# Top 35 Education VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Sweden in June 2026 ## Almi Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Almi Invest is Sweden’s most active early-stage venture capital firm, investing in scalable startups across Sustainability, Industry, Tech, and Life Science.We invest from pre-seed to Series A, always co-investing with independent private investors to accelerate innovation and long-term success. Our portfolio spans sustainable solutions,industrial innovation, deep tech, SaaS, and life science, supporting startups that drive economic and environmental progress.With €430 million under management and over 1,000 investments since 2009, we have backed leading companies like MIPS, Tobii, and Neo4j, with notable exits to Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Qlik.Beyond capital, we offer engaged ownership, providing strategic guidance, active board participation, and access to an extensive investor network.Almi Invest is part of the Almi Group and is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Almi AB, and regional partners. ## Industrifonden - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology 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. ## Norrsken VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Food and Beverage We are a venture capital fund investigating in Start-Ups solving the worlds biggest problems while building massive businesses. ## Five Elms Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Five Elms Capital | Growth Equity and Venture Capital Firm ## JCE Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, EdTech, Education JCE Group AB, or the “JCE Group”, is a privately owned international and diversified investment company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. As we believe in a decentralised organisation and local decision making, the JCE Group head office consists of a small team of only about 15 people. The JCE Group’s investment portfolio is divided intoEquity Investment and Asset Management. Equity investments includes all unlisted companies and venture investments and Asset Management includes all public traded companies and securities. For unlisted core holdings, our ambition is to be the largest shareholder in the company (normally >50%) and to be able to exercise active ownership. Our investment horizon is undefined as we do not invest external capital, forcing us to exit within a specific time frame. Financial investments include various investments such as shares (both listed and unlisted), bonds, investment funds, alternative investments, etc. Financial investments are mainly short-term, or otherwise regarded as non-strategic. Its main purpose is to serve as a liquidity buffer and to provide risk reduction through diversification. The JCE Group does not usually exercise active ownership with regards to financial investments. The management team is made up of people with mainly financial and legal backgrounds, but also with significant operational experience. The team’s combined experience includes former employment in well-known and respected companies such as AB Volvo, Accenture, Bure AB, Capgemini Consulting, Arthur D. Little etc. Furthermore, the team has own hands-on experience from both a wide variety of capital market transactions (such as acquisitions, divestments, IPOs and private placements) and from more operational issues (such as controlling, new business start-ups and the operating and reporting structures of large blue chip companies). Together, our combined experience gives us a good idea of how a successful company shall be managed, and allows us a broader perspective on investment opportunities and portfolio companies than just excel spreadsheets and powerpoint presentations. ## Northzone - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology Northzone is a multi-stage venture capital firm operating across Europe and the US. Since 1996, it has backed more than 250 companies, including Spotify, Klarna, Spring Health, and Black Forest Labs. ## CBC Investment Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS 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. ## Calm/Storm VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Software Calm/Storm is an exclusive founder network and venture capital firm. We invest in purpose driven founders changing our life & health for the better. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria we invest in early-stage companies all over Europe and the US. We focus on the pre-seed and seed stages but also invest up to Series A. ## Schibsted Growth - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Financial Services, E-Commerce Investing in great digital companies! ## Gullspång Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Food and Beverage, Solar Gullspång Invest is a Stockholm based family office with a long-term investment philosophy. Gullspång Invest funds team of entrepreneurs who are committed to building companies making a big positive impact. The company is a purpose-driven, for profit, with passion, and are seeking long-term partnerships with like-minded entrepreneurs. ## Blq Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS We are company builders in the valley of death. ## Arya Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, Beauty Arya GSYF is Turkiye's first and only venture capital fund focused on gender balance. With a commitment to high returns and high impact, it offers unique ## Subvenio Invest - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, CMS Subvenio Invest ## Sparkmind.vc - Type: VC Fund - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Education, E-Learning, EdTech Sparkmind.vc is the first Nordic venture capital company focused on the learning sector. The company invests in teams transforming early childhood, K12, higher, secondary and vocational education as well as corporate and lifelong learning. The investment sweet spot of the company is from seed to international growth phase with single investments upto €5m. ## Maxis - Type: VC Fund - Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce Private Equity Investment arm of Isbank ## CultTech Accelerator - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Podcast, Education, Social Media Join the Culttech accelerator program. We are advancing innovations and building sustainable businesses that make culture more accessible, engaging and financially rewarding for all ## Tequity - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: SaaS, EdTech, Mobile Tequity is a private technology