11 Facts About Jane Walerud

1.

Jane Christine Walerud Boreta was born on 13 November 1961 and is a Sweden-based entrepreneur and investor.

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2.

Jane Walerud has been involved in over 15 startups since the early 2000s, including Klarna, Bluetail, Tobii Technology, Teclo Networks, and GraphMaTech.

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3.

Jane Walerud is member of The Swedish Government Innovation Council.

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4.

Jane Walerud studied Cognitive Psychology and Computer Science at Stanford University.

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5.

Jane and Bengt Walerud have a daughter, Caroline, who is a private investor and entrepreneur.

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6.

Jane Walerud worked as a Sales Manager at Erlang Systems in 1997.

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7.

Jane Walerud left in 1998 to co-found Bluetail, a company which developed all of its products in Erlang.

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8.

In 2016, Jane Walerud invested in a real time digital coach for runners and cross-country skiers called Racefox.

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9.

Jane Walerud invested 6 million SEK in the company and became one of the board members.

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10.

Jane Walerud formed her own venture company called Walerud Ventures together with her husband, Bengt, and their daughter, Caroline.

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11.

In 2015, Jane Walerud was elected into SUP46s Swedish Startup Hall of Fame.

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