Fairpoint Capital

Fairpoint Capital is a venture capital firm based in Stockholm, Sweden, established in 2019 as an independent entity from SEB Venture Capital, though SEB remains its primary investor. The firm specializes in B2B technology investments, focusing on sectors such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, robotics, big data, computer vision, extended reality, autonomous systems, security, additive manufacturing, and system integration. With over two decades of experience in technology venture capital, Fairpoint Capital has a strong track record of successful investments and exits in more than 50 technology companies. Notable exits include firms such as Tail-f Systems and Bluetail, with trade buyers that include major corporations like Microsoft and Cisco, reflecting the firm’s robust connections within the technology landscape.

Frederick Johansson

Managing Partner, Investment Director and CEO

Andreas Pennervall

Partner

Louise Pihl

Associate CFO

20 past transactions

Muybridge

Venture Round in 2024
Muybridge is an imaging platform that specializes in the development of software and sensor technologies for cameras. The company focuses on creating its own hardware architectures by integrating moving hardware complexity into software solutions. This approach encompasses various aspects of imaging technologies, including optics, electronics, signal integrity, signal processing, and parallel computing. By simplifying the complexities associated with imaging hardware, Muybridge enables industries to implement risk-averse products and streamline their operations.

Avassa

Venture Round in 2024
Avassa is a developer of a distributed cloud management platform focused on managing applications across various edge locations. The platform facilitates secure and remote updates, monitoring, and troubleshooting of edge applications, streamlining application orchestration while adhering to a zero-trust security model. By bridging the gap between containerized application development and operations, Avassa's solution allows businesses to deploy teams, monitor workloads, and manage the lifecycle of edge applications efficiently and securely. This approach empowers organizations to operate at the speed of software while ensuring robust management in diverse environments.

TrusTrace

Series B in 2024
TrusTrace operates a traceability as a service platform designed to enhance transparency and compliance in the fashion supply chain. Founded in 2016 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, with an additional location in Coimbatore, India, the company offers a suite of tools to support product traceability and environmental management. Its primary offerings include T-Tracem, which tracks products from fiber to garment; T-CET, a customer engagement tool; I-CAT, which helps manage the environmental footprint; T-VeM for vendor management; T-BlockS, a blockchain solution for enhanced traceability and collaboration; and T-EMS, an evidence management tool. TrusTrace's technology enables global brands and suppliers to standardize the collection, digitization, and sharing of reliable supply chain data, allowing them to substantiate product claims and ensure regulatory compliance effectively.

Mediatool

Venture Round in 2023
Mediatool is a comprehensive platform designed to support the planning, execution, tracking, and optimization of media and marketing campaigns. It facilitates collaboration between advertisers and agencies by integrating traditional and digital media channels. The platform aims to increase productivity and streamline marketing activities, allowing teams to work more efficiently. By providing real-time performance data, Mediatool helps marketing professionals and brands make informed decisions to optimize their investments and drive revenue growth. This approach eliminates the need for spreadsheets and encourages a more effective way of managing marketing efforts.

KISAB

Venture Round in 2022
KISAB is a partner of Mitronic IT services and is their local provider of office equipment and IT in technical service and sales. They offer sales, service, repairs, and accessories for most brands on the market, including Brother, Canon, Sharp, Olivetti, OKI, Lexmark, HP, Microsoft, and more.

Neurons

Seed Round in 2022
Neurons is a consumer neuroscience company that specializes in utilizing neuroscience tools and insights to enhance the consumer experience. The company employs advanced technologies, including a brain scanning device and eye-tracking goggles, alongside AI-driven software to analyze both unconscious and conscious consumer responses. Its offerings are applicable in various domains such as neuromarketing, user experience design, and the optimization of in-store environments. Neurons serves a diverse clientele, including well-known brands such as IKEA, Estée Lauder, Facebook, and Visa, helping these businesses gain valuable insights into consumer behavior and improve their marketing strategies.

Cognibotics

Venture Round in 2022
Cognibotics AB, based in Lund, Sweden, specializes in methods and services aimed at improving the performance and longevity of robotic systems. The company focuses on determining critical robot properties such as backlash, friction, and non-linear compliance, which are essential for effective operation in various applications. Cognibotics offers innovative solutions for joint property assessment that enable robots to function in areas where traditional calibration methods fall short. Additionally, the company provides techniques for monitoring mechanical wear and maintenance needs, enhancing the reliability and cost-effectiveness of robotic systems. By improving accuracy and predictability in robotic joint and link designs, Cognibotics supports the development of both new robots and the programming of cooperative robots, thereby expanding their application potential and lifespan.

