Yanno Capital is founded by Nicklas Storåkers and Anna Storåkers. Our ambition is to benefit from the diverse experiences in our growing team to give our portfolio companies the most relevant support.
Nicklas has extensive experience from building and investing in companies in the financial and tech sectors. In 1999, he started Avanza and was the CEO until 2011. In 2016, Nicklas led the acquisition of PriceRunner and became CEO until 2021, when Klarna acquired the company. In addition, he was the angel investor and served on the board of the fintech companies Tink, Froda, Lysa and Hedvig, which have all become the leading ventures in the respective industry. In 2015, Nicklas led the acquisition of Nordic Nest and served as the chairman until 2020 when it was acquired by BHG Group. Other recent investments include Geoguessr and Checkin.com.
Since 2018, Anna has been an active angel investor in e.g., Kreditz, Geoguessr, The Ode To and FXity, and served on the Boards of ABN Amro, Nordax, Max Matthiessen and Ludvig & Co. She is currently Chairman of Kreditz AB since 2019, and a Board member of C-Resiliens and Lisa& since 2023. Anna has a broad background in Finance. She started her career in banking at Goldman Sachs in London. In 2004, she joined McKinsey in Stockholm serving similar clients but in a different context. Between 2009-2018, Anna was a senior executive at Nordea Bank, e.g. Head of Group Strategy and Corporate Development, Head of Retail Banking Sweden and Country Senior Executive, Sweden.
Do you get excited about the idea of enabling entrepreneurs passionate about sustainable customer value? The team of Yanno Capital will grow over time. You can check out our open positions on the site or send in a spontaneous application, if you think there would be a fit with our team.