Karl Karlson – Sway Ventures

Karl Karlson, General Partner at Sway Ventures gave an inspirational speech and joined the think tank panel at the 2nd ELEVATE Space & Sustainability Conference in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

Mr. Karl Karlsson is a General Partner at Sway Ventures, a US-based Venture Capital firm investing in early to mid-stage technology companies. Mr. Karlsson serves on the firm’s investment committee and leads its EMEA investments.

Before Sway he served as a Venture Partner at Insight Venture Partners. He builds skillsets for tech companies with strategic and operational tools to optimize growth and success.

During his entrepreneurial journey, 8 companies were created, a NASDAQ IPO of his first tech start-up up achieved, thousands of jobs were created, and several billionaires were made. His space investments include https://slingshotaerospace.com/

And, he has devoted a large part of his life towards exploration and protection of our planet and its oceans. He was the organizer of Prince Albert’s North Pole expedition and served as Chairman of Virgin Oceanic. He also works closely with HRH King Carl-Gustaf of Sweden as his Ambassador for the World Scout Foundation.