For everyone building hard things in the Nordics.

LU Ventures is Lund University's venture builder and corporate investment arm, founded in 1999, that co-invests equity and builds spinouts with researchers across deep tech and life science. Its portfolio spans semiconductors, robotics, connectivity, medtech and pharma, and includes exits such as SAGA Diagnostics, acquired by Roche.

Kost Capital is a Copenhagen-based venture capital fund investing in early-stage European companies across the food and bioeconomy sector, backed by Denmark's export and investment fund EIFO as sole limited partner. It writes pre-seed and seed checks of 250k to 1M euros into ingredients, nutrition platforms and enabling process technologies, working alongside its sister venture studio Kost Studio.

Finnish government-owned investment company supporting sustainable economic growth through equity investments in Finnish companies.

Early-stage venture capital firm investing in hardware, software and service companies for the industrial value chain, with focus on industrial automation, sustainability and supply chain resilience.

SNÖ Ventures is an Oslo-based early-stage VC investing in Nordic founders across software, gaming and consumer tech, with Peter Thiel as a strategic partner in its USD 100 million fund. Its one hardtech position is Nordic Air Defence, a drone interceptor maker it backed in 2024.

Verdane is a European growth equity investor founded in 2003 and headquartered in Oslo, with offices in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Berlin and Munich. It backs tech-enabled and sustainable businesses across digitalisation and decarbonisation, with majority or minority positions in single companies or portfolios. It has made more than 200 investments and runs dedicated decarbonisation funds (Edda III at EUR 1.1 billion, Idun II at EUR 700 million). Hardtech exposure is a minority of the portfolio and is concentrated in energy technology and industrial technology (for example Muegge, r2p-Group, The Packaging Group, Dansk Gummi Industri, Factbird, Aptomar, Resman and Smartmotor), alongside a large software, marketplace and consumer book.

Early-stage venture capital firm investing in deep foodtech across the Nordics and Baltics, backing startups building new technologies for food and agriculture.

Zenith VC (Zenith Group AB) is a Stockholm based venture capital firm founded in 2015/2016 by Tommy Jacobson and Caroline Cronstedt. It backs early stage, post revenue Nordic B2B software companies with capital, network access and hands on operational support.

DigitalWell Ventures is a Nordic accelerator and incubator, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Karlstad, Sweden, that supports early-stage digital health, welfare and cybersecurity startups across the Nordic and Baltic region rather than operating as a traditional direct-investment fund.

LiU Invest is the investment company within LiU Holding, owned by Linköping University. It backs early-stage companies commercializing research and student projects from the university, typically investing up to 500,000 SEK per round, and works alongside sister companies LEAD (incubator) and Unitalent.

Vasa Angels is a Gothenburg-based business angel investment vehicle connected to GU Ventures, co-investing with the state-owned Saminvest and around 22-24 business angels in pre-seed and seed rounds sourced from GU Ventures' incubator.

Linbo Invest is a Stockholm-based, family-owned investment company run by Johan and Lars Wiklund. It backs early and growth-stage private and public companies, mostly software and health, with an occasional hardtech bet.

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.

Supports tech companies and startups through networking and development programs.

Peafowl Sol develops transparent solar cells using plasmonic nanoparticles, aiming to integrate solar energy harvesting into various surfaces.

MiR develops and manufactures autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that automate internal transport and material handling for manufacturing, logistics and healthcare facilities.

Provides AI-based fault prediction and analytics

Provides architecture and engineering consultancy services for sustainable urban development.

Refurbed offers refurbished electronic devices, including smartphones, laptops, and tablets, promoting sustainable consumption through circular economy practices.

Industry organization representing consulting and architectural firms in Sweden.

Enrad develops and manufactures eco-friendly refrigeration units and heat pumps, using a patented control system paired with a modular liquid cooling unit to cut energy consumption in commercial cooling systems.

Realfiction develops mixed reality solutions, including holographic displays for retail and events, enhancing customer engagement.

Element One Energy (EoneE) develops high-efficiency electrolyzer and fuel cell systems based on Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) technology to make green hydrogen a competitive decarbonized energy carrier.

IQM builds full-stack superconducting quantum computers, offering both on-premise systems and cloud access to enterprises, research institutions, and high-performance computing centers.