Verdane

Verdane is a specialist growth equity investment firm that partners with sustainable, tech-enabled Northern European businesses to help them reach the next stage of international growth. Verdane can invest as a minority or majority investor, either in single companies or through portfolios of companies, and looks to deploy behind three core themes; the Digital Consumer, Software Everywhere and Sustainable Society. Verdane funds hold more than €3bn in total commitments and have made over 120 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdane’s team of over 80 investment professionals and operating experts, based out of Berlin, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Stockholm, is dedicated to being the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled businesses in Northern Europe.

Daniel Ahlstrand

Investment Professional

Henrik Aspén

Partner

Paula Ruiz Azcue

Associate

Beckman, Björn

Investment Professional

Parham Benisi

Investment Professional

Max Carlsén

Investment Professional

Andreas Daae

Investment Professional

Frida Einarson

Partner

Handeland, Arne

Partner

Janne Holmia

Partner

Jebsen, Christian

Partner

Emanuel Johnsson

Investment Professional

Maximilian Kempken

Director

Joakim Kjemperud

Investment Professional

Bjarne Lie

Managing Partner

Pal Malmros

Partner

Moilanen, Iikka

Investment Professional

Staffan Mörndal

Partner

Per Nordlander

Partner

Cecilia Nytorp

Investment Professional

Parmo, Christopher Ludt

COO

Daniel Rasmussen

Investment Professional

Martin Welna

Investment Professional

173 past transactions

Sitoo

Private Equity Round in 2024
Sitoo is a cloud-native Unified Commerce Platform designed for global fashion and lifestyle retailers. It offers a mobile point of sale solution that integrates physical stores with online sales channels in real time, enabling a seamless omnichannel shopping experience. By providing retailers with unified product information and real-time stock access, Sitoo empowers store associates to enhance customer service and increase sales. The platform facilitates selling across various platforms and supports efficient order fulfillment, making it a valuable tool for modern retail operations.

Cropster

Acquisition in 2024
Cropster develops software that helps people to make better coffee.

fiskaly

Venture Round in 2024
Fiskaly specializes in cloud-based solutions for fiscalization, electronic receipts, and invoicing, targeting the retail technology sector. Its flagship product, the SIGN fiscalization software, generates unique digital transaction signatures to prevent tax tampering and ensure compliance with country-specific regulations. The platform operates without the need for additional hardware and is currently utilized in over 600,000 cash registers across Germany. Fiskaly's innovative approach to digital receipts not only streamlines business processes but also enhances consumer experiences, contributing to its recognition for innovation and sustainability in 2023. The company's technology facilitates efficient, paperless transactions while ensuring the integrity and security of business records.

Ingrid

Series A in 2024
Ingrid is a delivery experience platform that aims to enhance the delivery process for shoppers, merchants, and carriers. The company focuses on creating tailored delivery solutions that promote sustainable growth for e-commerce businesses while empowering consumers to personalize their delivery and return options. By connecting merchants and carriers with customers, Ingrid facilitates credible and efficient delivery experiences throughout all stages of the purchasing process. This approach not only improves customer satisfaction but also increases operational efficiency for retailers and delivery providers.

Jobylon

Private Equity Round in 2023
Jobylon is a modern hiring platform designed for midsize and enterprise companies globally. It offers a range of human resource solutions aimed at streamlining recruitment processes for HR professionals, recruiters, and hiring managers. The platform enhances employer branding and candidate experience through features such as job advertisements, candidate management, and data-driven recruitment tools. By focusing on user-friendly design, Jobylon enables clients to efficiently identify and attract the right candidates for their job roles.

Urban Sports Club

Venture Round in 2023
Urban Sports Club offers a flexible sports flatrate. The mission is to help people lead a more healthy and active lifestyle. Club members can choose from more than 50 types of sports – ranging from classic gym workout, swimming, yoga, or bouldering, to team sports, wellness and lots more – and more than 10.000 partner venues in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium. Variety, flexible conditions as well as team sports and wellness are offered both for private customers and companies. Urban Sports GmbH was founded in 2012 by Moritz Kreppel and Benjamin Roth in Berlin, Germany. After two years of bootstrapping, the company secured an early-stage financing in 2015 and went on to acquire four of its German competitors, starting with Somuchmore in December, 2016. In January 2018, FITrate came on board, with INTERFIT following in December of the same year. OneFit joined the Urban Sports Club family in August of 2019.

Urban Volt

Private Equity Round in 2023
UrbanVolt makes sustainability easy via our unique light-as-a-service model. They retrofit commercial premises with LED lighting for no upfront cost. Their unique light-as-a-service business model allows their clients to enjoy cash and energy savings from the moment of installation. They created this company and capex-free model because they believe businesses should not bear the financial risk of energy reduction projects. Their commitment to maintaining light fittings makes sustainability easy.

Mathem

Venture Round in 2023
MatHem is an e-commerce company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in the online grocery market. Founded in 2009, it offers a comprehensive range of grocery products and household consumables, catering to over half of Swedish households. MatHem provides delivery of fresh food to customers' homes seven days a week, utilizing temperature-controlled logistics to maintain product quality. In addition to grocery delivery, the platform features an information portal that offers recipes and tips, enhancing the shopping and cooking experience for users. The company has received recognition for its service, being awarded The Grocery Website of the Year multiple times.

