Top 50 Music Startup Investors in Sweden in January 2026
A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Music startups based in Sweden. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Music companies from Sweden. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Music Startup Investors in Sweden in January 2026
| Investor | Music Sweden investments |
|---|---|
| Almi Invest | 5 |
| Spintop Ventures | 4 |
| Ludvig Linge | 3 |
| Wellstreet | 3 |
| Sony Innovation Fund | 3 |
| Gustav Nordlindh | 2 |
| Maven Capital | 2 |
| Per Brilioth | 2 |
| Danny Saucedo | 2 |
| Agnetha Faltskog | 2 |
| WndrCo | 2 |
| Marcelo A. Benitez Albo | 2 |
| Jacob Key | 2 |
| Kristina Tunkrans | 2 |
| Shiv Prakash | 2 |
| Luminar Ventures | 2 |
| Max Ventures | 2 |
| Fuel Venture Capital | 2 |
| Creandum | 2 |
| Kyros Ventures | 2 |
| Sophia Bendz | 1 |
| Bridford Group | 1 |
| Erik Segerborg | 1 |
| Atwater Capital | 1 |
| Charles Dunstone | 1 |
| Christian Drougge | 1 |
| Marcus Konstantino | 1 |
| Baron Davis | 1 |
| Kim Fai Kok | 1 |
| Johan Kristiansson | 1 |
| Boel Rydenå-Swartling | 1 |
| William Olsson | 1 |
| J12 | 1 |
| Mattias Danielsson | 1 |
| Charles Goldstuck | 1 |
| Jorg Mohaupt | 1 |
| Mathias Ackermand | 1 |
| Aligned | 1 |
| Northzone | 1 |
| Mikko Kodisoja | 1 |
| Schusterman Family Investments | 1 |
| Markus Ament | 1 |
| Raine Ventures | 1 |
| Brightly Ventures | 1 |
| The Raine Group | 1 |
| StableNode | 1 |
| Stefan Lindeberg | 1 |
| Balderton Capital | 1 |
| Inventure | 1 |
| Fredrik Haga | 1 |
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sweden, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Embedl AB — Efficient Deep Learning by Deep Learning model optimization
- Konvolo — "Before Konvolo, we relied heavily on one-on-one feedback, which lacked the broader insights we needed. Now, we can gather thousands of pieces of feedback and
- Epigenica — Epigenica focuses on advancing epigenomics through its EpiFinder™ platform, a multiplexed ChIP-seq technology for high-throughput analysis of epigenetic marks. The company offers R&D services for the development of therapeutic molecules and diagnostic methods using epigenetics. Epigenica aims to improve scientists' ability to capture andextract insights from the epigenome, contributing to precision medicine and the discovery of new biomarkers.
Founded in 2009, Spintop Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by a network of successful tech entrepreneurs who have invested in Spintop alongside institutional investors, family offices and some of the most experienced private investors in early stage growth companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Sweden, Finland, Norway
Portfolio highlights
Ludvig has a background as a co-founder of the company The Astonishing Tribe, TAT, and is an active angel investor. He is passionate about helping strong teams that want to combine design and technology to create innovative companies that really make a difference.TAT became during the beginning of the 2000s, the world leader in user interfacesfor mobile phones and delivered design and software for brands like Samsung, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Google. In late 2010, TAT was sold to Canadian Research in Motion, RIM, which makes BlackBerry handsets.
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Investment focus
- Software, Apps, Mobile Apps
- Funding Round, Seed, Angel
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Apprl — Performance-based influencer marketing, made for e-commerce brands, and an invitation-only service for digital content creators.
- Welcome App — Welcome App is a mobile app that connects refugees and locals.
- MIND Music Labs — When it comes to musical instruments, “Smart” experiences are today still very limited. Musicians need truly wireless, portable, upgradable and cloud-based solutions. 250M users (pro and amateurs musicians) spending about $17B a year and their audience are waiting for a revolution. We develop ELK MusicOS (the “Android” of musical instruments)enabling musical instruments vendors to make a new generation of “Smart Instruments” and we build around it an ecosystem of cloud services.
Wellstreet is an innovation and tech ecosystem that includes an investment company, a strategic consultancy firm and a venture building incubator.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Retail
- Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sweden, Norway, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Y/ELM+ — Y/ELM+ is a horseback riding safety and protection brand that focuses n creating leading-edge rider safety solutions.
