Chalmers Ventures is a Swedish firm that specializes in coaching, financing, and business development. They invest in companies which find themselves at the initial stage of their development. The company was founded in 2015.
The EIC pilot supports top-class innovators, entrepreneurs, small companies and scientists with bright ideas and the ambition to scale up internationally. It brings together the parts of Horizon 2020 that provide funding, advice and networking opportunities for those at cutting edge of innovation.
Vækstfonden, also known as the Danish Growth Fund, is a venture capital firm established in 1992 and headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark, with additional offices in Vojens and Jutland. It focuses on enhancing access to risk capital for Danish businesses across various sectors, from seed stage to growth and expansion phases. The firm specializes in both direct investments and fund of funds investments, targeting small and medium enterprises, particularly in the life sciences and technology sectors. Vækstfonden operates through five investment groups: Life Science Ventures, Growth Capital, Fund of Funds, Technology Ventures, and Need-Driven Ventures. It typically invests between DKK 5 million and DKK 25 million, acquiring up to a 25% equity stake in its portfolio companies. Additionally, Vækstfonden collaborates with banks, private investors, and Danish financial institutions to provide loans, guarantees, and co-investment opportunities, supporting companies throughout their entire growth journey, including international expansion and potential public offerings.
Industrifonden is a Nordic evergreen venture capital firm with a fund size of $600m, that focuses on early-stage technology and life science companies with international potential. The company works long term with the entrepreneurs we invest in, and have a strong track record of building game changing companies. Industrifonden-backed companies include tech companies Qlik, Arcam, Soundtrack Your Brand, Fishbrain, and life science companies CellaVision, Oncopeptides and AMRA.
Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm founded in Singapore in 2017, focused on identifying and investing in exceptional individuals and early-stage technology companies with the potential to become defining businesses of tomorrow. With a presence in major entrepreneurial hubs across six continents, Antler supports startups from inception through to growth, providing assistance in team formation, business model validation, and capital investment at the pre-seed stage and beyond. Since its inception, Antler has invested in over 200 companies, with a notable emphasis on diversity; 40% of these companies have at least one female co-founder and founders represent 70 different nationalities. The firm has established multiple funds targeting various regions, including Southeast Asia and East Africa, and aims to build long-term relationships with its portfolio companies as a committed investor and supporter.
Seed Capital invests in Danish tech businesses with global ambitions. We are focused on "late seed"-stage companies, typically investing 2-4 MEUR in rounds of 2-10 MEUR. Proud backers of Trustpilot, Vivino, Lunar, Templafy, Dixa, Forecast, and many other great companies.
Novo A/S is a Danish private limited liability company wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and the holding company of the Novo Group and as such the majority shareholder in the publicly listed companies Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S. Novo A/S was established in 1999 prior to the demerger of Novo Nordisk A/S, where Novozymes A/S was established as a stand-alone publicly listed company. Novo's purpose and objectives are to manage the Foundation's financial assets and to ensure the Foundation sufficient dividends to cover its grant obligations for medical and scientific research etc. in Scandinavia. Novo A/S attains these objectives through: compliance with the rules and principles which are set out in the Articles of Association of the Novo Nordisk Foundation regarding exercise of the voting rights of A and B shares in Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S, respectively, assurance that all companies in which the company has a material influence actively contribute to the development of the Novo Group and operate their business in accordance with the visions and values of the Novo Group, maintenance of a material influence on Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S, and investment and financing business including placing of capital in companies and real property domestically and abroad. Novo’s overall investment strategy is thus to maintain ownership of Novo Nordisk’ and Novozymes’ shares at a level just above 25% and to invest dividends from these companies and other income in the life science area as well as in a broad portfolio of financial assets. Novo A/S has since 1999 established itself as an international venture capital partner in the life science area and has invested in over 50 companies in Denmark, Europe and North America. Through its financial investment activities Novo A/S seeks to spread the company’s total financial risk and at the same time to ensure a high return taking into consideration the chosen risk profile. In 2007 Novo A/S together with the Novo Nordisk Foundation established ‘Novo Seeds’. The new program (split into two sub-programs) is aimed at supporting early stage applied research in the life science area in Scandinavia. At the beginning of 2009 Novo A/S launched a new initiative, investing 'growth equity' into promising later stage/commercial stage life science companies. Novo A/S represents the interests of the Novo Nordisk Foundation through participation on the boards of the companies in the Novo Group. The companies in the Novo Group are members of a 'family of companies', independently managed, but sharing a set of common values as set out in the 'Charter for Companies in the Novo Group'. In the Charter these core values, commitments and management principles that companies in the Novo Group should live up to are described.
