# BlackWood Ventures

> BlackWood Ventures is a VC fund in Copenhagen backing Software and B2B. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 39%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackwoodventures
- Website: https://www.blackwood.vc

BlackWood Ventures is an investment firm that focuses on supporting tech startup founders. BlackWood Ventures was founded in 2022 and was headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for BlackWood Ventures. Shizune tracks 3 team members at BlackWood Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/blackwood-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.2M–$5.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $750k–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 13% |
| B2B | 2 | 9% |
| Finance | 2 | 9% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 9% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 9% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 26% |
| Seed | 4 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 22% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Sweden | 1 | 4% |
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bastian Larsen | Founder and CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bastian-larsen |
| Abbas Kazmi | Co-Founding Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abbas-kazmi |
| Maxime Pasquier | Investor | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maxime-pasquier-9370 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paypercut | Paypercut is a fintech startup that allows small and mid-scaled merchants to offer Buy Now, Pay Later at checkout via a single integration. | $5.8M | Seed | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| Boundary Labs | Boundary Labs is a financial technology business that offers USBD, a stablecoin built primarily for institutional and professional customers. | $2M | Pre-Seed | May 11, 2026 |  |
| Sidekick | Sidekick is a wealth management firm that offers access to alternative investments as well as the ability to borrow against these portfolios. Sidekick provides an innovative suite of products, including stocks and cryptocurrency, as well as a funding line for customers to borrow against their portfolios when necessary. Customers will have access tothe Sidekick investment team, which will provide regular updates on portfolio performance as well as share editorial content to help customers build their investment knowledge as they progress. | $10.9M | Series A | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Rightcharge | Rightcharge provides a charge point and EV-friendly energy tariff comparison service for drivers to find the right charge point and energy tariff for their home or business charging needs. The tool lets users review different EV-friendly energy tariffs, home EV chargers, and installation prices from a network of over 50 vetted companies. | $2.1M | Seed | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Particula | Particula wants to change the way capital is allocated to long-term digitized assets. With our comprehensive, automatically created grading structure, we will be the first point of contact for investors seeking to make educated judgments about long-term investments in the digital realm. | $5.5M | Seed | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| Particula | Particula wants to change the way capital is allocated to long-term digitized assets. With our comprehensive, automatically created grading structure, we will be the first point of contact for investors seeking to make educated judgments about long-term investments in the digital realm. | $5.5M | Seed | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| beSirius | We support small businesses on their decarbonization journey with expertise and financing. Reach Net Zero. For real. | $3.4M | Seed | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| beSirius | We support small businesses on their decarbonization journey with expertise and financing. Reach Net Zero. For real. | $3.4M | Seed | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| Kapu | Kapu operates as a B2C Ecommerce start-up. |  | Seed | Jan 23, 2025 |  |
| Kapu | Kapu operates as a B2C Ecommerce start-up. |  | Seed | Jan 23, 2025 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does BlackWood Ventures invest in?

BlackWood Ventures invests primarily in Software, B2B and Finance startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BlackWood Ventures's check size?

BlackWood Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$5.7M at Seed and $750k–$2.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BlackWood Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact BlackWood Ventures?

Public channels for BlackWood Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at BlackWood Ventures?

The team at BlackWood Ventures includes Bastian Larsen (Founder and CEO), Abbas Kazmi (Co-Founding Partner) and Maxime Pasquier (Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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