Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Hans Otterling joined Northzone in 2006. His primary areas of focus are e-commerce, fintech, internet security, enterprise software and related SaaS models. His portfolio includes Tobii, Klarna, HappyOrNot, Footway, Fishbrain,and Outfittery. Hans holds an MBA from Stockholm School of Economics and University of Massachusetts (Fulbright scholar).


Hans Otterling is an enthusiastic participant in all discussions about the secrets of successful serial entrepreneurship. Having started, grown, and sold several market leading companies, he has learnt a thing or two along the way.

He revolutionised the field of Investor Relations, through founding Waymaker, an early internet-based information distribution company. Where listed Swedish companies had previously employed the services of taxis in order to get their financial reports to the media, Waymaker built a completely new network.