Tesi, also known as Finnish Industry Investment, is a government agency based in Helsinki, Finland, established in 1995 to foster Finnish business and employment. The agency manages investments derived from the privatization of state-owned enterprises, directing funds to stimulate growth and internationalization of Finnish companies. Tesi engages in both direct investments in growth companies and indirect investments through venture capital and private equity funds, targeting various sectors. Its investment strategy encompasses support for rapid growth, spin-offs, major industrial ventures, and corporate restructurings, with a total investment portfolio exceeding 570 million euros. Through these initiatives, Tesi aims to enhance the competitiveness of Finnish businesses in the global market.
Lifeline Ventures Oy is a Helsinki-based venture capital firm founded in 2009, focusing on early-stage investments in various sectors, including healthcare, technology, games, and financial technology. The firm primarily invests in Finland but has also made a limited number of investments in other Nordic countries. Lifeline Ventures targets investments ranging from €0.5 million to €1 million, supporting startups from inception through Series A funding. Its portfolio includes companies in high technology, life sciences, online services, and software industries.
PSV cares about a conscious future. As a venture house, the mission is to clear the path for founders who build companies that matter. Their hybrid setup, comprising PSV Foundry, PSV Lab, and two unique venture funds, PSV Tech and PSV Hafnium, sets them free from adhering to a singular method. Rather they rethink existing ways and models to maximise impact beyond any individual firm or investment. Together, they can punch above our weight.
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CapMan is a leading Nordic private assets management and investment company. They have built value in unlisted businesses, real estate and infrastructure for 30 years. They serve investors in the private assets class on a broad scale. Their roots are Nordic but their handprint and their networks are international. At CapMan, they build better organised, managed, and financially stable companies, because this contributes to overall economic well-being. More jobs and innovations equal better conditions for the society. Similarly, they invest in real estate and infrastructure, because they believe that functional high-quality environments and utilities are cornerstones for functioning societies.
Sting enables talented people to turn their ideas into sustainable businesses. The support we offer includes qualified coaching in business development, a business angel network, a venture capital fund, a recruitment service, and an international network of investors, business contacts and experts. We contribute to the success of Sweden’s future technology companies by helping them to grow and compete internationally, and by generating export revenues for Stockholm.
Investinor is a venture capital firm established in 2008 and based in Trondheim, Norway. The firm specializes in investing in Norwegian companies that exhibit high growth potential and are internationally oriented, targeting sectors such as information technology, energy, cleantech, marine, life sciences, and biotechnology. With a total of BNOK 4.2 under management, Investinor focuses on various stages of investment, including pre-seed, seed-stage, and growth companies. Additionally, Investinor manages the Norwegian Forestry Fund, which specifically invests in the forestry sector, targeting investments ranging from NOK 1 million to NOK 100 million. Through its diversified investment strategy, Investinor aims to support the development of innovative companies that contribute to the Norwegian economy.
Inventure is a venture fund that specializes in helping its portfolio companies with talent and expansion. Since 2005, the team has been in venture with over 70 companies ranging from deep tech to consumer internet brands, including Wolt, Detectify, Blueprint Genetics, Swappie, and Insurello. With its €230 million assets under management, Inventure focuses on Seed and Series A investments across Nordics and Baltics, with offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.
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.
Founded in 2016, Icebreaker has invested in over 50 fast-growing tech startups built by domain expert founders from companies like Rovio, Nordea, Pipedrive, Eniram, IBM and BCG. In addition to the fund, Icebreaker also runs a community of more than 1000 founders and pre-founders with 5+ years of relevant industry experience and the will to start, build or join strong tech companies. With the initial ticket sizes of €150k - 800K Icebreaker provides enough funding for companies to get to a position of strength and avoid post-accelerator limbo without having to resort to disreputable sources of capital and unfriendly deal terms.
Founded in 2011, Helgeland Invest is a private equity firm based in Mo i Rana, Norway. The firm seeks to invest in the aquaculture, seafood, property, infrastructure, and oil-related business sectors.
