11 Facts About Kinnevik

Kinnevik AB is a Swedish investment company that was founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor and von Horn families.

Kinnevik is an active and long-term owner investing primarily in digital consumer businesses.

Kinnevik holds significant stakes in about 30 companies and invest in Europe, with a focus on the Nordics, the US, and selectively in other markets.

Kinnevik currently operates in four sectors; Consumer Services, Financial Services, Healthcare Services and TMT .

Kinnevik was founded as an investment company in 1936 by Robert von Horn, Wilhelm Klingspor and Hugo Stenbeck.

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Kinnevik grew quickly through share purchases and acquisitions of companies that included chocolate manufacturers Nordiska Suchard and Halmstads Jarnverk.

Kinnevik became a listed company and obtained additional capital in a new share issue in 1954.

Zalando and Rocket Internet, two Kinnevik-backed companies, made their Initial Public Offerings on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2014.

In 2017, Kinnevik sold its remaining shareholding in Rocket Internet.

In 2018 Kinnevik expressed its support for the merger between Tele2 and Com Hem, later the same year Kinnevik distributed its shares in MTG to its shareholders.

In 2018 Kinnevik increased its investment in Livongo and invested in Kolonial.