- Key Ward — Accelerate your engineering projects with data intelligence. Mitigate the risk of late stage failures in your AI adoption journey with our no-code platform.
- Maintract — Maintract is a new generation of financial contract management software. It also offers banking and financial services. They provide contract management automation solutions to banks for drafting, data verification, workflow automation, contract data monitoring, tracking workflow and documentation, compliance management, and more.
Sony Innovation Fund is investing in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- United States, Japan, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Twiva — Twiva is a creator-first, tech-enabled platform that serves as an end-to-end ecosystem. Our purpose is to equip creators with the skills, tools, resources, and access they need to succeed as online entrepreneurs.
- Phaidra — Phaidra provides artificial intelligence agents for AI factories that orchestrate the cooling, power and workload management systems to maximize tokens produced per watt.
- PlaceHolder — Placeholder is a space value creation company that provides people with inspiring and exciting experiences by fusing digital technology and real space.
Gustav Nordlindh is a CEO at Royal Streaming.
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Investment focus
- Music
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Freshsound — Instantly license music from commercially released artists and songwriters for film, series, advertising, social content and gaming.
Maven Capital provides funding, supporting and advising ambitious cryptocurrency startups from seed to beyond.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Me3 — Me3 is a crypto wallet to purchase, send, receive, and exchange tokens and NFTs.
- dKloud — dKloud is an enterprise-level cloud platform that helps customers build better software and more efficiently through our products.
- Tren Finance — Tren Finance: a secure DeFi liquidity protocol offering seamless asset swaps, yield opportunities, and cross-chain compatibility through automated smart contracts, redefining liquidity for users and institutions.
Per Brilioth - CEO @ VNV Global
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Investment focus
- Apps, Software, Transportation
- Funding Round, Series B, Seed
- Sweden, United Kingdom, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- memmo.me — memmo.me provides a webpage for offering and distributing personalized video messages from actors, athletes, musicians, and other talent.
- Arro — Discover the shared daily operating system that helps you get more from life and work. Get to Day Zero together.
- Surfboard — Get Dialpad Workforce Management (WFM) software for accurate forecasting, demand-driven scheduling, fair shift planning, and more.
Danny Saucedo
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Investment focus
- Music, Sales, Sports
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Corite — Here's where artists and fans join forces. Invest in music you love and get paid when it's streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
- Hooked Foods — Leading the transition to a harmless seafood system by serving healthy vegan seafood for everybody to truly enjoy.
- Active Brands Group — ABG is a House of Brands focusing on bringing innovative products related to sports and health to a global market. We want to grow with our existing brands as well as through acquisitions and partnerships. We inspire, empower & elevate the way people move through sourcing, brand development and distribution.
Agnetha Faltskog is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. She is a member of the pop group ABBA.
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Investment focus
- Music
- Seed, Funding Round
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- SNAFU Records — Get fast, flexible music funding backed by real-time streaming data. Discover your catalog's value and join top artists powered by SNAFU.
Founded in 2016 by Sujay Jaswa and Jeffrey Katzenberg, WndrCo is a holding company and multi-stage technology investment firm re-envisioning how people live and work. WndrCo invests in the future of work, consumer technology, cybersecurity, and developer infrastructure.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Wrapbook — Meet the unified platform for film, TV, and commercial production payroll, accounting, and cost-tracking. Wrapbook offers automated timecards, compliance, budget management, and much more.
- Defakto Security — Defakto secures the next era of automation with the only complete Non-Human IAM platform, purpose-built for end-to-end NHI lifecycle management. By eliminating static secrets and overprivileged accounts, Defakto helps enterprises reduce breach risk, simplify compliance, and scale automation with confidence. Trusted by Global 2000 companies, Defaktowas founded by leaders in large-scale identity deployments. The platform secures every automated interaction across workloads, pipelines, multi-cloud environments, and AI agents.
- Nova Sky Stories — Nova Sky Stories is a drone entertainment company that transforms the night sky for storytelling.
Marcelo Benitez is a Partner Director at Stella Maris Partners.