Blinto

Venture Round in 2023
Blinto operates an online auction platform that connects sellers and buyers, specializing in the auctioning of construction machines, commercial vehicles, and tools. The platform provides a digital marketplace that facilitates the sale of used machinery and vehicles, giving them a renewed purpose for new owners. With a focus on modern technology, Blinto's service incorporates advanced programming and built-in security features, ensuring a streamlined and secure auction experience. This approach not only enhances the efficiency of transactions but also promotes a circular economy by extending the life of used equipment in the construction industry.

Ingrid

Seed Round in 2023
Ingrid is a delivery experience platform that aims to enhance the delivery process for shoppers, merchants, and carriers. The company focuses on creating tailored delivery solutions that promote sustainable growth for e-commerce businesses while empowering consumers to personalize their delivery and return options. By connecting merchants and carriers with customers, Ingrid facilitates credible and efficient delivery experiences throughout all stages of the purchasing process. This approach not only improves customer satisfaction but also increases operational efficiency for retailers and delivery providers.

CareerFoundry

Venture Round in 2022
CareerFoundry GmbH is an online education provider based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in courses that facilitate career transitions into technology fields. Established in 2013, the company offers comprehensive training in web development, UX and UI design, iOS development, data analysis, and digital marketing. Its curriculum includes practical skills such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ruby on Rails, along with essential tools for testing, wireframing, and application design. CareerFoundry also provides mentorship and career advice, helping learners become employable professionals in their chosen domains. The company rebranded from doBranch GmbH to CareerFoundry in March 2014, reflecting its focus on empowering individuals to succeed in the tech industry.

NORNORM

Venture Round in 2022
NORNORM is a subscription-based office furnishing company focused on creating sustainable workspaces through a circular business model. The company offers workspace furniture that is refurbished and circulated among businesses, promoting longevity and reducing waste. By providing adaptable and affordable furnishing solutions, NORNORM enables clients to respond to their changing needs while minimizing their environmental impact. The company's approach integrates technology to create smart workspaces that continually learn and improve, fostering employee wellbeing and productivity. NORNORM's mission is to enhance workspaces for individuals, businesses, and the planet, ensuring that they remain functional and sustainable in a rapidly evolving work environment.

Oda

Venture Round in 2022
Oda, formerly known as Kolonial.no AS, is a prominent online grocery retailer based in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 2013, the company specializes in providing a wide array of grocery items, including fresh produce, dairy products, meats, seafood, baked goods, household essentials, and personal care items. Oda employs a data-driven approach to enhance efficiency and sustainability throughout its supply chain, aiming to deliver high-quality products directly to customers' doorsteps or designated collection points. The platform caters to millions of consumers, ensuring convenient access to everyday staples and ready-made meals while emphasizing a commitment to sustainable retail practices.

Release

Venture Round in 2022
Release engages in the mobile phone re-commerce market.

Hornetsecurity

Venture Round in 2022
Hornetsecurity is a cloud security company that specializes in email security and data protection for organizations of all sizes. The company offers a range of services designed to ensure safe email communication without the need for hardware or software investments, eliminating administrative burdens for IT managers. Its product offerings include premium spam and virus protection, email encryption, email continuity, and email archiving services. Additionally, Hornetsecurity provides advanced threat protection, web filtering, encrypted online storage solutions, and hosted exchange services. By delivering comprehensive security applications, Hornetsecurity helps clients defend against sophisticated cyber threats, including malware and spear-phishing attacks.

TOPRO

Private Equity Round in 2022
TOPRO Industri is in manufacturing mechanical and electronic components for several of Norway's largest industrial companies.

Qbtech

Private Equity Round in 2022
Qbtech is a company that develops testing software for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The software is designed to provide objective data that enhances the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, offering valuable insights for healthcare professionals, clinics, and patients. By facilitating a clearer understanding of ADHD, Qbtech's solutions support informed decision-making in the management of the condition, ultimately aiming to improve access to high-quality care for patients.

Apoteka

Acquisition in 2022
Apoteka is a company that specializes in developing digital platforms and solutions aimed at improving the distribution and use of medicine within healthcare systems. It operates an online pharmacy services platform that facilitates efficient and safe pharmacy operations. The company provides a range of services, including logistics, warehousing, and brand management, specifically tailored for Danish pharmacies. By connecting customers and patients with registered and verified pharmacists, Apoteka ensures access to personalized health advice in a discrete manner.

Onomondo

Series A in 2022
Onomondo is a Copenhagen-based company that operates a global cellular network designed to facilitate connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Founded in 2012, Onomondo provides a technology platform that enables businesses to merge various mobile networks into a single international home network, promoting a roaming-free experience for consumers and mobile virtual network operators. Its solutions help reduce costs and enhance average revenues by offering unified network solutions and seamless transitions between local GSM networks for both subscribers and machine-to-machine communications. The platform also features a connectivity marketplace, allowing enterprises to prioritize network selection based on cost, coverage, and performance while avoiding operator lock-in. By integrating existing network infrastructures, Onomondo supports secure global deployments with a single network provider, addressing challenges related to permanent roaming issues.

Cleanwatts

Series A in 2022
Cleanwatts operates a cloud-based platform aimed at optimizing the energy dynamics of local energy communities. The platform integrates real-time energy efficiency with a diverse array of local energy assets, which include any equipment that generates, consumes, or stores energy. By maximizing the value of energy production, consumption, and storage, Cleanwatts delivers clean energy at competitive prices compared to traditional electricity sources. Its modular operating system is designed to adapt to various legal frameworks and the specific requirements of different participants, such as commercial properties, residential units, municipal buildings, and educational institutions. Additionally, the platform features a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) interface that aggregates energy loads to facilitate market balancing services for local grid operators. This innovative approach provides a flexible and intelligent solution for managing local energy needs in real time, addressing both behind-the-meter applications and front-of-the-meter market demands.

