Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam receives Svenska Dagbladet’s honorary award, SvD Affärsbragd 2022: ‘An achievement in the truest sense’
Truecaller’s Co-founders Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam, today received SvD Affärsbragd, the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet’s honorary award. It was presented by Prince Daniel in connection with the event “The Swedish Championship for Young Entrepreneurs” in Gothenburg.
The jury’s conclusion: “Where others see limits, they see new opportunities. Where others are overcome by obstacles, they find the energy to grow. With a clear vision – and a strong belief in the innovative capabilities of every employee – they have created a major international company that makes life a little more secure and the world a little more open for hundreds of millions of people, every day. An achievement in the truest sense.”
SvD Affärsbragd is awarded annually to one or more business owners/entrepreneurs for exceptional achievements in Swedish business. Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam were nominated back in 2015 and with this year’s award join previous winners Ida Backlund, Martin Lorentzon, Daniel Ek, Pär Svärdson and most recently Sebastian Siemiatkowski.
“It feels fantastic to receive this award, especially since it first was voted on by the public, before the jury made its final determination. We are honored to receive the award at “The Swedish Championship for Young Entrepeneurs” and our hope is that we can inspire future entrepreneurs,” says Alan Mamedi, CEO and cofounder of Truecaller.
The jury was looking for a prize winner with extraordinary business achievements, with a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship. In 2021, Truecaller’s sales increased by 130 percent to SEK 1.1 billion with an operating profit of SEK 258 million, and was listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Globally, the app was one of the twenty most downloaded in the first quarter of 2022, with around 80 percent of its 310 million active monthly users using Truecaller daily.
“We are proud to help people and businesses who use the platform we have built to communicate more securely and efficiently. As founders, we still play an active part in Truecaller’s business. What makes the company so strong is the unbelievable commitment of our employees and users who help Truecaller, and us as individuals, to grow,” says Nami Zarringhalam, Chief Strategy Officer and cofounder of Truecaller.
Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam were given the award by Sweden’s Prince Daniel today in connection with the “Swedish Championships for Young Entrepreneurs”, which was held this year in Gothenburg.
The jury was made up of Sophia Bendz, investor; Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, founder and partner of the angel fund E14 Invest; Andra Farhad, stock market expert; Björn Jansson, CEO of Carnegie; Alexander Husebye, CEO of Centre for Business History; Anna Careborg, editor-in-chief of SvD; and Daniel Kederstedt, editor of SvD Näringsliv and chairman of the jury.
For a personal interview or further information, please contact:
Andreas Frid, Head of Investor Relations Truecaller
+46 70 529 08 00 andreas.frid@truecaller.com
Anders Åker, External Press Contact BCW Stockholm
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About Truecaller:
Truecaller (TRUE B) is the leading global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communication. We enable safe and relevant conversations between people and make it efficient for business to connect with consumers. Fraud and unwanted communication are endemic to digital economies, especially in emerging markets. We are on a mission to build trust in communication. Truecaller is an essential part of everyday communication for more than 300 million active users, with half a billion downloads since launch and around 38 billion unwanted calls identified and blocked in 2021. Headquartered in Stockholm, since 2009, we are a co-founder led, entrepreneurial company, with a highly experienced management team. Truecaller is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 8 October 2021. For more information, please visit corporate.truecaller.com
About SvD Affärsbragd:
SvD Affärsbragd has been arranged for the past nine years. In total, ten entrepreneurs were selected by a nomination committee for this year’s award. Voting began on April 11 and was open to anyone, once a day, but for as many days as they liked through May 13. The five candidates who received the most votes then went further to a jury, which named the winner. The jury was made up of Sophia Bendz, investor; Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, founder and partner of the angel fund E14 Invest; Andra Farhad, stock market expert; Björn Jansson, CEO of Carnegie; Alexander Husebye, CEO of Centre for Business History; Anna Careborg, editor-in-chief of SvD; and Daniel Kederstedt, editor of SvD Näringsliv and chairman of the jury. For more information, visit svd.se/affarsbragd-2022
Previous winners:
2014: Ida Backlund, Rapunzel
2015: Martin Lorentzon and Daniel Ek, Spotify
2016: Jessica Löfström, Expandera Mera
2017: Pär Svärdson, Apotea and Adlibris
2018: Barbara Bergström, Internationella Engelska skolan
2019: Hamid Khanahmadi and Mohammad Khanahmadi, Tolkresurs
2020: Erik Gatenholm, Cellink
2021: Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Klarna