Fredrik Ahlgren is a founder and CEO with 11 years of experience translating complex energy and maritime engineering problems into practical, tech-driven solutions; he now leads Sourceful Energy focusing on decentralized energy systems. With a PhD in Maritime Science and a background as a naval technical officer working on submarines and corvettes, he combines systems-thinking, field measurement expertise, and leadership under pressure. He moved from academia—where he led an IoT lab and taught fluid mechanics—to entrepreneurship to pursue faster, real-world impact through product-focused execution. A hands-on builder who began coding on a 286 and ran a BBS, Fredrik favors rapid prototyping over bureaucracy and brings deep domain knowledge in energy, modeling, and data analysis to his startups. He’s optimistic about tech-led progress and often mixes family road-trips with informal testing of new energy and mobility technologies.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Officer Military, Officer Military at Försvarsmakten
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Maritime Science Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Maritime Science Engineering at Linnaeus University
Bachelor of Science (BS) Marine Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Marine Engineering at Kalmar University
Contributions:74 commits, 8 PRs, 59 pushes in 1 year
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Fredrik Ahlgren - CEO Co-founder at Sourceful Energy