Swedfund International
VC Fund
Stockholm, Sweden
Swedfund International is a VC fund in Stockholm focused on Financial Services and Banking. Swedfund International AB is a principal investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. The firm does not invest in the Swedish businesses of Swedish companies and in companies that manufacture or sell weapons, tobacco or alcohol. It prefers to invest in seed, start-ups, and mid and late venture in mature and middle marketcompanies. It seeks to provide risk capital in the form of share capital, share options, convertible loans, preference shares, royalty loans, subordinated loans, secured loans, loans, guarantees, and part-financing of leasing agreements. It prefers to invest in emerging markets of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Sweden, as well as the non-European Union countries of Eastern Europe. The firm typically invests between SEK 5 million ($1.33 million) and SEK 100 million ($13.37 million). It seeks to exit its investments between five years and ten years. It does not invest together with private individuals, partnerships, sole trader, or co-operative or similar associations, and does not provide aid in the form of donations, and is also not involved in sponsoring. The firm takes a Board seat in its portfolio companies and seeks to participate in the investment committee for fund investments. The firm is a minority investor and its investments do not exceed one-third of the total investment. Swedfund International AB was founded in 1979 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden with an additional office in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Total investments:
- 35
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
Last updated:
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Industries Swedfund International invests in
Stages Swedfund International invests in
Countries Swedfund International invests in
Contacts
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Björn Areskog
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Gerth Svensson
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Tomas Wadström
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 17 (49%)
- Banking 7 (20%)
- Finance 6 (17%)
- Renewable Energy 6 (17%)
- Solar 5 (14%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 13 (37%)
- Funding Round 4 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (11%)
- Post-IPO Debt 3 (9%)
- Private Equity 3 (9%)
Country
- Kenya 7 (20%)
- India 4 (11%)
- South Africa 3 (9%)
- United Kingdom 3 (9%)
- Indonesia 2 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Björn Areskog
Senior investment manager
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Senior investment manager | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Gerth Svensson
Acting CEO
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Acting CEO | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Gunilla Nilsson
Investment Director, Energy & Climate
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Investment Director, Energy & Climate | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Tomas Wadström
Senior investment manager
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Senior investment manager | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Citizens Development Business Finance
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Citizens Development Business Finance offers fixed deposits, savings, leasing, personal loans, home loans, and hire purchase financing.They also provide retail credit, foreign currency exchange, and corporate financial services. | $15M / Post-IPO Debt / Jun 29, 2026 | |
Jacaranda Maternity
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Jacaranda Maternity offers comprehensive outpatient services for mothers and their whole families. | $600K / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 17, 2026 | |
hummingbirds
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hummingbirds deliver reliable nature-based solutions de-risked through rigorous, ground-based project development. | $53.3M / Series A / Feb 17, 2026 | |
Arya Collateral
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Arya Collateral Warehousing Services provides post-harvest services including warehousing, warehouse receipt financing, rural storage discovery, collateral management and market linkages. | $80.6M / Series D / Jan 01, 2026 | |
SolarSaver
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SolarSaver offers customized solar photovoltaic and solar-battery hybrid solutions. | $60M / Private Equity / Nov 10, 2025 | |
Moniepoint
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Moniepoint is a financial technology company that renders payments, credit, business management, and banking services for businesses. | $90M / Series C / Oct 21, 2025 | |
Select Africa
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Select Africa is a retail financial services group that has been in existence they focusing primarily on the extension of retail unsecured, incremental housing microfinance, education loans, and consumer loans. | $15M / Debt Financing / Oct 12, 2025 | |
Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund
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The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) is a public private partnership. It mobilises capital from public and private sources to lend to businesses creating, improving or expanding infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. They provide long-term debt on commercial terms to infrastructure projects in Africa, particularly in fragile states whereconventional lenders are often averse to the risks involved. The Fund lends to infrastructure projects mainly owned, managed and operated by private sector businesses. | $325M / Debt Financing / May 20, 2025 | |
Amartha
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Amartha is a financial technology company that connects micro and SME business partners with investors. | $55M / Debt Financing / May 08, 2025 | |
AgDevCo
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AgDevCo is a social impact investor and agribusiness project developer, incorporated as a non-for-profit distribution, limited companyin. | $85M / Feb 20, 2025 | |
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FAQ
What does Swedfund International invest in?
Swedfund International invests primarily in Financial Services, Banking and Finance startups, most often at Debt Financing and Funding Round stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Swedfund International?
The team at Swedfund International includes Björn Areskog (Senior investment manager), Gerth Svensson (Acting CEO) and Gunilla Nilsson (Investment Director, Energy & Climate). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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