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Sophia, here's your cover.

You're on cover 07 of Pipeline, Issue 02, my magazine for 12 marketers building pipeline before the Series B. The cover is yours to post. If you tag me, I'll reshare it.

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Sophia Granfors, Head of Marketing at Validio, on the cover of Pipeline, Issue 02

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This is my first magazine cover.

Nobody prints Pipeline, so @Alex Muresan made it anyway. Issue 02 puts 12 marketers building pipeline before the Series B on its covers. I'm on cover 07, for Validio.

Thanks @Reach AI for sponsoring the issue.

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I made the cover of Pipeline.

Issue 02 is the Series A issue, with 12 marketing and growth leaders whose companies raised $564M between them. I'm on cover 07. It's about Validio growing ARR 800% in a year.

Thanks to @Alex Muresan for making it and to @Reach AI for sponsoring it.

Change anything you like. It's your post. After you paste it, retype @Alex Muresan and @Reach AI and pick each one from the list LinkedIn shows, because pasted names don't turn into tags (annoying, I know).

By Alex Muresan · Published October 5th, 2026 · Updated October 26th, 2026

Who is Sophia Granfors?

Sophia Granfors is the Head of Marketing at Validio, the Stockholm data reliability company. Validio is a data reliability platform that checks a company's most important data so its teams can trust it.

About Sophia Granfors

She leads Validio's marketing from Stockholm, as the company spends its new funding on go-to-market in the US and Europe.

About Validio

Validio is a data reliability platform that checks a company's most important data so its teams can trust it. It raised a $30M Series A in March 2026 led by Plural, with Lakestar and J12, after growing ARR 800% in the 12 months before. Canva and Nordea are among the companies that trust it with their data.

Why Sophia is on the cover

Validio grew ARR 800% in a year. The new money is going into go-to-market in the US and Europe. That puts Sophia's team at the centre of what Validio does next.

Questions about Sophia and Validio

What does Sophia Granfors do at Validio?: Sophia Granfors is the Head of Marketing at Validio, the Stockholm data reliability company.
What does Validio do?: Validio is a data reliability platform that checks a company's most important data so its teams can trust it.
How much has Validio raised?: Validio raised a $30M Series A in March 2026, led by Plural with Lakestar and J12.