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Investment focus
- Music, Musical Instruments, Media and Entertainment
- Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- MIND Music Labs — When it comes to musical instruments, “Smart” experiences are today still very limited. Musicians need truly wireless, portable, upgradable and cloud-based solutions. 250M users (pro and amateurs musicians) spending about $17B a year and their audience are waiting for a revolution. We develop ELK MusicOS (the “Android” of musical instruments)enabling musical instruments vendors to make a new generation of “Smart Instruments” and we build around it an ecosystem of cloud services.
Jacob Key is co-founder and general partner of Luminar Ventures. Jacob has made close to 20 early stage investments in companies such as Challengermode, Gavagai, Unacast and Pacemaker - and made 3 successful exits to date in Sportamore, Vera&John and Vetzoo.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Insurance
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Sweden, Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- Greenely — Greenely is the electricity company that optimizes your electricity use using smart technology in an app. We help you take control of your consumption.
- Challengermode — Challengermode is the competitive engagement platform that helps game studios, publishers, esports organizers, and brands drive engagement and create competitive experiences for all gamers.
- MIND Music Labs — When it comes to musical instruments, “Smart” experiences are today still very limited. Musicians need truly wireless, portable, upgradable and cloud-based solutions. 250M users (pro and amateurs musicians) spending about $17B a year and their audience are waiting for a revolution. We develop ELK MusicOS (the “Android” of musical instruments)enabling musical instruments vendors to make a new generation of “Smart Instruments” and we build around it an ecosystem of cloud services.
Kristina Tunkrans is a former Partner at Cederquist, CEO of PRMD publishing/AtNight and Chief of Music, Epidemic Sound.
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Investment focus
- Music
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Freshsound — Instantly license music from commercially released artists and songwriters for film, series, advertising, social content and gaming.
Shiv Prakash is a former VP of Investment at Hipgnosis Song Fund.
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Investment focus
- Music
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Freshsound — Instantly license music from commercially released artists and songwriters for film, series, advertising, social content and gaming.
Luminar is one of the most active seed investors in the Nordics, providing experienced seed financing and active operational support.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Sweden, Norway, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Opper AI — Opper AI is a task completion API for AI. Reliably complete tasks with AI models. Ship AI assistants, agents and backend features that really work. Access 100+ models, built in quality process, observability and more.
- Motorica — Craft AAA animation in minutes with our Generative AI mocap actor. No capture. No cleanup. Just animate.
- IPercept — At IPercept we provide AI-based, hardware-enabled software solutions and services that can best be described as the fitness tracker for complex industrial machines. At the push of a button, you can learn about a machines’ health, down to micrometer changes for each critical component. You can get insights into what maintenance activities you shouldapply and when. You can monitor how the machines are operated, how to optimize their utilization and much more. All of this is achieved through a plug-n-play installation - for old machines as well as new. All securely provided without requiring access to any machine controllers or IT-systems. These services reduce maintenance costs, downtime and increase productivity - a solid ROI for our customers. In 5 years, most complex industrial machinery sold in the world will be supported by our technology.
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.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Sweden, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Belidor — Belidor Helps preconstruction teams win more bids with AI bid leveling and bid management tools.
- Previvor Edge — Previvor Edge is an clinical and comprehensive program for cancer prevention and early detection.
- Equal Parts — Join a network of like-minded insurance agencies ready to help reimagine the industry and bolster their earning potential.
Fuel Venture Capital is a firm located in the heart of Miami's iconic Coconut Grove where it works to fund the world's most promising startups and integrate lifelong investors into the creative economy. Fuel Venture Capital applies a tested methodology to mitigate the risk of early-stage investing. Founded in 2016, Fuel Venture Capital isindustry agnostic in its venture sourcing, targeting instead exceptional entrepreneurs with experience and vision. The firm’s “founder-focused, investor-driven” approach is led by a core team with decades years of combined experience in investment banking, wealth management, and executive leadership.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Series A, Seed, Convertible Note
- United States, United Kingdom, Brazil
Portfolio highlights
- Betr — At betr, It provides tools to support responsible play and give you control over your gambling. It encourage you to use these tools to keep the experience fun and within your personal limits.
- Tradeshift — Tradeshift is a supply chain network, Tradeshift is a market leader in e-invoicing and accounts payable automation and an innovator in supplier financing and B2B marketplaces.
