Bio

Anna Sofia Abrahamsson is a growth strategist and leadership professional combining intuitive insight with up-to-date academic expertise.

As the CEO of impact-driven growth companies, she experienced first-hand the challenges of reconciling sustainability and scalability with traditional methods. To address this, she founded the holistic growth consultancy Abraca and developed a nature-inspired management model that helps companies identify and harness their full growth potential in a sustainable and mission-driven way. With practical examples and often enlightening metaphors, Anna works as a speaker, advisor and developer of board and leadership work. Besides business, she is a creative artist and holistic lifestyle advocate involved in projects that support planetary wellbeing.

10 years

In growth entrepreneurship and management

~1,5M €

Raised growth fundings

50 %+

Average profitability adjusted growth rate during 8 CEO years

20+

Companies served with regenerative growth solutions

  • Work

    Abraca, Founder & CEO (2021–present)
    Abraca is a holistic business development partner helping sustainability frontrunners grow regeneratively - in line with people, planet and profit. No more compromising between sustainability and scalability. This “co-founder as a service” company provides strategy, funding and management services based on our Wild Growth Model™ inspired by natural growth mechanisms.

    Måndag (Common Ground), CEO (2022–2023), Chair (2023–2024)
    Måndag (currently rebranding and rebuilding internationally as Common Ground Collective) is a creative change agency focused on sustainability and human rights, working with clients like COP28, UN delegations and climate funds. In my CEO stint, I restructured the company by renewing the business plan, establishing a board structure, cleaning up unhealthy finances (leading to 50% growth rate with 8% profit) and onboarding 6 new partners through an investment round.

    Lovia, CEO (2017–2021), Chair (2021–2022)
    Led a sustainable fashion brand with a circular business model. Positioned Lovia as a pioneer in the field, raised nearly 1M € in funding and grew revenue from under 100K € to over 600K € in a few years.

    See full work experience at Linkedin

  • Expertise

    Education
    Stanford University, Graduate school of business
    2024 - 2025
    LEAD Executive education
    Hanken School of Economics
    2014-2017
    Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Entrepreneurship and Finance

    System level innovations
    > Holistic business design toolkit based on natural growth mechanisms and a five dimensional growth assessment system to manage regenerative growth at Abraca.
    > Crafting a transparent pricing model and a production management system for the fully transparent value chain at Lovia.
    > Strategic innovator in several projects (such as building a diversity tracking tool for boards for Future Board).

    Funding
    Raised over €1M in private funding with rounds from <€100K to €500K and secured 10+ public funding rounds. Investments made in client companies.

    Brands & design
    Strategy and business development for several sustainable fashion pioneers and designers including Lovia, Lilja the Label, Almada, Frenn and Karaat.

    Culture, wellbeing & arts
    Several projects within performing arts, painting and event organisation. Building and co-creating a platform focused on wild foods, and natural health and wellbeing.

  • Memberships & Media

    Sigma Squared Society
    Sigma Squared Society is a worldwide community uniting and empowering the world’s most ambitious founders under 26.

    Future Board ry
    Future Board is a network of young board professionals which has already almost hundred members. We create and share the future’s board know-how and grow young professionals to the boards of organisations. I’ve been part of creating a diversity tracking tool and education module for boards.

    Finnish Business Angels Network
    The largest business angel network in Finland. I currently serve on the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Creative Economy Council to promote business in the creative sector and activate creative sector investors within the community.

    Selected PR & Media

    Myspeaker - Anna Sofia Abrahamsson

    Kauppalehti 2022 - Hurja visio - pääomasijoittajaksi ilman pääomaa

    OP Media 2021 - He tallaavat polkua seuraaville - nuoret johtajat pyrkivät parantamaan maailmaa

    Fashion Finland 2021 - Lovialle puolen miljoonan euron rahoitus – tukijoukoissa seitsemän vaikuttajaa ja tunnettuja yrittäjiä