# Top 50 Proptech Startup Investors in Sweden in October 2023 ## Almi Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology ALMI Invest is a venture capital company which invests in Swedish companies with exciting, scalable business models and motivated entrepreneurs. ALMI Invest consists of eight regionally based venture capital funds, all with local offices and experienced local investment managers. We manage a total of SEK 1 billion. Unlike most venture capitalists,we can invest in a wide range of businesses. A strong team of entrepreneurs, a scalable business model and an initial revenue stream are more important than the line of business when we invest.Our first, initial investment would typically be SEK 2-4 million. During the lifetime of an investment, sums of up to SEK 10 million can be ventured. We always syndicate with an investment partner (another venture capitalist or angel investor) from Sweden or otherwise which means that we can take a maximum of 50 percent of an investment round.ALMI Invest was founded in 2009 by ALMI Fretagspartner together with regional investors. Half of our capital comes from European Union structural funds, which accounts for an investment of SEK 500 million. The other 50 per cent comes from regional investors and ALMI Fretagspartner. ## Global Founders Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel. ## Proptech Farm - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Real Estate, Property Management, Commercial Real Estate The Venture Capital fund making the worlds biggest and fastest changing asset class accessible, while contributing to a greener and more sustainable world by funding the planet changing minds of tomorrow. Proptech Farm - We accelerate Proptech start-ups! ## Antler - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now! ## Joachim Hedenius - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality Joachim Hedenius is the VPE and Co-Founder of KRY. ## Icebreaker.vc - Type: VC Fund - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Founded in 2016, Icebreaker has invested in over 50 fast-growing tech startups built by domain expert founders from companies like Rovio, Nordea, Pipedrive, Eniram, IBM and BCG. In addition to the fund, Icebreaker also runs a community of more than 1000 founders and pre-founders with 5+ years of relevant industry experience and the will to start,build or join strong tech companies.With the initial ticket sizes of €150k - 800K Icebreaker provides enough funding for companies to get to a position of strength and avoid post-accelerator limbo without having to resort to disreputable sources of capital and unfriendly deal terms. ## Staffan Persson - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Apps, Banking Staffan Persson - CEO @ Swedia Capital ## Erik Byrenius - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Security, Information Technology Erik Byrenius is the co-founder of Trellis Road, supporting and investing in high-impact foodtech entrepreneurs. He also runs StartupTools.org, a pro bono initiative with free guides and legal document templates for startups and investors.Previously he was the CEO and co-founder of European online food ordering company OnlinePizza (exit toDelivery Hero) and co-founded angel syndicate Nordic Makers. ## Tord Wingren - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Internet of Things, Security, Smart Home Tord brings over 25 years experience in the mobile and wireless industries. He previously lead Ericsson Mobile Platforms, as the company's first CEO, to become the worlds leading mobile phone platform provider. While at Ericsson Tord oversaw the development of the technology that later became Bluetooth, and has since served in executive rolesat Samsung Electronics and Nanoradio. ## Peter Neubauer - Type: Angel - Location: Malmö, Skane Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, Architecture, Construction Peter Neubauer is the Software Engineer at Meta.He attended Royal Institute of Technology. ## Hampus Jakobsson - Type: Angel - Location: Malmö, Skane Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence Hampus Jakobsson is a General Partner at early stage climate tech venture fund Pale Blue Dot.Prior to co-founding Pale Blue Dot, Hampus was a Venture Partner at science fund Blue Yard and a prolific angel investor with >100 angel investments. He co-founded of The Astonishing Tribe (acquired by Blackberry in 2010 for $150m). He left Blackberry2012 to found Brisk.io a sales productivity tool which folded 2016. ## SF Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 SF Ventures is a venture capital firm. ## Emil Sjödin - Type: Angel - Location: Malmö, Skane Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: B2B, Pet, Software Emil Sjödin has been serving as Chief Executive Officer at RefinedWiki since December 2013. ## Karma Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Northzone - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Northzone is a venture capital fund with a perspective shaped by lives as entrepreneurs. Since 1996, they've made over 175 investments and invest from Seed to Growth. They've partnered with the founders of Spotify, Avito, iZettle, Klarna, Hopin, and hundreds of others to build category-defining businesses. They've raised €1bn inSeptember 2022. ## Nordic Makers - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Education, Information Technology We know how much grit and luck it takes to build big companies. That’s why we invest our time and our children’s money in crazy, ambitious founders.Founded by a group of serial entrepreneurs that have built, scaled and exited some of the largest technology companies of the Nordics, Nordic Makers is a seed stage hands-on investor, workingactively with companies to take them to the next level. ## Accel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce First partner to exceptional teams everywhere ## Byggmax Green Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Construction, Sustainability, Building Material Byggmax Green Ventures is a byggmax's initiative to create climate benefits by investing in companies that manufacture circular