Svenska Handelsbanken
VC Fund
Stockholm, Sweden
Svenska Handelsbanken is a VC fund in Stockholm focused on Medical and Software. Handelsbanken is a full-service bank with a nationwide branch network in Sweden, the UK, Denmark, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands. The Bank regards these six countries as its home markets. Handelsbanken was founded in 1871 and currently has just over 11,000 employees working in a total of 24 countries.Since the early 1970s, Handelsbanken’sorganisation has been strongly decentralised and operations are always based on the customer's requirements. This means that all business decisions regarding individual customers’ relationships with the Bank are taken close to the customer.Handelsbanken has more satisfied customers than peer banks, is one of the most cost-effective listed full-service banks in Europe and every year during the past 42 years has had higher return on equity than the average of peer banks.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Svenska Handelsbanken invests in
Stages Svenska Handelsbanken invests in
Countries Svenska Handelsbanken invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Anders H Johansson
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Jan Häggström
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Johan Lagerström
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Lars Kahnlund
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Michael Green
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Medical 3 (25%)
- Software 2 (17%)
- Biotechnology 2 (17%)
- Pharmaceutical 2 (17%)
- SaaS 1 (8%)
Stage
- Post-IPO Equity 5 (42%)
- Post-IPO Debt 2 (17%)
- Series C 1 (8%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (8%)
Country
- Sweden 8 (67%)
- The Netherlands 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Anders H Johansson
Executive Vice President, Head of IT
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Executive Vice President, Head of IT | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Jan Häggström
Senior Vice President, Head of Economic Research
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Senior Vice President, Head of Economic Research | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Johan Lagerström
Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications
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Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Lars Kahnlund
Executive Vice President, Head of Credits
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Executive Vice President, Head of Credits | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Michael Green
Executive Vice President, Head of Handelsbanken Capital Markets
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Executive Vice President, Head of Handelsbanken Capital Markets | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Qivalis
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Qivalis is a financial technology company designed for payments, settlements, and financial services. | Dec 01, 2025 | |
Ovzon
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Ovzon provides mobile satellite service that combines the mobility of mobile satellite telephony and broadband capacity from fixed satellite systems, using patented technology. | $19M / Post-IPO Equity / Feb 03, 2023 | |
NCC
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On this section you find information about our company and business areas. NCC has five business areas; NCC Infrastructure, NCC Building Sweden, NCC Building Nordics, NCC Industry and NCC Property Development. Welcome to NCC! | $320.8M / Post-IPO Debt / Jan 13, 2022 | |
Irisity AB (publ)
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At Irisity we're doing real-time video analytics powered by machine learning. Irisity is a public software company with headquarters at Lindholmen, Gothenburg, and offices in Israel, USA, UAE and Singapore, where the innovative spirit is flourishing. We develop smart algorithms to detect and predict suspicious activities while preservingpeople’s integrity. We believe that enhanced AI performance, ethics, and privacy go hand in hand, creating a positive mark within the camera security industry.Irisity’s patented solution IRIS™ can be integrated into any new or existing camera infrastructure, installed directly into the camera, on server or in the cloud, to safeguarding people and assets. IRIS™ product portfolio includes solutions on asset protection, traffic management, and forensic search capabilities for a broad spectrum of industries such as safe cities, education, transportation, infrastructure, and the security industry. All IRIS™ functionality is available with our patented real-time anonymization, ensuring GDPR and US NDA act compliance and ethical safeguarding | $15M / Post-IPO Equity / Sep 01, 2021 | |
Doktor.se
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Doktor.se is a modern and personal care company working with digital healthcare. They are in an expansive phase, they have several offices in Sweden and grow sharply.With experienced specialist nurses, doctors and psychologists, they help their members to get quick and effective care. Their goal is to deliver a whole new level of service withinSwedish care.They help with counseling, book doctor hours, distance care, recipes, referrals, and much more. They always follow every case through their app. They also provide exclusive care and health offers as well as collecting interesting articles and news that will suit the clients.Doktor.se is an approved healthcare provider its counseling and booking are carried out by certified healthcare professionals and specialists in their area. Doktor.se also owns physical primary care and has extensive experience in Swedish healthcare. | $61.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 31, 2021 | |
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Ascelia Pharma
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Ascelia Pharma is a drug development company dedicated to oncology, focusing on the production of new medicines to enhance life expectancy. | $23.7M / Post-IPO Equity / Mar 17, 2021 | |
Bambuser
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Bambuser is a SaaS software offering live video shopping.Bambuser was founded in 2007 as the world's first company with a platform for interactive mobile live video broadcasting and is a leading supplier in the live video segment. In late 2019, Bambuser launched a new flagship product that enables live shopping directly on the brand'swebsite. Live Video Shopping is the first of its kind outside of Asia and is today used by some of the world's largest brands and e-commerce companies. Bambuser is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market and is headquartered in Stockholm. | $60.2M / Post-IPO Equity / Jan 26, 2021 | |
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Bambuser
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Bambuser is a SaaS software offering live video shopping.Bambuser was founded in 2007 as the world's first company with a platform for interactive mobile live video broadcasting and is a leading supplier in the live video segment. In late 2019, Bambuser launched a new flagship product that enables live shopping directly on the brand'swebsite. Live Video Shopping is the first of its kind outside of Asia and is today used by some of the world's largest brands and e-commerce companies. Bambuser is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market and is headquartered in Stockholm. | $34.5M / Post-IPO Equity / Sep 01, 2020 | |
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Doktor.se
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Doktor.se is a modern and personal care company working with digital healthcare. They are in an expansive phase, they have several offices in Sweden and grow sharply.With experienced specialist nurses, doctors and psychologists, they help their members to get quick and effective care. Their goal is to deliver a whole new level of service withinSwedish care.They help with counseling, book doctor hours, distance care, recipes, referrals, and much more. They always follow every case through their app. They also provide exclusive care and health offers as well as collecting interesting articles and news that will suit the clients.Doktor.se is an approved healthcare provider its counseling and booking are carried out by certified healthcare professionals and specialists in their area. Doktor.se also owns physical primary care and has extensive experience in Swedish healthcare. | $49.6M / Series C / May 27, 2020 | |
Storytel
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Storytel is a provider of audiobook and e-book streaming services. The company offers unlimited streaming to consumers in 20+ markets. With Storytel, users can discover award-winning detective stories, dizzying novels, or powerful biographies, and easily sort books in Swedish, English, Arabic, Danish or Finnish.Storytel was founded in 2005 andhas since been a leader in subscription services for audiobooks and e-books. The company is established in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Holland, and Poland. Since 2015 Storytel has also been the publisher of the physical books for the acquisition of publishing houses Massolit and B. Wahlstrom. | $12M / Post-IPO Equity / Oct 06, 2016 | |
| See all 12 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
Danske Bank
3 deals together
Oriola
3 deals together
SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken)
3 deals together
Swedbank
3 deals together
TIN Fonder
3 deals together
Bonnier Capital
2 deals together
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FAQ
What does Svenska Handelsbanken invest in?
Svenska Handelsbanken invests primarily in Medical, Software and Biotechnology startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Post-IPO Debt 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.
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Who are the partners at Svenska Handelsbanken?
The team at Svenska Handelsbanken includes Anders H Johansson (Executive Vice President, Head of IT), Jan Häggström (Senior Vice President, Head of Economic Research) and Johan Lagerström (Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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