Claes Loberg

Who is Claes Loberg?

Claes J M Loberg is a Swedish born Australian technology entrepreneur and designer who founded the music streaming and downloading service Guvera, and currently serves on its board.

His company Guvera was ranked by Billboard Magazine as one of the years top music startups in the USA Loberg was interviewed in 2011 by Fox Business in New York City Also an early interview on Australia's news program A Current Affair A Current Affair Interview

Loberg raised initial $25million investment for Guvera through private equity firm AMMA as reported in Tech Crunch

The first TV ad for Guvera ran in 2011 featuring Rihanna, offering free downloads for fans

Loberg was listed in Ernst & Young 2011 Entrepreneur of the year after winning the Technology category in Australia

He spoke at Big Sound in 2011 on the topic of ad funded music, and at Digital Hollywood in Los Angeles in 2012 about the future of music He spoke in January 2012 at Media Post's Social Media Insider Summit in Florida on the topic of social media, advertising and music

Loberg founded his first company Hyro.com in 1994, which was listed on the Australian stock exchange and ranked as one of the biggest IT and web development companies in Australia with offices in China, Thailand and Australia.