Gunnar Rydning
Founder @ Verdane
Oslo, Norway
Gunnar Rydning is a angel investor at Verdane in Oslo focused on Financial Services and SaaS. Gunnar Rydning joined Four Seasons Venture in 1986 and working closely with Birger Nergaard he built one of Norway’s leading investment groups.In 2007, he took on the executive directorship role on the General Partner companies serving all the Verdane Funds and he now sits on the of board of GP Verdane V, VI, VII and VIII. Gunnar is alsoManaging Director of Verdane Capital III where he is working alongside Birger Nergaard with the remaining portfolio.At Verdane Gunnar has participated in building a number of Nordic and international companies guiding them from first investment through to trade sale or IPO. Today he is a board member of Eastern Bulk Holding AS, Lorenzten & Stemoco AS, Gambaco AS, Kapnord Fond, Systek AS and Risk Information Group AS in addition to the executive directorships mentioned above. He also works together with Birger Nergaard as an independent advisor for Advent International in Norway and the Nordics.Gunnar played an active role in the initiative to establish Nordic Venture Network in 1999 and has over the years served as Chairman and board member.Gunnar holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MSc in Business and Economics from NHH-Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Gunnar Rydning invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 2 (67%)
- SaaS 1 (33%)
- FinTech 1 (33%)
- Payments 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
Stage
- Angel 1 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (33%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (33%)
Investments
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Finanstipset AS
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Finanstipset is a loan agency that provider refinancing solutions. | $845.9K / Angel / Apr 27, 2021 | |
Plaace
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Proptech company creating vibrant streets and cities by helping property owners choose and connect with the right concepts, at the right place, using the right data. | $443.4K / Pre-Seed / Nov 20, 2020 | |
Neonomics
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Neonomics provides innovative payment and financial data solutions powered by open banking, focusing on user-friendly experiences. The company enables businesses to facilitate direct bank payments and access reliable financial data through a secure API platform. | $2.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 23, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Verdane
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.
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Andreas Daae
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Arne Handeland
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Bjarne Lie
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Bjorn Beckman
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Daniel Ahlstrand
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What does Gunnar Rydning invest in?
Gunnar Rydning invests primarily in Financial Services, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Angel and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Gunnar Rydning closed in Apr 2021. 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.
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