# Freddie Kalfayan

> Freddie Kalfayan is a seed investor at Smedvig Ventures backing Sales and Security. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Smedvig Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smedvig-capital)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddiekalfayan

Freddie Kalfayan is a seed investor at Smedvig Ventures focused on Sales and Security. Freddie Kalfayan

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 1 | 33% |
| Security | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| Smart Home | 1 | 33% |
| Ad Targeting | 1 | 33% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 33% |
| Austria | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tequipy | Tequipy offers a seamless solution for equipping your team with the necessary hardware, eliminating the hassle of shipping, setup, collections, storage, and support. With just a few clicks, you can remotely configure employee computers and apply security policies to protect your company's intellectual property. | $3.5M | Seed | May 25, 2026 |  |
| Chatlyn | Chatlyn is a software development company that specializes in automating client communication processes like inquiry handling and targeting. | $9.3M | Series A | Jun 25, 2025 |  |
| Minut | Minut is a computer software company that specializes in product design, hardware, electronics, software, IoT, and smart home. Its technology helps individuals to keep their house secure and manage their house security using their smartphones. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Malmö, Skane Lan. | $5M | Series B | Dec 07, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blaguss Reisen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blaguss-reisen) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Manta Ray Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manta-ray-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Unfold.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ventureincubator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Smedvig Ventures

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Smedvig Ventures helps B2B tech teams scale more confidently. We invest between €4-8m in rounds of up to €20m across Europe. We support our select portfolio of ambitious teams from early traction to inspiring success stories focusing on taking founder led businesses to strong leadership teams and from product market fit to go-to market fit onwards.We’ve made this journey countless times over more than two decades and provide focused input that creates the biggest impact. The Smedvig family have been passionate about innovation for over 100 years. Put simply, having their complete backing means we can give you ours.

5 contacts available at Smedvig Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cristian Young | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cris-young |
| Jon Lerner | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-lerner-2 |
| Rob Toms | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-toms |
| Alistair Cairns | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alistair-cairns |
| Freddie Kalfayan | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freddie-kalfayan |

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## FAQ

### What does Freddie Kalfayan invest in?

Freddie Kalfayan invests primarily in Sales, Security and Logistics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Freddie Kalfayan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Freddie Kalfayan closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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