# Lars Markgren

> Lars Markgren is a angel investor at Sweet Capital (Stockholm) backing Internet and Social Media. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sweet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sweet-capital-ltd)
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://se.linkedin.com/in/markgren

Lars Markgren is a angel investor at Sweet Capital in Stockholm focused on Internet and Social Media. Prior to King, Lars served as Chief Technical Officer at Internet consulting company Spray (later renamed Razorfish), and Spray Network Europe (acquired by Lycos Europe in 2000). Lars also co-founded Fjord Network AB.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |
| Online Auctions | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HappyTail | HappyTail is a mobile app for active and social dogs and dog lovers. By connecting dogs with dog lovers we eliminate the dog owners dilemma of reduced freedom and lonely dog walks. HappyTail allows users to share photos and find dog-related places such as shops, vets, dog friendly restaurants. This benefits the dog owner as well as the dog –and that is our main mission: Every dog should be able to live a happy, active and social life! | $87K | Angel | Feb 09, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sting](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stockholm-innovation-and-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sweet Capital

VC Fund · Stockholm, Sweden

Sweet Capital is the King.com (Candy Crush) founders fund, focused on deploying capital into consumer technology companies around the world.

5 contacts available at Sweet Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Riccardo Zacconi | Co-Founder and Shareholder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riccardo-zacconi |
| Lars Markgren | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lars-markgren |
| Patrik Stymne | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrik-stymne |
| Sebastian Knutsson | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sebastian-knutsson |
| Thomas Hartwig | Co-founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-hartwig |

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## FAQ

### What does Lars Markgren invest in?

Lars Markgren invests primarily in Internet, Social Media and Online Auctions startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lars Markgren last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lars Markgren closed in Feb 2016. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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