Top 20 Health Care Startup Investors in Iceland in January 2025
A list of 20 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Health care startups based in Iceland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Health care companies from Iceland. We update this investor list every month.Top 20 Health Care Startup Investors in Iceland in January 2025
Investor | Health Care Iceland investments |
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New Business Venture Fund | 9 |
Frumtak Ventures | 4 |
Novator | 3 |
Sigþór Sigmarsson | 2 |
Iceland Venture Studio | 2 |
Brunnur Ventures | 2 |
Kvika Asset Management | 2 |
Silicon Valley Bank | 2 |
Crowberry Capital | 2 |
Sigurgeir Gudlaugsson | 1 |
TM | 1 |
Andri Sveinsson | 1 |
Baliopharm | 1 |
Idunn venture fund | 1 |
Probiocon | 1 |
Yanu Holdings | 1 |
ABC Ventures | 1 |
BioInnovation Institute | 1 |
Flerie Invest | 1 |
Asabys Partners | 1 |
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Medical
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Iceland, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
- HorseDay — HorseDay is a mobile application to track horse activities.
- Spectaflow — Spectaflow is a SaaS solution for accommodations businesses focused on improving housekeeping and maintenance workflows
- PayAnalytics — PayAnalytics, a leading pay equity and workforce analytics solution, aids companies in closing pay gaps and fostering workplace equity. Ensure compliance with pay transparency regulations, assess wage disparities, and analyze workforce demographics conveniently.
At Frumtak Ventures, we champion founders who have demonstrated early traction and have potential to become global leaders in their space. We take a concentrated, high-conviction, and high-involvement approach to investing and dedicate ourselves to collaboratively work with our portfolio companies from the seed stage through IPO. Our initialticket size usually ranges from €1 million to €3 million.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Iceland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- PLAIO — The only AI-assisted decision-making platform developed for pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Moombix — Join us for the launch of our advanced learning platform for online music lessons
- Treble — We develop next generation sound simulation and spatial audio technology for digital twins and virtual worlds.
Novator is an alternative investment firm founded and led by the international investor and entrepreneur Thor Bjorgolfsson.Novator's investment portfolio is focused around following sectors: Telecommunications, Pharmaceuticals, IT and Renewable Energy. In addition, Novator operates a Private Equity Fund and a Credit Opportunities Fund.Novator focuses on developing strong management teams in each of its portfolio companies. While granting them the autonomy to create value, Novator maintains a supervisory role, principally through representation on the Boards of its investee companies. Novator differentiates itself from many other private equity companies in concentrating on complex situations, either by virtue of their structure or their cross-border nature. To create value, Novator undertakes the restructuring or "de-risking" of investment opportunities through re-financing, combining acquired assets with existing businesses, through sale to strategic or financial buyers, or through flotation. Novator's investment portfolio is focused around four main sectors:Telecommunications, Pharmaceuticals, IT and Renewable Energy.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Online Games
- Funding Round, Series B, Series C
- United Kingdom, United States, Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- Nord Security — Nord Security is the leader in the field of online privacy and security. Our security tools have earned praise from respected experts and tech outlets.
- Better.com — Better Mortgage Corporation is a direct lender dedicated to providing a fast, transparent digital mortgage experience backed by superior customer support.
- Steel City Interactive — Steel City Interactive develops gaming.
Sigþór Sigmarsson is Finance director at Novato. He attended Háskóli Íslands.
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- Software, Health Care, Banking
- Seed, Series D, Funding Round
- Iceland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Genis — Genis is pioneering the development and application of therapeutic chitin derivatives.
- Treble — We develop next generation sound simulation and spatial audio technology for digital twins and virtual worlds.
- 3Z Pharmaceuticals — 3Z Pharmaceuticals provides research services intended to provide drug development services. It offers drug screening on sleep and epilepsy assays that helps in the development of drugs used to treat neurological disorders, enabling patients to get multiple drug efficacy and toxicity assays.Karl Karlsson and Haraldur Thorsteinsson founded 3ZPharmaceuticals in 2008. It based their company on their research on the sleeping patterns of the zebrafish at the Reykjavik University Neurolab in 2006.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, B2B
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Iceland, India, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Soptle — Founded in Sep 2021, Soptle started to establish an integrated technology to the neglected regional FMCG Manufacturers in India with a B2B Retail Commmerce App. It uses tech and data to distribute at scale and use necessary components (existing Distributor/Wholesaler) in the FMCG Supply Chain to build a high growth and profitable business.
