Top 50 Web3 Startup Investors in Sweden in October 2024
A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Web3 startups based in Sweden. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Web3 companies from Sweden. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Web3 Startup Investors in Sweden in October 2024
Investor | Web3 Sweden investments |
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True Global Ventures (TGV) | 3 |
Fulgur Ventures | 3 |
Sanctor Capital | 2 |
Digital Currency Group | 2 |
EQT Ventures | 2 |
BitScale | 2 |
Stockhorn Capital | 2 |
Back in Black | 2 |
Tether | 2 |
M2 Asset Management | 2 |
Coin98 | 2 |
Marathon Venture Capital | 2 |
Draper Associates | 2 |
Sebastian Knutsson | 1 |
Coin Ninja | 1 |
Wellstreet | 1 |
MCMA Ventures, LLC | 1 |
Rob Small | 1 |
Mathias Ackermand | 1 |
ICO Drops | 1 |
Arrington XRP Capital | 1 |
Merit Circle | 1 |
Omid Ashtari | 1 |
COINCU | 1 |
Roger Ver | 1 |
R8 Capital | 1 |
Kyros Ventures | 1 |
Almi Invest | 1 |
Lloyds Banking Group | 1 |
Chainlayer | 1 |
Mattias Miksche | 1 |
J12 | 1 |
Greens Ventures | 1 |
Coinbase Ventures | 1 |
Inventure | 1 |
Creandum | 1 |
VYSYN Capital | 1 |
CoinFund | 1 |
Fabric Ventures | 1 |
David Chreng-Messembourg | 1 |
DHS Venture Partners | 1 |
Devmons Pellegrino | 1 |
Dispersion Capital | 1 |
Ian Vernon | 1 |
Bashar Hamood | 1 |
Felix Bengtsson | 1 |
Avalanche | 1 |
Lyrik Ventures | 1 |
Pfeffer Capital | 1 |
R-930 Capital | 1 |
True Global Ventures is a unique, international, early-stage vehicle formed by the world's leading technology entrepreneurs-turned-angel-investors. True Global Ventures leverages the personal networks and expertise of its founders to support the next generation of superstar entrepreneurs.Founded by Dušan Stojanović, awarded BusinessAngel of the Year in Europe in 2013 and nominated as one of the top four angels in 2009 by the European Business Angel Network, the True Global Ventures team includes entrepreneur-angels from mainly Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Silicon Valley and New York. With every partner having deep startup operating experience and successful exits as entrepreneurs, as well as the investment expertise that comes from having completed prior to True Global Ventures a combined total of over 350 angel investments, True Global Ventures gives new meaning to the term 'smart money'.They do invest money but on top of the money they are specialised in 5 areas: 1. Bringing in Customers and Partners 2. Internationalise the company 3. Help refinance the company with introductions of traditional VC, Loans and Private Equity Firms 4. Help acquiring companies as well as exiting the company 5. Recruiting in general and especially of engineers.True Global Ventures typically invests from USD 100 000 to USD 600 000 into very early stage companies lead exclusively by serial entrepreneurs, and then provides them with hands-on assistance and access to the extensive personal networks of the True Global Ventures partners. The investment vehicule is focused on highly scalable Internet, software and mobile applications, with companies that are headquartered in Silicon Valley, New York, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and who can make optimal use of the international perspective that True Global Ventures brings to the table. True Global Ventures does not invest in Hardware, Cleantech and Medtech.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Sweden, France
Portfolio highlights
- Pinktada — Buy a trip using Pinktada marketplace and enjoy travel flawlessly.
- Bookit N Go — You've come to the right place to plan your perfect dream vacation. A great website to book hotels and flights within your budget.
- Animoca Brands — Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.
We believe in Bitcoin as a next generation politically neutral monetary system, the foundation for decentralized finance of the future. While Bitcoin is an efficient settlement layer, it needs a Layer-2 solution for everyday transactions. That is why we support development of the Lightning Network - an essential step towards decentralized finance.As technology entrepreneurs we combine decades of experience creating business from zero and scaling it in emerging and fast-growing industries.We support outstanding teams in several ways: writing checks of $50-$200k for pre-seed startups; granting rewards for acknowledged contributions to the ecosystem; providing startup advisory and mentoring; investing in later stages.Along the way we help startups to navigate cryptocurrency legal and regulatory environment according to the evolving industry standards and best practices.
