Inventure

Inventure, established in 2005, is a Helsinki-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in technology, software, and digital services. With over €230 million in assets under management, Inventure specializes in Seed and Series A funding, typically investing between €100,000 and €10 million per company over its lifecycle. The firm supports its portfolio companies with talent acquisition and expansion strategies, with a track record of over 70 investments across the Nordics and Baltics, including notable brands like Wolt, Detectify, and Blueprint Genetics. Inventure has two active funds, Inventure Fund I (2008 vintage) and Inventure Fund II (2014 vintage), both targeting software companies in the region.

Tuomas Kosonen

Partner

Timo Tirkkonen

Partner

Past deals in Sweden

Lassie

Series B in 2023
Lassie is a pet insurance company founded in 2020 and based in Stockholm, Sweden. It provides digital pet insurance services aimed at minimizing the financial risks associated with pet injuries. Lassie's on-demand insurance model focuses on the pet's health on a daily basis, rather than only during times of injury. Additionally, the company offers tools and resources to guide pet owners in caring for their pets, helping to prevent common injuries and promoting overall pet health. This approach not only supports pet owners financially but also encourages proactive pet care.

Hopsworks

Series B in 2023
Hopsworks, founded in 2016 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, is a developer of a data platform that focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company offers Hops Enterprise Services, which utilizes deep learning, stream processing, and SQL capabilities. Hopsworks provides an on-premise data management and data science platform called Hopsworks Enterprise, which includes tools for planning, pricing, and calculating return on investment for data scientists. The platform is designed to support the development and management of feature, training, and inference pipelines at scale, catering to diverse data teams and sources. Hopsworks specializes in technologies such as TensorFlow, Flink, MySQL, and HDFS, enabling clients to implement AI solutions for complex business challenges with optimal performance and availability.

Lassie

Series A in 2022
Lassie is a pet insurance company founded in 2020 and based in Stockholm, Sweden. It provides digital pet insurance services aimed at minimizing the financial risks associated with pet injuries. Lassie's on-demand insurance model focuses on the pet's health on a daily basis, rather than only during times of injury. Additionally, the company offers tools and resources to guide pet owners in caring for their pets, helping to prevent common injuries and promoting overall pet health. This approach not only supports pet owners financially but also encourages proactive pet care.

Material Exchange

Series A in 2022
Material Exchange, founded in 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden, is dedicated to improving the efficiency, transparency, and sustainability of material sourcing in the fashion industry. The company operates a digital sourcing platform that enables fashion brands to connect with suppliers and access a diverse range of materials more effectively. By facilitating digital collaboration between brands and manufacturers, Material Exchange helps reduce reliance on physical samples and minimizes material waste. This innovative approach positions the company at the forefront of the intersection between fashion and technology, supporting a more responsible and sustainable future for the industry.

Lassie

Seed Round in 2021
Lassie is a pet insurance company founded in 2020 and based in Stockholm, Sweden. It provides digital pet insurance services aimed at minimizing the financial risks associated with pet injuries. Lassie's on-demand insurance model focuses on the pet's health on a daily basis, rather than only during times of injury. Additionally, the company offers tools and resources to guide pet owners in caring for their pets, helping to prevent common injuries and promoting overall pet health. This approach not only supports pet owners financially but also encourages proactive pet care.

Stravito

Series A in 2021
Stravito AB is a software company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in knowledge management solutions for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. Founded in 2017, Stravito provides a platform that democratizes access to market research and insights, allowing organizations to make informed decisions swiftly. Its intuitive cloud-based service enables teams, such as consumer insights, to centralize both internal and external data sources, streamline the organization of research, and quickly generate essential findings to support growth. The platform employs machine learning to categorize and index documents, utilizing a natural language search tool to facilitate easy discovery and dissemination of insights across enterprises. Stravito has expanded its presence in both North America and Europe, leveraging the expertise of its founders in technology and the research industry.

Hopsworks

Series A in 2021
Hopsworks, founded in 2016 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, is a developer of a data platform that focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company offers Hops Enterprise Services, which utilizes deep learning, stream processing, and SQL capabilities. Hopsworks provides an on-premise data management and data science platform called Hopsworks Enterprise, which includes tools for planning, pricing, and calculating return on investment for data scientists. The platform is designed to support the development and management of feature, training, and inference pipelines at scale, catering to diverse data teams and sources. Hopsworks specializes in technologies such as TensorFlow, Flink, MySQL, and HDFS, enabling clients to implement AI solutions for complex business challenges with optimal performance and availability.

