Press release                                                                                     28 May, 2008

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Anders Lindqvist will as of June 1st  2008 join Via Venture Partners in Copenhagen, the premier partner for expanding technology companies in the Nordic region.
 
“I am very much looking forward to working with Via Venture Partners and the great team already in place. Via Venture Partners already on its way to become a leading Nordic venture fund is highly attractive and I certainly will do my best to contribute to the continued success! In addition the fund is backed by the strong and highly reputable investor ATP” says Anders about his decision to join.

Anders has 25 years of experience from venture capital and the IT industry. Prior to joining Via Venture Partners, he was a partner at Provider Venture in Stockholm for 9 years. Before that Anders became a Swedish Internet pioneer in 1996 by starting the highly acclaimed S-E-Banken Internetbank. In his career he has held several executive positions at S-E-Banken as well as in major Nordic IT companies.

At Provider Venture Partners Anders has acted as Chairman of the board in Tradera, Payson, Pommad and has been a board member in, among others, FoxT, Envox, Computas and Cypak.
 
John Helmsøe-Zinck, Managing Partner at Via Venture Partners says: “ With Anders Lindqvist joining Via Venture Partners and Anders Grånäs who started with us already last year, we feel we now have a very strong experience base in the Swedish market and will be able to even more actively pursue the investment opportunities we perceive exist in the Swedish market "
 
 
For further questions you are welcome to contact
 
Anders Lindqvist at tel +46 705404183
 
Or
 
John Helmsøe-Zinck at tel +45 4010 4405
  
  
 
 
Via Venture Partners (www.viaventurepartners.com) is a EUR 134 million (approx. SEK 1.25 billion) multi stage venture fund investing in exceptional companies in the Nordic region. Founded in early 2006, Via Venture Partners is a privately owned and independent Nordic software and communication venture capital firm. Via Venture Partners Limited Partner is ATP, who manages Danish pension savings in excess of DKK 400 billion. The portfolio of presently 13 Nordic companies is expected to grow rapidly within the next couple of years do to a high investment activity level.