# Niklas Thörnestad

> Niklas Thörnestad is a pre-seed investor at BackingMinds backing Software and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BackingMinds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backingminds)
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nthornestad/

Niklas Thörnestad is a pre-seed investor at BackingMinds in Stockholm focused on Software and E-Commerce. Niklas Thörnestad

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Packaging Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skrym | Skrym develops an algorithmic optimization system that both automates real-time package selection and generates an optimal set of package sizes based on actual orders and transporter fees. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 22, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About BackingMinds

VC Fund · Stockholm, Sweden

€50m Nordic pre-seed/seed fund, backing great underinvested entrepreneurs (€500K-€3m tickets)

5 contacts available at BackingMinds.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sara Resvik | CEO and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sara-resvik |
| Elsa Hyland | PA/Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elsa-hyland-631b |
| Niklas Thörnestad | Partner / Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niklas-th%C3%B6rnestad |
| Petter Edfeldt | Venture Partner / Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/petter-edfeldt |
| Sara Wimmercranz | Founding Partner & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sara-wimmercranz |

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## FAQ

### What does Niklas Thörnestad invest in?

Niklas Thörnestad invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Packaging Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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 Niklas Thörnestad last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Niklas Thörnestad closed in Apr 2022. 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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