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Investment focus
- Bitcoin, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Relai — Relai is the easiest way to invest in Bitcoin for the long-term investor. A simple and intuitive app that allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin directly from their bank account within 1 minute, without registration, KYC verification or deposits. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
- AMBOSS — Lightning Network Explorer and Analytics Tools. Search for nodes and channels on the Lightning Network and get detailed information on them.
- Ark Labs — Ark Labs is scaling Bitcoin with Ark, a new layer two protocol for fast, low-cost, seamless payments.
Sanctor Capital is a thesis driven investment fund and deploys capital across both primary and secondary markets.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- 0G Labs — The First Decentralized AI Operating System
- Sonic — Sonic's objective is to enhance the existing Solana Gaming Ecosystem to handle millions of requests per second per game and redirect them back to Solana L1.
- Mirror World — Mirror World is a blockchain-based virtual world, also known as the Metaverse, where we aim to connect Mirror World with different games and experiences, allowing users to move through different game scenarios with interconnected & independent economic systems.
We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Regfyl — Powered by AI, Regfyl is the all-in-one fraud and compliance platform for financial institutions and fintechs. Regfyl allows these businesses to reduce costs and focus on higher value activities.
- TurnStay — We help hotels radically reduce payment fees.
- aviva — Aviva is building an AI-powered digital bank for Latin America’s underserved communities. While determined to fuel Latin America’s ongoing emergence of a new middle class with a fully-fledged portfolio of inclusive financial services, Aviva’s initial go-to-market concentrates on unsecured credit products for individuals and nano-businesses inMexico.As most of the underbanked 40+ million Mexicans live in small and medium-sized towns, Aviva builds a bridge to those living in remote communities with its physical onboarding kiosks. These nano-branches provide a documentless 3-minute video onboarding for everyone in need of liquidity. Novel AI-based technology, including natural language processing, allows Aviva to match customers’ spoken word to the fields of a comprehensive real-time credit application. Transforming speech to text and inferring emotions and personality from the visual layer of the application video gives Aviva an edge in scoring thin-file customers. Leveraging these novel risk models, Aviva aims to provide the lowest interest rates available to today’s underserved.
EQT Ventures is a European VC fund with just over €2.3 billion in total capital raised. EQT Ventures I launched in May 2016, with commitments totaling €566 million and a simple mission - to be the kind of VC the team would have liked to have had on their own startup journeys. Recognizing that building and growing a company takes more than justcapital, the EQT Ventures team provides founders with support and advice throughout different stages of growth. EQT Ventures doesn't focus on particular markets or industries, but on bold and ambitious founders who have the grit and determination to build global success stories. EQT Ventures II launched in November 2019, with commitments totaling €660 million. EQT Ventures III launched in 2022, with commitments totaling €1.1 billion, making it the biggest European Venture Capital fund committed to early-stage tech startups. The EQT Ventures team is based across six offices in London, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Paris, and San Francisco, taking a locals-with-locals approach and supporting founders on the ground. Motherbrain, EQT Ventures' in-house-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform, ensures the team has a data-driven approach and has driven more than $100 million in portfolio company investments.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- Sweden, Germany, United States
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- VidLab7 — VidLab7 is a platform focused on synthetic media, specifically tailored for revenue teams. The company offers customized video experiences powered by generative AI.
- Syntetica — Syntetica is a nylon recycling startup that addresses pollution in the fashion industry by transforming discarded nylon products into high-quality, reusable materials. Their innovative processes help reduce waste, conserve resources, and promote sustainability within the fashion sector.
- Vsim Technology — Experience the power of next-generation physics simulations with Vsim. Our cutting-edge technology provides realistic and accurate simulations for various industries.
BitScale invest in teams and solutions that bring transparency and efficiency to our world with cutting-edge technologies.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Cicada — Cicada | Institutional Credit Risk Management On Chain
- Fluidity Money — Earn yield for trading, holding, swapping, minting NFTs; everything you already do is now yield bearing. Fluid assets change the way you use your money on-chain.
- Thrive Protocol — Thrive Protocol's vision is to maximize value creation for all people and communities.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Enigio — Enigio is a tech company offering innovative solutions to ensure the consistency, integrity, and traceability of digital information making data available only to those who should have access to it while protecting it from manipulation. Enigio creates solutions to secure information in real-time, using patented technical solutions and innovationsto create an accessible product for creating digital original documents. Enigio aspires to be the global technology provider of a standardized solution for digitalized, authoritative original documents.
Back in Black is a Swedish venture capital firm backed by the Lundin Family.
