# Max Samuel

> Max Samuel is a seed investor at SNÖ Ventures backing FinTech, Internet and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SNÖ Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sn%C3%96-ventures)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-samuel-9b0bb615/

Max Samuel is a seed investor at SNÖ Ventures focused on FinTech and Internet. Max Samuel - General Partner @ SNÖ Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 1 | 25% |
| Sweden | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Objection | Objection.ai is a new AI‑driven platform positioned as an “AI judge” for contested claims in journalism and public‑sphere reporting. |  | Seed | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Nordic Air Defence | Nordic Air Defence maintains democratic values, which are essential to both societal stability and human advancement in a world that is changing quickly. | $4.3M | Pre-Seed | Jul 03, 2025 |  |
| Nordic Air Defence | Nordic Air Defence maintains democratic values, which are essential to both societal stability and human advancement in a world that is changing quickly. | $1.3M | Seed | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| Presail | Presail is a Management platform for community-driven funding. Presail makes it easy for companies and investors to manage investments in web 3.0. Create deals, manage cap-tables & distribute assets - all in one app | $3.8M | Seed | Sep 19, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inflection](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflection-c0a7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Triton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kraken-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Skyfall Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skyfall-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Social Impact Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-impact-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Weekend Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/weekend-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SNÖ Ventures

VC Fund · Oslo, Norway

SNÖ is an early stage venture capital firm that empowers Nordic technology entrepreneurs and startups. They founders are builders and entrepreneurs themselves, with unique digital expertise, and are extremely passionate about the various aspects that make a startup succeed.SNÖ is based in Oslo, Norway. It was founded by Magne Uppman and TeodorBjerrang in 2015.

4 contacts available at SNÖ Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kremena Tosheva | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kremena-tosheva |
| Magne Uppman | Founding Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magne-uppman |
| Max Samuel | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-samuel |
| Teodor Bjerrang | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/teodor-bjerrang |

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## FAQ

### What does Max Samuel invest in?

Max Samuel invests primarily in FinTech, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Max Samuel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Max Samuel closed in Apr 2026. 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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