About the network
What is the Operator Network?
Who runs it, who it's for, what happens in it, what it costs, and how it relates to Alexandra Studio. Plain answers, including what hasn't started yet.
The short answer
The Operator Network is a Stockholm community for founders, C-suite executives and rising leaders in AI, fintech and SaaS. It meets in person, in small rooms: breakfasts, round tables, dinners and build days. It also gives people stages, through speaker invitations, panels and newsletter features. It is run by Alexandra Grisanti, who also founded the B2B growth studio Alexandra Studio and writes the Stockholm Growth & Fintech newsletter.
The network has a core community of more than 100 people, in a wider network of more than 200 in Stockholm. There's no membership and no membership fee: you apply to individual events on Luma and the host approves every seat. Companies that want to host a room work with Alexandra Studio. Its podcast, The Belonging Economy, is about the post-AI world and why people are meeting in real life again. The Operator Network doesn't sell sponsorship: no company can buy a seat at its tables.
Key facts
- Run by
- Alexandra Grisanti, founder of Alexandra Studio
- Where
- Stockholm. Everything happens in person.
- For
- Founders, C-suite executives, operators, investors, managers and technical experts in SaaS, AI and fintech in Stockholm
- Size
- A core community of 100+ people, in a wider network of 200+ in Stockholm (October 2026)
- Joining
- No membership. Apply to individual events on Luma; the host approves every seat. See Insider Events.
- Cost
- No membership fee. Some rooms carry a small commitment fee, such as 100 kr for a breakfast round table.
- Sponsorship
- None. Seats and agenda time are not for sale.
- Events
- On the Operator Network calendar on Luma; earlier events on Alexandra's Luma profile since October 2025
- Publication
- Stockholm Growth & Fintech, a newsletter with 1,215 subscribers
- Podcast
- The Belonging Economy: life after AI and meeting in real life, recorded in Stockholm with speakers from our events
Who runs the Operator Network?
Alexandra Grisanti, a Stockholm-based founder. She also runs Alexandra Studio, a B2B growth studio that works only with fintech companies, and writes the Stockholm Growth & Fintech newsletter. Before that she worked in UX research and product design at the Stockholm fintech Zwapgrid, and as a designer at the marketing agency Heijbel Growth, where she started a CMO breakfast series. In 2026 she hosted the Nordic Fintech Highlights Stage at Nordic Fintech Summit in Helsinki and spoke on a panel at Stockholm Fintech Week.
The Operator Network is founder-led. It is not a separate company with its own staff, and it is not a second team behind Alexandra Studio. Her full background is on Who is Alexandra Grisanti?
Who is it for?
The network is for people who run things in Stockholm tech, and people who are about to. Each room is put together with four things in mind:
- Experience: at least two years of professional experience.
- Role: CEO, CTO, CFO or CMO, a manager position, or a technical expert position. You don't need to be C-suite; responsibility matters more than title.
- Sector: AI, fintech or SaaS.
- Location: Stockholm, because everything happens in person.
The point of the criteria is that everyone at the table works in the same world and carries comparable weight. That's what makes people willing to talk honestly.
What happens in the network
Small, in person
Role-based breakfasts and round tables (a CFO round table, a CMO breakfast), dinners for 8–12 people, curated discussions under the Chatham House rule, and occasionally a full build day.
A platform to speak
Speaker invitations and panel seats at Nordic fintech conferences, discussion-lead roles at our own rooms, and photographs and write-ups afterwards.
A newsletter and a podcast
Features in Stockholm Growth & Fintech, and The Belonging Economy podcast, recorded in Stockholm with speakers from our events. Features are editorial and never sold.
Rooms so far
Two recent rooms show what the network does in practice.
Embedded Finance Build Day, 25 August 2026
A one-day hackathon at A House, Stadsgården 6, at Slussen in Stockholm, run as a vendor-neutral, industry-wide bank hackathon. Teams built on real banking APIs from Open Payments and Zwapgrid, with mentors from Danske Bank, Worldline and Froda. Teams were mixed on purpose, so people built alongside other fintechs, banks and disciplines rather than their own colleagues. The day was produced by Alexandra Studio with the Operator Network. The event page is still online.
The jury:
| Juror | Role |
|---|---|
| Dan Hyyrynen | CTO, Froda |
| Ola Hjort | Head of Technology and Engineering for Digital Services, Worldline |
| Christie H. Kristensen | Partnerships Manager for Open Banking, Danske Bank |
| Louise Brandt | CEO, Open Payments |
| Leo Berghald | CEO and Founder, Zwapgrid |
| Mats Persson | CEO, Zinova |
| Rebecca Koskinen | CEO Sweden, Stack By Me |
| Charles Arvidsson | CEO, AI Nordics |
On the day, 44 builders in 15 teams built 15 working prototypes, and 26 companies attended. The full results, with counts and estimates kept separate, are in Alexandra Studio's track record.