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Investment focus
- Software, Online Games, Video Games
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Mindler — Most people suffer at some point during the life of mental illness. Whether it comes to periods of stress, drowsiness or worry that does not disappear by itself, a professional contact can be an effective way back and prevent negative development. They started Mindler with the vision that everyone should have the opportunity to meet a psychologiston equal terms, no matter where you live or what conditions you have. Digital technology and leading psychological skills are our model for increasing access to effective treatment of mental health and for people in our country to get the best help they need.
- Challengermode — Leading platform for esports competitions. Compete in high quality tournaments from the best organizers or create your own Space & monetize your community.
- Pet Media Group — Woof Woof. Europe's Largest Pet Marketplaces PetMediaGroup is the leading operator of online marketplaces for pets and related goods and services. Through our trusted and local brands, we help thousands of animals every day to find a new loving home as well as assist their human caregivers
Tether Holdings operates a platform to store, send, and receive local currency person to person globally. Tether is a token backed by actual fiat currency assets, including USD, Euros and, soon, Japanese Yen. One Tether equals one underlying unit of the currency backing it, e.g., the U.S. Dollar, and is backed 100% by actual assets in the Tetherplatform’s reserve account. Being anchored or “tethered” to real world currency, Tether provides protection from the volatility of cryptocurrencies.Tether enables businesses – including exchanges, wallets, payment processors, financial services and ATMs – to easily use fiat-backed tokens on blockchains. By leveraging Blockchain technology, Tether allows you to store, send and receive digital tokens person-to-person, globally, instantly, and securely for a fraction of the cost of alternatives.
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Investment focus
- Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Series A, Corporate Round, Seed
- Georgia, Sweden, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Oobit — Oobit is the easy way to pay with crypto in-store, and worldwide. Tap to pay in-store directly using the Oobit app. Pay anyone instantly. Quick. Secure. Fun.
- Sorted Wallet — Sorted Wallet simplifies crypto transactions for feature phones in emerging markets.
- Academy of Digital Industries — Academy of Digital Industries is an unique and convention-based learning platform that covers the widest range of training and master classes in the digital universe.
M2 Asset Management is a public investment company focusing on real estate. Our business concept is to create long-term growth by owning, managing, and developing properties in Sweden.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Information Technology, Renewable Energy
- Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Wasder — Join great conversations, manage your clan and find people to play with. Wasder is a gaming community open for everyone. Regardless of who you are and what games you love to play.
- Instabox — Instabox Express is a shipping service available in selected online stores. It ship your express delivery package to our lockers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.Instabox handles logistics for e-commerce retailers, offering same-day delivery through its network of last-mile smart delivery lockers. The service reaches about six million Swedes,delivering from the likes of H&M, Ikea, and Lloyds. In a press release, the company claims its growth has more than tripled each year over the last few years.
- CloudBackend — CloudBackend - The Edge dbPaaS
Coin98 is a Crypto-focused software company.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Singapore, Sweden, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
- TomoChain — TomoChain is an innovative solution to scalability problem with the Ethereum blockchain, and other blockchain platforms. TomoChain features a 150-Masternodes architecture with Proof of Stake Voting (POSV) consensus for near-zero fee, and instant transaction confirmation. Security, stability and chain finality are guaranteed via novel techniquessuch as double validation, staking via smart-contracts and uniform randomization processes.TomoChain supports all EVM-compatible smart-contracts, protocols, and atomic cross-chain token transfers. Scaling techniques such as sharding, EVM parallelisation, private-chain generation, hardware integration will be continuously researched and integrated into TomoChain which will become an ideal scalable smart-contract public blockchain for decentralized apps, token issuance and token integration for small and big businesses.
- BovineVerse — BovineVerse is a Korean Metaverse chain game and sports guessing platform developer.
- Minterest — Minterest is a cross-chain decentralized money market lending protocol for decentralized financial. Its unique design attracts and rewards long-term liquidity with Minterest distributing value captured by the protocol to MNT token holders who actively participate in its governance. Minterest was founded in 2020 and is based in Tallin, Estonia.
Marathon Venture Capital is a seed-stage fund, helping ambitious Greek founders build world-class technology companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Greece, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- SMPnet — Revolutionising power grid management with cutting-edge solutions. Join us to shape a sustainable and efficient energy landscape.
- DataForm Lab — DataForm Lab is automating offsite construction. Our platform enables offsite manufacturers to automatically configure projects, instantly translate designs into production information, and optimise factory operations.
