Kinnevik

Kinnevik is a leading listed growth investor in Europe, dedicated to building long-term value by providing patient capital and operational support to ambitious founders. They are focused on businesses that harness the power of technology to address essential needs, investing in companies at every stage of their journey across Europe and the US. Kinnevik's portfolio spans a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare, software, marketplaces, and climate tech, with a particular emphasis on sustainability and positive impact.

Beyond financial investments, Kinnevik acts as an active partner, offering operational expertise and guidance to their portfolio companies. They strive to cultivate a bold, empowering, and inclusive company culture that encourages diverse opinions and fosters collaboration. This commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected in their active efforts to promote equal opportunities, fair pay, and flexible working arrangements for all employees.

Kinnevik offers flexible working arrangements, enabling employees to adjust their working hours and locations to suit their individual needs. This includes the ability to work from home or a remote location, and to adjust working hours to accommodate personal commitments. The company encourages open communication and individual agreements with managers to ensure a successful and balanced work-life integration.

Kinnevik offers competitive employee benefits that promote a healthy work-life balance and foster a supportive environment. These benefits include paid parental leave of up to 39 weeks for all permanent employees, regardless of gender, flexible working arrangements to accommodate individual needs, and a commitment to equal opportunities and fair pay. They also provide annual Code of Conduct training for all employees, as well as a comprehensive Employee Handbook, Talent Management Policy, and Work Environment Handbook, which outline their policies and rules relating to diversity and inclusion.

Kinnevik is an entrepreneurial investor, active owner, and operational partner to challenger companies in Europe and the US. They invest in healthcare, software, marketplaces, and climate tech with a focus on rapidly scaling tomorrow’s market leaders, creating new categories and redefining industries. Their mission is to back the ideas, founders, and companies that make everyday life easier for people across the world, providing more and better choices and addressing the most pressing issues of our time.

Kinnevik promotes a bold, empowering, and inclusive company culture that values collaboration, diversity, and entrepreneurial spirit. They encourage employees to challenge the norm, speak up, and contribute their ideas, fostering an open environment where every voice matters. Their focus on long-term growth and impact extends to supporting their portfolio companies and founders, creating a shared mission to redefine industries and improve people's everyday lives.

Kinnevik prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as core values, believing it drives better financial performance, innovation, and decision-making. They've implemented policies like equal opportunities, fair pay, and anti-harassment measures, and they've set ambitious targets, such as allocating 10% of new capital to female-founded companies. Kinnevik provides a DEI toolkit for its portfolio companies to support their own efforts towards a more inclusive workplace.