Åsa Christina Knutsson

Director/Board Member at CIRCHEM AB

64 year

Finance

Consumer Services

Electronic Technology

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Åsa Christina Knutsson currently works at Fouriertransform AB, as Chief Executive Officer from 2017, CirChem AB, as Independent Director from 2024, Saab Ventures AB, as Member Board of Director, Mittkapital i Jämtland och Västernorrland AB, as Director, and Saminvest AB, as Head of Direct Investments & Sustainability Office from 2017.
Ms. Knutsson also formerly worked at Mjärdevi Business Incubator AB, as Chief Executive Officer in 2007, Lead Incubator, as Chief Executive Officer, Softube AB, as Chairman, Industrifonden, as Investment Director from 2014 to 2017, Moment Group AB, as Independent Director, Cypak AB, as Director, Tonium AB, as Director, H1 Communication AB, as Director, Jakebox AB, as Director, Investor Growth Capital AB, as Investment Controller, and Iteksa Venture AB, as Investment Manager.
Ms. Knutsson received her Masters Business Admin degree in 1989 from the University of Stockholm.

Åsa Christina Knutsson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
CIRCHEM AB	Director/Board Member	01/05/2024
Saab Ventures AB Saab Ventures AB Investment ManagersFinance Saab Ventures acquires minority equity positions in fast-growing small or medium-sized companies, and promotes their growth through financial, technical and marketing support. They favor innovation-based companies with technology relevant to Saab's development and core strategy. Saab Ventures co-invests in deals ranging from SEK 15 to 20 million. Their key investment criteria include a fit with Saab's corporate strategy, existing revenues with potential revenues of SEK 100 million within five years, strong IP rights, proven technology, clear customer value and an ambitious, experienced management team. Saab Ventures typically invests SEK 10 million to 20 million. They have invested in a diverse range of sectors including fire fighting, aviation, command and control systems, waste-to-energy management, engine components, medical technology, simulation software, energy technology related to tidal streams, software for spectrum management, acoustic solutions, memory architecture and surveillance radar.	Director/Board Member	-
Mittkapital i Jämtland och Västernorrland AB Mittkapital i Jämtland och Västernorrland AB Investment ManagersFinance Mittkapital is an active manager which provides equity funding for seed, early, later, and growth-stage capital requirements, and provides management support for its investments. The firm invests in startups, small and mid-sized companies operating in a broad range of sectors such as consumer durables, consumer services, and process industries, and in industries such as forest processing, tourism, manufacturing, and food retail. Mittkapital invests between SEK 0.3 and 20 million in companies located in Sweden, and looks to take both minority and majority stake positions, as well as a seat on the board.	Director/Board Member	-
Fouriertransform AB Fouriertransform AB Investment ManagersFinance Fouriertransform is an active, long-term manager which invests from their own balance sheet in automotive-related companies in all parts of the value chain and in all business phases. They focus exclusively on the automotive industry in Sweden. The firm seeks to invest up to SEK 150 million in automotive-related companies with an innovative product or service with growth potential on Swedish and global markets, an attractive underlying market with growth and good profitability prospects, entrepreneurial management focused on the company's growth and profitability, industrial partners capable of supporting their commercialization and expansion and good prospects for exit. Fouriertransform utilizes a range of financing solutions including share capital, profit-sharing loans and other capital participation. They typically take minority stakes in their investee companies, sometimes as the principal shareholder, sometimes as a traditional minority shareholder. They partner with investee management, developing a value-adding plan and ensuring adequate reporting and providing a sounding board for the CEO and the chairman of the board. They contribute expertise by placing qualified representatives (Fouriertransform employees or persons from Fouriertransform's network) on the boards of their investee companies.	Chief Executive Officer	30/06/2017
Saminvest AB Saminvest AB Investment ManagersFinance Saminvest invests in companies located in Sweden. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed, early, later, growth and buyout capital requirements. It makes fund of fund investments and also makes co-investments.	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2017

