Hjalmar Winbladh

Who is Hjalmar Winbladh?

Hjalmar Winbladh is a serial entrepreneur based in Sweden. His latest Wrapp, recently launched in Sweden, offering a new take on social and mobile gifting. The company will reportedly soon launch in the U.S., U.K., and across Europe.

In January 2012 Wrapp closed its Series A funding from Atomico, Greylock Partners and the Nordic VC firm Creandum. Niklas Zennström and Reid Hoffman joined Wrapp’s board of directors.

Prior to Wrapp, Winbladh co-founded and was the CEO of Rebtel, which identifies itself the world’s largest independent mobile Voice over IP company, where he still serves as chairman.

In 1994 Winbladh co-founded and was the CEO of Sendit AB, the first mobile Internet company, which Microsoft acquired in 1999.

Today, Winbaldh serves as an advisor to EQT Partners and Creandum, is a member of the board at Springer Science+Business Media, and an angel investor in iZettle and EpidemicSound.