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Carl Berge, Founder of Berge Group, Earns Gold as Founder of the Year Small Size Companies for always Embracing Fresh Perspectives and Innovative Solutions
Carl Berge, founder of Berge Group, received the Growth Rings in Gold for the global award Founder of the Year category Small Size Companies at the Founders Awards Gala held at Grand Hôtel in Stockholm on September 20.
“I am proud and grateful for the Founder of the Year award. It energizes us, and together with our talented employees and customers, we continue to drive important innovations in a time of great need for adaptation and change”, says Carl.
The Founders Jury Motivation
"Embracing contrarian thinking, Carl carves his own path to success. With a long-term perspective and a values-based approach, he has wholeheartedly committed to his journey as a serial entrepreneur. Fueled by high potential, his dedication is unwavering as he strives to create a positive impact for future generations."
The Impactful Journey of Carl Berge, Founder of Berge Group
Berge Group is a dynamic group of expert companies constantly embracing change with effectiveness and purpose, founded in 2009 and fully owned by Carl Berge and Sara Berge. The group offers everything from design and development to creating robots and helping new startups get started, and has expanded into emerging fields like AI, energy and sustainability, continuously improving their ability to adapt and seize opportunities. With their 50 employees Berge Group remains committed to driving positive change.
How the Winners Are Chosen as Founder of the Year Small Size Companies
The Founder of the Year award honors successful global founders who have built one or more strong private or public limited companies. It aims to spotlight these founders and inspire growth in medium to large-sized internationally expanding companies.
To honor founders across various stages of company development, the award has three categories: small, medium, and large companies. In the category Founder of the Year Small Size Companies are active founders of a private or public limited company with a revenue of approximately 2-10 million euro and at least 20% ownership in a profitable company, based on the fiscal year 2022.
The finalists have been assessed by the Founders Alliance Index, which takes into account past performance, future potential, and social benefits, and they have been evaluated by a Founders Jury of experienced founders.
The Founder Jury consisted of Chair of the jury Andrius Francas, founder of Alliance for Recruitment, Sofi Franzén, founder of Eventyr Nine Yards, Emma Rozada, founder of The Techno Creatives, Vladimir Borisov, founder of Teleportme.nl, Kerstin Cooley, founder of Cool Collective and Monica Hedberg, founder of Monica Hedberg Invest.
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