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Companies	Position	End
Industrifonden Industrifonden Investment ManagersFinance Industrifonden invests in companies located in the Nordic region. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of planetary health, life science, deep tech and transformative tech. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of SEK 10 – 50 million.	Chief Investment Officer	28/02/2017
Tonium AB Tonium AB Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and manufactures music mixing electronic equipment	Director/Board Member	26/09/2011
Mjärdevi Business Incubator AB	President	01/01/2007
Cypak AB Cypak AB Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Develops radio frequency identification technology solutions	Director/Board Member	-
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Industrifonden Industrifonden Investment ManagersFinance Industrifonden invests in companies located in the Nordic region. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of planetary health, life science, deep tech and transformative tech. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of SEK 10 – 50 million.	Finance
Investor Growth Capital AB Investor Growth Capital AB Investment ManagersFinance IGC is a long-term investor with a top-down investment approach. They describe their investment attitude as patient and flexible. They are active investment partners seeking management teams operating in markets displaying sustainable growth characteristics. IGC commits themselves to board representation working closely for strategic decisions, financial and human resource allocations, potential acquisitions analyses and sources of additional capital. Their investee firms gain access to IGC's worldwide network of industry experts, advisors, and local knowledge over several geographic markets. IGC Europe invests primarily in expansion-stage firms in the technology and life sciences sectors in Northern Europe. They have an investment horizon from three to seven years. They typically invest between USD $3 million and $30 million. They acquire minority interest. IGC Asia targets expansion-stage firms in IT, software, semiconductors and Internet/media within Asia. Their investments range from USD $8 to $15 million over an investment period of three to six years. IGC US concentrates on investments in unlisted firms in healthcare and either listed or unlisted firms in IT sectors in North America. Generally, they invest in healthcare firms that have approved or marketed products. IT investments will typically be beyond the concept stage.	Finance
Moment Group AB Moment Group AB Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Engages in entertainment production	Consumer Services
Cypak AB Cypak AB Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Develops radio frequency identification technology solutions	Electronic Technology
University of Stockholm University of Stockholm Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Iteksa Venture AB Iteksa Venture AB Investment ManagersFinance Acts as an alternative investment manager	Finance
Saab Ventures AB Saab Ventures AB Investment ManagersFinance Saab Ventures acquires minority equity positions in fast-growing small or medium-sized companies, and promotes their growth through financial, technical and marketing support. They favor innovation-based companies with technology relevant to Saab's development and core strategy. Saab Ventures co-invests in deals ranging from SEK 15 to 20 million. Their key investment criteria include a fit with Saab's corporate strategy, existing revenues with potential revenues of SEK 100 million within five years, strong IP rights, proven technology, clear customer value and an ambitious, experienced management team. Saab Ventures typically invests SEK 10 million to 20 million. They have invested in a diverse range of sectors including fire fighting, aviation, command and control systems, waste-to-energy management, engine components, medical technology, simulation software, energy technology related to tidal streams, software for spectrum management, acoustic solutions, memory architecture and surveillance radar.	Finance
Tonium AB Tonium AB Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and manufactures music mixing electronic equipment	Electronic Technology
H1 Communication AB H1 Communication AB Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a business process outsourcing company	Commercial Services
Softube AB Softube AB Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides hardware and software for the audio industry	Technology Services
Mjärdevi Business Incubator AB
Fouriertransform AB Fouriertransform AB Investment ManagersFinance Fouriertransform is an active, long-term manager which invests from their own balance sheet in automotive-related companies in all parts of the value chain and in all business phases. They focus exclusively on the automotive industry in Sweden. The firm seeks to invest up to SEK 150 million in automotive-related companies with an innovative product or service with growth potential on Swedish and global markets, an attractive underlying market with growth and good profitability prospects, entrepreneurial management focused on the company's growth and profitability, industrial partners capable of supporting their commercialization and expansion and good prospects for exit. Fouriertransform utilizes a range of financing solutions including share capital, profit-sharing loans and other capital participation. They typically take minority stakes in their investee companies, sometimes as the principal shareholder, sometimes as a traditional minority shareholder. They partner with investee management, developing a value-adding plan and ensuring adequate reporting and providing a sounding board for the CEO and the chairman of the board. They contribute expertise by placing qualified representatives (Fouriertransform employees or persons from Fouriertransform's network) on the boards of their investee companies.	Finance
Jakebox AB Jakebox AB Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides packaging products for compact discs	Commercial Services
Mittkapital i Jämtland och Västernorrland AB Mittkapital i Jämtland och Västernorrland AB Investment ManagersFinance Mittkapital is an active manager which provides equity funding for seed, early, later, and growth-stage capital requirements, and provides management support for its investments. The firm invests in startups, small and mid-sized companies operating in a broad range of sectors such as consumer durables, consumer services, and process industries, and in industries such as forest processing, tourism, manufacturing, and food retail. Mittkapital invests between SEK 0.3 and 20 million in companies located in Sweden, and looks to take both minority and majority stake positions, as well as a seat on the board.	Finance
Saminvest AB Saminvest AB Investment ManagersFinance Saminvest invests in companies located in Sweden. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed, early, later, growth and buyout capital requirements. It makes fund of fund investments and also makes co-investments.	Finance
Lead Incubator
CirChem AB CirChem AB Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries Produces chemical products	Process Industries