# Icelandic Startups

> Icelandic Startups is a VC fund in Reykjavík backing Medical and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icelandic-startups
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/icelandstartups
- Website: http://www.icelandicstartups.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icelandicstartups

Icelandic Startups is a VC fund in Reykjavík focused on Medical and Health Care. Icelandic Startups helps startups grow within and out of Iceland by accelerating their businesses and connecting them with experts, investors and leading startup hubs abroad. Their services are free of charge and range from the seed of an idea to the first or even second round of funding.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Icelandic Startups. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Icelandic Startups. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/icelandic-startups?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edit Ómarsdóttir | Project Manager | 0 | — |
| Freyr Fridfinnsson | Liaison Officer and project manager | 0 | — |
| Kristín Soffía Jónsdóttir | CEO | 0 | — |
| Sunna Halla Einarsdóttir | CFO & Director of Quality | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals | EpiEndo is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a unique approach to inflammatory disorders that focuses on the enhancement of epithelial barrier integrity as a causal pathophysiological factor underlying the etiology of a number of major diseases. Epithelial cells are a key component of the barrier that makes up human skin and lungtissue, as well as the intestinal tract and genitalia. Compromised integrity of this barrier is implicated in the progression and non-resolution of inflammation.EpiEndo is developing a proprietary portfolio of orally available macrolide drug candidates with promise as first-in-class disease-modifying therapeutics, to address the huge global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and other significant unmet medical needs.EpiEndo’s lead drug candidate, EP395, aims to be the first on-market oral, disease modifying, non-antibiotic, barrier strengthening and anti-inflammatory macrolide for COPD and other inflammatory airway diseases. | $2.2M | Seed | Dec 18, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ABC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abc-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Innovation Council](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-innovation-council) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Icelandic Startups invest in?

Icelandic Startups invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Iceland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Icelandic Startups?

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### Who are the partners at Icelandic Startups?

The team at Icelandic Startups includes Edit Ómarsdóttir (Project Manager), Freyr Fridfinnsson (Liaison Officer and project manager) and Kristín Soffía Jónsdóttir (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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