Brightly Ventures

Brightly Ventures AB is a Stockholm-based venture capital firm established in 2018 that specializes in seed and early-stage investments. The firm focuses primarily on the technology sector, including HealthTech, FinTech, Marketplaces, DeepTech, and MediaTech. Brightly Ventures targets companies located in the Nordic region, which encompasses Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. The firm typically makes equity investments ranging from SEK 2 million to SEK 50 million, aiming for enterprises with a value between SEK 20 million and SEK 150 million. Brightly Ventures is committed to supporting high-potential ideas and provides hands-on assistance to help founders navigate their market journey effectively.

Christopher Albinsson

Principal

Katja Bergman

Partner

Kerstin Cooley

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

John Elvesjö

Managing Partner

Andy Johnston

Co-Founder & Partner

Past deals in Sweden

Worldfavor

Series A in 2022
Worldfavor is the first to bring sustainability and compliance information based on established frameworks to one global platform. We connect businesses around the world to share sustainability information with each other through one platform, where they can also manage and excel their own performance in a secure, collaborative space. We help businesses avoid manual spreadsheets and stiff, expensive software. Simply because we want you to save time and resources for your impact, and because modern technology can enable so much more. The vision is to be global de-facto information platform for sustainable decisions, serving any actor with sustainability/compliance data (business data 2.0) on any organization from one shared platform where they also manage it. The SaaS covers all sustainability/compliance needs under one roof: Manage Sustainability, Visualize Sustainability and data collection and assessment of any type of partners in the Value Chain, such as suppliers or portfolio companies.

Yabie

Venture Round in 2022
Yabie, originally known as Kaching AB, is a company based in Stockholm, Sweden, that develops a cloud-based mobile retail platform. Founded in 2016, Yabie focuses on creating a scalable retail solution that enhances real-time operations for businesses. The platform is designed to simplify cloud-connected commerce, making it easier for retailers to operate both in-store and on-the-go. Through its innovative technology, Yabie aims to streamline the retail experience and improve operational efficiency for its clients.

Collective Minds Radiology

Seed Round in 2021
Collective Minds® is the new radiology workspace. A cloud-based service for collaboration, consultation and access to new digital tools and expertise. We are building the largest global network of collective and artificial intelligence, with humans and machines.

Hooked Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Hooked Seafood AB develops, manufactures, and markets plant-based shredded salmon and related seafood products. The company offers salmon, calamari, and shrimp. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Nacka, Sweden.

Fast Travel Games

Series B in 2021
Fast Travel Games AB is a game development studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2016 by veterans from renowned companies such as EA DICE, Rovio, and Avalanche. The studio specializes in creating virtual reality games that emphasize rich narratives and social interaction. Fast Travel Games aims to transform the gaming experience by allowing players to explore immersive environments and engage with each other in innovative ways. The company's focus is on developing games that encourage teamwork and provide deep, engrossing universes for players to enjoy with friends, all supported by VR technology.

Yabie

Venture Round in 2021
Yabie, originally known as Kaching AB, is a company based in Stockholm, Sweden, that develops a cloud-based mobile retail platform. Founded in 2016, Yabie focuses on creating a scalable retail solution that enhances real-time operations for businesses. The platform is designed to simplify cloud-connected commerce, making it easier for retailers to operate both in-store and on-the-go. Through its innovative technology, Yabie aims to streamline the retail experience and improve operational efficiency for its clients.

Exeri AB

Venture Round in 2021
Exeri AB develops a power grid known as Smart Grid Surveillance for monitoring purpose. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Luleå, Sweden.

Collective Minds Radiology

Seed Round in 2021
Collective Minds® is the new radiology workspace. A cloud-based service for collaboration, consultation and access to new digital tools and expertise. We are building the largest global network of collective and artificial intelligence, with humans and machines.

