Area of interest: Finance, Legal and Insurance
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Leya raises 1.4MSEK
(Stockholm, uses generative AI to automate legal work): Has raised 1.4 MSEK in a funding round from Y-Combinator. Early investors in Leya include Joel Hellermark and member Erik Engellau-Nilsson. “During the summer, we built a product, got paying customers, and ‘term sheets’ from other ‘VCs’, which of course made it easier the second time. It feels very fun to have joined…
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Swimbird raises 30 MSEK
(Stockholm, a modern, cutting-edge cloud-native SaaS platform for portfolio management, analysis and reporting): Has raised 30 MSEK in a funding round from Sven Hagströmer, Harry Klagsbrun and Casper Callerström. “Of course, we are delighted that our existing investors continue to have confidence in us and our solution. Our solution allows investors to see the entirety of their ownership, and…
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Norrsken Mind secures 36 MSEK
(Stockholm, a foundation focused on supporting research on psychedelic substances and their potential to treat mental health disorders): Has raised 36 MSEK from Norrsken, Huxley Foundation and Nordlander Zeidler Family Foundation. “More research needs to be funded for these solutions to reach the patients who need them. By putting our name on it and injecting more capital, we hope…
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NordicNinja secures 200MEUR
(Helsinki, the largest Japanese VC in Europe backing companies tackling the world’s carbon footprint with a focus on climate tech, deep tech, and digital society): Has secured 200 MEUR to its new fund. NordicNinja, with founding member Claes Mikko Nilsen as the investment director, focuses on Series A investments, writing cheques between 2.5 MEUR and 10 MEUR.
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Fxity raises 30 MSEK
(Stockholm, an automated FX and liquidity manager that frees up time from manual and repetitive tasks): Has raised 30 MSEK in a funding round from Mikael Lindahl, member Nicklas Storåkers and founding member Anna Storåkers. “One big customer we have saves 30 million kronor per year through our service. Because PSD2 means that banks have to let other actors…
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Treyd raises 127 MSEK
(Stockholm, a buy-now-pay-later solution that removes the pain of paying suppliers upfront): Has raised 127 MSEK in a funding round from Nineyards Equity, Antler, J12 Ventures and Zenith with member Erik Lindblad. Early investors in Treyd include founding member Lars Lindgren. Treyd was valued at 463 MSEK in the round.
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Froda raises 90 MSEK
(Stockholm, a financial tech company enabling SMEs to get easier access to financing): Has raised 90 MSEK in a funding round from Fredrik Österberg, Victor Jacobsson, Martin Dahlin, member Nicklas Storåkers and founding member Karl-Johan Persson. In September last year, Froda boasted a valuation of 1.2 billion SEK, but a year later, they secured funding at an increased valuation of 1.7 billion SEK.
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Unconventional Ventures secures 30MEUR
(Copenhagen, an impact venture capital firm with a focus on diverse teams): Has secured 30 MEUR to its new fund. Investors backing the fund include Atomico, EIFO, Investinor, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker,The Inner Foundation with Annika and Pär-Jörgen Pärson, and The Case for Her. Unconventional Ventures, spearheaded by members Nora Bavey and Thea Messel, invests across the Nordics in healthtech, women’s health, diversity tech, sustainable fashion, foodtech and fintech…
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Lesslie raises 10.1 MSEK
(Stockholm, a platform for smooth cross-border payments): Has raised 10.1 MSEK in a funding round from existing investors. Early investors in Lesslie include members Noel Abdayem, Willem De Geer and Njord Ventures with member Andreas Anderberg. Lesslie was valued at 130 MSEK in the transaction.
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Payap raises 8.2 MSEK
(Helsingborg, an online simple-to-use payroll application): Has raised 8.2 MSEK in a funding round from Loop Venture, OctaQuest, Christian Natt och Dag and member Martin Mazur. Going forward, Payap’s goal is to establish itself in the Swedish market before rolling out its service in the rest of Scandinavia.
