Interview

February 2, 2022

Brunch with Kry’s Johannes Schildt: 'Then the rest of my eyebrow turned white'

Can Johannes Schildt be the only unicorn CEO with an IMDB site?


Mimi Billing

7 min read

Back in 2014, Johannes Schildt wasn’t all that sure that he wanted to be operationally involved in starting a new company. At the age of 26, he was already the chief executive at his second ecommerce startup and had just lost a close relative and friend.

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Johannes Schildt, Kry's CEO and cofounder, at Brunch with Sifted in Stockholm
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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