HOME THE ECOSYSTEM THE FAMILY HISTORY MORE INFO SV ENG WELCOME TO WALLENBERG.COM The Wallenberg family has worked in the service of enterprise since 1856 and supported research in Sweden since 1917 LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO SWEDEN The Wallenberg family has actively worked on a long-term basis to support enterprise and research in Sweden, and internationally, ever since André Oscar Wallenberg founded Stockholms Enskilda Bank (today SEB) over 160 years ago. What is called the Wallenberg sphere today currently comprises 16 non-profit foundations and the public investment company Investor AB and the private holding company FAM AB and their respective holdings. WALLENBERG FOUNDATIONS GRANTS 2020 – SEK 2.4 BILLION Funding allocated to research totaled SEK 2.4 billion in 2020. Most of the funding by the foundations is in the form of grants awarded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, which focuses on basic research in the fields of medicine, natural sciences and technology. But the Foundations also award substantial grants in other fields, including social sciences and the humanities. Read about the Wallenberg Foundations Watch Peter Wallenberg Jr tell the story about the Wallenberg Ecosystem allowing yearly grants of around SEK 2.4 billion, primarily to research and education at Swedish universities. Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has in total invested SEK 235 million on efforts against the Covid-19 virus. The initiative consist of grants to analytical materials, research projects, testing and biobanks. Read about the grants Watch the video about some of the initiatives taken by the Wallenberg Foundations to support during the Covid-19 pandemic. ECOSYSTEM We are deeply involved in research and education through the Wallenberg Foundations and as an engaged and long-term owner of companies in which we, directly or indirectly, are lead owners. Dividends from these holdings fund basic science and education, contributing to the development of Sweden. “To move from the old to what is about to come is the only tradition worth keeping” Marcus "Dodde" Wallenberg wrote this in a letter to his brother Jacob in 1946 in an attempt to convince him to leave the family’s interests in the railroad industry and focus instead on founding the airline SAS. CONTACT Wallenberg Foundations AB: info@wfab.se +46 (0) 8 545 017 90 Press contact: laura.bergtoft@wfab.se +46 (0) 735 152 261 © Wallenberg Foundations AB WE USE COOKIES ON THIS SITE TO ENHANCE YOUR USER EXPERIENCE By clicking the Accept button, you agree to us doing so. Accept