# Sigurdur Sævarsson

> Sigurdur Sævarsson is a Series A investor at Kernel Capital (Belfast) backing Medical and Security. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kernel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kernel-capital-partners)
- Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/siggi

Sigurdur Sævarsson is a Series A investor at Kernel Capital in Belfast focused on Medical and Security. Siggi has over 20 years of experience in C-level management of fast-growing technology startups, scaleups, and venture capital investing. He has worked directly for Intel Corporation, Nokia, OpenWave Systems, and several telco startups. Before joining Cumulus, Siggi was a Partner at Kernel Capital, a leading Irish Venture Capital Fund. Siggi has adegree in Computer Science and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School and studied at Carnegie Mellon University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |
| Biometrics | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| B-Secur | B-Secur are on a mission to revolutionise the way people experience technology in the connected world using their unique heartbeat. We’ve invested over 15 years of deep, scientific research in ECG to become a world leader in the development and integration of ECG technology, partnering with some of the world's leading technology companies.We’ve harnessed the power of ECG to create HeartKey®, offering advanced physiological monitoring with intrinsic data protection.We have developed a suite of powerful ECG algorithms and analytics for user identification, wellness, and health, ready for integration into leading devices and systems. B-Secur also have a combined 50+ years of in-house hardware and material science, which our partners can use to significantly reduce development costs on hardware and ECG electrode design. B-Secur and HeartKey® bring you our world class expertise in ECG combined with powerful, flexible integration and configuration possibilities to create your optimal product, with a competitive edge. | $11.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 04, 2021 |  |
| B-Secur | B-Secur are on a mission to revolutionise the way people experience technology in the connected world using their unique heartbeat. We’ve invested over 15 years of deep, scientific research in ECG to become a world leader in the development and integration of ECG technology, partnering with some of the world's leading technology companies.We’ve harnessed the power of ECG to create HeartKey®, offering advanced physiological monitoring with intrinsic data protection.We have developed a suite of powerful ECG algorithms and analytics for user identification, wellness, and health, ready for integration into leading devices and systems. B-Secur also have a combined 50+ years of in-house hardware and material science, which our partners can use to significantly reduce development costs on hardware and ECG electrode design. B-Secur and HeartKey® bring you our world class expertise in ECG combined with powerful, flexible integration and configuration possibilities to create your optimal product, with a competitive edge. | $1.9M | Series A | Sep 15, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Wharton Asset Management Company Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wharton-asset-management-company-limited) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ADV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerated-digital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clarendon Fund Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clarendon-fund-managers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Co-FundNI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co-fundni) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kernel Capital

VC Fund · Cork, Ireland

Kernel Capital is the independent manager of The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds, one of the largest and most active sources of equity finance on the island of Ireland. Kernel leverage their extensive network to enable their portfolio companies recruit the highest caliber people, to break into new international markets and to generaterevenues of scale. It is the only investment firm with venture capital Funds dedicated to both jurisdictions on the Island. Kernel have raised over €210M from investors which including their strategic partner Bank of Ireland, Invest NI, Enterprise Ireland, Galway University Foundation, The University of Limerick Foundation, The New York State Common Retirement Fund and undisclosed Family Offices. Consistently delivering strong financial returns for their investors Kernel have led more than 20 substantial trade sales to NASDAQ, NYSE, and LSE listed corporations.

5 contacts available at Kernel Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Niall Olden | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niall-olden |
| Orla Rimmington | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orla-rimmington |
| Sigurdur Sævarsson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sigurdur-svarsson |
| Alan Seacy | Financial Controller | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-seacy |
| Brendan Vaughan | Senior Investment Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendan-vaughan |

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## FAQ

### What does Sigurdur Sævarsson invest in?

Sigurdur Sævarsson invests primarily in Medical, Security and Software startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sigurdur Sævarsson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sigurdur Sævarsson closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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