Company operations
Turning moving parts across finance, legal, compliance and internal operations into clear ownership and execution.
Operator profile / CV
Valerie
Wiström.
Startup operator with experience helping early teams become international companies—across market launches, company operations, team building, finance, legal, compliance and go-to-market.
55markets reached at Voi
<20employees when joining Voi and Hedvig
€20mSeries A built toward at Curb
Pre-seed → Ccompanies advised through Cresqora
What I can own
From an unclear priority to a finished outcome.
International expansion
Launching markets, coordinating teams across regions and adapting the work to different local realities.
Team and organisation
Helping small teams grow, defining what the company needs next and building the structures that support it.
GTM and strategic projects
Moving from an idea to market action through research, introductions, experiments and hands-on delivery.
Selected experience
A repeated pattern of joining early and helping build what comes next.
VoiEarly employee
Joined below 20 employees. Supported launches across Europe as the company moved from 2 markets to 55 and grew toward 800 people.
HedvigEarly team
Joined below 20 employees. Helped the neo-insurer grow beyond 100 people, reach Series B, enter two additional markets and expand its products.
Curb FoodEarly team
Joined below 15 employees and supported the company through its earliest stage of scale toward a €20m Series A from EQT Ventures.
ScalableTalent operations / 3.5 years
Built internal systems and supported organisational growth as the business and its teams became more complex.
EpimindsChief of Staff
Owned operations, finance, legal and compliance while working hands-on as a GTM engineer.
CresqoraFounder and operator
Advise founders and support startups from pre-seed to Series C across company building, expansion and execution.
International perspective
South African roots. Stockholm base. Global operating experience.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in the United States
Master’s degree in Belgium
Erasmus exchange in London
Languages
English — native
Spanish — B1
Swedish, Afrikaans, Dutch — A2
French — A1
Regions
Experience across APAC, AMECS and EMEA
Based in Stockholm, Sweden
Looking for someone who can see the whole picture and help move it forward?
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