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Maria Kessling

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Partner & Chair Medtech Maze & Maze Ventures • Certified Board Member • Fashion Enthusiast • Interior Maximalist

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Six pages in Svensk Damtidning about my passion for fashion that tells my story in color, contrast, and character ✨

For me, fashion has never been about trends, it’s about energy, expression, and the courage and freedom to wear what you want. From early days of experimenting and searching for unique pieces in cities like London and Tokyo, to building a wardrobe that feels deeply personal, maximalist, and alive where every piece carries a story.

I believe style is a language, one that can shift your presence, elevate your mood, and reflect who you are without saying a word. My wardrobe is not just a collection, it’s a living, evolving expression of curiosity, creativity, and bold individuality.

Grateful to share this journey and passion 💫 More is more, always.

Thank you for the feature, @svenskdamtidning , @maria_roswall photo: @ciaphotographer ❤️

#personalstyle #maximalism #fashioninspiration #statementstyle #wardrobediary taken in Stockholm Vasastan by @mariakessling

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Business Weekend interviews me on the launch of Medtech Maze.

“Maria Kessling, whose career spans venture capital, research commercialization, and market communications, has launched Medtech Maze to help Swedish medtech companies bring life-saving innovations to market faster. The initiative supports startups in navigating regulatory challenges, becoming investment-ready, and building strong brands.

Kessling aims to bridge technology, business, and healthcare, emphasizing that medtech is not only about technology but about creating real impact for patients. She advocates integrating innovation and regulation rather than viewing them as opposites, believing this leads to faster and stronger results.

As a leader, Kessling focuses on trust, learning, and purpose, building sustainable companies through people and meaningful work. She also highlights the need for more long-term investors who understand the unique challenges of the medtech sector.

Her vision is for a more proactive, connected, and value-based healthcare system where technology is fully integrated into everyday care, with the ultimate goal of saving more lives.”

Medtech Maze partners: @tjejquinna @sandrakastas
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Foto: @mariaostlin1 🌟
Makeup: @makeupbymaja.se 🌟 taken in Stockholm, Sweden by @mariakessling

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”Är Marias våning Sveriges mest maxade hem?” 🙏 Tack @skonahem @p_char @cillavm @anne_nyblaeus ❤️
#foralifelessordinary #moreismoredecor #moreismore #interiordesign #inredning #instapic taken in Vasastaden, Stockholms Län, Sweden by @mariakessling

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There’s something special about places that make you slow down. The further you go into the outer archipelago, the more the world fades away. Then you find Borgens lagoon and forget what day it is. taken in Borgen by @mariakessling

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The archipelago teaches without speaking. It reminds us that strength can be quiet, that beauty does not need attention to exist, and that the deepest truths often arrive in moments that appear ordinary. A warm stone beneath the afternoon sun. The scent of salt and wildflowers drifting through the air.

Dreams seem closer here. You begin to imagine a deeper life measured by presence. To breathe without rushing. To listen without preparing an answer. To watch the evening light stretch across the sea until every wave becomes liquid gold. My hope is that everyone, at least once this summer, finds a moment like this, place where time seems to pause, where the mind becomes quiet, and where the heart remembers what truly matters. 💙 by @mariakessling

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A little sun, a little rain, a little swim, a lot of gratitude. Every weather has its magic. ☀️☔️☀️ taken in Stockholm archipelago by @mariakessling

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Thank you for a truly magical summer kickoff in your studio garden @thepeterenglund @peep.sthlm. ✨ Surrounded by wonderful people, inspiring conversations, and unforgettable moments, it was the perfect way to welcome the season.

A special thank you to my friend, the lovely fashion king, Peter Englund for creating such a warm, stylish, and memorable evening. Here’s to a summer filled with joy, creativity, and beautiful connections. ☀️💛

Thank you for the feature: @leifschulman @hant.se ❤️

Lovely photos by: @jarikantola 🌟 taken in PEEP Peter Englund Epic Productions by @mariakessling

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Almedalen 2026: 10 Key Takeaways

1️⃣ Medical preparedness is a strategic asset
Sweden must build permanent capabilities for crisis response, grounded in science, collaboration and shared infrastructure.

2️⃣ Knowledge beats fear
The best crisis response comes from trusted expertise, strong healthcare systems and evidence-based decision-making.

3️⃣ Sweden creates DeepTech, but struggles to keep it Many companies start here but scale abroad, following customers, capital and talent.

4️⃣ Growth capital is the bottleneck
The biggest gap is not innovation, but financing the journey from research to global company.

5️⃣ Europe must think bigger
To compete globally, Europe needs stronger scale-up funding, procurement and a true single innovation market.

6️⃣ AI has moved from experimentation to implementation
The question is no longer if AI will transform industries, but how fast organizations can deploy it.

7️⃣ Healthcare’s AI challenge is governance, not technology
Coordination, ownership and regulation are now bigger barriers than the technology itself.

8️⃣ Competitive advantage is shifting
As AI makes knowledge more accessible, execution, judgment, trust, networks and proprietary data become more valuable.

9️⃣ Sweden needs greater ambition
The opportunity is not to copy Silicon Valley, but to build world-leading ecosystems around Sweden’s strengths.

🔟 Commercialization remains the missing link
Sweden excels at research and innovation but still struggles to convert breakthroughs into globally scaled businesses.

Sweden doesn’t have an innovation problem, we have a scaling problem. taken in Almedalen by @mariakessling

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Happy Midsummer from the Stockholm Archipelago! 🌸☀️🌸 taken in Stockholms Skärgård by @mariakessling

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A fabulous evening hosted by the ever-glamorous @fredrikrobertsson at @courtyardstockholm & @sothskitchen ❤️

Grateful to @hant.se Extra for the feature!
By @leifschulman
📸 @photographerkarintornblom taken in Courtyard by Marriott Stockholm Kungsholmen by @mariakessling

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25 years of us. 14 years as husband and wife. Countless memories, endless gratitude. 💕 taken in Stockholm, Sweden by @mariakessling

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The future of healthcare won’t build itself. We’re heading to Almedalen for a full week of conversations, insights, and new connections.

Topics on our radar:

🔹 Future of healthcare
🔹 Investment
🔹 Scaling medtech
🔹 Regulation
🔹 Translational research

If you’re in Visby, let’s connect.

See you in Almedalen 😎

Medtech Maze founders: @tjejquinna @sandrakastas @mariakessling 🌟 by @mariakessling

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