Par-Jorgen Parson

Board Member

2022 - Current

Drottningholms Slottsteater is the world’s oldest theater with all original stage decor and mechanisms intact since the 17th century. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Board Member

2021

Non-Executive Member of Investment Committee

2021

First Close Partners is a fund-of-funds investing in underrepresented venture capital fund managers.

General Partner

2003

Northzone invests in fast growing technology companies led by stellar entrepreneurs across several stages and market segments. With offices in Stockholm, London and New York, Northzone has invested in some 200 technology companies including Spotify, Avito, iZettle, Stepstone, Lastminute, Trolltech, Pricerunner, Nimsoft, Episerver and many more. Northzone is currently investing out of Northzone X and Growth II with $ 1,1 billion in investment capacity www.northzone.com

Co-Author

2012 - 2012

Co-wrote an entertaining, best-selling management book using Heavy Metal music as a metaphor for great management. Read TheGuardian review http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2013/feb/11/heavy-metal-vc http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Metal-Management-ebook/dp/B00C0JGABW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380895565&sr=1-1&keywords=heavy+metal+management Buy it online on http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Metal-Management-ebook/dp/B00C0JGABW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380895843&sr=8-1&keywords=heavy+metal+management

Chairman

1999 - 2004

PJ led the seed investment in the price comparison service that became the dominant player in the Nordics, UK and Benelux. In 2005, the company was acquired by Valueclik Inc (VCLK)

Managing Partner

1998 - 2002

PJ honed his entrepreneurial and investor skills when building the first Internet focused early stage investment company/incubator in the Nordics. The company gave birth to some really successful internet companies such as Pricerunner.com and Tradera.com. In March 2000, the entire investment company was acquired by a UK based investment company for $ 200 million.

CEO and principal owner

1996 - 2000

Investment Director

1993 - 1998

Spira Invest was a Consumer Goods focused small and mid cap Private Equity house. Pär-Jörgen led the acquisitions and served on the Board of Directors in companies like Falcon Breweries, subsequently sold to Carlsberg and Candelia, subsequently sold to CloettaFazer

Engagement Manager

1989 - 1993

Pär-Jörgen served primarily clients in the consumer goods industry, technology and banking across Europe and the US