Alex Ljung

Alexander Ljung is Founder and Chairman at Soundcloud and Dance. Dance is an e-bike subscription service founded with the purpose of having a positive impact on health, sustainability and livable cities. With Dance, you have a state-of-the-art e-bike at your full disposal, without the hassle of buying and owning. The goal of Dance is to spark a global movement built on a connected community of passionate e-bike riders, ultimately making cities more bike-friendly and livable.

Prior to founding Dance, Ljung founded SoundCloud in 2007, and served as its Chief Executive Officer for over a decade, leading the company from startup to one of the world's top global consumer platforms. In 2017 he was appointed Chairman of the board, a position which he continues to hold to this day. SoundCloud is the world’s largest open audio platform with over 200 million tracks from 25 million creators heard in 190 countries; what’s next in music is first on SoundCloud.

Ljung has been recognized as a Global Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum at its annual gathering in Davos and as “One to Watch” in Fortune magazine’s “40 under 40”, has been listed in MIT Technology Review’s “35 innovators under 35” and Billboard magazine’s “40 under 40”, and has been named European Entrepreneur of the Year by The European Commission and The Next Web, as well as several other organizations.

He holds a Master of Science in Media Technology from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and in addition studied business and philosophy at the Stockholm School of Economics and Stockholm University. He began his career working in sound design for television and feature film. In his spare time he enjoys music, bicycles, design, meditation and nature.