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 have been ranked based on the Founders Alliance (FA) Index, which takes into account past performances, future potential and societal benefits.
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 in three categories based on financial results 2021.
- Founders of Small Companies - active founders of a private or public limited company with a revenue of approximately 2-10 MEUR with at least 20% ownership in a profitable company.
- Founders of Medium Companies- active founders of a private or public limited company with a revenue of approximately 10-50 MEUR with at least 20% ownership in a profitable company.
- Founders of Large Companies - active founders of a private or public limited company with a revenue of more than 50 MEUR with at least 20% ownership in a profitable company.
The finalists in each category introduce themselves and their companies to a jury of qualified founders who select the winners, two women and two men in each of the three categories, who receive the Founder of the Year award, The Growth Rings, during the Founders Gala at Stockholm City Hall in Sweden September 22, 2022. The award is part of the Founders Awards
Founder of the Year finalists will be announced summer 2022. Stay tuned!
Founder of the Year Silver 2021
Johan Waller, Kristian Liljefors and Fredrik Palmgren
Business Wellness Group
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Founder of the Year Silver 2021
Carl-Johan Beckman, Kristian Johansson and Niklas Uddholm
Awave
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Founder of the Year Silver 2020
Nicklas Persson, Robert Schön, Nicklas Henriksson and Rickard Hagman
AddPro.
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Founder of the Year Western Sweden and Nationally 2015
David Kristensson, Michael Kristensson and Martin Landström
Northern Offshore Services
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Founder of the Year Northern Sweden 2015
André Ruuth, Andreas Dunder, Hans Sjölander and Martin Hörnquist
Umia
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Founder of the Year Southern Sweden 2015
Nicklas Persson, Klas Ljunggren, Robert Hansson and Magnus Norling
Addpro
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Founder of the Year Eastern Sweden and Nationally 2013
Niklas Adalberth, Sebastian Siemiatkowski and Victor Jacobsson
Klarna
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Founder of the Year Southern Sweden 2013
Kjell Dahnelius, Marcus Dahnelius, Mikael Dahnelius and Fredrik Dahnelius
Kjell & Company
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