# Ricard Söderberg > Ricard Söderberg is a Series A investor at World's Sports Group backing E-Commerce. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [World's Sports Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/world-s-sports-group) - Location: Stockholm, Sweden - Total investments: 17 - Last investment: Jul 2020 - Lead investor: 35% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardsoderberg - X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/RicardSoderberg - Website: http://www.active-vp.com Ricard Söderberg is a Series A investor at World's Sports Group in Stockholm focused on E-Commerce and Information Technology. Ricard Söderberg - Founding Partner @ Active Venture Partners ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | E-Commerce | 3 | 18% | | Information Technology | 3 | 18% | | Software | 2 | 12% | | Art | 1 | 6% | | EBooks | 1 | 6% | 29 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 4 | 24% | | Series B | 3 | 18% | | Funding Round | 3 | 18% | | Seed | 1 | 6% | | Series C | 1 | 6% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Spain | 4 | 24% | | Sweden | 2 | 12% | | United States | 2 | 12% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Odilo | Odilo removes the technology barriers, allowing any institution to offer all kinds of digital content to its users whilst ensuring compliance with copyright laws.Their company is one of the leading software solutions for libraries offering a comprehensive product suite to discover, manage and distribute digital content as well as print.They are headquartered in Cartagena, Spain and have offices in Madrid, Spain; Miami, Florida; Mexico City, Mexico; and New York, New York.Their aim is to develop the market’s most innovative and creative solutions. They lead the way in defining and designing efficient, user-friendly products, serving the needs of public, private, university, school and special interest libraries today, while enabling them to transition into the future. | $10M | Series B | Jul 22, 2020 | | | Barnebys | Barnebys is the world’s leading search service for art, antiques and collectibles. We were founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011 and have since then established our business globally with offices in New York, UK, France, Spain and Germany. Our clients include the world’s top tier of auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries as well as regional andlocal businesses. We are also offering an extensive free database of auction results and a top of the line valuation service. We are now looking to grow our business even further and are seeking top talent to join our team. | $3.3M | | Apr 03, 2017 | | | Odilo | Odilo removes the technology barriers, allowing any institution to offer all kinds of digital content to its users whilst ensuring compliance with copyright laws.Their company is one of the leading software solutions for libraries offering a comprehensive product suite to discover, manage and distribute digital content as well as print.They are headquartered in Cartagena, Spain and have offices in Madrid, Spain; Miami, Florida; Mexico City, Mexico; and New York, New York.Their aim is to develop the market’s most innovative and creative solutions. They lead the way in defining and designing efficient, user-friendly products, serving the needs of public, private, university, school and special interest libraries today, while enabling them to transition into the future. | $6.6M | Series B | Mar 08, 2017 | | | Barnebys | Barnebys is the world’s leading search service for art, antiques and collectibles. We were founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011 and have since then established our business globally with offices in New York, UK, France, Spain and Germany. Our clients include the world’s top tier of auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries as well as regional andlocal businesses. We are also offering an extensive free database of auction results and a top of the line valuation service. We are now looking to grow our business even further and are seeking top talent to join our team. | $4.4M | Series A | Dec 17, 2015 | | | Percentil | Clothes that grow with your kids. Focused in the European market (first Spain) we are disrupting the way parents buy clothes for their kids for ever. Parents sell us like new clothes their kids don't fit anymore and other parents can buy those same clothes for their kids at crazy discounts. Sharing to the top, Spanish style... | $3.5M | Series A | Sep 17, 2015 | | | Packlink | Packlink is an online platform that offers cost-effective package delivery services in Spain, Germany, France, Italy and internationally. Since 2015 Packlink also introduced a business solution which is called Packlink PRO to enable cost-effective package delivery for businesses.It enables users to compare all available package deliveryoptions offered by different service providers and pick a suitable service to get their parcels delivered.Packlink was launched in January 2011. | $12.6M | Series C | Sep 14, 2015 | | | Fishbrain | Fishbrain is a mobile app, commerce platform, and social network for people who love fishing. This free-to-use app provides tools, insights, support, and fishing gear to fully enjoy fishing. It also has an interactive map that helps anglers find new fishing spots and see what other people are catching, with what bait, and specifically where. | $8M | Series A | Jul 22, 2015 | | | Barnebys | Barnebys is the world’s leading search service for art, antiques and collectibles. We were founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011 and have since then established our business globally with offices in New York, UK, France, Spain and Germany. Our clients include the world’s top tier of auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries as well as regional andlocal businesses. We are also offering an extensive free database of auction results and a top of the line valuation service. We are now looking to grow our business even further and are seeking top talent to join our team. | $1.4M | | Apr 17, 2015 | | | Odilo | Odilo removes the technology barriers, allowing any institution to offer all kinds of digital content to its users whilst ensuring compliance with copyright laws.Their company is one of the leading software solutions for libraries offering a comprehensive product suite to discover, manage and distribute digital content as well as print.They are headquartered in Cartagena, Spain and have offices in Madrid, Spain; Miami, Florida; Mexico City, Mexico; and New York, New York.Their aim is to develop the market’s most innovative and creative solutions. They lead the way in defining and designing efficient, user-friendly products, serving the needs of public, private, university, school and special interest libraries today, while enabling them to transition into the future. | $2.8M | Series A | Sep 19, 2014 | | | Barnebys | Barnebys is the world’s leading search service for art, antiques and collectibles. We were founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011 and have since then established our business globally with offices in New York, UK, France, Spain and Germany. Our clients include the world’s top tier of auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries as well as regional andlocal businesses. We are also offering an extensive free database of auction results and a top of the line valuation service. We are now looking to grow our business even further and are seeking top talent to join our team. | $1.4M | | Aug 01, 2014 | | 10 of 17 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Industrifonden](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrifonden) — VC Fund, 7 deals together - [JME Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundacin-jos-manuel-entrecanales) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [GP Bullhound](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gp-bullhound) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [HOWZAT Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howzat-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Inbox Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inbox-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Kibo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kibo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About World's Sports Group VC Fund 1 contacts available at World's Sports Group. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Ricard Söderberg | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ricard-soderberg | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Ricard Söderberg invest in? Ricard Söderberg invests primarily in E-Commerce, Information Technology and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Ricard Söderberg last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Ricard Söderberg closed in Jul 2020. Shizune tracks 17 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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