Sweden 2019: The wanderer

Dubliner David Nangle’s wanderlust and curiosity about emerging markets and new-wave financial services took him as far away as Russia - so it’s poignant that his role as chief executive of Swedish firm Vostok Emerging Finance was what eventually brought him back home. He now has his eye on the fintech markets of Brazil

David Nangle of Vostok Emerging Finance: ‘Sweden is more like America than Europe, in my assessment’ Pic: Olle Aronsson

When he graduated from UCD almost 20 years ago with a degree in commerce and French, Dubliner David Nangle was keen to hit the road and explore. And in the two decades since, his career has been driven by that same spirit of adventure.

Today Nangle is chief executive of Vostok Emerging Finance, a publicly traded investment company that invests in early and growth-stage fintech companies across emerging and frontier markets. While Vostok ...