# Backstage AB

> Backstage AB is a VC fund in Stockholm backing Product Research and Women's. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.backstage.se

Backstage AB is a VC fund in Stockholm focused on Product Research and Women's. Backstage is a family owned and financed venture capital firm primarily investing in unlisted Scandinavian entrepreneurial companies. The investments are typically done at an early stage and they create value by contributing with knowledge and contacts in areas such as business development, strategy, financing, marketing, and internationalexpansion. Backstage is fully owned and managed by the Tilander family.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Backstage AB. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Backstage AB. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/backstage-ab?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Product Research | 2 | 50% |
| Women's | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Consulting | 1 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 3 | 75% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jörgen Tilander | Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j%C3%B6rgen-tilander |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | $5.7M | Seed | May 05, 2025 |  |
| Volumental | Volumental's platform enables everyone to create an accurate 3D body model to customize products and services. Their globally praised 3D scanning software has created thousands of models on Volumental.com and is used for 3D printing and for customizing products by market leaders in the retail and medical industries. | $13M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 21, 2021 |  |
| Topknot | Topknot is the online personal development platform for women. With a unique blend of independent exercises and peer group feedback, Topknot supports women on their journey to building the life they want. By teaching skills rooted in coaching and mindfulness, Topknot's intentional interaction model empowers women to address what’s top of mindtoday, while also equipping them for tomorrow’s challenges–providing the space for processing, perspective, and accountability that leads to meaningful change. | $650K | Pre-Seed | Dec 16, 2020 |  |
| Innovation 360 | Innovation 360 Group help companies to sharpen their innovation capability, generate and re-innovate their value propositions as well as speeding up their global go-to market projects through innovative strategy and business development. We do this by means of research-based innovation assessments and measurements, based on our global innovationdatabase and research in the innovation area, evidence-based analysis and recommendations on concrete execution plans for increased innovation capability, profit and growth. Our specialities are innovation capability development and innovative improvements of our client’s profit and growth through strategy, business modelling, capabilities for innovation and the innovation process itself including ideation, prototyping and development, commercialization, transformation and governance of our client’s organisations and capability. The goal of all our assignments is to support our clients to execute and launch with excellence in today’s horizon (H1), tomorrow’s horizon (H2) as well as in the future coming horizons (H3). | $965K |  | Dec 16, 2016 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Abanico Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abanico-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AI.FUND](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ai-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Backstage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backstage-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Base Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CNI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cni-1e66) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forward Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forward-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Backstage AB invest in?

Backstage AB invests primarily in Product Research, Women's and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Backstage AB?

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### Who are the partners at Backstage AB?

The team at Backstage AB includes Jörgen Tilander (Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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