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Christer Andersson

Founder of Sommet AB

Croatia

Overview 

Christer Andersson is a Senior Management Consultant and Co-founder/Investor with a strong background in IT project implementation, finance transformation, and growth strategies. Currently serving as an Interim Director at various organizations, he has successfully led projects at companies like Profoto and Scania Group, and has invested in a range of startups including Odeko and Zeotap. Andersson's career highlights include founding Sommet AB and being an Investor and Member at Fund Fellow Founders (fff.vc), showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to supporting emerging ventures through strategic investments. Additionally, his expertise in R&D management and project leadership at companies like ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions and Svevia demonstrate his ability to drive innovation and sustainable growth in diverse industries.

Work Experience 

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2024 - Current

    At Sommet Ventures, I focus on high-quality deal sourcing, venture building, and strategic advisory. With 10+ years in venture capital and private equity, I’ve built a 35+ company portfolio across Crypto-Tech, SpaceTech, Energy, AI, BioTech, and DeepTech, achieving multiple exits in Blockchain, AI, and Marketplaces. Key Contributions: 🚀 Ecosystem Growth & Cross-Border Expansion – Connecting startups with global investors, facilitating cross-border investments and market entry strategies. 💡 High-Quality Deal Sourcing – 10+ years of early-stage investing, mentoring startups in AI, SaaS, and DeepTech, and executing multiple successful exits. 🏆 Venture Building & Advisory – Helping founders refine business models, optimize capital efficiency, and scale internationally. Through global expertise, strategic investments, and hands-on advisory, Sommet Ventures continues to drive growth and innovation in Croatia, Sweden and beyond.

  • Founder and Investor

    2014

    Successful early stage tech investor with 35+ portfolio companies in DeepTech, BioTech, Energy, Mobility and FinTech covering North and South America, Europe, Israel and India. Traction: Multiple unicorns, 4 exits

  • Management Consultant

    2021

  • Advisory Board Member

    2023

    The future of ERP for construction subcontrators.

  • R&D Manager Electronics (Interim)

    2024 - 2024

  • R&D Manager (Interim)

    2023 - 2024

    Managing teams in Sweden, Norway, Poland and China covering agile SW development ranging from SaaS cloud development to embedded SW in a hybrid secure wireless IoT access solution for the hospitality industry.

  • Head of PMO / Head of Development / Product Owner for Civil Engineering and Sustainability (Interim)

    2021 - 2023

    As the Head of the Project Management Office (PMO) I managed a team of project managers. Additionally to this role I was also responsible for the project portfolio management. Roles and tasks included: PMO set-up and services, Project Governance, Stakeholder Management, Change Management and Business Transformation. The portfolio included delivering IT solutions for HR, ERP, Data Business Intelligence and the digitalization transformation. Head of Developement: Leading an organsisation of product owners, BRM's, and SW architect to govern and develop the 150+ application portfolio, either hosted in own azure cloud or through SaaS. Product Owner for sustainability and civil engineering: Looking to automate / digitalize the sourcing and managing of data for sustainability recording and reporting.

  • Non Executive Board Member

    2020 - 2022

  • Global Project Manager (IoT, Security)

    2017 - 2020

    Project Management of solution architecture and implementation of eSIM SaaS solutions for IoT. Program Management of agile SW development of nuSIM (Smart Homes, Supply Chain and Industry 4.0 solutions).

  • Senior Project Manager, Financial Systems and IT

    2017 - 2017

    Program Management of transformation (digitization) of the global "Purchase to Pay" ERP System and process for Scania. The program included business and IT architecture planning, procurement and implementation planning. Program Management of purchase to pay automation including architecture and planning for a data lake and business intelligence (BI) solutions.

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