investment firm, committed to take technology companies to the next level of growth. ## R Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence R Ventures is an investment company that provides early-stage investments to firms in the technology and healthcare industries. It was founded in 2012 by Richard Leksell. ## Arnosa Trade & Invest Ltd. - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Education, Communities Investments ## Right Side Capital Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care Systematic Pre-Seed Startup Capital ## EQT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology EQT Ventures is a European VC fund with just over €2.3 billion in total capital raised. EQT Ventures I launched in May 2016, with commitments totaling €566 million and a simple mission - to be the kind of VC the team would have liked to have had on their own startup journeys. Recognizing that building and growing a company takes more than justcapital, the EQT Ventures team provides founders with support and advice throughout different stages of growth. EQT Ventures doesn't focus on particular markets or industries, but on bold and ambitious founders who have the grit and determination to build global success stories. EQT Ventures II launched in November 2019, with commitments totaling €660 million. EQT Ventures III launched in 2022, with commitments totaling €1.1 billion, making it the biggest European Venture Capital fund committed to early-stage tech startups. The EQT Ventures team is based across six offices in London, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Paris, and San Francisco, taking a locals-with-locals approach and supporting founders on the ground. Motherbrain, EQT Ventures' in-house-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform, ensures the team has a data-driven approach and has driven more than $100 million in portfolio company investments. ## Working Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Redwood City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Supply Chain Management, Software, Machine Learning Working Capital process is supply chain intervention, philanthropic sidecar, and theory of change. They invests in scalable innovations to meet the growing corporate demand for more transparent and ethical supply chains addressing the urgent need to protect vulnerable workers and source responsibly. ## ACACIA ASSET MANAGEMENT AB - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology ACACIA is a family business that invests capital and dedication to fantastic companies. We invest in fast-growing TECH companies that have the potential and an ambition to become market leaders in their niche. ## Butterfly Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oulu, Oulu, Finland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology Butterfly Ventures is a seed-stage focused VC in the Nordics, investing in deep tech, hardware, and hardware interfacing software. The company prefers to get involved with companies early on; 80% of Butterfly Ventures portfolio companies don't have any revenue at the time of their entry. Butterfly Ventures was founded in 2012 and ever sincethen it has been one of the most active early stage VCs in the region. The company has offices in Oulu, Helsinki and Stockholm. ## Max Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Software Max Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in consumer tech and health-tech companies. Max Ventures primarily invests in digital commerce, digital media, fintech, and digital Health. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, United States. ## Sweet Studio - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: iOS, Apps, Audio We co-found companies, dedicating our in-house team of designers, developers, and marketers to bring ideas to life. With every venture we co-found, our mission is to advance the consumer experience across industries with world-class technology, data-informed design, and lots of heart. Are you an entrepreneur who shares our mission? ## Verdane - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology The preferred growth partner to tech-enabled businesses in Northern Europe. ## BackingMinds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, SaaS, Medical Device We help great minds unleash their full potential! ## Compass Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Moka, Moka, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, Big Data Compass is a venture capital fund. We invest in start-ups with scalable business models and strong growth potential. We work with companies based in Mauritius, the Indian Ocean region and the African continent. Compass is wholly owned by and benefits from support from the ENL Group, one of Mauritius’ largest business conglomerates. Alongside theTurbine, our sister organisation and the region’s leading incubator and start-up accelerator, Compass is working to create a vibrant, sustainable start-up ecosystem in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean. ## SamInvest Mitt - Type: VC Fund - Location: Härnösand, Vasternorrlands Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Hardware Saminvest is a venture capital company that was formed by the Swedish government in 2016. Saminvest actively works to establish new and sustainable venture capital funds and angel investor programmes that expand the venture capital market in Sweden. Through Saminvest's indirect investments and work with investment funds, innovative and fast-growing companies can gain access to more capital and expert advice. ## AXA Investment Managers - Type: VC Fund - Location: Puteaux, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Medical, Biotechnology, Medical Device AXA Investment Managers is a global investment management firm that manages assets on behalf of its institutional and retail clients. ## Linbo Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Education Linbo Invest is a Stockholm based, family-owned investment company, with a focus on private and public growth companies. ## Antler - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now! ## Zenith Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Sports, Apps Zeniths vision is to become the obvious partner for entrepreneurs and investors. We believe this will be achieved by helping entrepreneurs to build fantastic companies and thus deliver attractive return to our investors. ## Q Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Podcast, Blockchain, Social Media Q Angels is an angel investment firm that contributes to the growth of startups.