Jonas Almeling

Jonas Almeling is an experienced professional in the startup and innovation ecosystem. He was the Head of Nordics at Seedrs | Republic Europe, a leading equity crowdfunding platform, from January 2023 to February 2025.1 However, he was recently laid off as part of a restructuring at Seedrs that affected 15% of its European workforce.3

Almeling has a diverse background in innovation, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem building:

1. He founded Conneqtify in August 2015, focusing on building relationships and communities in the startup world.1

2. From May 2019 to December 2022, he served as the Director of Innovation Partnerships & Ecosystem at Ericsson ONE, an in-house business incubator.1

3. Almeling held leadership positions in Startup Grind, including Regional Director for Nordics & Northern Europe (2015-2017) and Director for Sweden (2013-2019).1

4. He has experience in business development, having founded Almeling & Son in September 2012.1

5. Recently, Almeling was appointed as the Founder Stage Curator at GoWest - Nordic Venture Capital Forum, focusing on impact-driven startups.2

Throughout his career, Almeling has demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting and scaling startups, fostering innovation, and building entrepreneurial ecosystems.1