# Top 50 Payments Startup Investors in Sweden in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NFT Ventures | 7 | Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance |
| Wellstreet | 5 | Sweden, Norway, Finland | Seed, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Software, Retail |
| Brightly Ventures | 3 | Sweden, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, SaaS |
| Almi Invest | 3 | Sweden, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Health Care, Information Technology |
| Luminar Ventures | 3 | Sweden, United States, Norway | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Insurance |
| Mathias Hermansson | 2 | Sweden | Seed | Payments, E-Commerce, Mobile Payments |
| Index Ventures | 2 | United States, United Kingdom, France | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Internet |
| DHS Venture Partners | 2 | Sweden | Pre-Seed, Seed | Software, Big Data, Mobile Apps |
| Visa | 2 | United States, United Kingdom, Egypt | Series B, Corporate Round | FinTech, Financial Services, Payments |
| Swedbank | 2 | Sweden, Latvia, Finland | Post-IPO Debt, Debt Financing | Banking, Real Estate, FinTech |
| Thord Wilkne | 2 | Sweden | Seed, Angel | Consulting, Financial Services, Association |
| Creandum | 2 | Sweden, Germany, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Mobile |
| Daniel Pilotti | 2 | Sweden, The Netherlands | Seed, Angel | Apps, Retail, Payments |
| Industrifonden | 2 | Sweden, United States, Denmark | Series A, Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology |
| Fredrik Palm | 2 | Sweden | Seed | Payments, E-Commerce, Mobile Payments |
| Forward Venture Capital | 2 | United States, Sweden, Denmark | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce |
| Fulgur Ventures | 2 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Bitcoin, FinTech, Cryptocurrency |
| Element Ventures | 2 | United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Payments |
| Karl-Johan Persson | 2 | Sweden, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel | Information Technology, Internet, Software |
| Draper Associates | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Information Technology |
| Thijn Lamers | 1 | Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology |
| Coin98 | 1 | Sweden, Estonia, Vietnam | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services |
| Roger Ver | 1 | United States, Panama, Sweden | Seed | Bitcoin, FinTech, Cryptocurrency |
| Schibsted Growth | 1 | Sweden, Norway, France | Seed, Series A | Internet, Financial Services, E-Commerce |
| Greens Ventures | 1 | Sweden | Pre-Seed, Angel | FinTech, Software, Cryptocurrency |
| Emil Sunvisson | 1 | Sweden | Seed | B2B, FinTech, Payments |
| H&M Group Ventures (Prev. H&M CO:LAB) | 1 | Sweden, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Fashion, Textiles |
| Sony Financial Ventures | 1 | Japan, Germany, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Finance |
| David Chreng-Messembourg | 1 | Austria, Sweden, Finland | Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed | Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services |
| D4 Ventures | 1 | United Kingdom, Turkey, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, E-Commerce, Software |
| Jason Francis | 1 | Sweden | Seed | B2B, FinTech, Payments |
| Stahl Invest | 1 | Sweden |  | Apps, Billing, Robotics |
| Mikko Salovaara | 1 | Sweden | Seed | Payments, Financial Services |
| Dan Sten Olsson | 1 | Sweden |  | Apps, Payments, Insurance |
| Lars-Henrik Friis Molin | 1 | Sweden | Seed, Angel | Apps, Payments, Insurance |
| Creades AB | 1 | Sweden, United States, Luxembourg | Seed, Series A | Software, Enterprise Software, Apps |
| Young Entrepreneurs of Sweden | 1 | Sweden | Pre-Seed | FinTech, Software, Cryptocurrency |
| Aggregate Media | 1 | Sweden | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software |
| SKEL | 1 | Sweden | Seed | FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments |
| Global Brain Corporation | 1 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series B, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence |
| COINCU | 1 | Sweden | Seed | Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Privacy |
| Swisscom Ventures | 1 | Switzerland, United States, France | Series B, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology |
| Cocoa | 1 | Sweden, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Payments, Software, Virtual Reality |
| Jan Kemper | 1 | Sweden, Germany | Seed, Angel | Payments, Software, Consulting |
| La Famiglia | 1 | Germany, United States, France | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS |
| Nordic Capital | 1 | Sweden, Denmark, United States | Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity | Software, Health Care, Financial Services |
| Kangaroo Capital | 1 | India, Sweden, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming |
| Chainlayer | 1 | United Kingdom, Sweden | Seed, Initial Coin Offering | Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Finance |
| Accel | 1 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, SaaS, E-Commerce |
| Schibsted | 1 | Sweden, Norway, Brazil | Series A, Seed | Apps, Financial Services, Information Technology |

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