- PolyModels Hub — PolyModels Hub is a team of pharma R&D and manufacturing specialists committed to accelerating the adoption of digital technologies in pharma process development. The company empowers scientists with AI to model, simulate, and access insights across all steps and protocols followed to turn chemical compounds into safe drug products.
Draper Associates, founded in 1985, is a seed-stage venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs to drive their businesses to greatness. We understand that a great company takes time to build and we'd like to ensure that entrepreneurs are in for the long haul.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Roxom — Roxom is the first Bitcoin Stock, Commodities and Crypto Exchange in human history.
- Ark Labs — Ark Labs is scaling Bitcoin with Ark, a new layer two protocol for fast, low-cost, seamless payments.
- Consensus — Consensus uses AI to extract and summarize scientific insights from peer-reviewed sources. For any question, what's the Consensus?
Sebastian Knutsson is one of our founders and has served on our Board of Directors since October 2003, as our chief creative officer since June 2004 and as our executive product developer from February 2003 to June 2004. Sebastian has more than 18 years of experience in the Internet industry. As chief creative officer, he leads the productstrategy, games development and service offerings for King. Sebastian has designed more than 100 games for King.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Music, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Sweden, United States, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
- Zaver — Zaver develops innovative payment solutions to accelerate the revolution in mobile payments. All for companies and individuals to be able to shop in a more accessible and smarter way - offline and online.
- Ready Player Me — The Ready Player Me platform leverages AI, ML , and a suite of developer-first tools to empower developers to integrate avatars into their games and apps to launch faster, improve user adoption, and grow revenue through asset monetization.
- Reforged Labs — Make every creative a hero creative.
Coin Ninja was started by a passionate group of early Bitcoin enthusiasts.
They truly believe that Bitcoin is the evolution of currency.Their mission is to accelerate the global adoption of Bitcoin. To fulfill this mission, they are releasing a suite of products that make owning, storing, using and sending Bitcoin easier for all types of users.They are also dedicated to providing their users with the best information, news and content, with a particular emphasis on educating new users or potential users to make them comfortable with all things Bitcoin.Coin Ninja is growing every single day with the belief that if Bitcoin does not stop, why should we? We'd love to hear from everyone - from the Bitcoin enthusiasts and experts to those first exploring the space. Drop us a line here or on any of their social platforms and we'll be sure to get back to you ASAP. Bitcoin is growing - HODL!
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Investment focus
- Bitcoin, Gift Card, Consumer Goods
- Seed
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Bitrefill — Purchase Gift Cards or Mobile Refills from more than 3,500 brands in 186 countries instantly, safely, and privately with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Wellstreet is an innovation and tech ecosystem that includes an investment company, a strategic consultancy firm and a venture building incubator.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Retail
- Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sweden, Norway, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Y/ELM+ — Y/ELM+ is a horseback riding safety and protection brand that focuses n creating leading-edge rider safety solutions.
- Key Ward — Accelerate your engineering projects with data intelligence. Mitigate the risk of late stage failures in your AI adoption journey with our no-code platform.
- Maintract — Maintract is a new generation of financial contract management software. It also offers banking and financial services. They provide contract management automation solutions to banks for drafting, data verification, workflow automation, contract data monitoring, tracking workflow and documentation, compliance management, and more.
MCMA Ventures, LLC. Angel investor team of Mashuri Clark and Candice Gottlieb-Clark. Specializing in seed and pre-seed investments for disruptive innovators.
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Investment focus
- Bitcoin, Gift Card, Consumer Goods
- Funding Round
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Bitrefill — Live on Crypto - Shop for Gift Cards, eSIMs, and Mobile Recharges with BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, and more. Pay online with crypto in over 186 countries.
Rob Small - Founder @ Miniclip
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Investment focus
- Software, Apps, Beauty
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- United Kingdom, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Basket — Basket lets you keep track of things you want to buy, automatically finding the best prices, saving you time and money. Say hello to your new shopping companion.
- JENA — JENA is building the "Shopify for service professionals", starting with personal care. The company is on a mission to empower Solopreneurs to thrive on their own terms with radically simple business tools. JENA provides Solopreneurs with an Operating System (OS) providing them a full tech-stack: website, AI-powered booking system,payments, CRM, marketing, and e-commerce in one app.
- MasterExchange — Trading platform for music rights leveraging emerging technology to create friction free and compliant investment opportunities to everyone.
