Vinnova
VC Fund
Stockholm, Sweden
Vinnova is a VC fund in Stockholm focused on Software and Health Care. Vinnova is Sweden's government agency for innovation. Our mission is to contribute to sustainable growth by improving the conditions for innovation. We do this mainly by funding innovation projects and the research needed to develop new solutions. We also invest long term in strong research and innovation environments. We stimulatecollaborations between companies, universities and other higher education institutions, public services, civil society and other actors. Our activities also focus on strengthening international cooperation. Each year, Vinnova invests around $350 millions in fostering innovation. Most of these funds are allocated via calls for proposals in which companies, public sector actors and other organisations apply for funding. All investments are continuously monitored and evaluated and we regularly analyse the impacts of our investments.
- Total investments:
- 92
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries Vinnova invests in
Stages Vinnova invests in
Countries Vinnova invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $30k–$360k
- Grant
- $27k–$570k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 13 (14%)
- Health Care 13 (14%)
- Biotechnology 11 (12%)
- Medical 9 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 8 (9%)
Stage
- Grant 62 (67%)
- Funding Round 5 (5%)
- Seed 3 (3%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (2%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (1%)
Country
- Sweden 63 (68%)
- United States 3 (3%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Hill
Director of Strategic Design
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Director of Strategic Design | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Darja Isaksson
Director General
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Director General | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jenny Elfsberg
Head of innovation management Division
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Head of innovation management Division | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Andreas Aurelius
Head of ICT department
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Head of ICT department | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Eva Nahari
Advisory Board Member
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Advisory Board Member | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivus is a start-up that serves as the commercialization platform for the aqueous organic flow battery technology. | $2.3M / Grant / Jul 13, 2026 | ||
| Ynvisible is an electronics company that specializes in the internet of things industry. It features and develops technological enablers of the IoT are enhancements in cloud computing infrastructure, wireless communications, microelectronics, and notably low power electronics. The company was founded in 2010 and headquartered in Setubal, Portugal. | $324K / Grant / May 28, 2026 | ||
| Proteinish creates textured plant protein solutions to improve the quality and scalability of alternative protein products. | $537K / Grant / Apr 13, 2026 | ||
| Smartports is an innovative company that transforms parking spaces into efficient solar energy solutions by integrating solar panels, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and smart battery storage. Their solutions generate renewable energy to reduce ecological footprints and support sustainable and fossil-free mobility while preserving theaesthetics and functionality of parking environments. | $1.3M / Grant / Nov 27, 2025 | ||
| Imvi Labs develops a VR and app based solutions for eye coordination and reading speed. | $52.6K / Grant / Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Svexa is an intelligence company working to optimize performance and health. The company work in three areas: consulting, algorithms (development and licensing), and software development. Their products provide a unique integration of sports training, performance and recovery data with biological and psychological profiles. The integratedanalytical and AI approach consolidates the myriad data points from elite athletes into real-time, individualized readiness metrics, so professional teams, athletes and coaches can optimize their training regimes and recovery strategies to help keep the athletes on the field, and even more importantly perform at the optimal level. Svexa is a science driven company with with close ties to Stanford University and Karolinska Institutet. It is a distributed company based in Menlo Park, CA, and with additional locations in Stockholm, Sweden and Gdansk, Poland. | $570K / Grant / Jun 25, 2025 | ||
| Adsorbi develops a novel biomaterial based on cellulose. | Grant / Jan 28, 2025 | ||
| Verigraft AB is a biotech company that generates personalized tissue-engineered transplants for use in regenerative medicine.The company’s unique technology platform turns donated allogeneic (“foreign”) tissue into an autologous-like (“personalized”) tissue and thus avoids transplant rejection and the need for life-long immunosuppression.Donated, allogenic tissue is patient-individualized by a combination of DC (Decellularization) and RC (Reconditioning/Recellularization) processes. VERIGRAFT’s technology does not require immunosuppression. With this unique, patented and improved alternative to existing treatments, VERIGRAFT strives to deliver a life changing impact to patients and provide major benefits for hospitals, healthcare providers and society – globally.VERIGRAFT’s personalized tissue-engineered vein (P-TEV) has gone through preclinical development at the company. Safety data from large animals has been generated. Clinical proof-of-concept in humans exists. The product is planned to enter clinical development within 6 months. | Grant / Dec 18, 2024 | ||
| BeammWave provides a single chip for digital beamforming including front-end and antenna arrays for mobile phones and IoT devices. BeammWave was founded in 2017 and was headquartered in Lund, Sweden. | $216.2K / Grant / Oct 29, 2024 | ||
| Saab supplies products and services for military, defense, and civil security. It offers passenger cars, luxury sports cars, sedans, and accessories, extending its products and services worldwide. | $169.2K / Grant / Oct 29, 2024 | ||
| See all 92 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Vinnova invest in?
Vinnova invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Grant and Funding Round stage. Most of the 92 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Vinnova's check size?
Vinnova typically joins rounds of $30k–$360k at Seed and $27k–$570k at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vinnova participates in.
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Who are the partners at Vinnova?
The team at Vinnova includes Dan Hill (Director of Strategic Design), Darja Isaksson (Director General) and Jenny Elfsberg (Head of innovation management Division), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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