# ESS Group

> ESS Group is a VC fund in Gothenburg backing Rental, Lifestyle and Hospitality. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ess-group-ab/
- Website: https://www.essgroup.se/

ESS Group is a VC fund in Gothenburg focused on Rental and Lifestyle. ESS Group operates in hotel, restaurant and concept development. ESS Group works to create meeting places shaped by characters. Through their passion, professionalism and personal touch, they create profitability and guest experiences. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Göteborg, SE.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rental | 1 | 100% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 100% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 100% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 100% |
| Architecture | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Udda | Udda is not your average coliving brand. Passionate about sustainability, design and hospitality, we seek to create highly aspirational and comfortable coliving experiences that stands out from the rest. Each with its unique, stunning and carefully thought out interior design, paired with a service range that caters to your daily needs– so that youcan focus on the good stuff. Exploring new places, building friendships and connections, gaining new opportunities and adventures and creating memories, because we think that’s what life is all about.A collective living that provides you with a an immediate social context and belonging without having to compromise with the sense of ease and comfort of truly feeling at home. Whether you’re staying with us for a couple of weeks, months or years. | $1.1M | Corporate Round | Oct 13, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does ESS Group invest in?

ESS Group invests primarily in Rental, Lifestyle and Hospitality startups, most often at Corporate Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did ESS Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ESS Group closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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