Almi Invest

Almi Invest is a Swedish venture capital firm established in 2009, focusing on investing in promising start-ups with scalable business models and committed entrepreneurs. The firm operates through seven regionally based funds, each managed by experienced local investment professionals. With a total capital of SEK 1 billion, Almi Invest typically makes initial investments ranging from SEK 2 to 4 million, with the potential to extend up to SEK 10 million during the investment's lifecycle. The firm emphasizes collaboration by syndicating investments with other venture capitalists or angel investors, allowing it to acquire a maximum of 50 percent of shares in any given funding round. Almi Invest sources its capital from European Union structural funds and regional investors, with half of its funding derived from each. The firm's structure as an Evergreen Fund allows it to reinvest generated returns, contributing to its ongoing investment capacity. Additionally, the Almi Invest GreenTech Fund targets early-stage investments in clean tech, climate tech, and life sciences, aiming for a diverse portfolio through at least 50 investments.

Marie Andersson

Investment Manager

Fredrik Andersson

Investment Manager

Emanuel Andersson

Investment Manager

Per Antonsson

Investment Manager

Allan Asp

Investment Manager

Mia de Besche

Investment Manager

Christian Bjorkman

Investment Manager

Jörgen Bodin

Investment Manager

Mikael Boman

Investment Manager

Markus Bredberg

Investment Manager

Jens Bäckbom

Investment Manager

Pär Carlshamre

Investment Manager

Karin Edström

Investment Manager

Mats Enegren

Acting Fund Manager

Jenny Engerfelt

Fund Manager

Anna Giselsson

Investment Manager

Anna Gisselsson

Investment Manager

Hanna Goldmann

Investment Manager

Ulf Green

Fund Manager

Per Heander

Investment Manager

Rosemari Herrero

Investment Manager

Mats Håkansson

Investment Manager

Markus Hökfelt

Fund Manager

Ann-Sofie Hörlin

Investment Manager

Jenny Jansson

Investment Manager

Henrik Jansson

Chief Executive Officer and Fund Manager

Sophia Johansson

Investment Manager

Mikael Karlsson

Chief Executive Officer

Maria Kessling

Head of Marketing and Communications

Tor Kihlberg

Investment Manager

Oskar Lagerqvist

Investment Manager

Pär Lagerström

Investment Manager

Henrik Larsson

Investment Manager

Fredrik Malmström

Investment Manager

Alex Molvin

Fund Manager

Eva Nordlander

Fund Manager

Martin Norrklev

Investment Manager

Gustav Notander

Investment Manager

Bjorn Persson

Fund Manager - ALMI Invest Östra Mellansverige

Lars Persson

Investment Professional

Helen Pettersson

Investment Manager

Patrik Sjöstrand

Investment Manager

Jenny Strömberg

Investment Manager

Anna Söderholm

Investment Manager

Stefan Söderling

Fund Manager

Maria Tell

Investment Manager

Lars Videnros

Investment Manager (Tjanstledig)

Robert Wahlquist

Investment Manager

Stina Wallmark

Investment Manager

Louise Warme

Investment Manager

Björn Westman

Investment Manager

Adam Widebert

Investment Manager

Erik Ydren

Investment Manager

Kristofer Öhman

Investment Manager

Tarja zu dem Berge

Fund Manager

Past deals in CEMEA

Nordic SeaFarm

Venture Round in 2022
Nordic SeaFarm is a producer of fair-trade seaweed and works with a range of food chain stakeholders to develop products and services.

Embedl AB

Seed Round in 2020
EmbeDL operates as a software company. EmbedlOpt Research and Technology AB is a spin-off from a collaborative research project on low energy computing.

Alertix

Angel Round in 2019
Alertix Veterinary Diagnostics AB provides is a biotechnology company engages in development and research of in vitro assays, serums, and biomarkers for early detection and monitoring of cancer diseases in dogs, cats and horses. It offers Alertix Canine, an immunodiagnostic assay for measuring the presence of the enzyme thymidine kinase (TK1) in blood from dogs; Alertix immunodiagnostic assay for cat TK1; and Alertix immunodiagnostic assay for horse TK1. It also provides cancer detection and testing services. Alertix Veterinary Diagnostics AB was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Kalmar, Sweden.

