GoWest Nordic Venture Capital Forum 2026

28–29 Jan 2026 | Gothenburg, Sweden

Ted Elvhage

Investor

Expansion Ventures

Stockholm, Sweden

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Investor backing European Aerospace & Defence founders.

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About me

Ted Elvhage is a founding partner of Expansion Ventures, a Pan-European seed stage fund based in France, Luxembourg, and Sweden, supporting European Aerospace & Defence startups.

He co-founded Rymdkapital, the Nordics' first space-focused VC, and chairs EBAN Space, promoting European space innovation. He has been an entrepreneur and early-stage investor since the beginning of the 21st century with more than 60 investments in the advanced technology sector.

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Interests

  • aerospace
  • new space
  • New Air Mobility
  • Defence
  • startups
  • Scaleups

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Speaker sessions (2)

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

13:22 - 13:42

Moonshots or Money Pits? The VC Reckoning in Space

Location:Eriksbergshallen, Maskingatan 11, 417 64 GöteborgTrack:Main Stage
  • Defense
  • Dual Use
  • Space

Space is moving from headline-grabbing missions to real commercial infrastructure — but the investment question remains: which ventures are true moonshots, and which are money pits?

13:43 - 14:03

Dual-Use Dynamics: Balancing Innovation and Geopolitics

Location:Eriksbergshallen, Maskingatan 11, 417 64 GöteborgTrack:Main Stage
  • Dual Use

As geopolitics reshapes markets, supply chains, and capital flows, dual-use innovation sits at the center of opportunity and risk. Will geopolitical pressure accelerate innovation — or push it down?