About Us
Nurturing Vision. Growing Value.
Björk Ventures was founded on the belief that doing good and doing well go hand in hand.
We are experienced operators, entrepreneurs and investors who bring startups and corporates together to turn strong ideas into real business — creating a clear path to customers, partnerships and revenues.
Meet The Team
We are diverse by design, because the best outcomes don’t come from thinking alike. With different cultural and professional backgrounds, based across the Nordics and Baltics, we all bring unique perspectives, experiences and networks to the table.
Rodney Brewster
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Rodney has spent 25 years building and scaling businesses in mobility, energy and industrial tech — always where strategy meets execution.
Known for a hands-on style, sharp commercial instincts and a knack for turning good ideas into sustainable win-win business for both founders and customers, Rodney is the person you call when you want momentum, not meetings.
Mia Ekdahl
Co-founder & Partner
Mia brings 25+ years of experience as an entrepreneur and operator across life sciences and regulated industries, working closely with founders, investors and corporates.
She is a trusted sparring partner who creates clarity, momentum and partnerships that last. Sharp, outspoken and well-connected, Mia knows how to communicate what matters to the people who matter.
Magnus Widén
Co-founder & Partner
Magnus is a financial strategist with decades of CFO experience across multiple sectors, blending financial strategy with hands-on operational execution.
He spots what scales, structures what endures and guide founders through critical inflection points. Pragmatic and thoughtful, Magnus brings both rigor and heart to every partnership.
Analyst
Kamila Habib
Kamila brings a rigorous analytical background from banking and venture capital, helping startups prepare for capital raising, valuations and due diligence.
Her strategic insight, precision, and collaborative approach makes her a great partner to founders.
Antti Peltonen
Venture Partner
Antti Peltonen is a venture professional and founder-operator with more than 10 companies built across deeptech, AI, and industrial technologies.
He specializes in identifying outlier founders, bridging frontier science with market reality, and scaling innovations globally through hands-on execution, strategic partnerships, and strong founder pattern recognition.
Neil Willams
Venture Partner
Neil is a deep-tech and AI specialist with senior industry experience across energy storage, mobility and digital infrastructure.
As an experienced investor and advisor, Neil combines technical depth with commercial judgement to spot defensible technology early and help founders move from pilots to scalable deployments.
Siddhartha Khandelwal
Venture Partner
Siddhartha is an AI and robotics specialist with 17 years of deep-tech experience as an award-winning healthtech founder, scientist and operator. He holds a PhD in Robotics and his pioneering work in motion analytics placed him among Sweden’s top young innovators.
As Head of Investor Relations at Sahlgrenska Science Park, Siddhartha connects healthtech founders with investors and strategic partners across Europe.
Ahmed Elmurtada
Venture Partner
Ahmed co-founded and leads 249Startups, a DIFC-based VC firm that launched Sudan’s first startup fund, Rhino2Oryx, operating across four countries.He has raised over €15 million and is an alumnus of the Obama Foundation Leaders Program and VC Unlocked/500 Global at Stanford.
As a Venture Partner at Björk Ventures, Ahmed brings expertise in emerging markets, deal sourcing, and fostering strategic partnerships in the MEA region.
Antonio Gozzo
Venture Partner
Antonio founded and leads the international investment network Wicked Angel, having built a portfolio of 8 companies with a combined ARR of over €50 million. He has 30 years of experience across finance and CEO roles, with a focus on investments.
As a Venture Partner at Björk Ventures, Antonio leverages his expertise to support portfolio growth and strategic investments.
