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Jens Backbom

Founder of Pareto Business School

Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Jens Backbom is the Founder of Pareto Business School and a former VC fund manager with a strong background in entrepreneurship and investing. He has successfully founded multiple ventures, advised startups, and invested in companies like Done and Madden Analytics, specializing in sectors such as Education and SaaS.

Work Experience 

  • Founder

    2023 - Current

    The Pareto MBA is an 8 week mini-MBA cohort program designed to teach you practical business tools, frameworks and skills.

  • Board Member

    2024

    North House is a digital solution for governing documents.

  • Advisor

    2023

    PinnOne helps you optimize your SaaS spend.

  • Angel Investor

    2023

    Retrospectives for professional services firms!

  • Angel Investor

    2023

  • Fund Manager / CEO / Advisor

    2022 - 2023

    Fund Manager and CEO of Almi Invest Stockholm AB, with AUM of 350 MSEK.

  • Investment Manager

    2017 - 2022

    Worked with ~15 portfolio companies, focusing on software and B2B SaaS. Led/co-led Almi Invest's investments in Learnster, Alva Labs, Roaring.io, Lingio, Mediatool, Madden Analytics, Gigital and Strivr.

  • Founder

    2010 - 2023

    * Sold to Nordtech Group - deal closed 2022 Provider of daily KPI data for the Nordic hospitality industry, serving more than 1500 hotels in eight countries. I co-founded the company, secured the initial core customers and gradually transitioned into a CPO / developer role. Left daily operations in 2017 and served on the board until the company was acquired by Nordtech Group in 2022.

  • Founder / Owner

    2010 - 2023

    Investment vehicle mainly focused on SaaS, EdTech and early-stage startups. Investments include: - Nordtech Group (LP) - Propel Capital VI (LP) - Hype Ventures (LP) - Being and Investment (LP) - Loop (Angel round) - Lexplore (Seed round) - Done Services (Pre-seed round) - Strive School (Angel round) - North House (Pre-seed round) - Goodfeed (Pre-seed round) - Binary Brains (Bridge round)

  • Investor (LP) / Advisor

    2022 - 2022

    Investor in Propel Capital VI.

  • Mentor

    2022 - 2022

Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.

Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.

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