Area of interest: Funding

(Stockholm, a venture capital fund focused on climate tech, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure): Has secured 57 MEUR for its new fund from Saminvest, European Investment Fund, and Smartcap Green Fund. “We want to back the companies that are building Europe’s future so that we can safeguard our independence,” comments member Johan Attby, partner at Norrsken…

(Stockholm, builds and invests in tech startups): Has secured 14 MSEK in a funding round from Staffan Lindgren, Christina Hammer, Peter Näslund, Wictor Family Office and members Krim Talia and Monica Hedberg. “Fundraising is always tough, and we’ve been very selective about who we bring on board,” comments Jesper Vendel, co-founder of Pinecone Ventures.

(Stockholm, a VC firm investing in Nordic tech startups): Has secured 450 MSEK for its new fund from Saminvest, KLP, Investinor, Smedvig, and Telenor. “Alliance Nordic III focuses on the areas where we believe the Nordics have the greatest global potential,” comments member Anders Hallin, partner Alliance VC.

(Stockholm, invests in Nordic and European gaming startups): Has secured 550 MSEK for its new fund from EIF, Westman Islands Pension Fund, Netease, Krafton, and undisclosed investors. “We need more funds and active angel investors in the Nordics who are willing to take the risk and help early-stage game studios,” comments member Karl Magnus Troedsson,…

(Stockholm, an investment company): Has raised 600 MSEK in a funding round from investors including the families behind Ikea, H&M, Stena, and Hexagon. “It’s really about doing more of what we’re already doing, just at a larger scale,” comments Hanna Andreen, CEO of Flat Capital.

(Stockholm, an early-stage VC-fund): Has secured 200 MSEK for its second fund from Alfvén & Didrikson, Swedish family offices, and angel investors. “It feels like the strategy we had with the first fund is working really well. So now we’re doubling down on it,” comments member Viktor Gällström, Partner at VEQ.

(Stockholm, simplifying small business financing through digitization and machine learning): Has raised 20 MEUR in a funding round from Incore Invest and existing owners. Early investors include founding member Karl-Johan Persson and member Nicklas Storåkers. “Our goal has always been to make financing easier, fairer, and more accessible,” comments Olle Lundin, co-founder and CEO at…

(Stockholm, a pre-seed fund that is an investment arm of Sting): Has secured 27 MSEK for its new fund from a group of angel investors. “On the angel side, there is incredible power – they don’t operate under the same underlying mechanisms as a VC fund. The customer is themselves, and the hunger to invest…

(Stockholm, a growth stage VC fund): Has secured 250 MSEK for its new fund from founding member Jonas Mårtensson, Carl Manneh, Henrik Persson Ekdahl, and undisclosed investors. The new fund focuses on companies within fintech, SaaS, and embedded finance. “Europe is often accused of lagging behind in tech development, but in finance, we’re actually at…