# Daniel Ahlstrand

> Daniel Ahlstrand is a funding round investor at Verdane (Stockholm) backing E-Commerce and Baby. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Verdane](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verdane)
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-ahlstrand-5281222/

Daniel Ahlstrand is a funding round investor at Verdane in Stockholm focused on E-Commerce and Baby. Daniel joined Verdane Capital Advisors in 2011 from McKinsey & Company where he focused on operations and M&A cases, primarily working with clients in heavy industry and in private equity. He also has experience from the online social networking industry where he co-founded his own company and from Skype where he worked with sales andmarketing.Daniel holds an MSc in Business and Economics from Stockholm School of Economics and has also attended the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA program.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 40% |
| Baby | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Fashion | 1 | 20% |
| Shopping | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Babyshop | Babyshop was founded in 2006 with vision of building the best online store in the northern parts of Europe for children clothing. Babyshop want to inspire by offer an exclusive shopping experience and excellent customer service with the best mixture of high-quality brands. Here you'll find baby and children's clothes, shoes, toys,strollers, car seats, maternity clothes, accessories and more for children 0-10 years. | $14.5M |  | Jun 25, 2019 |  |
| Boozt | Boozt is an e-commerce company, building and operating web-shops for Nordic Fashion Brands. Our web shops cover Northern Europe, and we operate web-shops for high profile brands like ECCO, Jack&Jones, Vero Moda, Name-It, Only, Vila, Dyrberg / Kern, Friis & Co, LEGOWear, Mini-A-Ture plus more brands to come. We are currently 45employees in Malmø, Sweden, and operate 30 off-shore resources in Vietnam and India. | $28.5M | Series A | Jul 06, 2015 |  |
| Cool Company | Cool Company Scandinavia AB is a self-employment business that simplifies and streamlines the administration of consultants and freelancers to bill without private companies. For clients Cool Company offers the possibility to hire expertise that you have chosen yourself, without hiring. Cool Company takes full responsibility. The company wasfounded in 2009. | $2.4M |  |  |  |
| Babyshop | Babyshop was founded in 2006 with vision of building the best online store in the northern parts of Europe for children clothing. Babyshop want to inspire by offer an exclusive shopping experience and excellent customer service with the best mixture of high-quality brands. Here you'll find baby and children's clothes, shoes, toys,strollers, car seats, maternity clothes, accessories and more for children 0-10 years. | $8.2M |  |  |  |
| Babyshop | Babyshop was founded in 2006 with vision of building the best online store in the northern parts of Europe for children clothing. Babyshop want to inspire by offer an exclusive shopping experience and excellent customer service with the best mixture of high-quality brands. Here you'll find baby and children's clothes, shoes, toys,strollers, car seats, maternity clothes, accessories and more for children 0-10 years. | $14.6M |  |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Heartcore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartcore-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Verdane

VC Fund · Oslo, Norway

Verdane is a specialist growth equity investment firm that partners with sustainable, tech-enabled Northern European businesses to help them reach the next stage of international growth. Verdane can invest as a minority or majority investor, either in single companies or through portfolios of companies, and looks to deploy behind three core themes;the Digital Consumer, Software Everywhere and Sustainable Society. Verdane funds hold more than €3bn in total commitments and have made over 120 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdane’s team of over 80 investment professionals and operating experts, based out of Berlin, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Stockholm, is dedicated to being the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled businesses in Northern Europe.

5 contacts available at Verdane.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas Daae | Investment Professional | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-daae |
| Arne Handeland | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arne-handeland |
| Bjarne Kveim Lie | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bjarne-kveim-lie |
| Bjorn Beckman | Investment Professional | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bjorn-beckman |
| Daniel Ahlstrand | Investment Professional | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-ahlstrand |

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## FAQ

### What does Daniel Ahlstrand invest in?

Daniel Ahlstrand invests primarily in E-Commerce, Baby and Retail startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Daniel Ahlstrand last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Daniel Ahlstrand closed in Jun 2019. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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