- Leap Financial — Transforming financial services and customer interactions.
We support early-stage founders in building global, category-defining companies. From Seed to IPO and beyond.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Sweden, Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Cerrion — Cerrion is a visual AI that helps production teams react faster to process deviations, automate root cause analysis, and implement targeted improvement actions. They believe that process transparency enabled by AI and computer vision is key to achieving more autonomy and sustainability in manufacturing. Their software is built and designed withproduction teams from all over the world in the loop.
- Vesence — AI Agents in Microsoft Office that review emails, documents, and projects before they leave your firm.
- Kosmik — Transform your creative workflow with Kosmik's AI moodboard maker. Built-in browser, real-time collaboration, and infinite canvas for moodboarding.
We are the gateway of accessibility to Vietnam, the fastest-growing crypto market in the world.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Gaming, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Vietnam, Spain, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- KIP Protocol — KIP Protocol is a decentralised AI framework unlocking digital property rights of Knowledge Assets in the AI-powered future.
- Alliance Games — Build Beyond Limits. Multiplayer for the Next, Decentralized Era.
- Orochi Network — Orochi Network's Verifiable Data Infrastructure is a promising step towards a more secure, scalable, and user-friendly Web3.
Sophia Bendz - Partner @ Cherry Ventures
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- mayk — Mayk sounds. Mayk music. Mayk noise. Mayk it... In an app.
- Medoma — Medoma is a Swedish virtual ward company that offer patients acute hospital care in their home instead of in the hospital.
- Wikifarmer — A free online knowledge library where professional or amateur farmers can find best practices on growing their fields more effectively and an online marketplace where farmers can sell their products to buyers directly. Our vision is to create a fair, transparent and profitable environment for all the farming world. Farmers are dedicating theirlives in cultivating their fields, but get the lowest value of all the sales cycle, so we believe they need to receive a more fair share. Buyers have the right to have more options and buy at better prices, so we want to be the ones to solve this inequality in both sides.
Bridford Group operates as an investment firm.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Music, Automotive
- Series A
- The Netherlands, Sweden, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Syng — Syng is an audio company transforming the human relationship with sound. Shop Cell Alpha, the world's first Triphonic speaker.
- LenioBio — We are redefining biopharma manufacturing. At LenioBio we believe that every person deserves an equal chance to lead a healthy life.
- Eco-Movement — Eco-Movement is the leading platform for EV charging station data, delivering data to Navigators, app developers, consultancies and EMSPs
Erik Segerborg
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Investment focus
- B2B, Music, Analytics
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- VEAT — VEAT is on a mission to make healthy, plant-based foods more accessible. We cook and prepare our fresh meals locally at Stora Essingen and deliver them daily to our vending machines throughout the city.
- Dema.ai — First-of-its-kind AI decision platform for e-commerce
- Freshsound — Instantly license music from commercially released artists and songwriters for film, series, advertising, social content and gaming.
Atwater Capital is an investment firm that is based in Los Angeles, California. The firm seeks to invest in the media and entertainment sectors, including direct investments in portfolio companies, intellectual property control investments, and opportunistic financing opportunities to offer risk-adjusted returns.
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Investment focus
- Music, Video, Digital Media
- Funding Round
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Epidemic Sound — Get unlimited access to our catalog of high quality music, sound effects and soundtracking tools. Use them worry-free, worldwide, all rights included.
Charles Dunstone is a Founder at Carphone Warehouse plc.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- United Kingdom, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Nutmeg — Nutmeg is an online investment management service. Invest money using our General Investment Account, ISA, Pension, Lifetime ISA or Junior ISA.
- Strike — Strike is here to redefine the way you move home. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, it’s time for a change. That’s why we’re changing what it means to be an estate agent. We make selling easy. And free.
- Pacemaker — Pacemaker for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Pick your tracks or playlist from Spotify or iTunes and let our AI DJ help you create a masterpiece.
Christian Drougge
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Investment focus
- Music, Marketplace, Customer Service
- Angel
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Gigital — Gigital helps event organizers and artists find each other, and of course all around, to make live music bookings as enjoyable as the actual experience. Whether it's an intimate corporate party, a crazy kick-off, or if the audience requests something different, booking fraud is not something that stands in the way of a successful event. AtGigital, they have collected about 100 of the top acts for all kinds of events. All our artists have gone through a tough review process and are used to charm even the most discerning audience.