- Expertrons — Expertrons is an upskilling platform that offers advanced training programs | BSFI | HR | Marketing and many more to assure 100% professional success.
- Nanom — Greenvolt Nano creates nano-enhanced materials for use in battery technology. It provides a pathway to clean, inexpensive, and renewable energy sources while reducing environmental toxicity. And makes products smarter, efficient, and longer lasting. It is founded in 2017.
Brunnur Ventures is a top venture capital firm in Iceland for startups with high-growth potential.
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- Software, SaaS, Gaming
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Iceland, United States, Denmark
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- AviLabs — AviLabs specializes in software development in aviation.
- Laki Power — We supply power grid operators with advanced high-voltage line monitoring stations that enable them to optimise performance, safety and cost.
- Porcelain Fortress — Porcelain Fortress was founded by a small band of romantics in the summer of 2016 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Kvika Asset Management manages a broad range of funds including equity funds, bond funds and mixed funds.
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Investment focus
- Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Series A
- Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- PLAIO — The only AI-assisted decision-making platform developed for pharmaceutical manufacturing
- EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals — Welcome to EpiEndo Pharma | Developing epithelial barrier enhancing drugs to treat chronic respiratory diseases
Silicon Valley Bank is the financial partner of the innovation economy; helping individuals and investors in the innovation ecosystem achieve extraordinary outcomes.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Debt Financing, Series B, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- BILT — 3D instructions for assembly & installation. The free BILT app guides with voice, text & 3D animated images for a better customer experience.
- MoneyLion — Our financial app is an easy way to borrow, save, invest, and earn. An all in one mobile banking app. Take control of your financial future today. Join now!
- Solar Landscape — Solar Landscape is the leading developer of community solar projects on commercial & industrial rooftops in the United States.
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, Gaming, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Iceland, Denmark, Finland
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- Tiimo — Tiimo helps you manage your daily life and improve your wellbeing. Visualize your day. Improve your routines. Stress less.
- Quanscient — We are building next generation simulation software-as-a-service utilizing Quantum computing algorithms. Our specialty domain of simulations is Computational Electromagnetics.
- Porcelain Fortress — Porcelain Fortress was founded by a small band of romantics in the summer of 2016 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sigurgeir Gudlaugsson is the Chief Executive Officer of Genis.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
- Funding Round
- Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- Genis — Genis is pioneering the development and application of therapeutic chitin derivatives.
TM is a company that provides all insurance and damage related services through call, online chats & emails.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
- Funding Round
- Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- Genis — Genis is pioneering the development and application of therapeutic chitin derivatives.
Andri Sveinsson is a partner at the Novator Partners investment firm.Andri earned a master's degree in economics with a concentration on accounting from the University of Iceland. Andri’s first job in the finance and banking sector was with Skandia. He subsequently moved on to Bunadarbanki, where he was asked to serve as the director ofcorporate finance. Andri and several other colleagues then established Gilding, an investment company, which merged in 2001 with Bunadarbanki. Andri began to work alongside Thor in 2002 and was a founding partner of Novator in 2005.At Novator, Andri’s primary focus has been mergers and acquisitions, sourcing investments, finance, and operations. He has worked in several industries, most specifically in the health, telecommunications, and high-tech industries.Andri currently sits on the board and oversees investments in several companies, including SideKick Health, Catapult, Dreamlines, Xantis, Playfusion, and Nova, which are involved primarily in the fields of generic pharma, high-tech, and healthcare.Andri has many other interests, such as skiing, music, football, motorcycles, and boxing. He co-founded the Icelandic Punk Museum, which opened in 2016, and also produced several films.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Medical Device, Mobile
- Series A, Funding Round
- Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- Genis — Genis is pioneering the development and application of therapeutic chitin derivatives.
- Sidekick Health — Our mission is to develop and deliver effective personalized digital therapeutics that prevent suffering and add millions of quality life years to people around the world. Our multi-chronic digital care platform allows us to scale the production of clinical treatments across major chronic diseases.
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.
