel will award the prize, Founder of the Year in the highest category.
    Founder of the Year is Founders Alliance's main award and aims to draw at

  • Christina Wahlström and Darko Pervan receive the Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2021

    Christina Wahlström and Darko Pervan receive the Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2021


    The Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2021 is awarded to Christina Wahlström, founder of Mama Mia, and Darko Pervan, founder of Välinge and Pervan Holding.


    Christina Wahlström founder of Mama Mia
    When Christina Wahlström worked as a midwife at Danderyd Hospital, she realized that there was much to improve for pregnant women, and in 1988 she founded the women's and children's h

  • Founders Alliance presents the jury members for the Founders Awards 2021

    Founders Alliance presents the jury members for the Founders Awards 2021

    To encourage long-term, sustainable and equal ownership, Founders Alliance pays attention to women and men in every step of the entrepreneurial journey and honor winners in six categories: from the young founder, through all phases of a company’s growth cycle to the founder who through a lifetime achievement has developed one or more companies, and who embodies a true role model for other founders

  • We proudly present: The finalists for Founder of the Year 2021

    We proudly present: The finalists for Founder of the Year 2021

    Founder of the Year aims to draw attention to particularly successful founders and stimulate the growth of more medium-sized and large internationally expanding entrepreneurial companies.
    The four categories within Founder of the Year are awarded to operationally active founders who have built one or more successful companies. The founders and their companies have been ranked based on the FA In

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