Marcus Konstantino is a Partner at HDR Partners.
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Investment focus
- Music
- Pre-Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Freshsound — Instantly license music from commercially released artists and songwriters for film, series, advertising, social content and gaming.
Baron Davis is the Founder at Baron Davis Enterprise.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Mobile, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Sweden, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
- Polywork — Launch an AI-powered personal website to showcase your work, grow your personal brand, or start your side hustle.
- KiddieKredit — Kiddie Kredit is a mobile app designed to educate children on the credit system by completing chores.
- COMMUNITYx — COMMUNITYx connects likeminded changemakers with another, as well as around calls-to-action. You can create events and petitions all from within the App! Whether you care about Environmental Justice, Black Lives Matter, Universal Healthcare, Poverty, and more, COMMUNITYx is the place for you!
Kim Fai Kok
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Investment focus
- Men's, Music, Women's
- Angel, Pre-Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Coupleness — Coupleness, founded in 2019 by Ted Rosén and CEO Jenny Holmström, developed a mobile app aimed to act as a common micro-diary for couples who want to communicate more with each other.
- Freshsound — Instantly license music from commercially released artists and songwriters for film, series, advertising, social content and gaming.
Johan Kristiansson
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Investment focus
- Music, Marketplace, Customer Service
- Angel
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Gigital — Gigital helps event organizers and artists find each other, and of course all around, to make live music bookings as enjoyable as the actual experience. Whether it's an intimate corporate party, a crazy kick-off, or if the audience requests something different, booking fraud is not something that stands in the way of a successful event. AtGigital, they have collected about 100 of the top acts for all kinds of events. All our artists have gone through a tough review process and are used to charm even the most discerning audience.
Boel Rydenå-Swartling
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Investment focus
- Software, Apps, Mobile Apps
- Angel, Funding Round, Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Prion — Prion makes it quick and easy for the preschool staff to give parents insight into what happens at preschool - together with the children. The app is available free for iPhone, Android and iPad.
- The Fit — Let our AI-powered fitting technology improve your customer experience and bottom line.
- Care to Translate — We provide medical translations for healthcare professionals and patients. Available in 40 languages, 24/7 on your smart device or browser.
William Olsson of Stena + Sessan.
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Investment focus
- Music, E-Commerce
- Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Go North — Go North is an e-commerce aggregator operated by Amazon FBA entrepreneurs.
- Freshsound — Instantly license music from commercially released artists and songwriters for film, series, advertising, social content and gaming.
J12 Ventures invests early in innovative companies in the Nordics.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Sweden, Germany, Portugal
Portfolio highlights
- Jeff — Jeff is a personalized loan broker that matches borrowers and lenders through alternative data. Jeff's mission is to help the unbanked to access financial services. In the absence of credit history and bank transactions, Jeff gathers alternative data from sources like smartphones, social media, behavioral patterns, geolocation, and other typesof digital footprint.Jeff then puts this information to good use and find ways on how alternative data points can prove creditworthiness and build trust, building new ways of accessing financing and evolving an alternative credit score.The company was founded in 2019 and is located in Riga, Latvia.
- DataCrunch.io — DataCrunch is a cloud service provider which facilitates utilization and integration of state of the art AI/ML models
- Spaak Technologies — Spaak Technologies is the complete operative system for Public Affairs professionals.
Mattias Danielsson is the CEO at Yubico.
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Investment focus
- Music, Marketing, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Funding Round
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Amuse — amuse is an independent record label and music distributor. We've launched the careers of some of the world's top independent artists and you could be next!
- We Are Voice — We Are Voice is a new digital meeting place for choirs and choir leaders. We Are Voice facilitates everyday life for all of Sweden's choirs by offering a smarter way of communicating with each other, as well as taking part of choir arrangements and high-quality rehearsal files through an app that can be downloaded free of charge forsmartphones and tablets.
Charles Goldstuck is the Founder and Co-Chairman of Hitco Entertainment. He previously worked at Bertelsman Music Group as a President and COO. Charles Goldstuck attended the University of the Witwatersrand.
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Investment focus
- Music, iOS, Concerts
- Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Corite — Here's where artists and fans join forces. Invest in music you love and get paid when it's streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
- Jukely — For people who breathe music. Fall in love with a new band every week from $25/mo.