Heartcore Capital A/S is a venture capital firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializing in early-stage investments in consumer technology startups. Founded in 2007 as Sunstone Capital, the firm focuses on seed, series A, and growth investments, primarily targeting B2C and B2B2C companies. Areas of interest include direct-to-consumer brands, food, digital health, travel, finance, marketplaces, and consumer subscriptions. Heartcore Capital operates across Europe, with a particular emphasis on the United Kingdom, and occasionally invests in the United States. The firm typically provides funding ranging from €0.25 million to €5 million and has backed over 70 founding teams, raising more than $500 million across multiple funds. With additional offices in Berlin and Paris, Heartcore Capital aims to support founders in building category-defining brands while fostering individual growth.
Vinnova is Sweden's government agency for innovation. Our mission is to contribute to sustainable growth by improving the conditions for innovation. We do this mainly by funding innovation projects and the research needed to develop new solutions. We also invest long term in strong research and innovation environments. We stimulate collaborations between companies, universities and other higher education institutions, public services, civil society and other actors. Our activities also focus on strengthening international cooperation. Each year, Vinnova invests around $350 millions in fostering innovation. Most of these funds are allocated via calls for proposals in which companies, public sector actors and other organisations apply for funding. All investments are continuously monitored and evaluated and we regularly analyse the impacts of our investments.
Schibsted is a Scandinavian media group with a diverse portfolio that includes newspapers, online marketplaces, and technology ventures. Founded in 1839 and headquartered in Norway, Schibsted operates across 29 countries and employs approximately 6,900 people. The company generates significant revenue from its prominent Norwegian and Swedish newspapers, including Verdens Gang, Aftenposten, and Aftonbladet, as well as regional magazines and classified websites. Schibsted is also involved in investments through Schibsted Growth and Schibsted Ventures, which focus on supporting fast-growing digital companies. By leveraging its extensive resources and experience, Schibsted aims to empower entrepreneurs and help them scale their businesses to become market leaders. The company's strategy emphasizes the continuous development of its media houses and the expansion of online classified services, reaching hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
EQT Ventures is a European VC fund with just over €2.3 billion in total capital raised. EQT Ventures I launched in May 2016, with commitments totaling €566 million and a simple mission - to be the kind of VC the team would have liked to have had on their own startup journeys. Recognizing that building and growing a company takes more than just capital, the EQT Ventures team provides founders with support and advice throughout different stages of growth. EQT Ventures doesn't focus on particular markets or industries, but on bold and ambitious founders who have the grit and determination to build global success stories. EQT Ventures II launched in November 2019, with commitments totaling €660 million. EQT Ventures III launched in 2022, with commitments totaling €1.1 billion, making it the biggest European Venture Capital fund committed to early-stage tech startups. The EQT Ventures team is based across six offices in London, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Paris, and San Francisco, taking a locals-with-locals approach and supporting founders on the ground. Motherbrain, EQT Ventures' in-house-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform, ensures the team has a data-driven approach and has driven more than $100 million in portfolio company investments.
Creandum is a prominent European venture capital firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Stockholm, with additional offices in California and Berlin. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth-stage investments, focusing on innovative technology companies within the consumer internet, software, hardware, and emerging sectors such as climate tech, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. Over the past decade, Creandum has invested in more than 80 companies, including notable names like Spotify, iZettle, Small Giant Games, Kry, and Depop. The firm aims to support fast-growing companies across Western Europe and North America, leveraging its expertise to foster innovation in the technology and consumer goods industries.
Luminar Ventures is a venture capital fund that prefers to make early-stage investments in technology companies. They engage with their portfolio companies and are actively helping with strategic, growth, team and organizational, and operational support, and together setting the foundation for future expansion. Luminar's core investment focus is on scalable digital seed-stage companies from the Nordics, founded by highly motivated and talented entrepreneurs with a vision to disrupt or transform major industries. The firm aims to provide experienced seed-stage financing and active operational support to Sweden based early-stage technology companies that are looking to disrupt or transform major industries with digital technologies and innovations.
We partner with deep tech and brand-driven companies obsessed in challenging category norms. The Nordics are our home, but we take on a global front in spotting the unexpected - from B2B to B2C, with a sweet spot for scientific advances, strong IP, and customer understanding that looks beyond convention. We invest in early stage companies: from their inception to series A and beyond. We share in the vision of founders as champions and challengers, drawing on our experiences from scaling some of the strongest tech companies ourselves.
