Swedbank Robur

Swedbank Robur Fonder AB is a privately owned investment management firm based in Stockholm, Sweden. Established in 1967, it specializes in launching and managing a diverse range of mutual funds, including equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset funds. The firm actively invests in both equity and fixed income markets, catering to various client needs through its comprehensive investment offerings. Swedbank Robur operates as a subsidiary of Swedbank Robur AB, focusing on delivering tailored investment solutions to enhance client portfolios.

Andrej Kledzik

Portfolio Manager

Past deals in Scandinavia

Stegra

Series B in 2022
Stegra operates a steel production facility focused on decarbonizing the European steel industry through fossil-free manufacturing processes. Located in Boden, Sweden, the plant aims to leverage unique conditions for cost-competitive production of green steel. The facility integrates a giga-scale green hydrogen plant, enabling the replacement of traditional coal-based methods with green hydrogen, water, and heat as primary emissions. This innovative approach combines raw materials, renewable energy, local expertise, and artificial intelligence to create a fully integrated and automated steel production process. With production set to commence in 2024, Stegra projects an annual capacity of five million tons of high-quality steel by 2030, positioning itself as a leader in providing fossil-free steel to large European OEMs at competitive costs.

Instabox

Convertible Note in 2022
Instabox AB, based in Stockholm, Sweden, provides a freight forwarding service specializing in logistics for e-commerce retailers. The company offers an express shipping service that delivers packages to its network of smart delivery lockers across Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Instabox enables same-day delivery for various online stores, reaching approximately six million customers in Sweden. The service caters to well-known brands, including H&M, Ikea, and Lloyds. Instabox has experienced significant growth, reportedly tripling its business each year over the past few years.

Northvolt

Convertible Note in 2022
Northvolt AB, founded in 2016 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializes in the manufacture of sustainable lithium-ion batteries tailored for various sectors, including automotive, grid, industrial, portable, and micromobility markets. The company focuses on developing eco-friendly battery solutions that feature a minimal carbon footprint and incorporate advanced recycling technologies. Northvolt provides a range of products, including battery cells, custom cells, and complete battery systems, all designed to support clean energy initiatives and facilitate the electrification of transport. By emphasizing research and development, as well as industrialization, Northvolt aims to establish a reliable supply of sustainable battery cells and systems, enabling industries to transition from fossil fuels to electric alternatives efficiently.

Doctrin

Series C in 2021
Doctrin AB operates a healthcare platform for healthcare providers who offer patients digital healthcare services. The platform is a cloud based B2B system for healthcare providers, helping the customers digitalise their patient visits. The company has a technology that replicates how doctors interview their patients. The platform is used for information gathering, decision support, and documentation services. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

G-Loot

Venture Round in 2020
G-Loot is the online competition platform for those who want to play, stream, create fun & social challenges with their friends and communities, or even relax alone. G-Loot challenges are open to anyone with no qualifying or queuing. All you need is the G-Loot PC app and the game you want to play.

Visiba Care

Series B in 2020
Visiba Group AB develops an e-health platform that allows healthcare providers to open their own digital practice. The platform caters to doctors, nurses, healthcare administrators, and patients. The platform connects healthcare consultants to patients via video calls and text messages and shares information via smart forms. The platform allows appointments and drop-ins, creates and manages video calls, and allows consultation in digital waiting rooms. Visiba Group AB was founded in 2014 and is based in Mölndal, Sweden.

Acast

Venture Round in 2020
Acast AB, based in Stockholm, Sweden, operates a data-driven platform that focuses on podcasting and voice technology. Established in 2014, Acast serves as a marketplace that connects audio creators with financial resources to produce high-quality content while reaching their desired audience. The company collaborates with a diverse range of podcasts, including popular shows like My Dad Wrote a Porno and The Adam Buxton Podcast, as well as content from renowned publishers such as the Times, the Economist, and Vogue. With a global presence that includes offices from Stockholm to Sydney, Acast employs a dedicated team of audio enthusiasts committed to fostering a sustainable ecosystem for the audio industry and supporting its ongoing growth.