- Create Music Group — Create is a music technology company offering distribution, publishing, sync licensing, digital rights management, A&R and marketing, and recording services, working with artists like Marshmello, Tekashi69, and Tory Lanez. We also operate Flighthouse, the largest brand on TikTok (28M followers).
Jörg was appointed to the Board when Access Industries acquired the Company in 2007. Jörg is responsible for the media/online and telecom businesses at Access Industries, which he joined in May 2007. He was previously a Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners. Jörg has been active in the media and communications space since 1992. Hehas, as an investor, been involved with several businesses dealing with sports rights (RGE Group, Digiturk), internet services (Bibit NV, Adyen, Speedera Networks) and content delivery (Casema NV, Comhem AB). Jörg’s current board positions include Tory Burch LLC, Rebate Networks GmbH, AINMT Holdings AB, RGE Group Limited, Icon UK Distribution Holdings Limited and Mendeley Research Networks. Prior board positions include Digiturk, Casema NV, Comhem AB, Bibit BV, VersaTel Telecom NV and Speedera Networks Inc.
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Investment focus
- Music, Mobile Apps, Art
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- United Kingdom, United States, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Penfold — Our flexible, simple and powerful pension is designed to get you to your saving goals and stay with you for life, whichever direction it takes you.
- Tracklib — Tracklib is the only service where anyone can legally clear samples from real music. From Isaac Hayes to Mozart, we got it.
- Aura - Museum Genius — MEET AURA - THE MUSEUM GENIUS With Aura, you can explore Britain's leading museums and galleries, design your own journey, and listen to professionally produced audio stories of artworks and exhibits. THEMED ROUTES: For those with limited time You can personalise your way through the museums with cover with our themed routes. Whether you areshort on time, or you are interested in a specific theme, our themed routes will help find the must-see exhibits in your favourite museums. AUDIO STORIES WITH OFFLINE PLAYBACK We are partnering with high-profile museum curators, academics and skilled storytellers with distinct areas of expertise to create short and detailed audio stories of the must-see highlights of the museums. As Aura allows you to download audio content, you don't need an internet connection to listen during your visit. INTERACTIVE FLOOR PLANS Through our innovative technology, we provide interactive floor plans of the museums so you can enjoy your visit with time-efficiency, practicality, and ease. Simply search for a destination point and our indoor navigation system will help you get there easily. KEYPAD FOR EASY ACCESS If the museum is offering a traditional audio guide system, you will see signs next to exhibits with numbers on them. You can use our keypad at these museums. Simply use the keypad function to dial the number of the exhibit and we will take you directly to that exhibit's page on Aura.
Mathias Ackermand is a Private Investor at Privat. Attended Kiel University.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Audio, Music
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Sweden, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- 46elks — Integrate SMS, MMS and Phone calls into your applications with just a few lines of code. Transparent pricing, no startup fees, no minimum monthly costs.
- Kitab Sawti — Kitab Sawti is an Arabic audio entertainment service offering audiobooks and podcasts through mobile apps.
- AnotherblockAnotherblock AB — Anotherblock is Transforming Music into an Investable Asset Class. We Specialize in Music Investments, Music Rights, Catalog Valuations, and Royalty Management.
We are passionate about making a lasting impact and helping founders realize their vision. We bring meaningful investment experience, a diverse network and a committed partnership to support on the journey.
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Investment focus
- Music
- Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Freshsound — Instantly license music from commercially released artists and songwriters for film, series, advertising, social content and gaming.
Northzone is a multi-stage venture capital fund that seeks to invest in the healthcare, semiconductors, software, hardware, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and gaming industries.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Sweden, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Clarium — Clarium is transforming healthcare by empowering providers with an AI-powered platform with intelligent workflow automation and actionable insights.
- Topline Pro — Receive a optimized website built for you in 24hrs with online tools to grow your service business. Take your business to the next level.
- GovDash — Realize allows users to link brokerage accounts, view real-time account data, and place trades from any app. We currently support over 90 million accounts at the largest retail brokerages in the US.We're revenue-generating and backed by top investors like Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Soma Capital, Olive Tree Capitaland more.
