Top 50 Biotechnology VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Sweden in January 2025

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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.

Industrifonden is a Nordic evergreen venture capital firm with a fund size of $600m, that focuses on early-stage technology and life science companies with international potential. The company works long term with the entrepreneurs we invest in, and have a strong track record of building game changing companies. Industrifonden-backed companiesinclude tech companies Qlik, Arcam, Soundtrack Your Brand, Fishbrain, and life science companies CellaVision, Oncopeptides and AMRA.

Karolinska Development aims to create value for patients, researchers, investors and society by developing innovations from world class science into products that can be sold or out-licensed with high returns. The business model is to: SELECT the most commercially attractive medical innovations; DEVELOP innovations to the stage where the greatestreturn on investment can be achieved; and COMMERCIALIZE the innovations through the sale of companies or out-licensing of products.Karolinska Development has developed a well-structured selection process to identify the most commercially attractive medical innovations screened by KIAB. Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk enterprise. In most cases, development projects fail because of side effects or insufficient efficacy. Successful selection of innovations is fundamental to Karolinska Development’s business model, which makes the inflow of new projects crucial. One key to success lies in selecting those innovations that can be developed from scientific findings to products and have significant commercial potential. To date, over 1,300 projects have been screened by KIAB.The portfolio companies are often founded together with the innovators and are initially operated as virtual companies with few or no employees. During the first six to twelve months, the companies normally have minimal fixed costs and technological development is outsourced.The innovator, who is often employed at an academic institution, normally participates as a board member and scientific advisor. The CEO of a portfolio company cooperates closely with a representative of Karolinska Development, who in most cases is also a board member of the company. The companies are capitalized to reach their next milestone, usually within a period of six to eighteen months. Development projects are continuously monitored, and those that do not meet their stipulated targets are discontinued. In the first three to four years, a portfolio company’s operating expenses are often limited to a few million Swedish kronor per year, which cover the cost of external studies and the salary of the staff. In subsequent years, Karolinska Development and other investors play an important role recruiting key expertise to the companiesKarolinska Development intends to realize value by exiting portfolio companies or through out-licensing of projects. Such transactions (especially out-licensing) are often structured as single upfront payments followed by payments based on predetermined milestones and royalties on sales. Although Karolinska Development has a flexible exit strategy, pharmaceutical products are, for two reasons, preferably exited at Phase II. First a successful Phase II study indicates that the pharmaceutical has an effect on patients, which is an important value-enhancing factor when negotiating out-licensing or sales. Secondly, finalizing product development and undertaking Phase III clinical trials frequently requires very large patient populations. In many cases this requires much greater resources than those available at Karolinska Development but these can be found in established pharmaceutical companies. Several licensing deals were closed in 2011 involving projects with a similar focus and development phase to Karolinska Development's projects.

Welcome to Navigare Ventures. We invest in transformational early-stage companies at the frontier of science and technology.

We are a venture capital fund investigating in Start-Ups solving the worlds biggest problems while building massive businesses.

SEB Venture Capital is a Fintech investor that helps entrepreneurs and innovators launch and grow profitable businesses. They primarily serve as a strategic corporate venture focused on Fintech investments, with the option of partnering with SEB. They are also on the hunt for game-changing inventive solutions to new technologies that will make thefinancial industry smarter, safer, and more environmentally responsible, as well as more user-friendly. They also function as an evergreen fund, giving them the flexibility and staying strength to focus on long-term wealth development depending on what is best for the firm and its shareholders.

HealthCap, a life science investor and company creator. Our motivation is to find innovative ideas and invest that could impact healthcare and society.

Partnerinvest Norr is a private equity firm specialized in software, security, and biometrics sectors. Partnerinvest Övre Norrland AB is a venture capital firms that seeks to invest in limited companies which have are in the expansion phase.

Since 2005, Inventure has backed over 90 companies including Wolt, Swappie, Jobbatical, aiMotive, and more.

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.

Novo Holdings is a world-leading life science investor with a focus on creating long-term value.

We deploy early stage capital to fuel the growth of need-driven health technology companies.

We help great minds unleash their full potential!

Voima Ventures’ mission is to solve major global problems by combining science, entrepreneurship, and value adding capital. They shed light on the ideas and technology which require time and courage to build. Industry domains include bio and new materials, medical technologies and life sciences, imaging and optics, IoT and electronics, robotics,software & ICT and AI. In addition, Voima Ventures has invested in more than 30 deep tech startups, including companies like Solar Foods, Infinited Fiber Company, and Dispelix. Cornerstone investors are VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and European Investment Fund (EIF), backed by Finnish private and institutional investors.

LIU invests in companies that are based on projects and ideas from Linköping University. LIU Invest is focused on investments in early phases. Investments are typically 250 000, but can be doubled by an additional investment.

Noaber Ventures invests in initiatives that bring social transformations using information technology.

Segulah Medical Acceleration is a Scandinavia-based investment company focusing on innovative medical technology companies in Europe.

Hadean Ventures is a life science fund manager that invests in life science companies across europe with a particular focus on the nordic region. The funds are backed by leading private and institutional investors. Hadean Ventures has offices in oslo and stockholm and collaborates with world-class academic institutions and start-up hubs across theregion

EIR Ventures is a new Life Science Venture Group in the Nordics.

The Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund is the strategic venture fund of the Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation.