ONEiO

Seed Round in 2022
ONEiO is a cloud-native integration service provider that facilitates seamless collaboration among people, processes, and tools. The company offers a service integration software designed to enhance and manage service processes and applications for corporate organizations. This software connects various back-end systems, including CRM, invoicing, monitoring, and DevOps, as well as customer service tools, eliminating the need for traditional integration development and maintenance. By creating a transparent and cohesive integration environment, ONEiO enables clients to establish and manage complex multi-point integrations efficiently, thereby reducing costs and streamlining operations. The solutions are available as a turn-key offering, self-service option, or a combination of both, allowing organizations to choose the best fit for their needs.

TrusTrace

Series A in 2021
TrusTrace operates a traceability as a service platform designed to enhance transparency and compliance in the fashion supply chain. Founded in 2016 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, with an additional location in Coimbatore, India, the company offers a suite of tools to support product traceability and environmental management. Its primary offerings include T-Tracem, which tracks products from fiber to garment; T-CET, a customer engagement tool; I-CAT, which helps manage the environmental footprint; T-VeM for vendor management; T-BlockS, a blockchain solution for enhanced traceability and collaboration; and T-EMS, an evidence management tool. TrusTrace's technology enables global brands and suppliers to standardize the collection, digitization, and sharing of reliable supply chain data, allowing them to substantiate product claims and ensure regulatory compliance effectively.

Predge

Venture Round in 2021
Predge is a data analytics firm that specializes in providing solutions for operational and maintenance decision support across various industries. The company has developed a platform that leverages real-time data to help organizations predict failures and errors, thereby preventing unwanted operational interruptions. By collecting and integrating diverse data sources, Predge's platform enables users to visualize maintenance needs and assess the remaining useful life and condition of their assets. This approach allows companies to make informed, fact-based decisions regarding their operation and maintenance processes, ultimately enhancing efficiency and reliability.

Metry

Venture Round in 2021
Metry AB is a Swedish company founded in 2012, headquartered in Gothenburg, that specializes in energy data management. The company has developed a comprehensive platform that aggregates and organizes energy data from various sources, including utility companies and submetering systems. This platform serves as a global directory for energy users, suppliers, and service providers, allowing them to connect and share energy data effectively. Metry independently collects data on electricity, heat, cooling, gas, and water from over 100 utilities across Sweden, which it provides to major corporations and energy consumers. The platform supports the distribution of hourly data from more than 150,000 meters on behalf of utilities, enabling users to identify potential energy savings in buildings and businesses. Through a web-based API, Metry facilitates seamless integration with Building Energy Management Systems and other third-party energy applications, ultimately assisting users in optimizing energy consumption and enhancing sustainability efforts.

IOT Communications

Seed Round in 2021
IOT Communications is a Stockholm-based company that specializes in providing a communication platform as a service (CPaaS) designed for mission-critical voice and video communication. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on simplifying the development process for software developers by offering tools for real-time communication, including voice, video, and control/metrics data. Its platform encompasses functions as a service (FaaS), which includes session initiation protocol (SIP) call and messaging capabilities, real-time gateway functions, and media services, as well as SIP and call recording services. By packaging telecommunications complexities into user-friendly APIs, IOT Communications serves various sectors, including unified communications and IoT applications related to care and security.

Avassa

Funding Round in 2020
Avassa is a developer of a distributed cloud management platform focused on managing applications across various edge locations. The platform facilitates secure and remote updates, monitoring, and troubleshooting of edge applications, streamlining application orchestration while adhering to a zero-trust security model. By bridging the gap between containerized application development and operations, Avassa's solution allows businesses to deploy teams, monitor workloads, and manage the lifecycle of edge applications efficiently and securely. This approach empowers organizations to operate at the speed of software while ensuring robust management in diverse environments.

Percepio

Series A in 2020
Percepio AB, founded in 2009 and based in Västerås, Sweden, specializes in developing embedded software tools that enhance the design and management of intelligent products such as digital devices, vehicles, and industrial machinery. The company offers Tracealyzer, a powerful tool for tracing embedded software across various operating systems, including VxWorks, Linux, FreeRTOS, and RTXC Quadros. Additionally, Percepio provides FreeRTOS+Trace, which aids developers by offering insights into runtime behavior for troubleshooting and optimization. Other offerings include DevAlert, a cloud service for remote monitoring of IoT devices, and RTOS Training, a series of online courses focused on embedded and IoT software development. Percepio's visualization tools significantly improve the debugging process, ultimately enhancing productivity for its clients in sectors reliant on embedded systems.

