# Christer Gardell > Christer Gardell is a angel investor at Metso (Finland) backing Finance and Computer. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Metso](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metso) - Location: Finland, United States - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Jun 2021 - Lead investor: 50% - Last updated: Aug 2026 Christer Gardell is a angel investor at Metso in Finland focused on Finance and Computer. Main occupation: CEOChrister co-founded Cevian Capital in 2002 and has since worked as a Managing Partner in the company. From 1996 to 2001, he was the Chief Executive Officer of AB Custos, the Swedish investment company. Prior to joining AB Custos, he had been a partner of Nordic Capital and McKinsey & Company. Gardell lives in Stockholm,Sweden.Board member:Vesuvius PLCRelevant past positions of trust:Cookson Group, Member of the Board, 2012–2012Tieto Oyj, Member of the Board, 2010–2012Skandia AB, Member of the Board, 2005–2006Lindex AB, Member and Chairman of the Board, 2004–2007Born: 1960 ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Finance | 1 | 50% | | Computer | 1 | 50% | | Internet | 1 | 50% | | Insurance | 1 | 50% | | Electronics | 1 | 50% | 7 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Angel | 1 | 50% | | Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 50% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Sweden | 1 | 50% | | United Kingdom | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aviva Group | Aviva is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the sixth-largest insurance company in the world measured by net premium income and has around 43 million customers across 21 countries.Aviva is the market leader in both general insurance and life and pensions in the UK and has major businesses inAsia, continental Europe and North America. They offer a wide range of insurance and savings products to help people protect what’s important to them and save for a comfortable future. They help them to defy uncertainty.They believe they have a clear strategic advantage: they are a "composite" insurer, which means they can provide customers with a wide range of insurance and savings products - from car, home and health insurance to pensions, investments and asset management.They are the UK’s largest insurer and they also have a strong international presence in Europe, Canada and Asia. They focus on markets where they can achieve scale, profitability and competitive advantage. | | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 08, 2021 | | | Påmind | Påmind is a Swedish company founded to give customers control over their existing everyday contracts, ranging from mortgages to insurances. The customer is reminded each time a contract expires, Påmind AB then help the customer to renegotiate the agreement and ensure that the customer is offered the best terms. All this is done without the customerhaving to do anything. | $1.9M | Angel | Dec 06, 2018 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## About Metso VC Fund 1 contacts available at Metso. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Christer Gardell | Vice-Chairman of the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christer-gardell | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [LVX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/letsventure) — VC Fund - [ZhenFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhenfund) — VC Fund - [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Almi Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almi-invest) — VC Fund - [Chalmers Ventures AB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chalmers-ventures) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Consumer Angel Investors in Sweden](https://shizune.co/investors/consumer-angel-investors-sweden) - [Hardware Angel Investors in Sweden](https://shizune.co/investors/hardware-angel-investors-sweden) ## FAQ ### What does Christer Gardell invest in? Christer Gardell invests primarily in Finance, Computer and Internet startups, most often at Angel and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Christer Gardell last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Christer Gardell closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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