Alexander Fred-Ojala

EQT Ventures | Predli | UC Berkeley

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

About

Pushing the boundaries of data-driven investments as the Head of AI at EQT Ventures, Europe's largest early-stage VC. Co-founder of the AI studio Predli and the music royalties trading platform MasterExchange. Previous Research Director of the Data Lab at SCET, UC Berkeley, and co-founder & technical director at the Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator (alumni companies have raised 600Mn+ USD). Awarded the Amazon Alexa Innovation Fellowship 2018-2019, as one of ten faculty members globally. My passion is to leverage novel technologies in order to create real-world impact.

Experience

  • Head of AI at EQT Ventures & Growth
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Head of AI, EQT Ventures at EQT Group
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Predli ()
    • Co-founder & Chairman
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Co-founder & CEO
      Aug 2019 - Sep 2024 · 5 yrs 2 mos

      Predli is an AI consultancy and venture studio. We utilize emerging technologies to drive real-world impact.

  • MasterExchange (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Co-founder & board member
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • CEO & Co-founder
      Dec 2021 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • University of California, Berkeley (9 yrs 10 mos)
    • AI & Data Science, Global Program Instructor, SCET
      Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

    • AI & Blockchain Director, Learn2Launch
      Dec 2018 - Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Learn2Launch is the Silicon Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at UC Berkeley. Website: https://learn2launch.berkeley.edu/faculty-and-administration

    • Instructor: Applied Data Science, AI, and Machine Learning
      Oct 2016 - Dec 2019 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Co-creator of Data-X (IEOR 135 / IEOR 290: Applied Data Science with Venture Applications). Main instructor Fall 2018 (200 students) and Spring 2019 (230 students): https://data-x.blog/