Scanmarket

Private Equity Round in 2022
Scanmarket is a provider of cloud-based strategic sourcing software designed for medium and large companies across various industries, including automobile manufacturing, film production, facility services, and grocery retail. The company's software suite encompasses essential functions such as supply base management, contract management, and e-bidding, aimed at enhancing procurement processes. By offering tools for purchasing, planning, assessment, and performance management, Scanmarket enables clients to digitalize their procurement functions, improve operational efficiency, and achieve cost savings. Through its comprehensive solution, Scanmarket supports procurement teams in making informed decisions and optimizing their overall sourcing strategies.

Instabox

Series C in 2022
Instabox Express is a shipping service available in selected online stores. It ship your express delivery package to our lockers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Instabox handles logistics for e-commerce retailers, offering same-day delivery through its network of last-mile smart delivery lockers. The service reaches about six million Swedes, delivering from the likes of H&M, Ikea, and Lloyds. In a press release, the company claims its growth has more than tripled each year over the last few years.

Bower

Series A in 2022
Bower is a mobile application that offers a deposit solution for consumer packaging, aiming to minimize environmental waste by incentivizing recycling. By assigning a monetary value to various types of packaging, such as plastic bags and takeaway boxes, Bower encourages consumers to recycle through a pledge or deposit system. Utilizing innovative position-based scanning technology, users can easily scan packaging at designated recycling stations to receive a deposit directly to their mobile devices. This approach eliminates the need for costly reverse vending machines, as consumers can recycle at existing stations. Additionally, Bower fosters a direct relationship between consumer brands and their customers by allowing brands to take responsibility for their packaging, thereby enhancing recycling rates through financial incentives.

EVA Global

Private Equity Round in 2022
EVA Global operates in Europe, specializing in customer experience and infrastructure management services for Charge Point Operators and Network Owners. The company addresses the growing demand for electric vehicle support by offering a comprehensive suite of services, including charging infrastructure monitoring, maintenance, customer relationship management, and case handling. EVA's Customer Experience Excellence Centre resolves over 150,000 cases annually, fostering trust and enhancing the user experience for electric vehicle drivers. By integrating with clients' charging management software, EVA ensures effective solutions are provided at the first point of contact. The company is recognized by both large and innovative utility and energy firms, and its modular platform encompasses customer support, network operations, payment services, and charging-as-a-service offerings, all aimed at facilitating the shift to cleaner energy.

Swappie

Series C in 2022
Swappie is a company that specializes in the refurbishment and sale of used smartphones, particularly iPhones. It operates an online marketplace where consumers can purchase high-quality refurbished devices at competitive prices. Swappie acquires used smartphones, subjecting them to a comprehensive 52-step testing process that includes rigorous assessments of both hardware and software functionality. Defective parts are replaced, and each device is thoroughly cleaned to meet strict quality standards. By providing a reliable source for affordable smartphones, Swappie enables individuals to access less-used mobile devices while ensuring a commitment to quality and functionality.

StudyTube

Series B in 2022
StudyTube B.V., founded in 2009 and based in Amsterdam, operates a social and adaptive learning platform aimed at personalizing education. The platform customizes standardized educational content to accommodate the unique needs of individual students, enhancing their learning experience. Its flagship product is an online Study Coach tailored for law students in the Netherlands, which allows users to practice past exams, receive feedback, and track their progress. The platform identifies areas where students struggle and automatically generates additional learning materials, such as video lectures or written explanations, to support mastery of those subjects. With over 10,000 active users among the 25,000 law students in the Netherlands, StudyTube has also partnered with major publishers, training companies, and universities to deliver high-quality online adaptive courses. The company offers an intuitive solution that enables educational institutions and organizations to build, deliver, and sell courses efficiently from the cloud, ultimately transforming the learning landscape.

Papirfly

Acquisition in 2022
Papirfly solves that common problem faced by Multi-national Employers: the need to deliver a consistent Employer Brand anywhere in the world. They understand that the competitive advantage gained by the research and development of your Employer Brand is only as good as the level of local activation of the guidelines and their interpretation during brand delivery. Papirfly ensures the accurate interpretation of the guidelines by the application of innovative technology preventing the misuse of your brand, its haphazard application and misinterpretation, enabling you to deliver a consistent brand in any language. Papirfly protects and activates your global brand as never before and also enables brand compliant design output from non-agency team members, halving the time in production, saving oodles of agency time and saving vast sums of money. One client has reported a saving of over £100,000 in 2 months of going live plus 44 days time savings. This is common, however even organisations with moderate spend will see a return quickly.

Zcooly

Venture Round in 2022
Zcooly is a developer of educational games focused on transforming traditional curriculum into engaging gaming experiences for children. The company offers a variety of games designed to provide entertaining and stimulating learning opportunities across mobile, tablet, and computer platforms. By integrating educational content into fun gameplay, Zcooly aims to foster a positive learning environment that encourages children to enjoy learning and achieve academic success.