Material Exchange

Venture Round in 2020
Material Exchange, founded in 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden, is dedicated to improving the efficiency, transparency, and sustainability of material sourcing in the fashion industry. The company operates a digital sourcing platform that enables fashion brands to connect with suppliers and access a diverse range of materials more effectively. By facilitating digital collaboration between brands and manufacturers, Material Exchange helps reduce reliance on physical samples and minimizes material waste. This innovative approach positions the company at the forefront of the intersection between fashion and technology, supporting a more responsible and sustainable future for the industry.

Material Exchange

Seed Round in 2019
Material Exchange, founded in 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden, is dedicated to improving the efficiency, transparency, and sustainability of material sourcing in the fashion industry. The company operates a digital sourcing platform that enables fashion brands to connect with suppliers and access a diverse range of materials more effectively. By facilitating digital collaboration between brands and manufacturers, Material Exchange helps reduce reliance on physical samples and minimizes material waste. This innovative approach positions the company at the forefront of the intersection between fashion and technology, supporting a more responsible and sustainable future for the industry.

Stravito

Seed Round in 2019
Stravito AB is a software company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in knowledge management solutions for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. Founded in 2017, Stravito provides a platform that democratizes access to market research and insights, allowing organizations to make informed decisions swiftly. Its intuitive cloud-based service enables teams, such as consumer insights, to centralize both internal and external data sources, streamline the organization of research, and quickly generate essential findings to support growth. The platform employs machine learning to categorize and index documents, utilizing a natural language search tool to facilitate easy discovery and dissemination of insights across enterprises. Stravito has expanded its presence in both North America and Europe, leveraging the expertise of its founders in technology and the research industry.

Hopsworks

Seed Round in 2018
Hopsworks, founded in 2016 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, is a developer of a data platform that focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company offers Hops Enterprise Services, which utilizes deep learning, stream processing, and SQL capabilities. Hopsworks provides an on-premise data management and data science platform called Hopsworks Enterprise, which includes tools for planning, pricing, and calculating return on investment for data scientists. The platform is designed to support the development and management of feature, training, and inference pipelines at scale, catering to diverse data teams and sources. Hopsworks specializes in technologies such as TensorFlow, Flink, MySQL, and HDFS, enabling clients to implement AI solutions for complex business challenges with optimal performance and availability.

Stravito

Seed Round in 2018
Stravito AB is a software company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in knowledge management solutions for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. Founded in 2017, Stravito provides a platform that democratizes access to market research and insights, allowing organizations to make informed decisions swiftly. Its intuitive cloud-based service enables teams, such as consumer insights, to centralize both internal and external data sources, streamline the organization of research, and quickly generate essential findings to support growth. The platform employs machine learning to categorize and index documents, utilizing a natural language search tool to facilitate easy discovery and dissemination of insights across enterprises. Stravito has expanded its presence in both North America and Europe, leveraging the expertise of its founders in technology and the research industry.

46elks

Seed Round in 2012
46elks AB is a telecommunication company based in Uppsala, Sweden, that specializes in providing a cloud communications platform for developers. Founded in 2011, the company offers an application programming interface (API) that allows users to integrate voice, SMS, and MMS functionalities into their applications without the need to establish their own infrastructure. The platform supports features such as allocating phone numbers, sending and receiving SMS, managing incoming and outgoing phone calls, and generating delivery reports. By offering these tools, 46elks enables developers to enhance their applications with robust communication capabilities, facilitating better user engagement and interaction.

FRWD Technologies

Series A in 2005
FRWD Technologies, Ltd. designs, develops, and markets sports computers for outdoor and alternative sports enthusiasts, athletes, and professionals. The company's sports computer records route, location, speed, distance, heart rate or RR heart rate, altitude, temperature, and air pressure, as well as shows them real time on wrist display or mobile phone. It sells its products through retailers and distributors in Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Oulu, Finland. It has operations in Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, and internationally.
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