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Investment focus
- Medical, Consulting, Health Care
- Seed
- Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- 3Z Pharmaceuticals — 3Z Pharmaceuticals provides research services intended to provide drug development services. It offers drug screening on sleep and epilepsy assays that helps in the development of drugs used to treat neurological disorders, enabling patients to get multiple drug efficacy and toxicity assays.Karl Karlsson and Haraldur Thorsteinsson founded 3ZPharmaceuticals in 2008. It based their company on their research on the sleeping patterns of the zebrafish at the Reykjavik University Neurolab in 2006.
Idunn Venture Fund, a venture capital fund managed by Kvika Asset Management.
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Investment focus
- Pharmaceutical
- Seed
- Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- PLAIO — The only AI-assisted decision-making platform developed for pharmaceutical manufacturing
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.
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Investment focus
- Medical, Consulting, Health Care
- Seed
- Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- 3Z Pharmaceuticals — 3Z Pharmaceuticals provides research services intended to provide drug development services. It offers drug screening on sleep and epilepsy assays that helps in the development of drugs used to treat neurological disorders, enabling patients to get multiple drug efficacy and toxicity assays.Karl Karlsson and Haraldur Thorsteinsson founded 3ZPharmaceuticals in 2008. It based their company on their research on the sleeping patterns of the zebrafish at the Reykjavik University Neurolab in 2006.
Yanu Holdings is a global investment firm.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
- Funding Round
- Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- Genis — Genis is pioneering the development and application of therapeutic chitin derivatives.
ABC Ventures operates as an investment firm.
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Investment focus
- Water, Medical, Health Care
- Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- Polka Pop — Polka Pop is India's first brand to serve naturally flavored sparkling water with zero calories and no added sugar. Supporting a sustainable lifestyle choice, this healthy drink is available in four flavors, i.e. lemon-lime, orange, peach, and cranberry. The fizz makes this the best mix for cocktails and mocktails.
- EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals — Welcome to EpiEndo Pharma | Developing epithelial barrier enhancing drugs to treat chronic respiratory diseases
BioInnovation Institute is a biotechnology startup that offers entrepreneurs and researchers in life science. Early-stage life science start-ups are supported with up to 10 million DKK in funding, business acceleration, network, labs, and office space. It helps to early-stage start-ups within human health and planetary health. The startup'smission is to use its knowledge, network, funding, and infrastructure to incubate world-class life science and catalyze the commercialization of new solutions through start-ups.BioInnovation Institute was founded in 2018 and is based in Denmark.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care
- Convertible Note, Pre-Seed, Debt Financing
- Denmark, Germany, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- NorFalk — NorFalk rethinks the way to produce surfactants: the active and stabilizing ingredients in household care and personal care consumer products.
- ArcanaBio — ArcanaBio is developing realtime biosurveillance solutions that minimize workplace disruptions and support health & wellness
- HHC Medical — HHC Medical is a health tech company developing targeted non-invasive drug delivery devices through electroporation to transfect a large number of cells. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Hillerød, Denmark.
Flerie is an active long-term life science investor, focusing on biotech and pharmaceutical investments globally.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Series A, Funding Round, Series B
- Sweden, Israel, Iceland
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- Microbiotica — Microbiotica is a developer of human microbiome therapeutics intended to discover and develop live bacterial therapeutics and biomarkers. The company's therapeutics identify gut bacteria linked to phenotype with unprecedented precision, enabling researchers to phenotype before testing of candidate bacteria in advanced human in vitro and invivo models.
- Synerkine Pharma — Synerkine Pharma. Connecting Cytokines for the benefit of patients.
- Vitara Biomedical — Vitara Biomedical has developed a therapeutic platform to support premature infants. Vitara Biomedical's platform was inspired by natural physiological processes to transform neonatal care.
Asabys Partners is a venture capital firm that invests across the board in human healthcare. The company is active in the health-tech and biopharma industries and aims to invest in Spain and abroad in innovative and transformative technologies. Asabys Partners are motivated by the idea of pushing the boundaries of science and medicine. This is donethrough the sourcing and financing of the most disruptive technologies, and through the collaboration with the best internal and external talents of our industry.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Medical Device, Health Care
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Spain, France, Belgium
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- Medlumics — Medlumics is a medical device start-up born in 2009 from a compromise with improving human living standards by means of technology.
- Augustine Therapeutics — Augustine, Innovative therapies for neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases
- INBRAIN Neuroelectronics — We are scientists, doctors, techies and humanity lovers, with the mission of building neuroelectronic interfaces to cure brain disorders.
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