Sciety is a leading investment company, committed to supporting the growth of innovative life science and health tech companies in the Nordic region. We invest alongside Sciety Venture Partners, comprising family offices and private investors, as well as venture capital firms. Our mission is to enable the full potential of life science innovations, helping to bring breakthroughs in healthcare to people all over the world. Investment areas: biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology and health tech. Deal size: 1 – 15 MEUR. Sciety AB is regulated by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish financial supervisory authority) and is a member of the Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (SVCA) and SwedenBIO (trade association for the Swedish life science industry).
Northzone is a multi-stage venture capital fund that seeks to invest in the healthcare, semiconductors, software, hardware, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and gaming industries.
eEquity invests in online related business models, primarily in the Nordics with the ambition to build large market leaders. The ambition for each investment is to build market-leading businesses in close partnerships with entrepreneurs. Since They have a comprehensive portfolio of companies within the same business fields the entrepreneurs will significantly benefit from being plugged into Their network and from exchanging experience and expertise between the portfolio companies. They look for passionate entrepreneurs with a scalable and differentiated business model that adresses a substantial market. They are opportunistic in their investment process.
Finnvera makes direct investments in early-stage enterprises through Seed Fund Vera Ltd. Finnvera's goal is to cover shortcomings existing on the market between product development funding and private equity investments. Finnvera does not compete with private financiers; instead, it strives to supplement the financial market. Finnvera's investments enable, start and accelerate growth and internationalisation among investment targets. Enterprises are developed to make them attractive targets for further financing by other investors and industrial actors. Investments are made in technology enterprises at an early stage and in technology-intensive or innovative service enterprises that have potential for developing into international growth enterprises. Finnvera is also known as a specialised financing company owned by the State of Finland. It provides its clients with loans, guarantees, venture capital investments and export credit guarantees.
Launched as Bonnier Growth Media in 2013, Bonnier Ventures is the venture arm of media group Bonnier. As a financially driven corporate venture investor, they make minority investments in fast growing digital technology companies across multiple growth stages.
Idekapital invests in rapidly growing Norwegian technology companies. We provide growth equity, strategic advice and scale-up support for entrepreneurs.
Visma provides business software and services aimed at improving and digitizing administrative processes for both private and public sectors. The company operates through three main divisions: Software for Small and Medium Businesses, Software for Government and Large Accounts, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). Its offerings include web-based accounting, invoicing solutions, customer relationship management, and various administrative tools designed for small businesses, large enterprises, and the public sector. Visma focuses on enhancing efficiency and reducing bureaucracy through e-government solutions and comprehensive outsourcing services, such as accounting, payroll, and financial consultancy, primarily in the Nordic region. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Visma has a strong commitment to customer service and aims to deliver innovative solutions that facilitate better ways of working.
Skyfall Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Oslo, Norway. The firm invests in Nordic seed-stage technology companies. Skyfall Ventures was established as a firm in 2016 but has invested under the Skyfall umbrella since 2014. Skyfall's first fund, with NOK 70 million ($7m) in assets under management, was launched in February 2020. Prior to launching their first fund, Skyfall had invested NOK 30 million ($3m) across 16 companies.
Voima Ventures’ mission is to solve major global problems by combining science, entrepreneurship, and value adding capital. They shed light on the ideas and technology which require time and courage to build. Industry domains include bio and new materials, medical technologies and life sciences, imaging and optics, IoT and electronics, robotics, software & ICT and AI. In addition, Voima Ventures has invested in more than 30 deep tech startups, including companies like Solar Foods, Infinited Fiber Company, and Dispelix. Cornerstone investors are VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and European Investment Fund (EIF), backed by Finnish private and institutional investors.
We back founders early building for the AI era. Founders building software infrastructure that makes data more accessible, and AI applications for enterprises, consumers, and healthcare. But most importantly still, founders with outlier ingenuity, childish curiosity, and the stamina to prevail.
