# Lena Apler

> Lena Apler is a funding round investor at Collector Bank backing Fashion and E-Commerce. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Collector Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collector-bank)
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-apler-81931b4

Lena Apler is a funding round investor at Collector Bank in Gothenburg focused on Fashion and E-Commerce. Lena Apler is the Founder and CEO of Collector Bank.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $7.1M–$8.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 2 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 20% |
| Apps | 1 | 10% |
| Music | 1 | 10% |
| Video | 1 | 10% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 4 | 40% |
| Seed | 2 | 20% |
| Angel | 1 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Inimini | Inimini is a second-hand children’s clothing company by style and size. | $274.7K | Angel | Oct 08, 2023 |  |
| Go North | Go North is an e-commerce aggregator operated by Amazon FBA entrepreneurs. | $7.1M | Seed | Oct 06, 2022 |  |
| Songsay | 'MusicTech', 'Digital communication' | $549.7K | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2022 |  |
| Go North | Go North is an e-commerce aggregator operated by Amazon FBA entrepreneurs. | $8.2M | Seed | Apr 04, 2022 |  |
| Zalster | Zalster was founded in 2015, with the vision to enable better and automated decisions for Facebook and Instagram advertisers. Zalster also provides a Slack bot, where advertisers can monitor, optimize, and analyze Facebook and Instagram campaigns. The Slack bot is called Emma, which is always ready to answer with reports and provide insights on howto improve campaigns. Zalster is a Facebook Marketing Partner.Zalster was founded by Albin Stööp, Nathanael Andersson, and Antonios Kioksoglou. It is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. |  |  | May 17, 2017 |  |
| Sigmastocks | Sigmastocks develops and distributes stock portfolios to individuals and businesses in Sweden.The company offers SIGMA4 stock portfolio that suits individuals looking to invest 40 SEK or more; and SIGMA6 stock portfolio designed for individuals or organizations with higher investing capacity.Sigmastocks aims to create a new alternative forlong-term savings and in this way contribute to a sustainable economic society.Sigmastocks is based in Gothenburg, Sweden. |  |  | Feb 09, 2017 |  |
| Wint | Wint is a full-service agency in economics that manages everything from starting companies, reporting numbers and help with declaration, to making financial statements. |  | Series A | Dec 01, 2016 |  |
| NA-KD.com | NA-KD.com is the next generation of fashion marketplaces. A predominantly mobile-based online shopping sanctuary for fashion addicts all over the world. Combined with a unique merchant service that unleashes the e-commerce power of digital brands and social influencers. Funded by the original founder and team behind Nelly.com (170 million USDonline fashion store). |  |  | Jul 19, 2016 |  |
| Kollektiva | Kollektiva is social platform for pensions in Sweden that is free from conflicts of interest. The company helps ordinary people to regain power over their private finances and thus get as good a living and a future as possible. Kollektiva allows savers in the premium pension to choose funds with other savers. With this service the company hasintroduced an option that is as easy as hiring an advisor and being as independent as doing it yourself. | $1.2M |  | Feb 15, 2016 |  |
| Kollektiva | Kollektiva is social platform for pensions in Sweden that is free from conflicts of interest. The company helps ordinary people to regain power over their private finances and thus get as good a living and a future as possible. Kollektiva allows savers in the premium pension to choose funds with other savers. With this service the company hasintroduced an option that is as easy as hiring an advisor and being as independent as doing it yourself. |  | Seed | Feb 15, 2016 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [eEquity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eequity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Access Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chalmers Ventures AB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chalmers-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collector Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collector-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Collector Bank

VC Fund · Gothenburg, Sweden

Collector is a niche bank that offers cost-effective and innovative financial solutions to private and corporate customers.

1 contacts available at Collector Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lena Apler | CEO and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lena-apler |

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## FAQ

### What does Lena Apler invest in?

Lena Apler invests primarily in Fashion, E-Commerce and Apps startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Lena Apler's check size?

Lena Apler typically joins rounds of $7.1M–$8.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Lena Apler participates in.

### When did Lena Apler last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lena Apler closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 10 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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