Mathias Ackermand is a Private Investor at Privat. Attended Kiel University.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Audio, Music
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Sweden, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- 46elks — Integrate SMS, MMS and Phone calls into your applications with just a few lines of code. Transparent pricing, no startup fees, no minimum monthly costs.
- Kitab Sawti — Kitab Sawti is an Arabic audio entertainment service offering audiobooks and podcasts through mobile apps.
- AnotherblockAnotherblock AB — Anotherblock is Transforming Music into an Investable Asset Class. We Specialize in Music Investments, Music Rights, Catalog Valuations, and Royalty Management.
ICO Drops contains a complete list of all ICOs & IEOs (Initial Exchange Offerings) in three columns "Active ICO", "Upcoming ICO", "Ended ICO" with rating and analysis.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Gaming, Trading Platform
- Seed, Pre-Seed
Portfolio highlights
- StarSharks — StarSharks is a NFT-GameFi ecosystem based on the BSC chain developed by game players, governance committees, and game developers. The game integrates different types of games and breaks down barriers found between games by allowing players to use the same character to enter the Shark-metaverse. It enables players come together to build and govern a new metaverse and create a community culture in the Shark-metaverse.
- Gearbox Protocol — Description: Gearbox is a generalized leverage protocol. It allows you to take leverage and then use it across other DeFi protocols and platforms in a composable way.
- Mines of Dalarnia — An evolving platform-mining blockchain game, filled with single-and multiplayer action, built for every gamer
Arrington Capital is a thesis-driven firm investing in digital assets and Web3 since 2017
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- ether.fi — Delegated Staking Protocol
- Azuro — Powerful tooling, oracle & liquidity solutions for any EVM predictions & gaming ecosystem
- QED Protocol — A trustless, scalable, decentralized compute protocol for a fairer internet focused on user privacy and platform transparency.
We are a decentralized autonomous organization on a mission to revolutionize gaming. Join us as we build the metaverse by empowering people to be a part of it.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Blockchain, Video Games
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Portfolio highlights
- Aria — Aria is a role-playing game in which players can freely traverse an open world while experiencing the thrill of epic quests and combat.
- Param Labs Inc — Param Labs is a startup that specializes in PC and mobile game development, AAA design, and unique technology development.
- Gameplay Galaxy — From the creators of Trial Xtreme, the blockbuster series that reached over 250,000,000 downloads, comes the next level of competitive extreme sports games ecosystem.
Omid Ashtari has held operational roles at Google (business development, strategic partnerships), Foursquare (MD Europe), Citymapper (President), and Streetbees (COO). Currently he is an angel investor and advisor to early stag startups. He serves as the business advisor to the Mayor of London. He blogs on www.startuppragmatism.blog andwww.thefullspectrum.blog
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Analytics
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway
Portfolio highlights
- Sloyd — 3D modeling has never been easier. Select a generator, tweak it, done. Generate with realtime in the Sloyd Webapp or SDK.
- Anterior — Lead your plan into the future.
- Ctrl Alt — Access the world of alternative assets in a simple, transparent and secure way. Sign up to Ctrl Alt and start your alternative investment journey with us today.
Charts, Cryptocurrency price, news for Cryptocurrency Market Cap. Update 24h news for Crypto, Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Defi (DEFI), Nft (NFT),..., Cryptocurrency.
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Investment focus
- Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Privacy
- Seed, Funding Round
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- AdLunam — AdLunam - Engage To Earn, Proof of Attention Web3 Investment Platform, Startup Accelerator, and Empaneled Advisory for Web3 VC and IDO fundraising success
- NuLink — NuLink combines best practices with best-of-breed security solutions to provide privacy-preserving technology with enterprise level security for decentralized applications
- PoPop World — I found a great domain name for sale on Dan.com. Check it out!
Roger is currently involved in numerous Bitcoin related projects. He is an early investor in bitcoin-related startups. He has been a prominent supporter of bitcoin adoption and saw bitcoin as a means to promote economic freedom. He now promotes Bitcoin Cash, a hard fork of the cryptocurrency created with the intent to fix issues such as high feesand long transaction confirmation times.
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Investment focus
- Bitcoin, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Panama, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Portal — The only custody-less interoperability protocol for Bitcoin. Swap native BTC, Ordinals, Runes with L2s and L1s
- Acta Finance — Acta Finance develops a complete DeFi ecosystem, EVM compatible, able to deploy and integrate EVM compatible networks.
- Monarch Wallet — As part of this journey, we will discontinue our wallet services effective July 1, 2024.
