John Elvesjo

John Mikael Holtz Elvesjö (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish entrepreneur and inventor.

Elvesjö studied Engineering Physics at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. he was at Företagsekonomiska Institutet, for a Course in professional Board Work and Legal education for board members. He is now at Brightly Ventures as a Managing Partner.

Biography Born Holtz, John Elvesjö took his mother's maiden name at the age of 18 when his father died.

He founded his first company in 1999, Jenser Technology, which was a spin-off from the Institute of Surface Chemistry and based on his previous research there.

The eye-tracking was developed by inventors Elvesjö and Mårten Skogö. Eye-tracking is a tool or instrument that served as a mouth, touchedscreen or pad of a computer system. It is like an eye glass of a human beings that carries the functions of a mouth, pad and touched screen.

Brightly Ventures AB In 2018, Elvesjö took up office as a Managing Partner of Brightly Ventures AB. He

Founded Brightly Ventures together with three co-founders, an early-stage Nordic venture firm based in Stockholm, investinin e technology teams and companie . The fund, raised in 2018, of 551MSEK closed for new investments in Sept. 2021.

Jenser Technology AB Elvesjö was the CEO of Jenser Technology AB from 1999 to 2003. He Founded Jenser Technology as a spin-off from the Institute of Surface Chemistry based on own research. In the year 2001 the company got an award in the Environmental Innovation Competition. The company was acquired by KSV NIMA / Biolin Scientific in 2003.

Scholarships, grants and publications

John, Elvesjö (September, 03, 2012) "Technology with a Vision" World Economic Forum

John, Elvesjö (21 April 2015) Changing the World in the Blink of an Eye System and methods for controlling automatic scrolling of information on a display or screen 1998 – 2018 Authored and co-authored 40 or more patents/applications and scientific publications 2000 Stockholms Stads Uppfinnarstipendium – First prize 2001 MiljöInnovationsPriset – First Prize with Mårten Skogö for a method of optimizing detergent dosage by measuring surface tension 2002 SKAPA Stipendiet – Grant of SEK 25,000

Selected publications Skogö M, et al. Power efficient image sensing apparatus, method of operating the same and eye/gaze tracking system. CA2848641A1 Elvesjö J. Intelligent user mode selection in an eye-tracking system. US20140313129A1 Skogö M, et al. Gaze-controlled user interface with multimodal input. US20140354539A1 Elvesjö J. Computer graphics presentation systems and methods. US20140320531A1 Elvesjö J, et al. Method and installation for detecting and following an eye and the gaze direction thereof. WO2004045399A1 Skogö M, et al. Method and instrument for measuring surface tension. US7266995B2

Awards and honors 2015, Finalists for the European inventor. Awards 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year Award (ALMI) 2007 Ranked number three of "up comers 2007" (Sweden's men and women under 40 most likely to influence the future) by Shortcut magazine 2008 Honored as "IT-Renewer of the Year" by Chef magazine and Teliasonera 2015 awarded Polhemspriset by Sveriges Ingenjörer Awards given to businesses based on John's innovations include "Swedish Electronics Company of the Year", Deloitte "Fastest Growing Technology Company in Sweden" and "Fast 50 award" several years, Microsoft "Ingenuity Point" Winner, "World Class Company" and "Export Hermes" appointment by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, "Swedish IT Company of the Year", the "Golden Mouse" award by Affärsvärlden and Computer Sweden and first prize in the "Environmental Innovation Competition".

Membership

2022 Member of the board of directors at Swedish Space Corporation 2018 Board of directors and Managing Partner at Brightly Ventures 2011 Board member at consumer electronics form Mutewatch 2011 Board member at cloud computing firm Xcerion 2010–13 Advisory board member at Stockholm Innovation and Growth 2019 Board member at Yabie 2019 Board member at Wehype 2016 – 2021 Board member at Vinnova 2015 –2018 Board Member / Advisor at Resolution Games 2016 – 2018 Board member at Moor Capita