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Industrifonden

Industrifonden is a Swedish venture capital firm established in 1979, specializing in early-stage investments in technology and life science sectors, as well as industrial growth companies. With a fund size of $600 million, it primarily invests in small and medium-sized enterprises in Sweden, providing equity capital and various loans, typically ranging from SEK 5 million to SEK 100 million per investment. The firm's focus areas within technology include internet, information technology, telecom, automation, robotics, and deep tech, while its life science investments target pharmaceuticals and medical technology. Industrifonden aims to build long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs and often takes a board seat, seeking ownership interests of 15 to 50 percent. The firm usually exits investments within five to ten years through sales or initial public offerings, and it actively co-invests with other regional venture capital firms. Notable companies backed by Industrifonden include Qlik, Arcam, and CellaVision.

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Per Anell

Investment Director of Technology

Iliam Barkino

Principal

Alex Basu

Analyst

Jonas Brambeck

Senior Investment Director

Thomas Carlstrom

Senior Investment Manager

Hadar Cars

Senior Investment Director

Thomas Gorling

Asset Manager

Lars Henriksson

Investment Manager Life Science

Nicholas Jakobsson

Investment Manager of Technology

Jonas Jendi

Investment Director

Åsa Knutsson

Investment Director Portfolio Development

Anna Ljungdahl

Investment Manager

Leif Lundblad

Director

Rebecka Löthman

Investment Director

Caroline Murray

CFO

Tomas Nygren

Chief Financial Officer

Bita Sehat

Investment Manager of Life Science

Ester Sklarsky

Associate

Patrik Sobocki

Investment Director

David B. Sonnek

CEO

Tore Tolke

Senior Investment Director

Past deals in Sweden

Nextory

Venture Round in 2022
Nextory AB is a Swedish company based in Kista that operates a mobile application providing a subscription service for unlimited access to e-books and audiobooks. The platform allows users to download and listen to a wide range of digital literary content, enhancing their reading experiences through their smartphones or tablets. Nextory aims to cater to the needs of avid readers and listeners by offering a comprehensive catalog of stories, making literature easily accessible and convenient for its subscribers.

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.

Nextory

Venture Round in 2020
Nextory AB is a Swedish company based in Kista that operates a mobile application providing a subscription service for unlimited access to e-books and audiobooks. The platform allows users to download and listen to a wide range of digital literary content, enhancing their reading experiences through their smartphones or tablets. Nextory aims to cater to the needs of avid readers and listeners by offering a comprehensive catalog of stories, making literature easily accessible and convenient for its subscribers.

Barnebys

Venture Round in 2017
Barnebys is a leading online search aggregator for art, antiques, and collectibles, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011. The company operates globally, with offices in New York, the UK, France, Spain, and Germany. Barnebys provides a platform that connects buyers and sellers in the auction industry, allowing them to conduct transactions through a user-friendly interface. The service caters to top-tier auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries, as well as regional and local businesses. In addition to its search capabilities, Barnebys offers an extensive free database of auction results and a premium valuation service, enhancing the tools available to its clients. The company continues to explore opportunities for growth and expansion in the auction market.

Nextory

Venture Round in 2017
Nextory AB is a Swedish company based in Kista that operates a mobile application providing a subscription service for unlimited access to e-books and audiobooks. The platform allows users to download and listen to a wide range of digital literary content, enhancing their reading experiences through their smartphones or tablets. Nextory aims to cater to the needs of avid readers and listeners by offering a comprehensive catalog of stories, making literature easily accessible and convenient for its subscribers.

Barnebys

Venture Round in 2017
Barnebys is a leading online search aggregator for art, antiques, and collectibles, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011. The company operates globally, with offices in New York, the UK, France, Spain, and Germany. Barnebys provides a platform that connects buyers and sellers in the auction industry, allowing them to conduct transactions through a user-friendly interface. The service caters to top-tier auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries, as well as regional and local businesses. In addition to its search capabilities, Barnebys offers an extensive free database of auction results and a premium valuation service, enhancing the tools available to its clients. The company continues to explore opportunities for growth and expansion in the auction market.