Rockstart is an accelerator and venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2011. It focuses on incubating and investing in early-stage startups, particularly in the sectors of energy, health, agrifood, and emerging technologies. Rockstart aims to empower purpose-driven founders by providing access to capital, mentorship, and a robust network of partners and investors. The firm has established itself as a global player in startup acceleration, offering customized programs that foster collaboration between startups and corporates. With additional offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Bogotá, Colombia, Rockstart has invested in more than 230 startups, helping them raise over €90 million and create over 700 jobs. The firm also manages specialized funds, such as Rockstart Emerging Tech, which targets innovative sectors including artificial intelligence and blockchain.
We are a privately owned Gothenburg-based investment company that invests industry-independent, with a focus on long-term co-ownership. We mainly invest in Swedish unlisted
Innovestor is a nordic venture capital investor and financial services company. For investors, Innovestor offers attractive opportunities to invest in carefully selected growth companies. For growth companies, Innovestor offers funding at competitive terms and valuable insight from a team of experienced professionals and industry experts. Innovestor offices are located in Helsinki. Innovestor Ltd. is supervised by Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority.
Creades is an investment company investing in businesses that have the potential for revaluation and value creation. Creade's business concept is to provide a good risk-adjusted return to its shareholders by investing in businesses where Creades can act as an engaged owner, primarily in small and medium-listed and unlisted Swedish companies. The firm is a spin-off from Investment AB Öresund.
Spintop Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2009 by a group of experienced tech entrepreneurs and investors. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing primarily on technology startups in sectors such as software, e-commerce, and software-as-a-service. With a strong network of successful entrepreneurs and institutional investors, Spintop Ventures has made over 35 investments in growing startups, successfully exiting from four of these ventures. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes the Scandinavian region, aiming to support innovative companies during their critical growth phases.
Butterfly Ventures is a seed-stage focused VC in the Nordics, investing in deep tech, hardware, and hardware interfacing software. The company prefers to get involved with companies early on; 80% of Butterfly Ventures portfolio companies don't have any revenue at the time of their entry. Butterfly Ventures was founded in 2012 and ever since then it has been one of the most active early stage VCs in the region. The company has offices in Oulu, Helsinki and Stockholm.
Norrsken VC is an impact venture capital fund based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2017. The firm focuses on investing in start-ups that address significant global challenges while aiming to build substantial businesses. Norrsken VC primarily targets sectors such as information technology, healthcare, education technology, and climate technology. The fund emphasizes environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in its investment strategy, particularly in relation to waste management. Although it is based in Europe, Norrsken VC seeks investment opportunities in global markets, aiming to support companies that have a positive societal impact.
Crowberry Capital invests at seed and early stage in outstanding teams building global businesses around true technology advantages. They work with their teams to build fast paced, international companies from the Nordics. They have a strong follow through philosophy. They back the best from seed to exit. The founding partners behind Crowberry Capital have worked together for over 7 years. The Crowberry team has managed over 51 technology start-ups, negotiated a total of 15 exits and made 17 seed investments. The Crowberry team has a Global outlook having lived and worked in a total of 8 countries on 4 continents.
Trind Ventures is an early stage VC fund based in Tallinn, Estonia. Investing in start-ups across Europe, from seed rounds all the way to sustainability, with a focus on marketplaces, consumer solutions, and PLG driven B2B solutions.
Our DNA. Most people don’t like change. We get that. It’s uncomfortable, scary and hard work. But change is the price we pay for progress. Without it, good never becomes great. Fire, vaccines and space travel. All thanks to humans’ willingness to adapt and unwillingness to settle. That “Push-Forwardness” is part of who we are. The Wellstreet DNA. It’s how we turn ideas into startups. Small businesses into big players. And players into legends. We get up in the morning to set comfort zones on fire. Rip old ways into a million new pieces. And start over... over and over again. We’re building a tomorrow unlike yesterday. A place full of innovation, ideas and opportunities. A better world. We believe that good things come to those who don’t wait. To those who keep pushing, Forever Forward. Wellstreet exist to build and accelerate the innovations and entrepreneurs of today, leading to a better and sounder tomorrow. We believe in challenging the status quo and doing things differently. We have been part of creating successes like Tibber, DanAds, Regily, Scrive, and roughly 35 more. To enhance value propositions and disrupt verticals as a very early-stage investor we have created a purpose built ecosystem to support our portfolios.
Nysnø is a governmental climate investment fund investing in companies that solve climate challenges. The investment fund is set up as a commercial company that invests in technologies that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It was established in 2017 in Stavanger, Rogalan by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry.