Chalmers Ventures
Chalmers Ventures AB is a venture capital firm based in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializing in the incubation, seed, early venture, and growth capital stages of investment. Founded in 1997, the firm focuses on companies with a clear connection to the Gothenburg region and Sweden, particularly in sectors such as information and communications technology, new materials, environmental engineering, medical technology, and biotechnology. Chalmers Ventures does not invest in industries related to weapons or drugs. The firm typically invests between SEK 0.05 million and SEK 10 million, with a maximum investment limit of SEK 15 million per company across all phases. It prefers to take minority stakes in companies, particularly those that have participated in its incubation and accelerator programs. Additionally, Chalmers Ventures engages in coaching and business development to support the growth of its portfolio companies.
Top Stages
Past deals in Nanotechnology
Swedish Algae Factory
Venture Round in 2025
Swedish Algae Factory AB, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializes in the development of algae cultivation and wastewater treatment systems. The company focuses on extracting a nanoporous silica shell from silicon algae, a material that enhances the efficiency of solar panels by trapping visible light and blocking UV light. Laboratory tests have shown promising results, indicating a significant increase in solar panel efficiency when this innovative material is applied. Additionally, the nanoporous material has versatile applications, allowing it to absorb or release particles based on environmental conditions, making it suitable for use in skincare products for moisturizing, cleaning, and UV protection.
Smena
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Smena Catalysis is a nanotechnology company based in Gothenburg, Sweden, founded in 2019. The company specializes in the fabrication of nano-structured layered materials known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), which are a unique class of van der Waals materials. Smena Catalysis utilizes a proprietary process called AtomicEdge, which combines reactive ion etching with anisotropic etching to produce one-of-a-kind TMDs featuring atomic sharp edges and distinct zigzag terminations. These nanostructured materials offer significant potential for a wide range of applications, including structural colors, nanophotonics, optoelectronics, mechanical filters, and catalysis. Smena Catalysis is committed to providing custom-designed materials that enhance the performance and sensitivity of various technological applications.
Swedish Algae Factory
Convertible Note in 2022
Swedish Algae Factory AB, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializes in the development of algae cultivation and wastewater treatment systems. The company focuses on extracting a nanoporous silica shell from silicon algae, a material that enhances the efficiency of solar panels by trapping visible light and blocking UV light. Laboratory tests have shown promising results, indicating a significant increase in solar panel efficiency when this innovative material is applied. Additionally, the nanoporous material has versatile applications, allowing it to absorb or release particles based on environmental conditions, making it suitable for use in skincare products for moisturizing, cleaning, and UV protection.
Swedish Algae Factory
Venture Round in 2021
Swedish Algae Factory AB, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializes in the development of algae cultivation and wastewater treatment systems. The company focuses on extracting a nanoporous silica shell from silicon algae, a material that enhances the efficiency of solar panels by trapping visible light and blocking UV light. Laboratory tests have shown promising results, indicating a significant increase in solar panel efficiency when this innovative material is applied. Additionally, the nanoporous material has versatile applications, allowing it to absorb or release particles based on environmental conditions, making it suitable for use in skincare products for moisturizing, cleaning, and UV protection.
Smena
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Smena Catalysis is a nanotechnology company based in Gothenburg, Sweden, founded in 2019. The company specializes in the fabrication of nano-structured layered materials known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), which are a unique class of van der Waals materials. Smena Catalysis utilizes a proprietary process called AtomicEdge, which combines reactive ion etching with anisotropic etching to produce one-of-a-kind TMDs featuring atomic sharp edges and distinct zigzag terminations. These nanostructured materials offer significant potential for a wide range of applications, including structural colors, nanophotonics, optoelectronics, mechanical filters, and catalysis. Smena Catalysis is committed to providing custom-designed materials that enhance the performance and sensitivity of various technological applications.
Swedish Algae Factory
Venture Round in 2020
Swedish Algae Factory AB, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializes in the development of algae cultivation and wastewater treatment systems. The company focuses on extracting a nanoporous silica shell from silicon algae, a material that enhances the efficiency of solar panels by trapping visible light and blocking UV light. Laboratory tests have shown promising results, indicating a significant increase in solar panel efficiency when this innovative material is applied. Additionally, the nanoporous material has versatile applications, allowing it to absorb or release particles based on environmental conditions, making it suitable for use in skincare products for moisturizing, cleaning, and UV protection.