Nextory

Venture Round in 2016
Nextory AB is a Swedish company based in Kista that operates a mobile application providing a subscription service for unlimited access to e-books and audiobooks. The platform allows users to download and listen to a wide range of digital literary content, enhancing their reading experiences through their smartphones or tablets. Nextory aims to cater to the needs of avid readers and listeners by offering a comprehensive catalog of stories, making literature easily accessible and convenient for its subscribers.

Barnebys

Series A in 2015
Barnebys is a leading online search aggregator for art, antiques, and collectibles, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011. The company operates globally, with offices in New York, the UK, France, Spain, and Germany. Barnebys provides a platform that connects buyers and sellers in the auction industry, allowing them to conduct transactions through a user-friendly interface. The service caters to top-tier auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries, as well as regional and local businesses. In addition to its search capabilities, Barnebys offers an extensive free database of auction results and a premium valuation service, enhancing the tools available to its clients. The company continues to explore opportunities for growth and expansion in the auction market.

Barnebys

Venture Round in 2015
Barnebys is a leading online search aggregator for art, antiques, and collectibles, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011. The company operates globally, with offices in New York, the UK, France, Spain, and Germany. Barnebys provides a platform that connects buyers and sellers in the auction industry, allowing them to conduct transactions through a user-friendly interface. The service caters to top-tier auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries, as well as regional and local businesses. In addition to its search capabilities, Barnebys offers an extensive free database of auction results and a premium valuation service, enhancing the tools available to its clients. The company continues to explore opportunities for growth and expansion in the auction market.

Barnebys

Venture Round in 2014
Barnebys is a leading online search aggregator for art, antiques, and collectibles, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011. The company operates globally, with offices in New York, the UK, France, Spain, and Germany. Barnebys provides a platform that connects buyers and sellers in the auction industry, allowing them to conduct transactions through a user-friendly interface. The service caters to top-tier auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries, as well as regional and local businesses. In addition to its search capabilities, Barnebys offers an extensive free database of auction results and a premium valuation service, enhancing the tools available to its clients. The company continues to explore opportunities for growth and expansion in the auction market.

Barnebys

Venture Round in 2012
Barnebys is a leading online search aggregator for art, antiques, and collectibles, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011. The company operates globally, with offices in New York, the UK, France, Spain, and Germany. Barnebys provides a platform that connects buyers and sellers in the auction industry, allowing them to conduct transactions through a user-friendly interface. The service caters to top-tier auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries, as well as regional and local businesses. In addition to its search capabilities, Barnebys offers an extensive free database of auction results and a premium valuation service, enhancing the tools available to its clients. The company continues to explore opportunities for growth and expansion in the auction market.

Footway

Venture Round in 2012
Footway Group AB operates an online shoe store based in Kista, Sweden. The company features a diverse selection of approximately 800 brands, including well-known names such as Nike, Adidas, Converse, and Dr Martens. Footway serves a broad customer base, with around 2 million clients across approximately 24 markets. The company's specialized platform allows it to cater to a wide range of footwear needs, positioning it as a significant player in the online retail sector for shoes.

Triventus

Venture Round in 2011
Triventus, a Falkenberg, Sweden-based wind power consultant.

Conveneer

Series A in 2009
Mashmobile Sweden AB, also known as Mikz, operates as an information technology company which offers software products for direct content dissemination between mobile phones, personal digital assistants, laptops, and personal computers. The company operates in the fields of fixed-mobile convergence and mobile communities based on a P2P technology. Its technology enables users to navigate between devices by surfing from a personal computer to a mobile phone using a Web browser, or streaming music from a personal digital assistant to a mobile phone. It was formerly known as Conveneer AB. Mashmobile Sweden AB was founded in 2004 and is based in Lund, Sweden.