Ventures

27 years of building.

I've been building companies since 1999. Long-term thinking, listed-company experience, patient investing, and backing what comes next — in business and in conservation. Different expressions, same mindset: build, steward, endure.

The long game is the only one I know how to play.

Selected Ventures & Roles

1999 — Today
1999 — Present

Vuxen Group

CFO & Board Member

Founded in 1999, listed on Nasdaq First North in 2022. I continue to serve as CFO and on the board.

Public · Nasdaq First North Sweden · VUXEN
2023 — Present

North Impact

Founder

Founded with my wife — prints and expeditions that reconnect people with the wild we photograph.

Active
2025 — Present

Fokus Fotoresor

Partner

Expedition travel for photographers and naturalists, curated and led by award-winning wildlife photographer Brutus Östling.

Active

Get in touch

Building something that takes patience? I’d like to hear about it.

hello@michaelahlen.com

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