Mikko Kodisoja
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Investment focus
- Music, Gaming, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Debt Financing
- Finland, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Plantui — Plantui is a Finnish smart flowerpot maker with a light system and automatic watering pump. Their mission is to bring everyone their own piece of happiness through gardening.In March 2015, the highly regarded international Red Dot Design Award was granted to Janne Loiske for the design of Plantui Smart Garden. The award has boosted the marketingof Plantui Smart Gardens to retailers in Europe and Asia. In 2016 Plantui's hydroponic indoor gardening method received a global patent.Founded in 2012, Plantui is a Food Tech company that believes gardening can make the world a happier and greener place.
- SNAFU Records — SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out.
- Digital Nature — Digital Nature creates digital attractions and interactive experiences for the hospitality industry. Digital Nature designs and develops content that transforms spaces via a digital art and entertainment delivery platform.
Schusterman Family Investments operates as a family investment office.
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- GPU, Automotive, Enterprise Software
- Series C, Series A, Series D
- United States, Israel, Sweden
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- Healthy.io — Delivering home urinalysis and digitised wound care in minutes
- SQream Technologies — SQream Technologies is a provider of a data analytics acceleration platform that enables enterprises to gain insights from their data stores.It delivers a flexible database for huge dataset analytics. Enterprises use SQream DB, a GPU database created by SQream Technologies to analyze data-sets. SQream DB delivers business intelligenceacceleration for smart, informed, near real-time time decision making based on large data sets. With minimum cost, hardware, and infrastructure changes required, anyone can ingest, compress, store, and analyze large data-sets in near real-time. The company works using broadly adopted production standards like SQL, Java, and Python.The Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-located company was established by Razi Shoshani, Kostya Varakin, and Ami Gal in 2010.
- Soundtrack Your Brand — Soundtrack Your Brand is a Spotify joint venture and the exclusive provider of Spotify Business and Spotify Enterprise. We connect brands and fans, and our vision is to grow the music market and thereby support artists, so that they can give the world more great music
Serial FinTech entrepreneur, Markus Ament, or Maex as he is known, has led many companies from early-stage startups to global leaders, loved by thousands worldwide.
He is currently CEO and co-founder at Centrifuge with the mission to create an operating system for global commerce, in order to fundamentally change how businesses transact andcollaborate.
Maex is co-founder and member of the board of Taulia and has transformed the company from an idea in 2009 to the market leading Financial Supply Chain company, connecting businesses to create a more efficient and profitable supply chain. With an enviable list of the of Fortune 500 clients and over 300 employees, Taulia has quickly become the recognized leader in the financial supply chain.
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- Software, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United Kingdom, India
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Raine Ventures is an early stage fund managed by The Raine Group. The firm has offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, London and Shanghai. With a global reach, Raine focuses on investment and advisory opportunities where its deep industry experience and unique network of strategic relationships can create value for portfolio companies andclients.
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- Mobile, Gaming, Internet
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Israel, Sweden
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- Perlego — Perlego is an online library subscription service for textbooks and non-fiction titles. Having partnered with over 3,000 of the world's best publishers, it gives its users unlimited access to over 650,000 eBooks and publications via an affordable monthly subscription. It aims to make learning accessible to all. It was founded in 2016 and isheadquartered in London, England.
- Material Bank — Material Bank International
- Rock The Bells — Rock The Bells is an online store for hip-hop culture merchandise.
Brightly Ventures backs bold founders on a mission to transform industries and change the world for the better. Brightly is an early-stage investor focused on the Nordics. It has a hands-on approach supporting high-potential ideas and bringing them to market. It makes a deep commitment to each investment we make and draw upon its network andcompany-building experience to help boost the journey.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Sweden, United States
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- Adway — Adway specializes in recruitment marketing, employer branding, Hr-tech and candidate journey solutions.
- Fast Travel Games — Fast Travel Games is a VR exclusive game developer and publisher, founded by industry leading veterans and behind acclaimed titles such as Apex Construct and Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife.
- Collective Minds Radiology — Collective Minds develops and delivers a cloud-based collaboration platform for healthcare and research with access to data, human and digital expertise.
An integrated merchant bank advising and investing in high growth sectors of technology, media and telecom. Offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Paris, Shanghai and Singapore.