Future Ordering

Series A in 2020
Future Ordering Sweden AB is a Stockholm-based company that specializes in cloud-based software solutions for the restaurant and catering industry. The firm provides a comprehensive ordering system that seamlessly integrates marketing, operations, and point of sale for multinational restaurant brands. With a history dating back to the late 1990s, Future Ordering has evolved from developing various online systems and products into a focused provider of advanced technological solutions for the food service sector. The company prides itself on fostering a team culture centered around talent, mutual respect, and a commitment to innovation.

Open Payments

Seed Round in 2020
Open Payments Europe AB is a company that specializes in developing an open banking platform designed to facilitate account-to-account payments and retrieve account information and transaction history through a single API. This service is provided on behalf of third-party providers, contingent upon the consent of the end customers. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company serves a range of clients, including third-party application providers, merchants, and businesses, by offering a PSD2 compliant API aggregation platform. This infrastructure enables secure access to various bank API networks across Europe, promoting successful open banking practices.

Debricked

Seed Round in 2020
debricked AB provides state-of-the-art tools and solutions for cybersecurity and vulnerability management. They also offer consulting services and training.

EVAM

Seed Round in 2020
H&E Solutions AB manufactures a vehicle to vehicle communication system under the name EVAM Transmit that allows emergency services, road maintenance providers, and others to communicate important real-time information. The company uses a technology that enables the communication without retrofitting any receivers. Its product is installed in the vehicle and a compact antenna is mounted on the roof which integrates with current controls. The system on activation sends a message to the motorists and warns them about the emergency vehicle. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. H&E Solutions AB operates as a subsidiary of Almi Invest Stockholm Ab.

Worldfavor

Seed Round in 2019
Worldfavor is the first to bring sustainability and compliance information based on established frameworks to one global platform. We connect businesses around the world to share sustainability information with each other through one platform, where they can also manage and excel their own performance in a secure, collaborative space. We help businesses avoid manual spreadsheets and stiff, expensive software. Simply because we want you to save time and resources for your impact, and because modern technology can enable so much more. The vision is to be global de-facto information platform for sustainable decisions, serving any actor with sustainability/compliance data (business data 2.0) on any organization from one shared platform where they also manage it. The SaaS covers all sustainability/compliance needs under one roof: Manage Sustainability, Visualize Sustainability and data collection and assessment of any type of partners in the Value Chain, such as suppliers or portfolio companies.

Wehype

Seed Round in 2019
Wehype Global AB operates as an influencer marketplace connecting brands to gaming influencers. The company promotes products and services through live video content. The company's platform provides creator index, influencer dashboard, automated monitoring, brief and communication, directions for campaigns, payment ops, cross-platform support, and reporting. Wehype Global AB was founded in 2016 and is based in Uppsala, Sweden.

Yabie

Venture Round in 2019
Yabie, originally known as Kaching AB, is a company based in Stockholm, Sweden, that develops a cloud-based mobile retail platform. Founded in 2016, Yabie focuses on creating a scalable retail solution that enhances real-time operations for businesses. The platform is designed to simplify cloud-connected commerce, making it easier for retailers to operate both in-store and on-the-go. Through its innovative technology, Yabie aims to streamline the retail experience and improve operational efficiency for its clients.

Open Payments

Seed Round in 2019
Open Payments Europe AB is a company that specializes in developing an open banking platform designed to facilitate account-to-account payments and retrieve account information and transaction history through a single API. This service is provided on behalf of third-party providers, contingent upon the consent of the end customers. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company serves a range of clients, including third-party application providers, merchants, and businesses, by offering a PSD2 compliant API aggregation platform. This infrastructure enables secure access to various bank API networks across Europe, promoting successful open banking practices.

Acuminor

Seed Round in 2019
Acuminor AB provides online services for risk assessments and actions against money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and sanctions. The company's online service for financial crime risk assessments complies with the European Union (EU) anti-money laundering regulations. The company provides its services to real estate agents, economists, legal advisors, insurance, banking and finance, and gaming and gambling industries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.