Ted Elvhage
Investor
Expansion Ventures
Stockholm, Sweden
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.
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
- 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
- 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?