In 2016, Claudia was working as a police officer in Stockholm, where she had been living for nine years. Although she enjoyed her work, she had a long-held ambition to become an entrepreneur. “A lot of people find it strange that anyone would want to give up a stable career,” she says. “I wanted to meet like-minded people, so I posted a message on a women’s social group on Facebook asking if anyone knew about any interesting events for startups, and whether anyone wanted to join me.” Although she says she found it scary putting herself out there, she was pleased when Ulrika responded to her message.
Ulrika had recently moved back to Sweden to work in corporate events after two years living in San Francisco. “I was still in touch with my old high school friends but we lived completely different lives. I was struggling to rebuild my social network,” she says. “When I joined the group and saw the post from Claudia, I decided to contact her. It was the first time I’d ever responded to a stranger online.”