Auntie

Funding Round in 2021
Auntie is a provider of preventive psychological support aimed at enhancing the mental well-being of employees within work communities. The company offers online services that address issues such as stress, motivation, and overachieving before they escalate into more significant problems. By collaborating with mental well-being professionals, Auntie delivers structured packages that focus on finding effective solutions to everyday challenges. Its services are accessible in 22 languages and are utilized by over 400 organizations worldwide, emphasizing measurable results through digital solutions for monitoring and maintaining good mental health.

Centra

Private Equity Round in 2021
Centra is part of creating the next generation of brands, with a direct-to-consumer and wholesale e-commerce software for global brands. Brands across Scandinavia and the world trust Centra to seamlessly connect people to products. We're a medium-sized company with offices in Stockholm, Sweden, Wroclaw, Poland and New York City, USA.

Lumene

Acquisition in 2021
Lumene is a Finnish cosmetics manufacturer based in Espoo, established in 1970. The company specializes in skincare and makeup products that harness the unique properties of wild arctic ingredients, using advanced extraction techniques to enhance natural beauty. With a commitment to quality, Lumene aims to provide consumers worldwide with effective and innovative beauty solutions. The company employs over 500 individuals across various functions, including research and development, marketing, manufacturing, sales, and finance, reflecting its comprehensive approach to the beauty industry.

Purity Soft Drinks

Acquisition in 2021
Purity Soft Drinks Limited is a UK-based company founded in 1892 that specializes in the production and supply of a diverse range of juices and juice drinks. Its product lineup includes flavors such as orange, apple, mango, cranberry, and lemonade, among others. The company also offers contract packing services for other juice drink brands, enhancing its market reach. Purity's products are distributed through various channels, catering to both food service and impulse markets. Utilizing modern packaging formats, including premium glass and pouch systems, Purity ensures that its beverages retain a wide array of natural flavors, appealing to retailers and consumers alike.

WoolOvers

Acquisition in 2021
WoolOvers is a UK-based direct-to-consumer retailer specializing in own-brand knitwear and jersey apparel. The company has evolved from its origins at country shows to become an international mail order and online retailer, offering a diverse range of products including jumpers, sweaters, cardigans, tops, jewelry, and home accessories. WoolOvers focuses on using natural yarns such as cashmere, cotton, and merino wool to create affordable, contemporary styles suitable for everyday wear. With a significant portion of its sales generated from international markets, including the USA, Australia, France, and Germany, WoolOvers caters to a global customer base while maintaining its commitment to quality and comfort.

Wunderflats

Series C in 2021
Wunderflats GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates an online platform for renting furnished apartments in major German cities, including Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, and Cologne. Founded in 2014, the platform connects tenants, landlords, and businesses, facilitating a seamless rental experience. It offers a diverse range of housing options, such as family homes, business apartments, and student accommodations, making it easier for clients to find suitable living arrangements. By streamlining the rental process, Wunderflats aims to enhance the convenience of finding and renting furnished apartments in Germany.

Remember

Venture Round in 2021
Remember is an e-commerce platform based in Krefeld, Germany, specializing in the manufacture and retail of design articles and gift ideas. The company offers a diverse range of products across various categories, including home decoration, furniture, kitchenware, and outdoor activities. Their offerings encompass lifestyle items, office supplies, fashion accessories, textiles, and gaming products. Remember focuses on providing everyday objects that enhance the aesthetic of daily life through a colorful yet timeless design approach. This commitment to quality and design is reflected in their curated selection, which aims to make life more vibrant and beautiful for customers.

Meister

Venture Round in 2021
Meister develops smart and intuitive web apps. Our flagship products MindMeister and MeisterTask support your complete creative workflow from social brainstorming to collaborative task management.

Silva

Acquisition in 2021
Silva is an online store that offers outdoor products and equipment for travelling and leisure activities.

Nordic Vehicle

Acquisition in 2021
Nordic Vehicle is a converter of specialized professional and emergency vehicles. Nordic Vehicle consists of our unique and well-known brands Euro-Lans, Karosseriverken. We adapt, build and furnish vehicles for professional passenger traffic and emergency vehicles. Everything according to our customers' wishes and needs!

Wistec

Acquisition in 2021
Wistec Training is a specialized house for your staff's development of ICT skills and ways of working. Their 12-member team and partner network ensure high-quality training and consulting services with 20 years of experience. They believe that new know-how must also be transformed into more effective ways of working. They will ensure that the skills gained in the training become a day-to-day operation that fulfills the goals set for ICT investment. Their service combines technology, management, superiors and staffing into a knowledgeable team.

Foodello - Fiksuruoka.fi

Funding Round in 2021
Foodello - Fiksuruoka.fi is a technology and e-commerce company that reduces food waste by selling food and consumer goods disposal and residual items at large discounts in the online stores www.fiksuruoka.fi and www.foodello.nl. Fiksuruoka.fi offers consumers an affordable and ecological way to buy products and at the same time help suppliers reduce losses. Utilizing data and analytics in purchasing, pricing, digital marketing and developing e-commerce and the customer experience is Fiksuruoka.fi's core competence.

Voyado

Private Equity Round in 2021
Voyado is a Swedish Customer Experience Platform designed specifically for e-commerce and retail sectors. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of features that enable brands to collect and segment customer data effectively. It incorporates tools for churn scoring, marketing automation, and omnichannel communication, facilitating unified commerce strategies. Additionally, Voyado offers a unified customer database that tracks consumer behaviors and leverages artificial intelligence for predictive insights. Its capabilities include email and message automation, as well as tailored email functions, allowing clients to enhance their communication and execute hyper-segmented marketing campaigns.

