# Top 20 Enterprise Startup Investors in Iceland in May 2026 ## New Business Venture Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Reykjavík, Gullbringusysla, Iceland - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Medical The New Business Venture Fund is an evergreen investment fund that actively contributes to the development and growth of the Icelandic economy by investing in promising innovation and start-up companies.The New Business Venture Fund invests at seed and early stage in promising growth companies with great business ideas and strong management anddevelopment teams.The New Business Venture Fund is a state owned investment fund intended to strengthen and develop the Icelandic venture capital market along with promoting startups and business in Iceland thus encouraging economic growth. ## Frumtak Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Reykjavík, Gullbringusysla, Iceland - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software Frumtak (a.k.a. Frumtak Investment Fund, Frumtak I, Frumtak 1) was founded December 23rd. 2008. The objective was to invest in early stage growth companies that were post seed and had growth potential. This would result in leading companies that could deliver a good return to investors.At the close of Frumtak‘s investment period on December 31st.2012, the fund had invested in fifteen companies with nine investments still active. The remainder of lifetime of the fund is used to follow on investments and divest assets.Frumtak Ventures (Frumtak II, Frumtak 2) started in February 2015. The fund builds on the legacy of Frumtak 1. The fund invests in early stage innovative companies that are post seed and show great potential for growth. The fund invests primarily in Iceland but is allowed to invest abroad as allowed by law in connection with its portfolio investments to ensure success in foreign markets.Frumtak II emphasizes to invest in companies where growth and sales in foreign markets are the primary objective, but does not specialize in any particular industry. The fund wants to ensure that original ideas get a chance and thereby increasing the probability of creating growth and value. By doing this, it enforces the image that Icelandic innovation is profitable.Frumtak II aspires to be a trusted and popular ally. The fund strives to have a good relationship and co-operation with all stakeholders within the start-up and innovation community. The fund puts a special emphasis on co-operating with stakeholders outside Iceland. ## Brunnur Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Reykjavík, Gullbringusysla, Iceland - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Biotechnology Brunnur Ventures invests in entities in Iceland and has the ability to invest abroad as a part of the expansion of its portfolio companies internationally. The venture firm does not have a specific industry focus. However, it investments in companies that show great growth potential in specific industry sectors. Brunnur Ventures is the GeneralPartner of Brunnur Venture Capital Fund a USD 40M fund. ## Crowberry Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Reykjavík, Gullbringusysla, Iceland - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Gaming, Information Technology Crowberry Capital invests at seed and early stage in emerging technology ventures in the Nordics. Our mission is to back people that are good for companies and build companies that are good for people. We have a strong follow-through philosophy and commit to putting your company first. ## Sigþór Sigmarsson - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Software Sigþór Sigmarsson is Finance director at Novato. He attended Háskóli Íslands. ## Preceptor Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Computer, Software Preceptor Capital is an investment firm. ## Eyrir Venture Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Reykjavík, Gullbringusysla, Iceland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, B2B, SaaS Eyrir Venture Management is the venture investment arm of Eyrir Invest, and manages the Eyrir Sprotar venture fund. Eyrir Sprotar focuses on supporting promising ventures for international growth and value creation, investing in seed-stage and early-stage companies. The firm's investment strategy spans all stages of a company´s growth, fromseed capital to funding early-stage companies as well as partaking in international growth.Eyrir Sprotar was founded in 2015 and is based in Reykjavík, Gullbringusysla. ## Seed Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS Seed Capital invests in Danish tech businesses with global ambitions. We are focused on "late seed"-stage companies, typically investing 1-3 MEUR in rounds of 1-6 MEUR. Proud backers of Trustpilot, Vivino, Lunar, Templafy, Dixa, Forecast, and many other great companies. ## Baliopharm - Type: VC Fund - Location: Jülich, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Consulting, Health Care Baliopharm AG is a biotechnology company focusing on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn`s disease, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, and for cancer. ## Menlo Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software Menlo Ventures is a Bay Area venture capital firm that pursues companies with the potential to disrupt huge markets. We invest in all stages, across consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technologies. ## Karma Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology karma.vc is an early stage venture capital fund focusing on seed and early stage technology companies in Europe. ## Jon S. von Tetzchner - Type: Angel - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Travel, Tourism, Search Engine Jon von Tetzchner is co-founder and CEO of Vivaldi Technologies, the company behind the Vivaldi web browser and other services for the web’s most demanding and savviest users. He co-founded Opera Software where he served as CEO for 15 years. Jon steered Opera from a small basement nook shared into a global company with more than 900 employees in 13countries.Under his leadership, Opera was an early pioneer in mobile web browsing and more than 350 million people used Opera to enjoy the web on their terms. Jon is now steering Vivaldi which was came out with its final version in April 2016. He and his team are making a personal and a feature – rich browser that takes into consideration the needs of every user. Vivaldi is self-funded and aims to be this way where the employees hold equity. ## Omega Algae - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hveragerði, Arnessysla, Iceland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology Omega Algae Iceland emphasis to become a global, innovative, cost-effective and sustainable supplier of high quality ingredients extracted from Algae.Omega Algae, based in Iceland, emerged from an initiative of five founders who developed specific systems to maximize the utilisation of the resources supplied by nature to grow one of the oldestand essential organisms in the existence of life on earth. Realizing that the world population is growing, and food chains are stressed to supply the essential elements for the continuance of a healthy future, Omega Algae is able to address these challenges with efficient solutions. ## Börkur Arnviðarson - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology Börkur Arnviðarson ## Probiocon - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Consulting, Health Care Probiocon is a consulting company offering comprehensive services for pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies. We give advice and support for all kind of corporate development activities (services) needed for biotech and pharma companies, including but not limited to Corporate Financing, Licensing & Partnering, Merger & Acquisition,and Corporate Organisation.Their vision is to provide optimized and cost-effective solutions to the special needs of companies developing biopharmaceutical compounds. ## Teya - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Information Technology, Apps, Sales SaltPay is a FinTech company dedicated to building a better future for merchants by servicing them through payment and management tools. Focused on efficiency, technology, and people, they give merchants the help they need to grow. ## Trausti Kristjánsson - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology Trausti Kristjánsson ## Ivar Kristjansson - Type: Angel - Location: Reykjavík, Gullbringusysla, Iceland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Audio, Music, Brand Marketing Ivar Kristjansson ## Kjartan Olafsson - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, B2B, Apps Kjartan Olafsson is an entrepreneur and angel-investor-on-occasion with one foot in New York and the other in Iceland. Kjartan is the owner of Volta Labs Venture Development (Volta.is) and the founder of Basno.com, a platform for digital goods. He sits on the board of directors at a handful of companies and organizations in Iceland and theU.S., including Basno and Datamarket.com. Previously Kjartan served as the Director of Business Development for the international media company Bertelsmann Inc. in New York. Kjartan studied philosophy and logic in Iceland and Italy, and holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School. ## byFounders - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Apps byFounders is the community-powered early-stage venture fund investing in globally ambitious teams connected to the Nordic and Baltic countries. With its unique Collective of founders and operators, byFounders offers its portfolio operational expertise and a global network. Believing in the power of tech to shape our future, byFounders takes an impact-aware approach to investing and working with the broader startup ecosystem. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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