2026-09-25
Peter Hellgren and Henrik Sandell honoured at Founders Awards – share podium with Christian von Koenigsegg
Peter Hellgren and Henrik Sandell, founders of Consid, have been awarded silver in the Founder of the Year – Large Size Companies category at the Founders Alliance 25th Anniversary Gala in Stockholm. The duo were finalists in the category and share the podium with Christian von Koenigsegg, who was awarded gold.
Consid founders Peter Hellgren and Henrik Sandell have been awarded silver in the Founder of the Year – Large Size Companies category at this year’s Founders Awards Gala. The awards ceremony took place as part of Founders Alliance’s 25th anniversary celebrations in Stockholm on 24 September.
The category recognises active founders of privately or publicly held companies with revenues exceeding €50 million, approximately 20 per cent ownership and a profitable business. Founder of the Year is Founders Alliance’s flagship award, recognising founders and companies based on factors including historical performance, future potential and societal impact.
Joining Peter Hellgren and Henrik Sandell on this year’s podium was Christian von Koenigsegg, founder of Koenigsegg Automotive, who was awarded gold.
– It is an incredible honour to receive this recognition together with Henrik after 26 years of building Consid. Above all, this is recognition of the journey we have made together with all the fantastic people at Consid. It is our employees, customers and partners who have made it possible to build the company we have today, says Peter Hellgren, CEO and founder of Consid.
Consid was founded by Peter Hellgren and Henrik Sandell in 2000 and has since grown into an international technology and communications company. From the outset, the founders’ philosophy has been to build a company where people want to work, develop and stay, while maintaining a strong focus on long-term value creation and organic growth.
– When we started Consid, we had a clear ambition: to build a company that both we ourselves and the best people in the industry would want to be part of. To receive this kind of recognition from fellow entrepreneurs after more than 25 years means a great deal. It is a testament to the fact that long-term thinking, entrepreneurship and a strong focus on people can go hand in hand with growth, says Henrik Sandell, founder of Consid.
This year’s Founders Awards Gala also marked Founders Alliance’s 25th anniversary. The gala brought together founders from a wide range of industries and marked the conclusion of the Founders World Summit in Stockholm.
About Founders Alliance
Founders Alliance is an international network for founders of large and internationally growing companies. The organisation works to promote long-term and sustainable entrepreneurship and brings together founders from a wide range of industries and markets. Founder of the Year is Founders Alliance’s flagship award, with recipients selected by a jury comprising prominent founders. Winners receive the symbolic Growth Rings award.
