Category: Social

  • Webrock Ventures secures

    Webrock Ventures secures

    Stockholm/São Paulo, a venture studio helping Swedish tech startups expand to Brazil): Has secured 70 MSEK in a funding round from Atlant Fonder and Roosgruppen. Webrock, with member Christian Manhusen as a partner, raised the funding in conjunction with an IPO in February. “The listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market is a quality stamp and is a natural step in the continued…

  • Carla raises 62.5 MSEK

    Carla raises 62.5 MSEK

    (Stockholm, a marketplace for electric cars and plug-in hybrids): Has raised 62.5 MSEK in a funding round from Bonnier Ventures, Black Ice, and Inbox Capital with founding member Martin Wattin and member Markus Kitunen. ”The purpose of this round is to ensure we reach profitability, with the ambition of achieving that during the second half of this year,” comments Patrik Illerstig.

  • Office Recycling raises 18 MSEK

    Office Recycling raises 18 MSEK

    (Stockholm, a recycling specialist): Has raised 18 MSEK in a funding round from AGV with member Omid Noghabai. “A very exciting company with a strong entrepreneurial drive. Now they are entering a new phase and modernizing waste management in the real estate industry with new technology, which aligns well with AGV’s values,” comments Felix Sandquist.

  • One Agency merges with Nordicstation and Polar Cape

    One Agency merges with Nordicstation and Polar Cape

    (Stockholm, an IT consultancy): Has merged operations with Nordicstation and Polar Cape. One Agency, founded by members Andreas and Per Grape, and owned by Stella Capital with members Alf Thiel Metelius and Anders Brenner, will now form a European group with over 350 employees. Initially, One Agency, Nordicstation, and Polar Cape will operate under their existing brands. The goal is to form a unified consulting operation under a new joint…

  • Expansion secures 1 billion SEK

    Expansion secures 1 billion SEK

    (Stockholm/Paris, a venture capital firm focusing on space and new air mobility): Has secured 1 billion SEK for its first fund from EIF and other investors. “Space has become a very important infrastructure for everyone. For example, 60 percent of all sustainability data comes from satellites. It’s extremely important for maritime, forest and forest fires, agriculture, heat…

  • Qvalia raises 42 MSEK

    Qvalia raises 42 MSEK

    (Stockholm, a SaaS platform automating B2B transactions): Has raised 42 MSEK in a funding round from Stella Capital with members Alf Thiel Metelius and Anders Brenner alongside Spiltan Invest. “The market for business messaging has momentum especially because of the emerging Peppol network, and Qvalia is perfectly positioned to be a global leader with their technology, competence and founder-driven culture,” comments Alf Thiel Metelius.

  • Visit Group raises 1 billion SEK

    Visit Group raises 1 billion SEK

    (Gothenburg, an e-commerce, distribution, and marketing platform for the tourism industry): Has raised 1 billion SEK from PSG Equity. Visit Group was valued at 2 billion SEK in the transaction. “Those of us active in the company continue to roll forward, while we bring in a strong global player who understands the hospitality industry from a digital perspective. Our…

  • Iris raises 42 MSEK

    Iris raises 42 MSEK

    (Mexico City, a social network platform in stealth mode): Has raised 42 MSEK in a funding round from EQT Ventures with member Carl Svantesson alongside member Vahid Toosi, Eric Wall and Aleksei Magusev. Few details about the venture are currently known, other than that Iris was valued at 200 MSEK and that EQT Ventures owns just over 20 percent.

  • Baemingo acquires Autocall

    Baemingo acquires Autocall

    (Stockholm, a full-service POS service for restaurants, bars, hotels and nightclubs): Has acquired the former competitor Autocall. “We are incredibly proud to have doubled our turnover and to have achieved profitability. The acquisition of Autocall is a key component in our strategy for growth,” comments member Faje Gani.

  • TrusTrace raises 250 MSEK

    TrusTrace raises 250 MSEK

    (Stockholm, digital solutions for transparent and traceable supply chains in the fashion industry): Has raised 250 MSEK in a funding round from Circularity Capital, Fairpoint Capital and Industrifonden with member Peter Wolpert. Early investors include BackingMinds with founding member Susanne Najafi. “We are very close to profitability and could turn to profitability in about six months if we decide to do so. But now…