Inspiring girls to dream big and dare to invest in themselves is an important mission for the Silver winner of the global award Founder of the Year Medium Size Companies, Johanna von Sydow, founder of Equestrian Stockholm

Johanna von Sydow, founder Equestrian Stockholm received the Growth Rings in Silver for the global award Founder of the Year category Medium Size Companies at the Founders Awards Gala held at Stockholm City Hall on September 22.

“We are very honored and proud to receive this award from Founders Alliance! This gives us further motivation in our pursuit to be the leading equestrian fashion brand in the world while we keep giving back to the community and charities.”, says Johanna.

Johanna von Sydow founded Equestrian Stockholm 2015 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and sells worldwide via e-commerce and 150 retailers in 27 countries. The largest markets are Germany, United States, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. 

Equestrian Stockholm offers an exclusive range of gear and apparel for both horse, rider and dog around the world. With heart and brain, they want to inspire girls to dream big and dare to invest in themselves in a sport where men and women compete on equal terms. Equestrian Stockholm continuously looks for new techniques and fabrics that are better for our planet, and produce as eco-friendly as possible, by using recycled materials and giving back to the society by donations to selected organizations.

Johannas driving force is to create an equestrian brand that not only makes great products but also gives back and really makes a difference for the employees and girls in equestrian sports.

The finalists have earlier introduced themselves and their companies to a jury of qualified founders consisting of: Chairwoman of the jury - Monika Liikamaa - Enfuce, Anastasia Georgiadou - Alminia, Tom Sulzer - Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories, Robby Yung - Animoca Brands and Thomas Rogalin - Workz.

Founder of the Year

Founder of the Year is Founders Alliance's main award, and aims to draw attention to and highlight global large scale founders who own and operate sustainable companies, and thus stimulate more medium-sized and large internationally expanding companies.

The founders and their companies are ranked based on the Founders Alliance (FA) Index, which takes into account past performances, future potential and societal achievements.

To pay attention to the highest performing founders in several company development phases, and to highlight female and male winners, Founder of the Year is awarded to male and female founders in three categories based on financial results the year prior.

In the category Founders of Medium Sized Companies are active founders of a company with a revenue of approximately 10-50 MEUR with at least 20% ownership in a profitable company.

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