products. ## ESS Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Corporate Round - Focus: Rental, Lifestyle, Architecture ESS Group is working to create unique concepts and destinations in the hotel and restaurant industry that create individual world-class guest experiences. ## Gunnar Hagman - Type: Angel - Location: Malmö, Skane Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Construction, Sustainability, Building Material Gunnar Hagman is an former chief executive officer at Skanska. ## John Grundström - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Apps, Design, Mobile John Grundström is an Active board member and Co-Founder at Floid. ## Erik Hellqvist - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Software, Construction, Risk Management Erik Hellqvist ## Simon Josefsson - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Sports, Consumer Goods Simon Josefsson ## SRI Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Machine Learning SRI Capital is an early stage venture capital firm focused on funding innovative startups primarily in India and the US. We will also consider global startups that are looking to enter the Indian consumer market.Our three main areas of interest are: (1) Enterprise software and deep tech: We are interested in Indian/US startups developingapplications and technology for sale to the US enterprise and/or SME market, preferably in a subscription model with built-in scalability for rapid growth. We like capital efficient product development teams, led by technology founders, serving niche market segments. (2) Indian consumer market: Indian startups that are looking to capitalize on the Digital India story to bring innovative products and services to middle income Indian consumers are interesting to us. We especially like startups that fully leverage India Stack. (3) Cross-border innovation to serve the Indian consumer market: We realize that there is terrific IP and tech in the Nordics, Israel, and elsewhere. Given our deep ties to India and our networks there, we would love to fund startups that are well positioned to serve the Indian consumer market.We are usually the first institutional investor in a company. We invest between $500,000 and $1,000,000 for a meaningful minority interest and are happy to lead the round. We are active investors, providing support to the founders beyond just a board role. We may provide additional capital as a bridge or as a part of Series A, capping our investment in any one company at $5,000,000. ## MOOR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, 3D Technology, Mobile MOOR is an early stage Swedish venture capital firm focusing on the digital space. As a private investment company funded by a highly successful serial entrepreneur it can act differently and more flexibly than most other VCs. Its investment approach is opportunistic in terms of size, stage and geography. Its overhead is limited, it invest onthe same terms as the entrepreneurs and its timeline to close a deal is short. it is passionate in supporting its portfolio companies and make a real personal commitment to each one.It focuses on early-stage companies. Sometimes so early that they are just a brilliant idea on a whiteboard. The start-up phase is hard; more companies fail than make it big. Success comes from tenacious teams working together through the challenges that they will inevitably face. its experienced team helps talented entrepreneurs overcome their early hurdles and quickly grow the company on a global scale.Its background is similar to yours – the money it invests is derived from entrepreneurship. It’s personally faced a lot of the challenges an early-stage company encounters, and it’s certainly made its share of mistakes. It understands what you are facing and bring its experiences, resources, network and efforts together, to create a team that is committed to working with you for the long haul.It’s a dedicated, active partner. This means that it will only invest in your company if it can offer you the right knowledge combined with capital. Directly, or via its network, it can broaden your management team and it will always take a seat on the board. it offer hands-on help in building your business and refining your ideas for success. ## Ashley Heppenstall - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: eSports, Internet, PC Games Born in England in 1962, Ashley Heppenstall is a graduate of Durham University where he obtained a degree in Mathematics.From 1984 until 1990, he worked in the banking sector where he was involved in project financing of oil and mining businesses. In 1990, Mr. Heppenstall was a founding director and shareholder of Sceptre Management Limited.Mr.Heppenstall has worked with public companies associated with the Lundin family since 1993. In 1998 he was appointed Finance Director of Lundin Oil AB. Following the acquisition of Lundin Oil by Talisman Energy in 2001, Lundin Petroleum was formed and he was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer in 2002 until he stood down in 2015.Ashley Heppenstall holds 1,542,618 shares in Lundin Petroleum through investment company Rojafi.Ashley Heppenstall is in the Nomination Committee’s and the Company’s opinion, as the Company’s previous President and CEO until 30 September 2015, not independent of the Company and Group management and further not independent of the Company’s major shareholders as he is a director of companies in which entities associated with the Lundin family hold ten percent or more of the share capital and voting rights. ## KPN Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Internet of Things, Information Technology KPN Ventures is a corporate venture arm of KPN that aims to partner with innovative technology companies, providing access to capital, expertise, network, and customer channels. It focuses on early growth-stage European companies in networking technology, internet of things, smart home, digital healthcare, cyber security, mobile and video (OTT)services, cloud computing, data, and analytics. It began operation on June 1, 2015, with its headquarters in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. ## Segulah Advisor - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series D, Private Equity - Focus: Apps, Credit Bureau, Cloud Data Services Segulah is a Nordic private equity firm. We currently manage 8.5 billion Swedish kronor invested in three funds: Segulah II, L.P., Segulah III, L.P. and Segulah IV, L.P.International pension funds, endowments and insurance companies are our primary sources of capital commitments.In our role as owner we appoint boards of directors, which givetight support to management and foster continued development of the business.We recruit prospective board directors from our network of industrial advisors. More information can be found under Team ## Ingka Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: South Holland, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series C - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, GPS We're Ingka Investments, along with Ingka Centres and IKEA Retail, one of the three core businesses of Ingka Group. We invest in generations, not quarters. ## Salénia - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Design, Mobile VC firm ## Patrick Grimlund - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Design, Mobile Patrick Grimlund ## Pamir Invest - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Design, Mobile VC Firm ## Chalmers Ventures AB - Type: VC Fund - Location: Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Energy, Health Care We are a leading tech investor & venture builder in the Nordics. Taking deep tech from lab to market.WELCOMEINVESTMENTS ## Magnus Agervald - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile, Marketplace, Mobile Apps Magnus Agervald is a Swedish executive known for having been a CEO at Byggmax for 10 years. ## Foxmont Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Makati, Manila, Philippines - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services Foxmont Capital Partners invest in Filipino-focused or Filipino-founded early stage technology startups that have proven that they can scale effectively and lead the Philippine digital evolution. Foxmont Capital Partners believe that if a Filipino startup can succeed in the Philippines, it can succeed anywhere. ## Wellstreet - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Retail Wellstreet is an innovation and tech ecosystem that includes an investment company, a strategic consultancy firm and a venture building incubator. ## LU Holding - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology LU Holding is the investment function at Lund University. ## Johan Rosendahl - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile, Marketplace, Mobile Apps Johan Rosendahl - Business Development @ CLX Communications ## Nicolas Hassbjer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Sensor, Big Data, Smart Home Nicolas is founder of HMS Networks AB (publ), one of Sweden´s fastest growing companies for several years and awarded to Sweden´s best export company. He has 21 years experience as CEO and is a non-executive director of several companies. Among those, he is Chairman of the board of the Chamber of Commerce in Southern Sweden and a board member ofSigicom, eGain, Magcomp, University of Halmstad and Almi. ## Gorilla Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Gorilla Capital is a Finnish venture capital fund investing in early stage companies that apply technology to solve real business problems of today. ## Johan Lenander - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: iOS, Apps, Events Johan Lenander is Owner & Chairman at Barnsjukhuset Martina. ## Per Brilioth - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, Transportation Per Brilioth - CEO @ VNV Global ## Creades AB - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Apps Creades is an investment company investing in businesses that have the potential for revaluation and value creation. Creade's business concept is to provide a good risk-adjusted return to its shareholders by investing in businesses where Creades can act as an engaged owner, primarily in small and medium-listed and unlisted Swedish companies.The firm is a spin-off from Investment AB Öresund. ## Tore Widding - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Apps, Design, Mobile Tore Widding ## Öjje Holt - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Apps, Design, Mobile Öjje Holt is the Founder and Chairman of Acamp. ## Mist Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Database, Software, Data Integration They invest in the pre-seed/seed stages of scalable technology-based companies aiming for large international markets. The business shall be able to operate long term, with a core of future-proof technologies.Mist Ventures invests in technology-based companies (deep tech) based on proprietary technology superior to to competition. ## Jens Nilsson - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Home Improvement, Property Management Jens Nilsson - Advisor, Investor @ Tipser ## Concrete Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Real Estate Concrete is an early stage PropTech investment firm based in London, helping driven founders with solid technology and Real Estate credentials to change the world of the built environment. We give you the expertise to hone your digital business, and the introductions to take and own the market quick ## NREP - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Real Estate, Information Technology NREP is a vertically integrated real estate product innovator, developer, investor and operator that seeks to make real estate better. ## Martin Wattin - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B - Focus: Bitcoin, Database, Hardware Martin har även sedan 2006 varit en aktiv investerare/styrelsemedlem i ett flertal bolag i Sverige/USA och Indien. Köpte 2006 innehaven av en s.k start-up fond från Carnegie med bla Ahhaa 118100, Itesco och Ikivo. Engagerade sig i dessa bolag och sålde sedan portföljen vidare till Verdane Capital 2008. Arbetar idag med med egnainvesteringar och styrelseuppdrag främst inom IT/Media. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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