GU Ventures
VC Fund
Gothenburg, Sweden
GU Ventures is a VC fund in Gothenburg focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Since 1995, GU Ventures has supported projects and companies spawned by the University of Gothenburg. The company is wholly owned by the Swedish state and managed since 1998 by the University of Gothenburg. They are located at Erik Dahlbergsgatan at Vasaplatsen in Gothenburg on the same street as the University of Gothenburg Research and Innovation Office, Företagarna and Nyföretagarcentrumand, within walking distance to the University of Gothenburg's main building and several faculties. In close collaboration with the Research and Innovation Office at GU, Innovationskontor Väst and the Gothenburg innovation system with partners such as Encubator, Chalmers Innovation, Framtidens Företag and Sahlgrenska Science Park, they contribute to the renewal of industry through commercialization of research and expertise. All business ideas must have commercial viability and solve a problem for a customer. The companies shall strive to become profitable and successful by satisfying a market need. The aim is to create successful businesses to generate good knowledge- and capital repayment to the University of Gothenburg. Furthermore, they intend to increase growth in the region and contribute to the utilization of research for a better life and society with new products and services.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
Last updated:
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Industries GU Ventures invests in
Stages GU Ventures invests in
Countries GU Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $658k–$5.6M
- Pre-Seed
- $717k–$1.4M
- Series A
- $2.3M–$73M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 3 (25%)
- Biotechnology 3 (25%)
- Pharmaceutical 3 (25%)
- Medical 2 (17%)
- Recycling 2 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (42%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (17%)
- Series A 2 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
Country
- Sweden 8 (67%)
- United States 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andreas Albertsson
Head of Strategic Projects and Deal-flow
|
Head of Strategic Projects and Deal-flow | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Håkan Sterner
CFO and vice CEO
|
CFO and vice CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| OlsAro produces salt-tolerant crops. | $5.6M / Seed / Oct 14, 2026 | ||
| Aventix is a bioanalytics/life-science instrumentation company that develops sensor-based laboratory tools. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Sep 30, 2026 | ||
| NSS Water specializes in innovative water purification technology for high-tech sectors such as semiconductors. | $793.6K / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 19, 2026 | ||
| Thioredoxin Systems develops innovative antibiotic regimen for complicated urinary tract infections. | $2.3M / Series A / Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| Mimbly saves water(s) by creating innovative solutions for water saving and microplastic capturing. | $1.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 01, 2024 | ||
| Navari is a software technology company that develops a navigation system for minimally invasive surgery. Their objective is to make minimally invasive cancer surgery available to everyone, making it the preferred technique over open surgery. To do this, they created a software system that provides intraoperative guidance during minimally invasivesurgeries, resulting in improved visibility and more precise tumor removal.Navari is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden and was founded in 2021. | $716.7K / Pre-Seed / Nov 15, 2022 | ||
| Pretzel was founded by some of the world’s foremost academics in mitochondrial biology, and we benefit from the leadership of accomplished experts in drug discovery, drug development, and company formation. Our name is inspired by the focal point of our science, the mitochondrion, whose highly folded inner membrane is one of many fascinatingfeatures that make it unlike any other organelle in the body. | $72.5M / Series A / Sep 12, 2022 | ||
| Profundus Imaging is developed a new fundus camera that could be used to provide researchers and clinicians with a tool that can visualize currently subclinical changes of retinal disease. The camera is built on so-called Adaptive Optics, a technology that is normally used in terrestrial space telescopes and was developed due to a need for improvedresolution in retinal imaging and offers 7-10 times higher resolution than conventional instruments over a considerably larger imaging area than competing concepts. | $1M / Seed / Jan 19, 2021 | ||
| OnDosis proprietary technology delivers flexible and individualized dosing of oral medicines formulated as micro units. They are focused on providing reassurance in disease management, supporting adherence and providing greater convenience for patients. OnDosis is currently developing products for individualized dosing in diseases with asignificant burden on patients and healthcare such as ADHD, pain management and immunosuppression for organ transplants. Hundreds of thousands of patients with these conditions could be helped by improved dosing, ultimately leading to improving health care outcomes.The flexibility of OnDosis technology provides the potential for application across several disease areas and patient segments where conventional tablets or capsules often does not provide a good fit for the patient or treatment goal.OnDosis was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, based on an idea that was spun-out from AstraZeneca, using technology based on development work initiated there. It was founded by GU Ventures and Martin Olovsson. OnDosis operates a network of strategic partners across all core functions including formulation and device development, IP, Regulatory and Business Development. | $3.4M / Seed / Sep 11, 2020 | ||
| Mimbly saves water(s) by creating innovative solutions for water saving and microplastic capturing. | $820K / Jan 17, 2020 | ||
| See all 12 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does GU Ventures invest in?
GU Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does GU Ventures invest in?
GU Ventures typically joins rounds of $658k–$5.6M at Seed, $717k–$1.4M at Pre-Seed and $2.3M–$73M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not GU Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds GU Ventures took part in.
How do I contact GU Ventures?
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Who are the partners at GU Ventures?
The team at GU Ventures includes Andreas Albertsson (Head of Strategic Projects and Deal-flow), Håkan Sterner (CFO and vice CEO) and Klementina Österberg (CEO). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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