# Björn Areskog

> Björn Areskog is a debt financing investor at Swedfund International backing Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Swedfund International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swedfund-international)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bj%C3%B6rn-areskog-736761aa/?originalSubdomain=se

Björn Areskog is a debt financing investor at Swedfund International focused on Finance and Venture Capital. Björn Areskog

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Small and Medium Businesses | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Groupe COFINA | Groupe COFINA is an African financial institution dedicated to mesofinance. It ambitions to become an economic player that favors an upscaling of financial services in Africa. By investing in the already very dynamic private sector, Cofina participates in the formalization of the African business market and makes financial inclusion its firstpriority.The company was established in 2013, present in six French-speaking African countries (Congo-Brazzaville, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Senegal). | $21.1M | Debt Financing | Nov 13, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Swedfund International

VC Fund · Stockholm, Sweden

Swedfund International AB is a principal investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. The firm does not invest in the Swedish businesses of Swedish companies and in companies that manufacture or sell weapons, tobacco or alcohol. It prefers to invest in seed, start-ups, and mid and late venture in mature and middle marketcompanies. It seeks to provide risk capital in the form of share capital, share options, convertible loans, preference shares, royalty loans, subordinated loans, secured loans, loans, guarantees, and part-financing of leasing agreements. It prefers to invest in emerging markets of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Sweden, as well as the non-European Union countries of Eastern Europe. The firm typically invests between SEK 5 million ($1.33 million) and SEK 100 million ($13.37 million). It seeks to exit its investments between five years and ten years. It does not invest together with private individuals, partnerships, sole trader, or co-operative or similar associations, and does not provide aid in the form of donations, and is also not involved in sponsoring. The firm takes a Board seat in its portfolio companies and seeks to participate in the investment committee for fund investments. The firm is a minority investor and its investments do not exceed one-third of the total investment. Swedfund International AB was founded in 1979 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden with an additional office in Nairobi, Kenya.

4 contacts available at Swedfund International.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Björn Areskog | Senior investment manager | — |
| Gerth Svensson | Acting CEO | — |
| Gunilla Nilsson | Investment Director, Energy & Climate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gunilla-nilsson-621a |
| Tomas Wadström | Senior investment manager | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Björn Areskog invest in?

Björn Areskog invests primarily in Finance, Venture Capital and Financial Services startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Côte d'Ivoire. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Björn Areskog last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Björn Areskog closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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