R8 Capital is a crypto asset fund focusing on Decentralized Finance (Defi) and Web 3.0.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Seed, Series A
- Canada, Sweden, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Ex Parte — Ex Parte uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing to give customers the information they need to make better decisions and achieve a competitive advantage. Consider it Moneyball for a market that is >20 times the size of Major League Baseball.
- NuLink — NuLink combines best practices with best-of-breed security solutions to provide privacy-preserving technology with enterprise level security for decentralized applications
- Ancient Kingdom — Ancient Kingdom is the first ancient martial arts game on the blockchain platform, pioneering the realization of real-time games on the blockchain platform.
We are the gateway of accessibility to Vietnam, the fastest-growing crypto market in the world.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Gaming, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Vietnam, Spain, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- BlonkFi — BlonkFi enables users to borrow stablecoins with volatile mid-market money, such as Meme tokens, as collateral.
- Crestal — Crestal offers a decentralized platform that meets the objectives of Web3 applications through modular service architecture. The Crestal blockchain monitors and scores services using a Proof of Performance (PoP) consensus process.
- KIP Protocol — KIP Protocol is a decentralised AI framework unlocking digital property rights of Knowledge Assets in the AI-powered future.
ALMI Invest is a venture capital company which invests in Swedish companies with exciting, scalable business models and motivated entrepreneurs. ALMI Invest consists of eight regionally based venture capital funds, all with local offices and experienced local investment managers. We manage a total of SEK 1 billion.
Unlike most venture capitalists,we can invest in a wide range of businesses. A strong team of entrepreneurs, a scalable business model and an initial revenue stream are more important than the line of business when we invest.Our first, initial investment would typically be SEK 2-4 million. During the lifetime of an investment, sums of up to SEK 10 million can be ventured. We always syndicate with an investment partner (another venture capitalist or angel investor) from Sweden or otherwise which means that we can take a maximum of 50 percent of an investment round.ALMI Invest was founded in 2009 by ALMI Fretagspartner together with regional investors. Half of our capital comes from European Union structural funds, which accounts for an investment of SEK 500 million. The other 50 per cent comes from regional investors and ALMI Fretagspartner.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sweden, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Dicot — Dicot is a pharmaceutical company focused on drug discovery and the development of novel lifestyle drugs to enrich patients' lives. The Company develops and manufactures medicines for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. The company's lead candidate, LIB-01, is in the pre-clinical stage of development.
- EmbeDL — Efficient Deep Learning for Embedded Systems
- Nordic Forestry Automation — The forestry sector is standing before unprecedented challenges in adapting to increased demand for sustainable raw materials, carbon storage, biodiversity conservation and a shortage of highly skilled machine operators. Digital tools, precision forestry and automation will play a crucial role in
We are the largest UK retail and commercial financial services provider, with 26 million customers and a leading digital presence.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain
- Funding Round, Debt Financing, Seed
- United Kingdom, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Coadjute — We enable real-time information sharing over a secure network. No new CRMs or systems, just additional functionality.
- Zenobe Energy — Discover Zenobe. Our vision: enable the transition to zero-carbon, non-polluting power and transport systems through the innovative use of battery storage.
- Ocula Technologies — Harness the power of advanced analytics with our sustainable growth platform enabling brands and retailers to outperform competitors.
blockchain, bitcoin, ethereum, akash, bumper, concordium, cosmos, e-money, flow, kava, regen, serum, solana, the graph, unslashed finance.
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Investment focus
- Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- United Kingdom, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Bumper — Bumper protects the value of your crypto using a radically innovative DeFi protocol. Deposit USDC today to earn BUMP tokens
- NuLink — NuLink combines best practices with best-of-breed security solutions to provide privacy-preserving technology with enterprise level security for decentralized applications
- Unslashed Finance — The best and easiest way to protect your crypto assets against hacks and other events.
Mattias Miksche - Angel Investor & Chairman @ Hem
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Investment focus
- Software, Big Data, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Estrid — Estrid is an online portal that offers women's personal care products.
- VALIDIO — Real-time data validation and data quality monitoring for modern data teams. Abstracting complexity away from data engineering.
- Anotherblock — access music ownership in the world's biggest tracks.
J12 Ventures invests early in innovative companies in the Nordics.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Sweden, Germany, Portugal
Greens invests in Nordic pre-seed startups with founders who are alumni of Nordic Unicorns.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Software, B2B
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Normain — Normain is the AI platform for deep knowledge work. Automate your complex analyses and reports directly on Sharepoint or Google Drive. Access your own data and public sources in one single platform.