Brightpearl

Series C in 2020
Brightpearl is the omnichannel retail management system that puts your orders, inventory, financials, POS and CRM in one place. A purpose built ERP platform that delivers real time accounting and order management to automate the back office for today’s omnichannel brands, retailers and wholesalers where in store, online, or in the warehouse. They are 100% focussed on the retail sector and deploy in half of the of time of generic solutions like NetSuite, SAP, and Sage.

Asgoodasnew

Venture Round in 2020
Asgoodasnew electronics GmbH is a leading provider of refurbished consumer electronics in Europe. The company operates an online retail platform that offers a wide range of gadgets, including cellphones, music players, portable navigation systems, computers, smart accessories, and gaming devices. Through its trade-in services, such as WIRKAUFENS in Germany and Austria, LOCOMPRAMOS in Spain, and KUPIMYTO in Poland, Asgoodasnew allows customers to easily and securely convert their used electronics into cash. By selling refurbished products both directly to consumers and businesses, Asgoodasnew aims to provide affordable alternatives to new devices while maintaining the quality and reliability that consumers expect.

inRiver

Venture Round in 2020
inRiver AB develops a product information management (PIM) software solution that enables branded manufacturers, industrial manufacturers, and retailers to create, manage, and distribute product information effectively. The company serves B2C and B2B multi-channel commerce professionals, enhancing their ability to drive online sales and maintain customer satisfaction. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, inRiver has established regional offices in Chicago, Amsterdam, and Stockholm, along with sales offices in various global locations. The platform allows organizations to turn product information into strategic assets by uniformly presenting sales materials, such as videos, text, and images, across multiple channels and languages. With over 1,000 brands and 400 customers in 19 countries, inRiver helps businesses increase revenue and strengthen brand equity.

Hornetsecurity

Venture Round in 2020
Hornetsecurity is a cloud security company that specializes in email security and data protection for organizations of all sizes. The company offers a range of services designed to ensure safe email communication without the need for hardware or software investments, eliminating administrative burdens for IT managers. Its product offerings include premium spam and virus protection, email encryption, email continuity, and email archiving services. Additionally, Hornetsecurity provides advanced threat protection, web filtering, encrypted online storage solutions, and hosted exchange services. By delivering comprehensive security applications, Hornetsecurity helps clients defend against sophisticated cyber threats, including malware and spear-phishing attacks.

StudyTube

Venture Round in 2020
StudyTube B.V., founded in 2009 and based in Amsterdam, operates a social and adaptive learning platform aimed at personalizing education. The platform customizes standardized educational content to accommodate the unique needs of individual students, enhancing their learning experience. Its flagship product is an online Study Coach tailored for law students in the Netherlands, which allows users to practice past exams, receive feedback, and track their progress. The platform identifies areas where students struggle and automatically generates additional learning materials, such as video lectures or written explanations, to support mastery of those subjects. With over 10,000 active users among the 25,000 law students in the Netherlands, StudyTube has also partnered with major publishers, training companies, and universities to deliver high-quality online adaptive courses. The company offers an intuitive solution that enables educational institutions and organizations to build, deliver, and sell courses efficiently from the cloud, ultimately transforming the learning landscape.

Bower

Seed Round in 2020
Bower is a mobile application that offers a deposit solution for consumer packaging, aiming to minimize environmental waste by incentivizing recycling. By assigning a monetary value to various types of packaging, such as plastic bags and takeaway boxes, Bower encourages consumers to recycle through a pledge or deposit system. Utilizing innovative position-based scanning technology, users can easily scan packaging at designated recycling stations to receive a deposit directly to their mobile devices. This approach eliminates the need for costly reverse vending machines, as consumers can recycle at existing stations. Additionally, Bower fosters a direct relationship between consumer brands and their customers by allowing brands to take responsibility for their packaging, thereby enhancing recycling rates through financial incentives.

Evondos

Venture Round in 2020
Evondos Oy specializes in automatic medicine dispensing services aimed at individuals with chronic conditions, dementia, or the elderly receiving home care. The business provides an innovative solution that combines a medicine dispensing robot and a telecare system. This setup allows for the precise delivery of medications at the appropriate times, significantly enhancing the wellbeing and independence of clients. By streamlining medication management, Evondos improves communication between clients and caregivers, ultimately allowing caregivers to dedicate more time to direct interaction and care. The service represents a transformative approach to home care, promoting better health outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Mathem

Venture Round in 2020
MatHem is an e-commerce company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in the online grocery market. Founded in 2009, it offers a comprehensive range of grocery products and household consumables, catering to over half of Swedish households. MatHem provides delivery of fresh food to customers' homes seven days a week, utilizing temperature-controlled logistics to maintain product quality. In addition to grocery delivery, the platform features an information portal that offers recipes and tips, enhancing the shopping and cooking experience for users. The company has received recognition for its service, being awarded The Grocery Website of the Year multiple times.

Danelec Marine

Acquisition in 2020
Danelec Marine designs, develops, and manufactures maritime products which are solid, safe, and simple. Its mission is to provide the most efficient product and service solutions to shipowners, resulting in lowest cost of ownership and highest customer satisfaction in the maritime industry. Its products are based on an application-specific design to ensure extremely high reliability. The quality of its products has been proven by more than 6,000 installations worldwide. In addition, Danelec provides a service guarantee of 10 years after a product's "end of life", assuring its customers that Danelec equipment is serviceable during its entire lifetime.