Envue Technologies AB
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Envue Technologies is developing a new single-molecule microscope that is simple to use, freely moving, and label-free. They provide a label-free method to look at molecules down to sizes of 3 nm radius. It is an optical microscopy technique that enables direct label-free imaging of freely moving biomolecules in real-time.
Promimic
Venture Round in 2019
Promimic AB is a biomaterial company based in Mölndal, Sweden, specializing in the development and marketing of implant surface modifications and synthetic bones utilizing nano-sized hydroxyapatite. Founded in 2004, the company focuses on creating HA Surface, a thin coating made from nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles that enhances osseointegration. Promimic's innovative solutions are applicable across a range of medical fields, as they provide surface technology for various substrates including metals, ceramics, polymers, and porous structures. With a global presence, including offices in the United States and Europe, Promimic serves a diverse clientele, offering advanced nanotechnology solutions aimed at improving implant integration and overall performance.
Swedish Algae Factory
Seed Round in 2018
Swedish Algae Factory AB, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializes in the development of algae cultivation and wastewater treatment systems. The company focuses on extracting a nanoporous silica shell from silicon algae, a material that enhances the efficiency of solar panels by trapping visible light and blocking UV light. Laboratory tests have shown promising results, indicating a significant increase in solar panel efficiency when this innovative material is applied. Additionally, the nanoporous material has versatile applications, allowing it to absorb or release particles based on environmental conditions, making it suitable for use in skincare products for moisturizing, cleaning, and UV protection.
Promimic
Venture Round in 2018
Promimic AB is a biomaterial company based in Mölndal, Sweden, specializing in the development and marketing of implant surface modifications and synthetic bones utilizing nano-sized hydroxyapatite. Founded in 2004, the company focuses on creating HA Surface, a thin coating made from nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles that enhances osseointegration. Promimic's innovative solutions are applicable across a range of medical fields, as they provide surface technology for various substrates including metals, ceramics, polymers, and porous structures. With a global presence, including offices in the United States and Europe, Promimic serves a diverse clientele, offering advanced nanotechnology solutions aimed at improving implant integration and overall performance.
Swedish Algae Factory
Seed Round in 2017
Swedish Algae Factory AB, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializes in the development of algae cultivation and wastewater treatment systems. The company focuses on extracting a nanoporous silica shell from silicon algae, a material that enhances the efficiency of solar panels by trapping visible light and blocking UV light. Laboratory tests have shown promising results, indicating a significant increase in solar panel efficiency when this innovative material is applied. Additionally, the nanoporous material has versatile applications, allowing it to absorb or release particles based on environmental conditions, making it suitable for use in skincare products for moisturizing, cleaning, and UV protection.
Promimic
Venture Round in 2016
Promimic AB is a biomaterial company based in Mölndal, Sweden, specializing in the development and marketing of implant surface modifications and synthetic bones utilizing nano-sized hydroxyapatite. Founded in 2004, the company focuses on creating HA Surface, a thin coating made from nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles that enhances osseointegration. Promimic's innovative solutions are applicable across a range of medical fields, as they provide surface technology for various substrates including metals, ceramics, polymers, and porous structures. With a global presence, including offices in the United States and Europe, Promimic serves a diverse clientele, offering advanced nanotechnology solutions aimed at improving implant integration and overall performance.
Smoltek
Seed Round in 2013
Smoltek is a Sweden-based company specializing in the development of nanostructure fabrication technology. It offers a patented technology that enables the controlled growth of conductive nanostructures on substrates. By focusing on this innovative approach, Smoltek aims to address complex engineering material challenges, particularly in advanced semiconductor packaging applications, which include decoupling, filtering, and energy storage. The company collaborates closely with researchers and PhD students at the Chalmers University of Technology's MC2 Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience to advance its technological solutions.
Nanofactory Instruments
Series A in 2008
Nanofactory Instruments AB offers TEM holders for in situ probing of electrical and mechanical properties of nanostructures. Nanofactory Instruments AB was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden with an additional office in Richardson, Texas.
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