- Palm — Cash Management for the Modern Treasury
- Steep — Business intelligence for modern companies. Steep lets anyone on your team stay on top of your data.
Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in seed-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Singapore, India
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- Time.fun — Time.fun enables creators to tokenize and sell their time and allows creators to monetize direct interactions such as messages or calls.
- SPOT — SPOT is a stable store of value that features responsible protocol design choices. Holders of the SPOT token can use it as a refuge from inflation. See the FAQ to learn more about the SPOT token and protocol.
- Onboard — Onboard strives to provide the best financial platform and community for on-chain developers and creators.
Since 2005, Inventure has backed over 90 companies including Wolt, Swappie, Jobbatical, aiMotive, and more.
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- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Finland, Sweden, Denmark
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- Leya AI — Feel and sound like an English native in 3 months
- Steep — Business intelligence for modern companies. Steep lets anyone on your team stay on top of your data.
- Reveel — Say goodbye to paper maps, brochures, and outdated audio guides. Reveel offers digital solutions for destinations such as UNESCO sites, sights, museums, cities, hotels and parks, taking the visitor experience to the next level. Become part of the smart destination movement, enhance the visitor experience, and discover the future of travel.
We support early-stage founders in building global, category-defining companies. From Seed to IPO and beyond.
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- Software, Information Technology, Mobile
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- Sweden, Germany, United States
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- Embat — Keep your cash flows, cash accounts, debt positions and forecasts monitored and automated real time.
- atla — Advance the potential and safety of AI
- Kosmik — Kosmik is the visual canvas for knowledge management. Kosmik allows you to write, create large media collections, browse the web and share it all with your team! No more folders, bookmarks or infinite message threads.
VYSYN Capital is a blockchain investment firm with a passion for helping entrepreneurs develop world-class projects based exclusively on blockchain technology.
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- Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Gaming
- Seed
- Singapore, Sweden, Seychelles
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- Chronicle — Chronicle is a next-generation NFT platform that prioritizes ease of use, allowing anyone to buy, sell, and trade collections from leading brands.
- NuLink — NuLink combines best practices with best-of-breed security solutions to provide privacy-preserving technology with enterprise level security for decentralized applications
- Continuum World — Continuum World - developed by Game Motion. A real-time, playandearn (play-and-earn) MMO in which you gather resources, construct and expand your base, and explore the world.
CoinFund is where web3 capable meets web3 capital: cryptonative technologists who invest in the future before it's a trend.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland
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- STON.fi — STON.fi is a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) built on the TON blockchain. Explore the full range of STON.fi. Swap cryptocurrencies, stake tokens, provide liquidity on the TON blockchain.
- Raad Labs — We're building the sensory network which the world's authorities have overlooked: unlocking Billions through crowdsourced weather data.
- XProtocol — XProtocol is a modular entertainment chain that uses base's superchain technology to help developers create games with player-driven economies.
Fabric backs the founders of the Open Economy. Investing in builders, businesses, and networks from inception to scaling since 2012.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Seed, Series A, Initial Coin Offering
- United States, France, United Kingdom
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- idOS — The idOS is an open-source, decentralized identity system empowering users with data security, self-sovereignty, and control in web3 applications.
- Loot Labs — Loot Labs builds ways to acquire digital collectibles.
- Nuffle Labs — Nuffle Labs develops NEAR Data Availability (DA) and the NEAR Fast Finality Layer (NFFL).
David Chreng-Messembourg - Co-Founder and General Partner @ LeadBlock Partners
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- Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, Blockchain
- Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed
- Austria, Sweden, Finland
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- NF3 — NF3 is a community focused NFT swaps and finance market.
- Vinter — Making smarter indexes for crypto ETF issuers.
- consola.finance — consola.finance is business-to-business finance and accounting SaaS platform that aims to automate financial processes for Web3 businesses, including bookkeeping, reporting, and analytics.
DHS Ventures, Stockholm School of Economics alumni angel investing network that invests early on into inovative companies.
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- Software, Big Data, Mobile Apps
- Funding Round, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sweden
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- Divly — Crypto taxes without the headache. Divly simplifies and automates declaring taxes on your crypto trading.
- Normain — Normain is the AI platform for deep knowledge work. Automate your complex analyses and reports directly on Sharepoint or Google Drive. Access your own data and public sources in one single platform.
- Circulate — Find the best packaging for you and the planet in our marketplace
Devmons Pellegrino is a co-founder of Layer Zero.
