# Karl Swartling

> Karl Swartling is a startup investor at Stena Sessan. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stena Sessan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stena-sessan)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-swartling-997a3014

Karl Swartling is a startup investor at Stena Sessan. Karl Swartling is the chief executive officer of Stena Sessan. He has an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics.

## About Stena Sessan

VC Fund · Stockholm, Sweden

Stena Sessan is an investment company that focuses on businesses with the potential to develop and grow. The company's investment strategy is built on flexibility and a long-term investment horizon. It invests in strong businesses with great potential, where, through an active co-ownership, they help to develop businesses that can address theneeds and challenges that the future holds.ne of Stena Sessan’s most significant investments was a 21 percent ownership stake in Swedish pharmaceutical company, Meda, which was sold to US pharmaceutical company Mylan in August 2016 through a public takeover bid. At the time of the sale, Stena Sessan had been one of the company’s main owners for 18 years, and the deal was the second-largest sale of a company listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange to date.In recent years, Stena Sessan has invested in Scandic Hotels, the largest hotel operator in the Nordic region. Stena Sessan is the largest shareholder in the company, with a 20% ownership stake.Stena Sessan was founded in 1981.

5 contacts available at Stena Sessan.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Karl Swartling | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karl-swartling |
| Kristina Patek | Senior Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristina-patek-e3ea |
| Fredrik Konopik | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fredrik-konopik |
| Monalotte Theorell Christofferson | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monalotte-theorell-christofferson-b85f |
| Monalotte Theorell Christofferson | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monalotte-theorell-christofferson |

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