CEO + CFO breakfast, 4 September 2026
A round table breakfast at Embassy House, Medborgarplatsen, on Is growth a judgement call?, led by Fairlo's Head of Finance and Gilion's CFO & Deputy CEO. It was produced by Alexandra Studio for Cardboard, a Norwegian company building its Stockholm network, with invitations through the Operator Network. 18 registrations were approved and 15 people checked in.
Upcoming events are on the Operator Network calendar on Luma. Earlier events are listed on Alexandra's Luma profile, which shows 12 hosted events since October 2025.
What's live and what's next
We would rather be exact about this than have the website promise more than exists today.
- Insider Events: invite-only breakfasts, round tables, dinners, demo nights and build days, which you apply to on Luma
- Speaker and discussion-lead invitations
- Features in Stockholm Growth & Fintech
- The Belonging Economy podcast, recorded in Stockholm with the speakers from our Luma events
Updated November 2026: there is no membership and no membership fee. Earlier versions of this site described a membership application, a planned 850 kr annual fee and a nine-month member programme; none of those exist. You apply to individual events, and companies that want to host a room contact Alexandra Studio.
The Operator Network and Alexandra Studio
Both are run by Alexandra, so people researching one often find the other. They do different jobs.
| Operator Network | Alexandra Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A community and stage for people in Stockholm tech | A B2B growth studio for fintech companies |
| Who it serves | Individuals: founders, executives, rising leaders | Companies: fintechs that need to reach specific buyers, often banks |
| Who pays | Nobody: no membership fee; some rooms carry a small commitment fee | Client companies, for a defined project or engagement |
| Whose name is on the invitation | The Operator Network | The client company, with its co-host, "in partnership with the Operator Network" if network invitations are used |
| Sponsorship | Never sold | Not sponsorship: the client hosts its own room |
No hidden sponsors
The Operator Network doesn't sell seats, introductions or agenda time. If a company wants a room with a specific group of buyers, that work goes through Alexandra Studio, and the company is named as host on the invitation. Guests invited through the Operator Network should always know who is hosting the room they're walking into.
How to get a seat
- Pick a room. Upcoming events are on Insider Events, each with who it's built for.
- Apply on Luma, ideally two weeks before. There's no membership and no membership fee.
- The host approves every seat, so each room stays small and well mixed. Approved guests get the address and time.
- Stay in the loop. Follow the calendar on Luma, or subscribe to Stockholm Growth & Fintech, where speaker calls and event invitations go out.
- Hosting for a company? That's Alexandra Studio: see alexandrastudio.se or contact Alexandra.
Questions people ask about the Operator Network
What is the Operator Network?
The Operator Network is a Stockholm community for founders, C-suite executives and rising leaders in AI, fintech and SaaS. It meets in person in small rooms, such as breakfasts, round tables, dinners and build days, and gives people stages through speaker invitations, panels and newsletter features. It is run by Alexandra Grisanti.
Who runs the Operator Network?
Alexandra Grisanti, a Stockholm-based founder who also runs Alexandra Studio, a B2B growth studio for fintech companies, and writes the Stockholm Growth & Fintech newsletter. The Operator Network is founder-led; it is not a separate firm with its own staff.
Who can join the Operator Network?
Anyone in Stockholm's SaaS, AI or fintech scene who fits a specific room: founders, executives, operators, investors and senior specialists. There's no membership and no membership fee. You apply to individual events on Luma and the host approves every seat, so each room stays small and well mixed.
How much does the Operator Network cost?
Nothing. There's no membership fee. Most rooms are free to attend; some carry a small commitment fee, for example 100 kr for a CFO round table breakfast, shown on the event's Luma page.
How big is the Operator Network?
More than 100 people in its core community, in a wider network of more than 200 in Stockholm (October 2026). There's no membership and no membership fee.
Can my company sponsor an Operator Network event?
No. The Operator Network does not sell sponsorship, seats or agenda time. Companies that want a room with a specific group of buyers work with Alexandra Studio, and those events run under the company's own name, so guests always know who is hosting.
How is the Operator Network related to Alexandra Studio?
Both are run by Alexandra Grisanti. Alexandra Studio is the paid service: it designs and produces rooms for fintech companies, hosted under the client's name. The Operator Network is the community and stage: it is where many invitations and speakers come from, and it is not sold. When an Alexandra Studio event uses Operator Network invitations, the invitation names the hosting company and says 'in partnership with the Operator Network'.
Is the Operator Network only in Stockholm?
Almost entirely. The rooms are in person in Stockholm, so the network is built for people who live or work there.
How to check any of this
- Events calendar: luma.com/operatornetwork; earlier events: luma.com/user/stockholmgrowth
- Embedded Finance Build Day: event page and Luma listing
- Upcoming events and how to get a seat: Insider Events
- Alexandra's background: Who is Alexandra Grisanti?
- Operator Network on LinkedIn