Porterbuddy

Corporate Round in 2019
They are the gang that delivers to your door the same day you order in the online store.Porterbuddy'​ is a logistics platform that provides efficient and customer-centric, last-mile delivery of products.

Smava

Series E in 2019
Smava operates as a leading online loan comparison platform in Germany, facilitating connections between private borrowers and a diverse range of banks and private investors. The platform allows users to compare various loan options, featuring different amounts and interest rates, enabling customers to secure tailored loans quickly and efficiently. Smava has demonstrated robust growth, with the volume of loans brokered increasing significantly, from approximately EUR 2 billion in 2018 to around EUR 2.7 billion in 2019, and reaching about EUR 900 million in the first quarter of 2020 alone. To date, Smava has successfully brokered over 8 billion euros in loans, solidifying its position in the credit comparison market.

Momox

Acquisition in 2019
Momox trades second-hand books, CDs, DVDs, computer and console games. Its sales process is easy: the customer enters the barcode number of the book, CD, DVD or game online and receive an immediate purchase offer from the service. The seller then sends the items to Momox without any delivery charges. Momox will pay the consumer once the items are received.

HappyOrNot

Series B in 2019
HappyOrNot Ltd. is a Finnish company founded in 2009, specializing in customer and employee satisfaction analytics. It has developed a widely recognized feedback system known as the 'Smiley' feedback system, which includes various wireless devices such as the Smiley Terminal, Smiley Touch, Web Smileys, and Smiley Wall. These devices gather instant feedback from customers in diverse settings, including retail, transportation, healthcare, and education. With over 25,000 Smiley Terminals installed globally, HappyOrNot serves more than 4,000 clients across 117 countries, providing valuable insights that enable organizations to enhance their service delivery. The company’s feedback data is visualized on a four-point scale, helping businesses make informed decisions based on actual customer and employee experiences. HappyOrNot is headquartered in Tampere, Finland, with additional offices in several countries and a global reseller network, making it a key player in the field of customer experience management.

Pet Media Group

Series A in 2019
Pet Media Group (PMG) develops, launches, and operates market-leading pet and equestrian marketplaces across Europe, with offices in Stockholm and the United Kingdom. Since its inception in January 2018, PMG’s mission is to increase the trust, safety and convenience when selling or buying a pet through technology and service. Founded by Axel Lagercrantz and Eyass Shakrah, PMG is backed by some of Europe’s leading growth capital funds including: Verdane, Otiva, 183 Invest, and Back in Black, in addition to a number of prominent business angels. Every month, over 10 million current and prospective pet owners visit PMG's various platforms to find their dream furry companion.

Babyshop

Venture Round in 2019
Babyshop, founded in 2006, operates an online marketplace catering to expectant parents and families with children aged 0 to 10 years. The platform offers a wide range of products, including clothing, shoes, toys, strollers, car seats, maternity wear, and accessories. With a focus on high-quality brands, Babyshop aims to provide an exclusive and inspiring shopping experience while ensuring excellent customer service. The company's mission is to create a convenient and enjoyable environment for customers to easily find and purchase essential items for young children.

Bildeler

Private Equity Round in 2019
Bildeler.no operates an online retailer of auto parts. The company’s store, sales and procurement are located at Lierskogen, between Drammen and Oslo. After the transaction, Verdane and Canica will together own 90 percent of Bildeler.no

Blush

Private Equity Round in 2019
Blush is a important to feel good, pamper yourself, take care of yourself and have fun. Here you will find everything from makeup and skin creams, hair care and perfume, to sunglasses and watches. blush have the well-known brands you are used to, while offering many exciting newcomers. Blush is one of Norway's beauty and wellness online stores.

SixBondStreet.no

Private Equity Round in 2019
SixBondStreet AS is an online retailer based in Oslo, Norway, specializing in exclusive furniture and decorative items. Founded in 2012, the company offers a wide range of products including sofas, chairs, bedroom furniture, poufs, benches, carpets, textiles, and various decorative items such as vases and jars. Additionally, SixBondStreet provides lighting solutions that encompass table lamps, ceiling lights, and wall lamps. With a focus on delivering unique and high-quality items, the company aims to enhance interior design with a touch of elegance and style.

Conexus

Acquisition in 2019
Conexus is a prominent research leader specializing in learning analytics and educational tools aimed at enhancing professional learning in the educational sector. The company develops education management and analytics software specifically designed for the Norwegian school system. Its software facilitates the collection, analysis, and monitoring of educational data, enabling educators to uncover insights and connections that can inform and improve learning outcomes. By leveraging advanced analytics, Conexus aims to support the educational community in making data-driven decisions that enhance the teaching and learning experience.

Scanmarket

Seed Round in 2019
Scanmarket is a provider of cloud-based strategic sourcing software designed for medium and large companies across various industries, including automobile manufacturing, film production, facility services, and grocery retail. The company's software suite encompasses essential functions such as supply base management, contract management, and e-bidding, aimed at enhancing procurement processes. By offering tools for purchasing, planning, assessment, and performance management, Scanmarket enables clients to digitalize their procurement functions, improve operational efficiency, and achieve cost savings. Through its comprehensive solution, Scanmarket supports procurement teams in making informed decisions and optimizing their overall sourcing strategies.

Webcruiter

Venture Round in 2018
Webcruiter is run by a staff of 35 enthusiastic and dedicated employees, who provide service and build recruitment solutions for 1,400 clients. Webcruiter is used by all kinds of companies, from large international enterprises to small local firms – in both the public and private sectors. The smallest organisation has three employees, while the largest has a workforce numbering over 70,000.