Reactional Music

Venture Round in 2018
GESTRUMENT is the revolutionary gesture based instrument.

Versasec

Seed Round in 2012
Versasec AB is a leading IT solutions provider in the identity and access management space with focus on easy deployment of smart cards with innovative smart card management systems. Its customers are organizations that demand high security and ease of use. Versasec's state-of-the-art solutions enable its customers to securely authenticate, issue and manage user credentials, such as smart cards, more cost efficiently than other solutions on the market. Versasec's mission is to provide solutions that are affordable and easy to integrate, thus allowing organizations of all sizes to implement high levels of security. The company offers first-class support, maintenance, and training. Versasec products and services can be purchased and delivered worldwide by use of an extensive reseller network and through the Versasec web site at https://versasec.com Versasec was founded in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. Since its inception, the company has developed three product lines: vSEC:CMS – smart card management systems for managing PKI smart cards and digital certificates, generally with the intention to use the smart cards as identification tokens and badges in organizations to enable multi-factor authentication and non-repudiation vSEC:ID – software for enabling public key operations using smart cards in organizations, for example, to use digital signatures vSEC:MAIL – software that enables organizations to communicate using encrypted and/or digitally signed email messages The company has a partnership with smart card manufacturer Gemalto. The Versasec-Gemalto partnership began in 2010 and enables the company to offer its products through the Gemalto partner network and in the Gemalto product catalog. Versasec currently has offices in the following countries: Sweden - (Headquarters, Versasec AB, Stockholm) Germany - (Research center, Merseburg) United Arab Emirates - (Versasec FZ-LLC, Dubai) United Kingdom - (Versasec LTD, Portsmouth) United States - (Versasec LLC, New York City and Redwood City, California) France - (Bordères sur L’Echez) During its first four years, Versasec was self-financed. In 2011 the company conducted its first round of financing, raising capital from investors in Sweden, including Almi Invest and Stockholms Affärsänglar (STOAF).

Mionix

Venture Round in 2012
Mionix AB, a gaming peripherals company, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells computer peripherals for gamers. It offers keyboards, headsets, and mouse pads; mechanical key switches; action keys for media and illumination functions; and gaming mice and audio products, keyboard components, gaming surfaces, and gaming accessories. The company offers its products through distributors, resellers, and partners in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. Mionix AB was founded in 2007 and is based in Växjö, Sweden.

Versasec

Seed Round in 2011
Versasec AB is a leading IT solutions provider in the identity and access management space with focus on easy deployment of smart cards with innovative smart card management systems. Its customers are organizations that demand high security and ease of use. Versasec's state-of-the-art solutions enable its customers to securely authenticate, issue and manage user credentials, such as smart cards, more cost efficiently than other solutions on the market. Versasec's mission is to provide solutions that are affordable and easy to integrate, thus allowing organizations of all sizes to implement high levels of security. The company offers first-class support, maintenance, and training. Versasec products and services can be purchased and delivered worldwide by use of an extensive reseller network and through the Versasec web site at https://versasec.com Versasec was founded in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. Since its inception, the company has developed three product lines: vSEC:CMS – smart card management systems for managing PKI smart cards and digital certificates, generally with the intention to use the smart cards as identification tokens and badges in organizations to enable multi-factor authentication and non-repudiation vSEC:ID – software for enabling public key operations using smart cards in organizations, for example, to use digital signatures vSEC:MAIL – software that enables organizations to communicate using encrypted and/or digitally signed email messages The company has a partnership with smart card manufacturer Gemalto. The Versasec-Gemalto partnership began in 2010 and enables the company to offer its products through the Gemalto partner network and in the Gemalto product catalog. Versasec currently has offices in the following countries: Sweden - (Headquarters, Versasec AB, Stockholm) Germany - (Research center, Merseburg) United Arab Emirates - (Versasec FZ-LLC, Dubai) United Kingdom - (Versasec LTD, Portsmouth) United States - (Versasec LLC, New York City and Redwood City, California) France - (Bordères sur L’Echez) During its first four years, Versasec was self-financed. In 2011 the company conducted its first round of financing, raising capital from investors in Sweden, including Almi Invest and Stockholms Affärsänglar (STOAF).