Creandum

Creandum is a prominent European venture capital firm, established in 2003 and headquartered in Stockholm, with additional offices in California and Berlin. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth-stage investments, primarily targeting innovative technology companies within the consumer, software, and hardware sectors. Over the past decade, Creandum has invested in more than 80 companies, including notable names such as Spotify, iZettle, Small Giant Games, Kry, and Depop. Its focus extends across Western Europe and North America, emphasizing its commitment to fostering fast-growing enterprises in the technology landscape.

Gemma Bloemen

Principal

Daniel Blomquist

Operating Partner

Johan Brenner

General Partner

Fredrik Cassel

General Partner

Carl Fritjofsson

General Partner

Max Grohmann

Associate

Staffan Helgesson

General Partner

Iris Hendriks

Associate

Beata Klein

Associate

Lauri Lehtmaa

Investor

Asa Lindencrona

Chief Financial Officer

Simon Schmincke

General Partner

Peter Specht

Partner

Jonathan Teklu

Venture Partner

Sanna Westman

Investment Manager

Sabina Wizander

Partner

Past deals in Norway

Xeneta

Series C in 2021
Xeneta AS, founded in 2012 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in web-based solutions for the global shipping industry, focusing on containerized ocean freight. The company offers two primary products: Xeneta Insights, tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises, and Xeneta Intelligence, designed for larger volume shipping companies. Its platform provides users with access to over 45 million spot and long-term contracted freight rates across more than 160,000 trade lanes, enabling them to benchmark their shipping costs effectively. By delivering real-time pricing transparency and data-driven insights, Xeneta helps businesses identify, understand, and optimize their freight rates, ensuring they remain competitive in the dynamic shipping market.

Xeneta

Venture Round in 2019
Xeneta AS, founded in 2012 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in web-based solutions for the global shipping industry, focusing on containerized ocean freight. The company offers two primary products: Xeneta Insights, tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises, and Xeneta Intelligence, designed for larger volume shipping companies. Its platform provides users with access to over 45 million spot and long-term contracted freight rates across more than 160,000 trade lanes, enabling them to benchmark their shipping costs effectively. By delivering real-time pricing transparency and data-driven insights, Xeneta helps businesses identify, understand, and optimize their freight rates, ensuring they remain competitive in the dynamic shipping market.

Kahoot

Series B in 2018
Kahoot is a game-based learning platform founded in 2012 by a team of co-founders in Oslo, Norway. It enables individuals and organizations to easily create, share, and play engaging learning games and trivia quizzes across various subjects and languages. The platform is accessible on any device with an internet connection, allowing users to participate in games both in-person and virtually. Kahoot aims to enhance the learning experience by promoting social interaction and active participation, making it appealing to educators, students, and corporate entities alike. Its user-friendly features foster a dynamic and meaningful educational environment, catering to learners of all ages.

Kahoot

Series A in 2017
Kahoot is a game-based learning platform founded in 2012 by a team of co-founders in Oslo, Norway. It enables individuals and organizations to easily create, share, and play engaging learning games and trivia quizzes across various subjects and languages. The platform is accessible on any device with an internet connection, allowing users to participate in games both in-person and virtually. Kahoot aims to enhance the learning experience by promoting social interaction and active participation, making it appealing to educators, students, and corporate entities alike. Its user-friendly features foster a dynamic and meaningful educational environment, catering to learners of all ages.

Klarna

Venture Round in 2017
Klarna Bank AB, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, specializes in providing payment and shopping solutions for consumers and merchants both online and in-store across several countries, including Sweden, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Norway. The company offers a variety of payment options, such as card payments, direct banking, and innovative solutions like "buy now, pay later," which allows consumers to finance purchases interest-free over installments. Klarna's services extend to merchants, providing technology, credit risk management, and customer administration solutions to enhance their eCommerce capabilities. As a regulated bank, Klarna is recognized for its flexible payment solutions that empower shoppers to choose how and when they pay, thereby improving the overall shopping experience.

Xeneta

Series B in 2017
Xeneta AS, founded in 2012 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in web-based solutions for the global shipping industry, focusing on containerized ocean freight. The company offers two primary products: Xeneta Insights, tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises, and Xeneta Intelligence, designed for larger volume shipping companies. Its platform provides users with access to over 45 million spot and long-term contracted freight rates across more than 160,000 trade lanes, enabling them to benchmark their shipping costs effectively. By delivering real-time pricing transparency and data-driven insights, Xeneta helps businesses identify, understand, and optimize their freight rates, ensuring they remain competitive in the dynamic shipping market.

Kahoot

Series A in 2016
Kahoot is a game-based learning platform founded in 2012 by a team of co-founders in Oslo, Norway. It enables individuals and organizations to easily create, share, and play engaging learning games and trivia quizzes across various subjects and languages. The platform is accessible on any device with an internet connection, allowing users to participate in games both in-person and virtually. Kahoot aims to enhance the learning experience by promoting social interaction and active participation, making it appealing to educators, students, and corporate entities alike. Its user-friendly features foster a dynamic and meaningful educational environment, catering to learners of all ages.

Xeneta

Series A in 2015
Xeneta AS, founded in 2012 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in web-based solutions for the global shipping industry, focusing on containerized ocean freight. The company offers two primary products: Xeneta Insights, tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises, and Xeneta Intelligence, designed for larger volume shipping companies. Its platform provides users with access to over 45 million spot and long-term contracted freight rates across more than 160,000 trade lanes, enabling them to benchmark their shipping costs effectively. By delivering real-time pricing transparency and data-driven insights, Xeneta helps businesses identify, understand, and optimize their freight rates, ensuring they remain competitive in the dynamic shipping market.

Xeneta

Seed Round in 2014
Xeneta AS, founded in 2012 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in web-based solutions for the global shipping industry, focusing on containerized ocean freight. The company offers two primary products: Xeneta Insights, tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises, and Xeneta Intelligence, designed for larger volume shipping companies. Its platform provides users with access to over 45 million spot and long-term contracted freight rates across more than 160,000 trade lanes, enabling them to benchmark their shipping costs effectively. By delivering real-time pricing transparency and data-driven insights, Xeneta helps businesses identify, understand, and optimize their freight rates, ensuring they remain competitive in the dynamic shipping market.

Xeneta

Seed Round in 2013
Xeneta AS, founded in 2012 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in web-based solutions for the global shipping industry, focusing on containerized ocean freight. The company offers two primary products: Xeneta Insights, tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises, and Xeneta Intelligence, designed for larger volume shipping companies. Its platform provides users with access to over 45 million spot and long-term contracted freight rates across more than 160,000 trade lanes, enabling them to benchmark their shipping costs effectively. By delivering real-time pricing transparency and data-driven insights, Xeneta helps businesses identify, understand, and optimize their freight rates, ensuring they remain competitive in the dynamic shipping market.

Linas Matkasse

Series A in 2011
Linas Matkasse of Sweden is a pioneer in the meal kit delivery space with a pan-Nordic presence in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Total turnover of the company is around $170 million.

its learning

Venture Round in 2010
It's learning began life as a computer engineering project at Bergen University College in 1998. A group of students was puzzled by the fact that digital tools and the internet were rarely used in teaching, so for their final-year project, they created a computer program that would help connect teachers and students.