For everyone building hard things in the Nordics.

Qarlbo is the Stockholm-based family office of EQT founder Conni Jonsson, active in entertainment, hospitality, financial holdings, property, biodiversity and energy. Its energy arm, Qarlbo Energy, is jointly owned with FAM and invests in green hydrogen infrastructure through its subsidiary Hydri, which builds and operates hydrogen refuelling stations for heavy transport across Sweden.

University of Gothenburg’s venture firm supporting research-based startups in life science, tech, and impact.

EIFO (Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond) is Denmark's national promotional bank and official export credit agency, formed by merging the Danish Growth Fund (Vækstfonden), the Export Credit Agency (EKF) and the Danish Green Investment Fund. It is Denmark's largest venture investor, deploying direct equity, loans, guarantees and fund commitments across sectors from deep tech and defence to green transition and life sciences, both by co-investing directly in companies and as an LP in venture funds.

Early-stage deep tech VC investing in science-based Nordic startups across hardware and software.

Plug and Play Gothenburg is the Nordic mobility hub of the global Plug and Play Tech Center network, based at The Yard in Lindholmen Science Park with Volvo Cars as founding partner. It runs corporate innovation and accelerator programs connecting startups with mobility and automotive corporates, but no Gothenburg-specific portfolio company list is publicly documented.

Norway's state-owned instrument for grants, loans and guarantees to innovative companies, spanning early oppstartstilskudd startup grants through billion-kroner risk loans for battery gigafactories under the green industrial push. In 2025 it deployed 9.4 billion NOK across grants, loans and guarantees, with rolling applications year round.

Technology group investing in and developing B2B companies in electronics and communication.

Private equity firm investing in small and mid-sized businesses with long-term growth potential across the Nordics.

Prota Ventures is a venture-building and early-stage investment firm headquartered in Chicago, founded in 2016, that invests financial and non-financial capital in technology startups from concept to launch. No Nordic office, partner, or portfolio company has been identified, so its inclusion on a Nordic map is questionable.

Fairpoint Capital is a Stockholm-based early-stage venture capital firm, spun out of SEB Venture Capital's technology team, that makes minority investments (late seed to Series B) in Nordic B2B technology companies; it closed its second fund at $60M in 2024 and remains backed primarily by SEB.

Early-stage venture capital firm investing in B2B tech startups, mainly in SaaS, enterprise software, and cybersecurity.

Sandwater is an Oslo based venture capital firm investing in early stage companies developing novel solutions in climate, energy and healthcare.

Provides sustainable water purification solutions, focusing on decentralized systems for clean drinking water.

Supports innovation and entrepreneurship in the Växjö region.

Non-profit organization connecting startups with large companies and public entities to foster innovation. Formerly Ignite Sweden. Formerly Ignite Nordic.

Supplies industrial marking and coding solutions, including printers and software, for product identification and traceability.

Qoitech provides tools for power analysis, battery profiling, and simulation aimed at battery-driven and energy-harvesting powered products within the Internet of Things (IoT) area.

Surfcleaner AB is a Sweden-based manufacturer of surface separators for oil spill response & hydrocarbon removal from industrial wastewater.

C-Rad provides advanced radiation therapy positioning systems, enhancing precision and safety in cancer treatment.

Designs and manufactures rugged mobile computers for demanding environments.

Quadsat is a Denmark-based company that supplies airborne antenna testing solutions, combining drone technology with a custom RF payload to test and calibrate satellite communication antennas.

A medical technology platform intended to assist endoscopists by aiding the detection of adenomas, sessile serrated lesions, and hyperplastic polyps in the colon.

Rapid Dimension builds industrial 3D printers and a digital warehouse solution that combines additive manufacturing with bio-based and recycled materials for circular, on-demand production.

Regional innovation hub supporting early-stage entrepreneurs with coaching and access to networks.