Jessica Koravos Appointed CEO of Music Investment Firm Pophouse

Jessica Koravos will join Pophouse as CEO in January 2026. The Stockholm-based music investment firm was co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, and became renowned for co-creating the ABBA Voyage avatar show.

The new role:

• As per Pophouse’s statement, Koravos will lead “the company’s ambitious next phase of global expansion and its journey to become a world leader in music IP investment and development.”

• The company will also focus on expanding its portfolio and productions globally, creating content at the intersection of music, entertainment and technology.

• Current Pophouse CEO Per Sundin will remain in the role until Koravos joins in January.

Work history:

• Koravos will stay on as President of Oak View Group (OVG) International until December.

• Upon joining Pophouse she will remain as a non-executive Chair of OVG International.

• Koravos’ previous roles include President of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Really Useful Group, managing global licensing and production for The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and Jesus Christ Superstar.

• Koravos was also a member of the Board of ABBA Voyage.

Investment:

• In March 2025 Pophouse announced its debut fund, Pophouse Fund I, raised more than €1bn ($1.1bn), reaching its hard cap and, it claims, becoming one of the largest first-time private equity funds to be raised in Europe in the last decade.

• An additional €200m ($216m) was secured capital through dedicated co-investment vehicles, bringing the total fundraise to €1.2bn ($1.3bn).

• Some of that fund has been used to secure artist partnerships with acts such as KISS, Cyndi Lauper and Swedish EDM artists Avicii and Swedish House Mafia.

• Pophouse is currently developing the KISS avatar show.

What they said:

• Lennart Blecher, Chair at Pophouse: “Jessica brings a proven track record of driving sustained growth across entertainment and live production ventures on a global scale, and her leadership in securing international licensing partnerships and delivering iconic IPs to audiences throughout Europe, Asia and the US aligns perfectly with our ambitious expansion goals – for example Mamma Mia! The Party and the upcoming KISS avatar show. I am truly thrilled to welcome Jessica to Pophouse.”