# Gullspång Invest

> Gullspång Invest is a VC fund backing Software and Food and Beverage. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 46%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gullspangvc/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/magnusbrandberg
- Website: http://gullspanginvest.se/

Gullspång Invest is a Stockholm based family office with a long-term investment philosophy. Gullspång Invest funds team of entrepreneurs who are committed to building companies making a big positive impact. The company is a purpose-driven, for profit, with passion, and are seeking long-term partnerships with like-minded entrepreneurs.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.1M–$6.6M |
| Series B | $44M–$59M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 23% |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 23% |
| Solar | 2 | 15% |
| Energy | 2 | 15% |
| Internet | 2 | 15% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 15% |
| Series B | 2 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 15% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 15% |
| Seed | 1 | 8% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 9 | 69% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gustaf Brandberg | Partner & Founding Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gustaf-brandberg |
| Erik Brandberg | Investment manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-brandberg |
| Magnus Brandberg | Partner and Investment Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magnus-brandberg |
| Ulf Gezelius | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulf-gezelius |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Baseload Capital | Baseload Capital is a Specialized Investment Entity investing in Heat Power. They work globally with the aim to give Heat Power Operators the financial tools to build and operate renewable heat power plants. | $58.7M | Series B | Sep 04, 2024 |  |
| Qvantum | Qvantum is a comprehensive supplier of innovative and efficient energy solutions. | $43.8M | Series B | Jan 04, 2023 |  |
| Baseload Capital | Baseload Capital is a Specialized Investment Entity investing in Heat Power. They work globally with the aim to give Heat Power Operators the financial tools to build and operate renewable heat power plants. | $24M | Convertible Note | Oct 19, 2022 |  |
| NICK’S | NICK’S is a food tech company that manufactures keto diet-friendly ice cream, snack bars, and ice cream sandwiches. The company creates food products with the goal of revolutionizing the market for healthy snacks and sweets. | $100M | Series C | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| Matsmart | Matsmart sells surplus food online. A major part of the food would otherwise be thrown away due to packaging changes, short or expired expiry dates or other reasons. During 2017, Matsmart saved 2022 tonnes of food from going to waste. The company has seen explosive growth, reaching recurring revenues of SEK 200 million. Matsmart was founded by KarlAndersson, Erik Södergren and Ulf Skagerström, and launched in Sweden in 2014. Since then, the company has also expanded to Norway and Finland. Long live the food! | $40.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 21, 2021 |  |
| LUB Foods | Luthman Backlund Foods AB was started in 2013 by Carl Backlund and Niclas Luthman. Since then they have built a team of dedicated and hard-working people around us that all share the same vision - creating snacks and confectionery that is actually good for you and the people you love.THeir ambition is to create a global brand and a wide range ofproducts that adds to the quality of life and well-being of all the snacks and candy-loving people of the world. | $25M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 11, 2021 |  |
| LUB Foods | Luthman Backlund Foods AB was started in 2013 by Carl Backlund and Niclas Luthman. Since then they have built a team of dedicated and hard-working people around us that all share the same vision - creating snacks and confectionery that is actually good for you and the people you love.THeir ambition is to create a global brand and a wide range ofproducts that adds to the quality of life and well-being of all the snacks and candy-loving people of the world. | $30M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| LUB Foods | Luthman Backlund Foods AB was started in 2013 by Carl Backlund and Niclas Luthman. Since then they have built a team of dedicated and hard-working people around us that all share the same vision - creating snacks and confectionery that is actually good for you and the people you love.THeir ambition is to create a global brand and a wide range ofproducts that adds to the quality of life and well-being of all the snacks and candy-loving people of the world. | $7.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 28, 2020 |  |
| Medpeople | Medpeople is a cloud-based solution for healthcare staffing where licensed doctors and nurses via an app can take the task and start working as consultants. By automating the manual work currently done by traditional staffing companies disappear "intermediaries". Job History, pay, scheduling and communications are handled directly in theapp and provides a simple turnkey solution for both healthcare providers and consultants. | $965K |  | Jan 23, 2020 |  |
| Viddget | Viddget has added yet another element of interactivity in its chat. The customer service is based on the latest technology from Google, without the need to install either hardware or software. | $685K | Seed | Jun 11, 2018 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Gullspång Invest invest in?

Gullspång Invest invests primarily in Software, Food and Beverage and Solar startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Gullspång Invest's check size?

Gullspång Invest typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$6.6M at Series A and $44M–$59M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gullspång Invest participates in.

### How do I contact Gullspång Invest?

Public channels for Gullspång Invest include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 Gullspång Invest?

The team at Gullspång Invest includes Gustaf Brandberg (Partner & Founding Partner), Erik Brandberg (Investment manager) and Magnus Brandberg (Partner and Investment Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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