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- Gaming, Blockchain
- Seed
- Sweden
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- Crypto Rogue Games — Crypto Rogue Games is a gaming and blockchain platform.
Dispersion Capital is an investment firm.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada, Sweden
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- Volta — Volta provides the security and controls, to future-proof your business for managing digital asset operations; featuring a smart contract multi-sig wallet that bypasses traditional limitations and bottlenecks
- Agents World — Agents World operates as an web3 AI firm.
- Sentient — Community-built open AGI
Ian Vernon
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- mHealth, Messaging, Communities
- Seed
- Sweden
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- PeN Chat — An Instant Social Messaging App - Search Google Play, type Pen Chat Calls for Free
Bashar Hamood is the Managing Director and co-founder of FasterCapital and attended Heriot-Watt University. He has broad experience across various organizational domains, including marketing strategy, branding, direct marketing, product launches, analysis, and reporting. As an entrepreneur, he has expertise in brand development and communityoutreach. Bashar is skilled in optimizing team dynamics, aligning diverse agendas, and leveraging strategic and operational drivers to achieve results. He also has a strong analytical approach, carefully studying each case and parameter variation.
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- Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, India
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- Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
- Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
- Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.
Venture Builder & Micro Investor within the tech space in Scandinavia.
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- Bitcoin, Gift Card, Consumer Goods
- Seed
- Sweden
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- Bitrefill — Purchase Gift Cards or Mobile Refills from more than 3,500 brands in 186 countries instantly, safely, and privately with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Avalanche is the fastest smart contracts platform in the blockchain industry, as measured by time-to-finality, and has the most validators securing its activity of any proof-of-stake protocol.
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- Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Gaming
- Seed, Series A, Grant
- United States, Spain, France
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- homium — Homium makes home equity accessible for homeowners and creates a new institutional asset class that changes the way homes are financed.
- CCX — CCX's objective is to bridge the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralised finance (DeFi) by facilitating seamless transactions between stablecoins and CBDCs.
- Morning Line Club — Morning Line Club is a revolutionary platform that changes horse ownership and business.
We back audacious founders who disrupt the status quo
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- Blockchain, Gaming, Video Games
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, France, Israel
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- CARV — CARV is the largest modular data layer for gaming and AI, revolutionizing how data is used and shared, by ensuring privacy, ownership, and control are firmly in the hands of individuals, pioneering a future where data generates value for all.
- Nuffle Labs — Nuffle Labs develops NEAR Data Availability (DA) and the NEAR Fast Finality Layer (NFFL).
- Crystals of Naramunz — Crystals of Naramunz develops an action RPG set in the post-apocalyptic steampunk world. The ambition of Crystals of Naramunz is to launch a blockchain-enabled game with a low barrier of entry and an enjoyable experience for all gamers.
Pfeffer Capital is a family investment firm investing in all stages of companies leveraging exponential tech.
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- Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, FinTech
- Seed, Series C
- United States, Sweden, Seychelles
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- Kollider — Kollider build tools and services to make financial markets available to everyone, across borders, instantly and simply using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.
- Clear Labs — Clear Labs harnesses the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to simplify complex diagnostics for clinical and applied markets. By creating a fully automated platform that brings together DNA sequencing, robotics, and cloud-based analytics, Clear Labs democratizes genomics applications to deliver increased clarity.Clear Labs’ turnkeyplatform accelerates outcomes and improves accuracy - from food-borne pathogens to infectious diseases, including SARS CoV-2. With a novel approach, Clear Labs is helping the world better understand, track, and mitigate tomorrow’s novel pathogens.
- Vinter — Making smarter indexes for crypto ETF issuers.
R-930 Capital encourages worldwide economic growth, with a particular focus on blockchain and disruptive technology. R-930 Capital was founded in 2021 and is located in Palo Alto, California.
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- Blockchain, Privacy, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sweden, Estonia, United Kingdom
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- Katana Inu — Katana Inu promotes gaming innovation by merging gaming and blockchain. As an all-encompassing ecosystem for gamers and traders, powered by Defi and NFT, Katana Inu's objective is to create a system where gamers can earn from their playtime.
- UBet Sports — Bettors - Place your bet without wager limits and get an immediate payout. Liquidity Providers - Earn passive yield by enabling bettors to trade easily.
- Ancient Kingdom — Ancient Kingdom is the first ancient martial arts game on the blockchain platform, pioneering the realization of real-time games on the blockchain platform.
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