Unconventional Ventures
VC Fund
Copenhagen, Denmark
Unconventional Ventures is a Nordic early-stage investment firm that invest in: 1) Scalable impact tech 2) at the Pre-seed/seed stage, 3) Founded by underrepresented founders: women, LGBTQ, POC 4) Targeting global market opportunitiesWe believe that underrepresented founders represent one of the biggest market opportunities today, and bytargeting these founders we can access the following investment opportunities;
- Total investments:
- 19
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 42%
Last updated:
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Industries Unconventional Ventures invests in
Stages Unconventional Ventures invests in
Countries Unconventional Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$5.2M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.5M–$2.8M
- Series A
- $4.7M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 4 (21%)
- Software 3 (16%)
- Wellness 2 (11%)
- Wholesale 2 (11%)
- Biotechnology 2 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (58%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (11%)
- Series A 2 (11%)
Country
- Sweden 5 (26%)
- Denmark 3 (16%)
- United Kingdom 3 (16%)
- Spain 1 (5%)
- Germany 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexis Horowitz-Burdick
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Karoline Sjødal Olsen
Founders Collective
|
Founders Collective | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Marie Mostad
Founder Collective, advisor
|
Founder Collective, advisor | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Merete Nygaard
Founders Collective
|
Founders Collective | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Nora Bavey
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visibuilt is to pioneer sustainable road-building solutions by replacing standard asphalt with cutting-edge, environmentally friendly materials. | $3.8M / Seed / Jul 14, 2026 | ||
| Digiclean Solutions is an industrial technology company that develops AI-powered chemical control systems for manufacturing. | $2.8M / Seed / Jun 30, 2026 | ||
| AIRMO is supporting the direct emitters, decision makers and financial institutions to efficiently transition to Net-0 by monitoring their direct emissions from space. With our roots in innovation and a commitment to environmental responsibility, we aim to revolutionize GHG monitoring through advanced satellite technology, proprietary LiDARinstrument and data analytics. We exist to monitor and manage humanity's impact on Earth. | $5.8M / Seed / Mar 12, 2026 | ||
| FLOX is bringing cutting-edge technology and Generative AI to wildlife management, addressing the challenges of human-wildlife coexistence across diverse landscapes.By streamlining and simplifying wildlife management workflows, we empower organizations to keep wild animals away from areas where they pose risks, such as airports, railways, roads,public spaces, agriculture, young forests, and other shared environments. Our autonomous solutions, grounded in advanced wildlife science and powered by Generative AI, ensure safety and efficiency, allowing our clients to focus on their core activities.With FLOX, you can achieve safer, more productive environments, ensuring harmonious coexistence between humans and wildlife. | $3M / Seed / Feb 25, 2026 | ||
| Octarine Bio is a synthetic biology company that produces superior cannabinoids for the pharmaceutical industry. | $5.9M / Series A / Jan 22, 2026 | ||
| Women aged 20-45 cannot get screened for breast cancer because existing solutions are unreliable. However, 81% want to. At The Blue Box, we have built a pain-free, low-cost, sensitive, radiation-free device to detect breast cancer in urine with a sensitivity of 83%. In 2024, we’ll launch into the market, bringing The Blue Box to private gynecologyclinics with a Diagnostics-as-a-Service subscription model, and a pay-per-test revenue stream that we’ll share with doctors. | $3.8M / Seed / Nov 18, 2025 | ||
| Boldr is building the largest residential power plant enabling homes to provide peak capacity to the grid. An energy management platform that allows homeowners to connect traditional energy assets in the home, optimise usage, reduce bills and connect to local grid operators for grid balancing operations. Starting with the largest residential energymarket in the USA - HVAC. | $3.2M / Seed / Sep 25, 2025 | ||
| FLOX is bringing cutting-edge technology and Generative AI to wildlife management, addressing the challenges of human-wildlife coexistence across diverse landscapes.By streamlining and simplifying wildlife management workflows, we empower organizations to keep wild animals away from areas where they pose risks, such as airports, railways, roads,public spaces, agriculture, young forests, and other shared environments. Our autonomous solutions, grounded in advanced wildlife science and powered by Generative AI, ensure safety and efficiency, allowing our clients to focus on their core activities.With FLOX, you can achieve safer, more productive environments, ensuring harmonious coexistence between humans and wildlife. | $1M / Seed / Aug 07, 2025 | ||
| Alba Health is a wellness product. It is not intended to diagnose or treat disease, and it is not a substitute for medical advice. | $2.5M / Seed / May 27, 2025 | ||
| Women aged 20-45 cannot get screened for breast cancer because existing solutions are unreliable. However, 81% want to. At The Blue Box, we have built a pain-free, low-cost, sensitive, radiation-free device to detect breast cancer in urine with a sensitivity of 83%. In 2024, we’ll launch into the market, bringing The Blue Box to private gynecologyclinics with a Diagnostics-as-a-Service subscription model, and a pay-per-test revenue stream that we’ll share with doctors. | $549K / Seed / Jul 29, 2024 | ||
| See all 19 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Unconventional Ventures invest in?
Unconventional Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Unconventional Ventures's check size?
Unconventional Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.2M at Seed, $1.5M–$2.8M at Pre-Seed and $4.7M–$18M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Unconventional Ventures participates in.
How do I contact Unconventional Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Unconventional Ventures?
The team at Unconventional Ventures includes Alexis Horowitz-Burdick (General Partner), Karoline Sjødal Olsen (Founders Collective) and Marie Mostad (Founder Collective, advisor), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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