Mats Johansson

Chairman

2023 - Current

Gridly is a content operations platform, empowering organizations to efficiently manage a content flow of increasing volume and complexity fueled by the rapid deployment of AI. With Gridly, teams can take control of the full content process from planning, creation, localization, quality assurance, and publication, to maintenance and support. And do so faster, with improved quality, better control - and at scale. Gridly’s global team of 50+ members, with offices in Sweden and Vietnam, supports customers around the world, serving leading games companies such as Rovio, Scopely, and Warner Bros. Games, as well as customers across various verticals including FinTech, MedTech, and SaaS.

Chairman

2024

LocalizeDirect is a game localization company founded by ex-game developers. We provide translation, localization QA and CMS services (LocDirect) for game companies and game developers worldwide. LocDirectis an online localization system tailor-made for the games industry. It's made by game developers FOR game developers. LocDirect is designed to help organizations deal with the increasingly complex task of localizing in-game assets and achieving simultaneous worldwide release. Our system supports the entire development process and allows for localization in parallel with development. LocDirect connects all the stakeholders in the localization process including developers, producers, translators, proofreaders, loc managers, and loc QA staff. Our solution is highly adaptable and scales from small handheld game productions to large AAA multiplatform projects.

Board Member and Investor

2009

SaaS based localization platform and service for global gaming companies.

Advisor

2024

Advising and supporting DNV on formation and launch of DNV Trust in AI Fund, including investment strategy, market position, deal flow generation, investment process, deal structuring and portfolio management.

Founder and Chairman

2015

Private investment company investing directly in tech companies and indirectly via investments in VC funds.

Investor

2009

Co-Founder and Partner

2009 - 2018

Partner and Co-Founder of VC firm investing in leading Nordic technology companies: - Small Giant Games (mobile casual free-to-play games) Acquired by Zynga Inc. - Agency9 (high performance 3D maps). Acquired by Bentley Systems Inc. - Teklatech (IC bacend design optimization). Asset sale to Synopsis Inc. - MariaDB Corporation (open source database leader) - Strossle (publisher content platform) - APPRL (influencer marketing at scale) - Pacemaker (mixing application for streamed music) - DealDash (online recreational shopping) - Galton Voysey (data analytics driven consumer brands) - ModCam (Android-based computer vision system) - Freska (digital platform for home services) - Crosser (fog computing platform for industrial IoT) - Etc

Co-founder and Partner

2009

Partner and co-founder of VC firm investing in tech companies based in Southern Sweden: - Scalado (leading mobile imaging software). Acquired by Nokia/Microsoft - MashMobile (mobile software). Acquired by MBlox - Cellavision (life science). IPO Stockholm Nasdaq - Phase Holographic Imaging (MedTech). IPO Stockholm Nasdaq - Bonesupport (life science). IPO Stockholm Nasdaq - Airec (Green heat exchangers). Acquired by Alfa Laval - LocalizeDirect (SaaS localization for gaming companies) - Etc.

Investor

2020

Venture Partner

2020 - 2022

Venture Partner at Mubadala European Ventures backing Europes most ambitious entrepreneurs and as LP investing in Europes most promising VC firms. - Cazoo - FirstVet - Glovo - Owkin - Storyblok - Tier - Waymo - WeFox

Board Member and Investor

2020 - 2022

Co-founder and Investor

2008 - 2022

Partner and lead investor of VC fund investing in the best European technology companies: - Avito (online classifieds). Acquired by Naspers - Fjord (cross platform digital agency). Acquired by Accenture - Neonode (optical touch screen). IPO Stockholm Nasdaq) - The Cloud (wireless broadband services). Acquired by Sky - Dynamic Action (e-commerce software) - Order Dynamics (e-commerce software) - Heliatek (organic based solar cell manufacturing) - Interactive Investor (online investor portal) - Bullguard (online security software) - Etc.

Board Member and Investor

2015 - 2021

High end consumer brand builder, delivering great value to consumers by connecting directly digitally with fans