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- Software, Gaming, Information Technology
- Series A, Funding Round, Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, Sweden
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- Jackpocket — Order lottery tickets online with Jackpocket Lottery app. Enjoy official lottery games like Powerball & Mega Millions. Over $500 MILLION in lotto prizes won!
- Heyday — Heyday offers a digital marketplace space built for sellers to accelerate consumer product brands.It aims to amplify the eCommerce entrepreneurs' marketplace brand. Heyday is backed by General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, and Arbor Ventures.The San Francisco-based company started in August 2020 and is founded by Sebastian Rymarz and AdamGerchen.
- HowStuffWorks — HowStuffWorks has been explaining how things work to curious minds since 1998. Providing factual, unbiased content that's fun to read and makes difficult topics easy to understand.
StableNode operates Blockchain Node Validations and uses the accruing rewards for Investments in early-stage Crypto and Blockchain ventures as well as for liquidity provision in DeFi Applications.
We provide a broad range of hands-on growth and governance advisory, supporting and guiding our portfolio companies, founders and their teams from early-stage to growth-at-scale. Our core lies in accelerating growth in new markets and scaling business strategies along the way.
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- Blockchain, Financial Services, Art
- Seed, Series A
- United States, India, Sweden
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- KlayCity — KlayCity is a P2E virtual world where district NFT owners can govern, explore and earn while enjoying the gaming experience.
- AnotherblockAnotherblock AB — Anotherblock is Transforming Music into an Investable Asset Class. We Specialize in Music Investments, Music Rights, Catalog Valuations, and Royalty Management.
- Oasis Pro Markets — Alternative Trading System
Stefan Lindeberg was the Venture Partner and Co-founder of Nordic Game Ventures. He attended Linköping University.
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- Software, Gaming, Analytics
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Sweden, Denmark, Estonia
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- Lovable — Lovable is an AI app and website builder that turns ideas into production-ready software without coding. Launch faster with AI.
- The Wild Ventures — A house of sustainable brands, designed for disruption, differentiated by creativity, and supercharged by AI.
- Blue Scarab Entertainment — Blue Scarab Entertainment is Stockholm-based video game studio developing a surprising MMORPG for fans of cozy escapism, true-crime, supernatural mystery, and horses.
In the two decades since our founding, we have worked with hundreds of extraordinary European founders, and have raised eight funds totalling more than $3bn.
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- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
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- Lawhive — LawHive provides local UK solicitors for half the cost of a law firm. Connect with licensed solicitors online. Use any computer or smartphone.
- Agave Games — Agave Games is a mobile games publishing company and provides unique experiences
- Grand Games — Grand Games is shaping the future of gaming by creating genre-defining games played by millions worldwide.
Since 2005, Inventure has backed over 90 companies including Wolt, Swappie, Jobbatical, aiMotive, and more.
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- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Finland, Sweden, Denmark
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- Klevu — Klevu Oy is a self-learning search engine that helps online retailers turn visitors into customers. Its search for SMEs focuses on fast, relevant search with actionable insights into shoppers’ search and easy self-service integration.Klevu Oy’s enterprise edition provides natural language search with ease of catalog maintenance and insights intoshopping experience. It is based in Helsinki, Southern Finland.
- Elsa — Elsa is a platform for patient driven research for better drugs, health and prevention. Elsa lets patients become their own personal researchers by providing them with a better understanding around how lifestyle factors may affect their disease activity measurements for chronic disease. To support them from a scientific perspective, Elsa gives themaccess to data on their specific disease (initially we work with rheumatoid arthritis) through the Riskminder foundation and scientific studies at Karolinska Institutet.
- Steep — Business intelligence for modern companies. Steep lets anyone on your team stay on top of your data.
Fredrik Hiring Haga is Co-Founder & CEO at Dune Analytics. He attended the University of California, Berkeley during 2016.
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- Blockchain, Web3, Music
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sweden, Germany, United States
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- Herd Labs — Herd Labs is a collaborative cryptocurrency terminal that allows users to search, understand, and act on-chain with AI agents.
- Otterspace — Otterspace takes care of DAOs.
- AnotherblockAnotherblock AB — Anotherblock is Transforming Music into an Investable Asset Class. We Specialize in Music Investments, Music Rights, Catalog Valuations, and Royalty Management.
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