Foreseeti

Series A in 2020
Foreseeti AB is a technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in automated threat modeling and attack simulation solutions. Founded in 2014, the company offers several products, including foreseeti, which allows organizations to model threats and simulate attacks on interconnected IT infrastructures, and securiCAD Vanguard, designed for cloud environments using data from AWS. Additionally, securiCAD Professional enables security architects and IT professionals to create virtual models and conduct simulations on existing and planned architectures, while securiCAD Enterprise provides enterprise-level features for collaboration, automated modeling, and reporting. Foreseeti serves various industries, including military, aviation, finance, energy, automotive, and manufacturing, and distributes its solutions through consultancies and resellers. The company's approach is appreciated for its practical applicability, leveraging AI to enhance cybersecurity management and provide valuable insights.

DbVis Software

Venture Round in 2020
DbVis Software AB, founded in 2003 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializes in developing database management and analysis software. Its flagship product, DbVisualizer, serves as a platform-independent tool that connects to various data sources, allowing users to manage database-specific objects and perform tasks such as creating, editing, and compiling procedures, functions, and triggers. The software also facilitates schema exports and the comparison of editors and result sets. DbVis Software emphasizes user feedback in its development process, ensuring that new features are added thoughtfully. The company offers dedicated support directly from its development team, maintaining a transparent and competitive pricing model that includes a free version of DbVisualizer, as well as discounts for educational and non-profit institutions. With over 6 million downloads and adoption by more than 28,000 companies across 145 countries, DbVis Software is committed to providing high-quality tools that enhance the efficiency of database users.

Cognibotics

Series A in 2020
Cognibotics AB, based in Lund, Sweden, specializes in methods and services aimed at improving the performance and longevity of robotic systems. The company focuses on determining critical robot properties such as backlash, friction, and non-linear compliance, which are essential for effective operation in various applications. Cognibotics offers innovative solutions for joint property assessment that enable robots to function in areas where traditional calibration methods fall short. Additionally, the company provides techniques for monitoring mechanical wear and maintenance needs, enhancing the reliability and cost-effectiveness of robotic systems. By improving accuracy and predictability in robotic joint and link designs, Cognibotics supports the development of both new robots and the programming of cooperative robots, thereby expanding their application potential and lifespan.

Ingrid Cloud

Venture Round in 2019
Ingrid Cloud AB, based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializes in a cloud-based computational application designed for wind simulation. Founded in 2014, the company offers an automated platform that streamlines the flow simulation and design optimization process. By converting computer-aided design (CAD) geometry into complex simulation models without requiring manual intervention, Ingrid Cloud's technology enhances accuracy, flexibility, and cost efficiency. This user-friendly service allows designers, architects, engineers, and researchers, even those without prior knowledge of computational fluid dynamics, to effectively predict flow and refine their designs.

Curity

Venture Round in 2019
Curity AB specializes in providing unified security solutions for digital services, focusing on identity and access management (IAM) and API security technology. The company offers the Curity Identity Server, which is an OAuth and OpenID Connect server designed to facilitate user authentication and authorization for web and mobile applications. This server is known for its scalability and simplifies the complexities associated with leading identity standards, allowing organizations to customize and deploy security measures efficiently. Curity serves a diverse range of sectors, including financial services, telecommunications, retail, energy, and government, and is recognized for its ability to meet enterprise-grade security requirements. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Curity has built a reputation as a trusted partner for organizations seeking to enhance the security of their digital services.

Netrounds

Series A in 2019
Netrounds AB is a Swedish company that specializes in providing cloud-based tools for testing and troubleshooting various aspects of network performance, including IPTV, SIP, and real-time Internet services. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Luleå, with additional offices in Massachusetts and Tokyo, the company offers subscription-based solutions that enable automated testing and monitoring across diverse network environments such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), and data centers. Its software-based Genalyzer Probes and Agents facilitate real-world network traffic generation and remote traffic analysis, which helps network operators, consultants, and enterprise IT firms enhance end-user experiences while minimizing reliance on traditional hardware. By adopting Netrounds' platform, communications service providers can streamline their network testing processes and reduce operational costs.
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