Consector

Venture Round in 2018
Consector is a loan broker that offers personal counseling for individuals. Consector helps to competition the individuals' mortgages, personal loans and credit cards with the goal of improving and lowering their interest expenses.

Inovia Group

Venture Round in 2018
Inovia Group is a leading provider of artificial intelligence and big data solutions based in Kista, Sweden, founded in 2012. The company specializes in developing AI-driven technology for various industries, including finance, telecommunications, and healthcare. Inovia offers a range of products, such as AI tools for image analysis, cognitive search, and speech recognition, along with solutions for automating healthcare documentation and customer support. Additionally, the company provides consulting services focused on data engineering and analytics, helping clients enhance productivity and make informed business decisions through real-time actionable insights. Inovia is recognized as a top AI service provider in Europe, committed to unlocking the potential of its customers' data.

Momox

Venture Round in 2018
Momox trades second-hand books, CDs, DVDs, computer and console games. Its sales process is easy: the customer enters the barcode number of the book, CD, DVD or game online and receive an immediate purchase offer from the service. The seller then sends the items to Momox without any delivery charges. Momox will pay the consumer once the items are received.

Penetrace

Acquisition in 2018
Penetrace is a provider of a cloud-based contact center solution designed for marketing professionals. The company has developed a marketing management platform aimed at enhancing clients' marketing performance. This platform enables users to identify effective creative concepts, optimize media spending traffic, and increase customer loyalty through a real-time dashboard that measures the effectiveness of both offline and online marketing campaigns. By offering these tools, Penetrace assists companies in their transition to a more customer-focused and cloud-based approach to marketing and customer care.

Zisson

Acquisition in 2018
Zisson AS is an information technology company based in Oslo and Stockholm that specializes in developing cloud-based contact center solutions. The company focuses on creating multichannel communication platforms that integrate various services, including telephony, web chat, email, chatbots, social media, and messaging. Zisson aims to enhance customer dialogue by providing tools that facilitate both incoming and outgoing communications for businesses in both the private and public sectors. By linking telecommunications services with other communication media, Zisson supports organizations in optimizing their customer interactions and improving overall communication efficiency.

Hem

Venture Round in 2018
Hem Design Studio Sweden AB, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Stockholm, specializes in the manufacture and sale of furniture, rugs, lights, and various accessories. The company's product range includes a variety of rugs, furniture such as chairs, stools, sofas, tables, and storage solutions, as well as lighting options like lamps and decorative accessories including blankets, cushions, and mirrors. Hem positions itself as an independent design brand that emphasizes the importance of innovative and high-quality designs, catering to a creative community interested in contemporary and functional aesthetics. By focusing on collaboration and experimentation, Hem aims to enrich lives through its thoughtfully designed products.

Kaisa

Private Equity Round in 2018
Kaisa is Customer Engagement Platform that helps global brands design connected journeys that are personalized at every step. The platform brings together all the tools companies and their sellers need to design & automate personalized CX, at scale.

navabi

Series E in 2018
navabi is striving to become global leader in plus size fashion. navabi carries the largest assortment of brands for plus sizes globally and established their own brands. Their website, www.navabi.co.uk offers the style-savvy plus-sized customer unprecedented access to the newest looks of the season from european cutting edge plus-size labels via worldwide express delivery. The pages of navabi feature weekly fashion editorial, weekly updated products and unique video presentations for each collection with style recommendations.

Basware - Financial Performance Services and Banking Businesses

Acquisition in 2018
Basware - Financial Performance Services and Banking Businesses provides the banking, financial consolidation and reporting reporting solutions in response to customer needs in Finland and in new markets.

Safira.se

Venture Round in 2017
Safira.se is a online jewelry store.

Nordic Finance

Acquisition in 2017
Nordic Finance is the fastest growing financial companies.

inRiver

Venture Round in 2017
inRiver AB develops a product information management (PIM) software solution that enables branded manufacturers, industrial manufacturers, and retailers to create, manage, and distribute product information effectively. The company serves B2C and B2B multi-channel commerce professionals, enhancing their ability to drive online sales and maintain customer satisfaction. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, inRiver has established regional offices in Chicago, Amsterdam, and Stockholm, along with sales offices in various global locations. The platform allows organizations to turn product information into strategic assets by uniformly presenting sales materials, such as videos, text, and images, across multiple channels and languages. With over 1,000 brands and 400 customers in 19 countries, inRiver helps businesses increase revenue and strengthen brand equity.

Babyshop

Venture Round in 2017
Babyshop, founded in 2006, operates an online marketplace catering to expectant parents and families with children aged 0 to 10 years. The platform offers a wide range of products, including clothing, shoes, toys, strollers, car seats, maternity wear, and accessories. With a focus on high-quality brands, Babyshop aims to provide an exclusive and inspiring shopping experience while ensuring excellent customer service. The company's mission is to create a convenient and enjoyable environment for customers to easily find and purchase essential items for young children.

Dapresy

Venture Round in 2017
Dapresy AB is a software development company based in Norrköping, Sweden, established in 1999. It specializes in visualization and integration solutions for the market research industry, focusing on visual business intelligence, customer experience management, and marketing research. Dapresy's software facilitates the visualization and distribution of data within existing company processes, allowing users to create and deploy visually engaging KPI dashboards. The platform efficiently transforms complex market data into accessible formats, enabling organizations to communicate insights effectively. Dapresy serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and finance, among others. The company also provides design and client support services, ensuring that clients can maximize the utility of their data visualization tools. In addition to its headquarters, Dapresy has locations in various international markets, including the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Australia.

