Daniel Wickberg

Founder & CEO, Aira · 2 appearances on the record.

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Daniel Wikberg founded the Stockholm-based CRM and revenue automation SaaS company Upsales in 2003, taking it public on Nasdaq First North in 2019. In 2026, he spun out the AI sales platform Aira from Upsales to lead as CEO while retaining a seat on the Upsales board.

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8 supported 0 partly supported 0 contradicted 3 not yet assessed 2 not checkable as stated how the 13 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

1 prediction · 12 assertions · 3 opinions · 4 insights · 6 disclosures · every statement was checked. The prediction and assertions are the 13 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 8 are resolved, 3 are not yet assessed, and 2 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Daniel argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported

Why Fast-Growing Tech Company UpSales Pays a Dividend to Its Shareholders

“We're one of those weird, fast growing tech companies who also pays a dividend.”

Daniel Wickberg Jul 28, 2022 ▶ 15:12 He just hit $12m in ARR. Took 7 years to hit $1m. Don't get discouraged!

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weighted support: a fully supported claim counts one, a partly supported claim counts half. Each filled bar is clickable and opens exactly those claims; "none yet" means nothing said at that certainty level has resolved yet

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We measure speaking style by listening to the audio itself, and a fair number needs at least 2,000 words from one person on tape we have measured. There is too little of Daniel Wickberg on measured tape to publish a rate. This says nothing about how they speak.

What they said26 Episodes2

Everything Daniel Wickberg said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Assertion Supported

UpSales Sustains 35% Annual Revenue Growth With 25%–30% FCF Margins

“I mean, we're very proud of, you know, growing revenues 35% per year with, like 25, 30% free cash flow margin.”

Daniel Wickberg Jul 28, 2022 ▶ 14:46 He just hit $12m in ARR. Took 7 years to hit $1m. Don't get discouraged!

Disclosure

UpSales Pivoted to Target Recurring Revenue Businesses After Starting as CRM

“We started out as a typical CRM almost 20 years ago. And then we did a pivot a few years ago to start focusing more on, on recurring revenue businesses like ourselves.”

Daniel Wickberg Jul 28, 2022 ▶ 1:11 He just hit $12m in ARR. Took 7 years to hit $1m. Don't get discouraged!

Appearances (2)