Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Angel

Investor Stage

Seed

Gustav Söderström is an investor and advisor at [Tictail](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tictail#/entity), a global community that allows its users to discover the world’s greatest independent brands. Prior to that, he was the chief product officer at [Spotify](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/spotify#/entity).

Before joining Spotify, Söderström was the director of product and business development at [Yahoo! Mobile](https://www.crunchbase.com/product/yahoo-mobile#/entity). He was also a co-founder and the chief executive officer of [Kenet Works](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/kenet-works#/entity).

In 2006, Söderström was named Swedish IT entrepreneur of the year by Internet Magazine. In the following year, he was voted one of Sweden’s 50 most influential people under 40 by Shortcut, a career networking site.

Söderström holds a master’s degree in electro engineering from [Royal Institute of Technology](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/royal-institute-of-technology#/entity). He lives in Stockholm, Sweden.