Allihoopa

Venture Round in 2017
Millions and millions of us are making music everyday, round the clock, all over this planet. Just for the love of it. They have to. It is just in us. Something unique for each of us compels us, something beyond any commercial drive, tool or technology—that pure joy of making, creating, working together. Allihoopa brings all of us, everyone, together for a free and open exchange of music pieces, ideas and people, all united in “doing music” just for the sake of it.

Boostcom

Venture Round in 2017
Boostcom AS, based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in proptech solutions for shopping centers. Established in 2004, the company provides a comprehensive suite of software tools designed to enhance the digital presence and operational efficiency of shopping malls. Its offerings include a data management platform, audience management tools, marketing automation, and advanced analytics, all aimed at improving consumer engagement and driving sales. Boostcom operates as a subsidiary of Boost Communications AS and serves over 100 shopping center clients globally, with additional offices in locations such as Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Dubai, Hong Kong, and the USA. The company focuses on integrating various digital touchpoints within the shopping environment through its innovative platform, The Mall Performance Cloud, ensuring measurable results for its clients.

Industrial Internet Of X Ab

Venture Round in 2017
Industrial Internet Of X AB (IIOX0 offers a secure Internet of Things platform for enterprise applications, primarily in industry and energy. The cloud-based platform collects, harmonizes, aggregates and distributes machine data in real time and transforms it into useful information and knowledge. Adding IIOX to your existing OT (operational technology) and IT environments enables new digital capabilities. These, in turn, improve the efficiency of your existing business and facilitate new business models and service innovation.

Mathem

Venture Round in 2017
MatHem is an e-commerce company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in the online grocery market. Founded in 2009, it offers a comprehensive range of grocery products and household consumables, catering to over half of Swedish households. MatHem provides delivery of fresh food to customers' homes seven days a week, utilizing temperature-controlled logistics to maintain product quality. In addition to grocery delivery, the platform features an information portal that offers recipes and tips, enhancing the shopping and cooking experience for users. The company has received recognition for its service, being awarded The Grocery Website of the Year multiple times.

Novelda

Funding Round in 2016
Novelda is a privately held semiconductor company based in Norway that focuses on research and development of nanoscale wireless low-power ultra wideband (UWB) technology. The company specializes in high-resolution impulse radar sensors designed to detect human presence by monitoring minute movements, such as breathing and heartbeat. These sensors have various indoor applications, including consumer electronic devices and smart building systems. By integrating this advanced technology, Novelda aims to enhance user experience, improve safety, and promote energy efficiency in diverse settings.

Vaadin

Venture Round in 2016
Vaadin specializes in providing modern web components and developer productivity tools for creating enterprise web applications with Java backends. Its offerings include the Vaadin Framework, which simplifies the development of HTML5-based user interfaces by eliminating the complexities associated with programming web and communication layers. Additionally, Vaadin Elements, built on Google Polymer, offer reusable web components for front-end developers. The company supports its open-source core products with commercial add-ons, tools, and services. With a user base of over 150,000 developers, Vaadin Framework is recognized as a leading web framework for business applications on the Java platform, widely adopted by major enterprises and public organizations globally.

Smava

Series C in 2016
Smava operates as a leading online loan comparison platform in Germany, facilitating connections between private borrowers and a diverse range of banks and private investors. The platform allows users to compare various loan options, featuring different amounts and interest rates, enabling customers to secure tailored loans quickly and efficiently. Smava has demonstrated robust growth, with the volume of loans brokered increasing significantly, from approximately EUR 2 billion in 2018 to around EUR 2.7 billion in 2019, and reaching about EUR 900 million in the first quarter of 2020 alone. To date, Smava has successfully brokered over 8 billion euros in loans, solidifying its position in the credit comparison market.

Hornetsecurity

Venture Round in 2016
Hornetsecurity is a cloud security company that specializes in email security and data protection for organizations of all sizes. The company offers a range of services designed to ensure safe email communication without the need for hardware or software investments, eliminating administrative burdens for IT managers. Its product offerings include premium spam and virus protection, email encryption, email continuity, and email archiving services. Additionally, Hornetsecurity provides advanced threat protection, web filtering, encrypted online storage solutions, and hosted exchange services. By delivering comprehensive security applications, Hornetsecurity helps clients defend against sophisticated cyber threats, including malware and spear-phishing attacks.

Searchmetrics

Venture Round in 2016
Searchmetrics GmbH is a global provider of search analytics software solutions, primarily operating in Germany and internationally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Berlin, the company offers the Searchmetrics Suite, a SaaS platform designed to enhance search engine optimization (SEO) performance by providing insights into both a company's website and its competitors' strategies. The suite comprises four modules: Research Cloud, Content Experience, Search Experience, and Site Experience, which equip SEO professionals and digital marketers with essential tools to optimize their organic search efforts. Additionally, Searchmetrics Essentials enables marketers to analyze domain and keyword performance across organic and paid search results, while its Digital Strategies Group offers consulting services to help major brands excel in digital marketing. The company also provides an API that allows businesses to integrate search data into their existing systems for comprehensive analytics. Searchmetrics has expanded its presence with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Croatia.
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