# Philian Invest

> Philian Invest is a VC fund backing Retail, Insurance and Renewable Energy. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Philian Invest is an investment vehicle owned and used by Karl-Johan Persson.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Philian Invest. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Philian Invest. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/philian-invest?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$1.9M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $19M–$116M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 14% |
| Insurance | 2 | 14% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 14% |
| Pet | 1 | 7% |
| AgTech | 1 | 7% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 4 | 29% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 21% |
| Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Series A | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 8 | 57% |
| Denmark | 1 | 7% |
| South Korea | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Karl-Johan Persson | Founder, Owner | 32 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karl-johan-persson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NORNORM | At NORNORM, our ambition for today’s workspaces is simple: integrate circularity into their foundation and demonstrate how it can benefit individuals, design, business practices and the environment.We provide businesses with affordable workspace solutions that meet their needs as they change. From planning, to design, implementation, andevaluation - we build spaces that eliminate unnecessary waste, adapt to all ‘new normals’ and are actually cost-conscious.Our Belief: If we feel good, we work great.Our Mission: To make workspaces better - for the people they serve, the businesses they house, and the planet they impact. All so that you can focus on what really matters - creating the best work of your life.How: Technology – The smart workspace that learns and improves. Circularity - A new way of doing business with Planet Earth. People - Encouraging wellbeing and great work. Totality - A full circle service that embraces partnerships. | $58.7M | Debt Financing | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Enjay Systems | Enjay Systems is a manufacturing company that develops heat-exchange equipment that recovers energy from hostile environments. | $821.3K |  | Sep 11, 2025 |  |
| Grasp | Grasp is an artificial intelligence platform created to collect and study businesses worldwide and provide information about the market. | $1.9M |  | May 14, 2024 |  |
| Grasp | Grasp is an artificial intelligence platform created to collect and study businesses worldwide and provide information about the market. | $1.9M | Seed | May 14, 2024 |  |
| Lassie | Lassie is the first proactive and preventive pet insurance company that wants to help pet owners take better care of their pets | $25.3M | Series B | Nov 28, 2023 |  |
| Supernormal Greens | Supernormal Greens uses vertical cultivation powered by 100 percent renewable energy and LED lighting, enabling year-round production without pesticides. The company grows plants hydroponically in water, anchored by sterile coconut-fiber pods, and circulates nutrients in response to plant needs. Its system recycles water to achieve significantreductions in water use, and it applies data-driven optimization via AI and machine learning to improve its processes. | $10.6M |  | Oct 01, 2023 |  |
| Epishine | Epishine develops and produces printed solar cells that consist only of organic materials. | $5.8M |  | Jul 06, 2023 |  |
| NORNORM | At NORNORM, our ambition for today’s workspaces is simple: integrate circularity into their foundation and demonstrate how it can benefit individuals, design, business practices and the environment.We provide businesses with affordable workspace solutions that meet their needs as they change. From planning, to design, implementation, andevaluation - we build spaces that eliminate unnecessary waste, adapt to all ‘new normals’ and are actually cost-conscious.Our Belief: If we feel good, we work great.Our Mission: To make workspaces better - for the people they serve, the businesses they house, and the planet they impact. All so that you can focus on what really matters - creating the best work of your life.How: Technology – The smart workspace that learns and improves. Circularity - A new way of doing business with Planet Earth. People - Encouraging wellbeing and great work. Totality - A full circle service that embraces partnerships. | $115.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| Poin Campus | Poin Campus is an online platform that lets people sell knowledge content and create their own websites. | $1.6M | Seed | Mar 23, 2022 |  |
| Insurely | Insurely provides open insurance solutions. | $21M | Series A | Mar 09, 2022 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Jula Miljö & Energi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jula-milj%C3%B6-energi) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Back in Black](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/back-in-black) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Inter Ikea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inter-ikea) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Passion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/passion-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Verdane](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verdane) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Philian Invest invest in?

Philian Invest invests primarily in Retail, Insurance and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Philian Invest's check size?

Philian Invest typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$1.9M at Seed and $19M–$116M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Philian Invest participates in.

### How do I contact Philian Invest?

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### Who are the partners at Philian Invest?

The team at Philian Invest includes Karl-Johan Persson (Founder, Owner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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