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Why Supercell’s founder wants to be the world’s least powerful CEO

Author: Sonali De Rycker

Updated May 30, 2017

Posted in: accel partners, Ilkka Paananen, Nordics, Supercell
Updated at: May 30, 2017

Sonali De Rycker

Sonali De Rycker focuses on investments in consumer, software and financial services businesses. She led Accel’s investments in Avito (acquired by Naspers), Lyst, Spotify, Wallapop, KupiVIP, Calastone, Catawiki, JobToday, Wonga, Shift Technology and SilverRail. She is also an independent director of Match Group (public). Prior to Accel, Sonali was with Atlas Ventures.

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In a guest contribution (the first of three), Accel Partners’ Sonali De Rycker puts the spotlight on ‘the Nordic way’ of building global tech companies, through interviews….

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