Executive management
Carl Johan Hederoth
Born: 1980
B.Sc. Informatics and Software Technology, Gothenburg School of Economics, Gothenburg. Carl Johan was appointed CEO in 2018, after working as a successful product owner for Sleep Cycle, for several years. Carl Johan’s strong entrepreneurial background includes co-founding MATCHi – Sweden’s leading sports reservation platform. His extensive knowledge in product and business development is rooted in his earlier background as a consultant for an array of big companies, such as Volvo, Gemalto, and Telia.
Shares in the company: 79,572
Warrants: 392,849 corresponding to 404,749 shares
Per Andersson
Born: 1983
M.Sc. in Economics, Gothenburg School of Business, Economics, and Law. A growth-oriented CFO with extensive experience in strategy, business planning, capital markets, and financial analysis. Before Sleep Cycle, Per worked as CFO at the listed company Gap- waves AB. Prior experience includes positions at KPMG Deal Advisory, Mondelez International, and PwC.
Shares in the company: 3,990
Warrants: 25,937 corresponding to 56,282 shares
Samuel Cyprian
Born: 1983
M.Sc. Computer Science, Uppsala University. Growth is at the heart of Samuel’s talent and the area he is most passionate about. He has extensive experience in marketing and business development. Before his role at Sleep Cycle, Samuel was breaking new ground at Spotify. As a key member of the growth team, he was part of the early expansion phase. Before that, he worked as growth manager at Projectplace and as CMO at WearLabs.
Shares in the company: 8,125
Warrants: 34,795 corresponding to 34,795 shares
Mikael Kågebäck
Born: 1981
Ph.D. Technology and Computer Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg. In his role as CTO at Sleep Cycle, Mikael works as head of the core technology team with machine learning research. This research is crucial for all of Sleep Cycle. It drives our operations forward and enables our users to gain insight into sleep quality and habits. Mikael’s earlier experience includes several years as a Ph.D. student in machine learning and AI at Chalmers University of Technology, as well as system architect at H&M for Extenda and developer for the Swedish Air Defense.
Shares in the company: 11,496
Warrants: 28,237 corresponding to 28,237 shares
Cecilia Mikkov
Born: 1976
B.Sc. Personnel Science with a focus in Psychology, Stockholm University.Cecilia has a wealth of experience building and developing technology companies as well as leadership experience with responsibility for issues such as personnel, recruitment, and organizational development in Swedish and international organizations. Prior to Sleep Cycle, Cecilia worked at NetEnt for 11 years in a number of different HR roles, most recently as Head of HR CoE.
Shares in the company: 0
Warrants: 19,288 corresponding to 19,288 shares