Doctrin

Series B in 2020
Doctrin AB operates a healthcare platform for healthcare providers who offer patients digital healthcare services. The platform is a cloud based B2B system for healthcare providers, helping the customers digitalise their patient visits. The company has a technology that replicates how doctors interview their patients. The platform is used for information gathering, decision support, and documentation services. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Storytel

Post in 2020
Storytel AB provides streaming services for audiobooks and e-books through subscription models, operating under the Storytel and Mofibo brands. Founded in 2005, the company has established itself as a leader in this sector across various countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Spain, and India, among others. In addition to its streaming services, Storytel publishes audiobooks primarily through its own publisher, Storyside, and has expanded its reach in the publishing industry by acquiring several publishing houses such as Massolit and B. Wahlström. The company also offers digital subscriptions for newspapers and magazines and publishes physical books through notable imprints like Norstedts and Rabén & Sjögren. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Storytel continues to enhance its offerings in the growing digital reading and listening market.

Howwe Technologies

Venture Round in 2019
Their approach to accelerate business strategi and every customer’s maximum potential is our groundbreaking goal steering platform, ReExecute. Their business model is RaaS (Results as a Service), which means payments if KPI’s and financial performance are above according to a pre-defined time line. ReExecute can measure, steer and visualize the acceleration from day one and connect the dots between us and increased turnover and profit

Readly

Venture Round in 2019
Readly is the new way of reading magazines on tablets and smartphones Readly's mission is simple: To be on the cutting edge of the digital magazine revolution. Our expert management team has more than 25 years of experience in the publishing, digital gaming, and broadcasting industries. Readly has headquarters in Sweden.

G-Loot

Venture Round in 2019
G-Loot is the online competition platform for those who want to play, stream, create fun & social challenges with their friends and communities, or even relax alone. G-Loot challenges are open to anyone with no qualifying or queuing. All you need is the G-Loot PC app and the game you want to play.

Readly

Venture Round in 2018
Readly is the new way of reading magazines on tablets and smartphones Readly's mission is simple: To be on the cutting edge of the digital magazine revolution. Our expert management team has more than 25 years of experience in the publishing, digital gaming, and broadcasting industries. Readly has headquarters in Sweden.

FunCom

Post in 2017
Funcom SE develops and publishes multi player online, online role playing, and related games for PCs and consoles worldwide. It operates through PC, Console, and Other segments. The company offers approximately 30 game titles across various genres and gaming platforms, as well as console games, such as PS4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. It also provides game development services to third parties. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Badhoevedorp, the Netherlands. As of March 25, 2020, Funcom SE operates as a subsidiary of Tencent Cloud Europe B.V.

Urb-it

Venture Round in 2017
Urb-it AB is a logistics company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in sustainable delivery solutions for consumers and retailers across cities like London, Paris, Lyon, Stockholm, and Gothenburg. Founded in 2014, Urb-it offers several services, including same-day deliveries from e-commerce, click and collect options, and deliveries from physical stores. The company does not own a fleet or warehouses; instead, it partners with existing store networks to facilitate deliveries using cargo bikes and bicycles. Urb-it focuses on providing an efficient and environmentally friendly delivery experience, leveraging technology and a community of couriers. Its approach aims to reduce pollution and congestion while enhancing the quality of urban logistics, primarily catering to the e-commerce sector.

Storytel

Post in 2016
Storytel AB provides streaming services for audiobooks and e-books through subscription models, operating under the Storytel and Mofibo brands. Founded in 2005, the company has established itself as a leader in this sector across various countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Spain, and India, among others. In addition to its streaming services, Storytel publishes audiobooks primarily through its own publisher, Storyside, and has expanded its reach in the publishing industry by acquiring several publishing houses such as Massolit and B. Wahlström. The company also offers digital subscriptions for newspapers and magazines and publishes physical books through notable imprints like Norstedts and Rabén & Sjögren. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Storytel continues to enhance its offerings in the growing digital reading and listening market.