# Marcus Bäcklund

> Marcus Bäcklund is a seed investor at Deseven AB (Stockholm) backing Software and Security. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Deseven AB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deseven-ab)
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusbacklund/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mackanstar
- Website: https://www.irisity.com

Marcus Bäcklund is a seed investor at Deseven AB in Stockholm focused on Software and Security. Senior Technology Executive - Venture Capitalist and Entrepreneur

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $355k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Betspawn | Betspawn is a platform for real-money eSports betting services. | $2M | Seed | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| Irisity AB (publ) | 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 | $4.2M | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 01, 2017 |  |
| Stayble Therapeutics | Stayble Therapeutics is developing a minimally invasive injection-based treatment against chronic low back pain triggered by degenerative changes in the disc. Stayble’s treatment has the potential to offer a solution that may alleviate or abolish the pain without the need for surgeryBehind Stayble Therapeutics stands an experienced,multidisciplinary team including a world-renowned back-pain researcher, experienced bio-entrepreneurs and former big pharma senior management.Their vision is that this treatment concept will reach out to millions of patients who are disabled by chronic back pain. We believe this drug has the potential to drastically reduce the suffering from a widespread, incapacitating condition. | $825K |  | Oct 11, 2016 |  |
| Winningtemp | Winningtemp is a revolutionary technology developed to create prosperous and healthy workplaces. The company of the same name was founded in Sweden in 2014 by Mathias Hansson Fredlund and Pierre Lindmark, combining their comprehensive experience and expertise within IT and human resources respectively. | $355K | Seed | Feb 18, 2016 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Almi Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almi-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Deseven AB

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Deseven AB.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marcus Bäcklund | Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcus-b%C3%A4cklund |

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## FAQ

### What does Marcus Bäcklund invest in?

Marcus Bäcklund invests primarily in Software, Security and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Marcus Bäcklund's check size?

Marcus Bäcklund typically joins rounds of $355k–$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 Marcus Bäcklund participates in.

### When did Marcus Bäcklund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marcus Bäcklund closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 4 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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