# Richard Båge

> Richard Båge is a seed investor at Caybon (Stockholm) backing EBooks and Computer. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Caybon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caybon)
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-b%C3%A5ge-214791ba

Richard Båge is a seed investor at Caybon in Stockholm focused on EBooks and Computer. Richard Båge is the CEO & Founder of Caybon. He previously worked at Mediaplanet as a Koncern-vd.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EBooks | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |
| Lighting | 1 | 33% |
| Shopping | 1 | 33% |
| Wearables | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Storytel | Storytel is a provider of audiobook and e-book streaming services. The company offers unlimited streaming to consumers in 20+ markets. With Storytel, users can discover award-winning detective stories, dizzying novels, or powerful biographies, and easily sort books in Swedish, English, Arabic, Danish or Finnish.Storytel was founded in 2005 andhas since been a leader in subscription services for audiobooks and e-books. The company is established in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Holland, and Poland. Since 2015 Storytel has also been the publisher of the physical books for the acquisition of publishing houses Massolit and B. Wahlstrom. | $36.8M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| Buyersclub.se | Buyersclub is a new concept for online retailers, where you subscribe to buy items at our purchase price. With the lowest prices on the market, you are drastically reducing your costs for technology, fashion, services and more.Buyersclub initiates a new phase in retail by challenging the retail's traditional pricing model and meeting theconsumer's modern buying behavior.Shop exclusive products and services with our unique pricing and lower your moving and stuck costs.The business model is based on monthly payment. Unlike outlets or traditional low-cost companies, Buyersclub competes through lower prices without compromising on quality, supply or service.Buyersclub initiates a new phase in retail by challenging the retail's traditional pricing model and meeting the consumer's modern buying behavior. | $724K |  | May 09, 2017 |  |
| Light Flex Technology | Light Flex was established in 2015, to amp up the stay-safe visibility sector. By using lighting technology into state-of-the-art active-light wearables, we enhance personal safety by helping people to be more visible when they need to be seen.Light Flex is driven by one key goal: to move garment safety features from existing passivereflectivity to independent active light. |  | Seed | Feb 16, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EQT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eqt-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [C WorldWide Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c-worldwide-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EIT Digital Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eit-digital-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Otava](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/otava-8031) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Roxette Photo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roxette-photo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Caybon

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Caybon.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Richard Båge | CEO and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-b-ge |

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## FAQ

### What does Richard Båge invest in?

Richard Båge invests primarily in EBooks, Computer and Lighting startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Richard Båge last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Richard Båge closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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