Crosslight Partners is a growth equity firm. The firm invests in the environment, healthcare, impact, and technology sectors across Europe.

CBC Investment Group started in 2009 in the midst of the financial crisis. The banks were on their knees, start-ups of small and medium-sized companies - all of a sudden they saw their credit and credit promises turned into demands for quick repayment and empty words. Serious talented entrepreneurs' ideas and companies risked going completelyunnecessary. In response to this crisis, they started the CBC Investment Group.

Idinvest Partners is a pan-European private equity manager focused on the low and middle-market segments. With over 6 billion euros under management, the company has developed several complementary areas of expertise, including equity investments in buyout deals focusing on both mid-size as well as young innovative European companies; primaryinvestments in European private equity funds focusing primarily on the middle market segment; secondary investments; mezzanine investments in Europe; and private equity consulting.Idinvest Partners’ recent success stories include Criteo, Clear2Pay, Meetic, Prosensa, Converteam, Kwik Fit, Lastminute.com, Dailymotion, Deezer, Talend, Synthesio, Menlook, Vestiaire Collective, Pretty Simple, Curse.com, Withings, Kantox, Secret Escapes, Happn, Peakon, Dayuse, Botify, Financefox, Azalead and many more.

Länsförsäkringar is a Swedish group of public insurance companies.

LU Holding is a Lund University’s investment company.

I Love Lund is a venture capital firm.The firm seeks opportunities to invest in pre-seed rounds

Sting – Stockholm Innovation & Growth enables talented people to turn their ideas into sustainable businesses. The support they offer includes qualified coaching in business development, a business angel network, a venture capital fund, a recruitment service, and an international network of investors, business contacts and experts. Itcontribute to the success of Sweden’s future technology companies by helping them to grow and compete internationally.

SmiLe Inject Capital is an angel investment company to focus exclusively on early-stage life science companies.

Ackra Invest AB is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in late venture, growth capital and turnaround investments. The firm does not have a sector preference and seeks to invest in small and middle sized companies based in Norrland; the Northern region of Sweden. It does not provide loans or invest in seed or early venture. Thefirm takes minority stakes, between 10 percent and 49 percent and invests between SEK1 million ($0.13 million) and SEK8 million ($1.02 million). It invests in equity or convertible loans and can perform co-investments. The firm seeks to exit its investments within seven years. Ackra Invest AB was founded in 2005 and is based in Skellefteå, Sweden.

Bonnier Capital is the investment division of the Bonnier Group. Since 2016, we invest in promising companies in structurally growing industries and have become a reliant investment partner to companies and funds of various sizes.

Hans and Barbara Bergström is a family investment office.

Phase2Phase Biopharma is a consulting company that offers CMC strategies, CRO, CMO, CDMO sourcing, CMC project management, and QA services.

Flerie is an active long-term life science investor, focusing on biotech and pharmaceutical investments globally.

Klimatet Invest is to create long-term value growth by investing relatively early in idea companies with good growth potential in cleantech and at the same time contributing to a more sustainable society.

Bertebos Foundation

InnovationsKapital was founded in 1994 and is a leading independent venture capital firm for innovative growth companies in the Nordic region. The business, carried out from offices in and Stockholm, Gothenburg and New York, is focused on investments within ICT and Healthcare & Life Sciences, dynamic sectors that are rapidly expanding and whereNordic research plays an important role. The capital is provided by highly reputable Swedish and international institutional investors.

European Investment Bank (EIB) provides lending, borrowing, and treasury services primarily in the European Union.The company offers project loans for the public and private sectors; loans to banks and other intermediaries; structured finance products; guarantees and securitization instruments for senior and subordinated debts; project bonds;equity and fund investment products such as infrastructure equity and debt funds, and environmental funds; and venture capital funds and security packages for funds.The company also offers microfinance; risk sharing finance for research, development, and innovation projects; finance and technical expertise for sustainable energy projects; infrastructure project advisory services; support for urban development projects; guarantees for transport infrastructure; and funding for public-private partnerships and small- and medium-sized enterprises.EIB serves the transportation, global loans, energy, industry, health, education, water, sewerage, infrastructure, services, telecommunications, agriculture, and fisheries sectors.European Investment Bank was founded in 1958 and is based in Luxembourg.

Beijer Ventures is an investment Firm.

Sofinnova Partners is a leading European venture capital firm in life sciences, specializing in healthcare and sustainability. Based in Paris, London and Milan, the firm brings together a team of professionals from all over the world with strong scientific, medical and business expertise.

Colibri Ventures invest in early-stage life science companies and help accelerate their innovations into commercial products.

Value creation for Healthcare & Life Sciences Ventures through capital, expertise, international network.

Kale United offers a portfolio of over 75+ plant-based game changers

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Almi Invest GreenTech is a venture capital company and an active start-up investor.

Norrlandsfonden is a foundation that promotes the development of companies with growth ambitions. They offer flexible prime loans for new establishments, development, and expansion. They provide the opportunity for offensive and forward-looking investments and enable companies and people to grow.

Joyance Partners invests in companies that, through science and tech, cultivate joy to improve how we live, focusing on the health and consumer sectors from Pre-Seed to Series A.

A leader in the alternative asset space, TPG was built for a distinctive approach, managing assets through a principled focus on innovation.

ARCH Venture Partners provides seed / early stage venture capital for technology firms in information technology, life sciences, and physical sciences