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Stockholm has a vibrant startup scene, and behind many of its success stories are dedicated venture capital firms. Finding the right one for your company can make all the difference.
The city's investment community is both deep and active, with firms like Creandum making nearly 300 investments and EQT Ventures over 230. These are just a couple of the many firms helping founders build their businesses.
Below is our list of the best 16 VC firms in Stockholm.
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Buy It For $97 $297 →As a European early-stage VC, Creandum backs ambitious tech companies from their earliest stages. Beyond capital, they offer deep operational support and are recognized for their early investments in category-defining companies like Spotify, Klarna, and Bolt.
EQT Ventures backs ambitious founders across Europe, providing the capital and operational support its own team of former entrepreneurs wished they'd had. The multi-stage fund uses a proprietary AI platform called Motherbrain to source deals, helping build global companies like Wolt.
EQT backs companies with an industrial focus, investing across the full spectrum from seed funding to private equity buyouts. Their broad strategies include private capital, real assets, and credit, all implemented through a hands-on ownership approach to drive industrial growth.
HealthCap invests globally in life sciences companies, providing multi-stage funding from early ventures to post-IPO businesses. With committed capital exceeding €800 million, they are one of the largest specialized life sciences venture capital providers in Europe.
Norrsken VC invests in startups tackling the world's biggest problems, from seed to late stage. Their core mission is to demonstrate that companies with a purpose can also become massive, profitable businesses.
Luminar Ventures backs ambitious Nordic founders at the seed stage, funding digital companies with the vision to transform entire industries. The firm provides active operational support, helping its portfolio companies with strategy, growth, and team building to set a strong foundation for expansion.
Ampli Ventures provides seed funding to B2B SaaS startups throughout the Nordic region. Its team of former operators offers hands-on guidance and connects founders with a community of peers to help them scale.
Wellstreet builds and accelerates tech-driven startups from their earliest stages, helping turn ideas into major players. Through a purpose-built ecosystem, they support their portfolio companies, which include successes like Tibber and DanAds.
With a focus on long-term growth, Kinnevik partners with digital consumer businesses across all stages, from seed to public markets. They help build companies like Zalando and Tele2 that provide better choices for consumers and contribute positively to society.
As a Nordic evergreen fund, Industrifonden provides long-term capital to early-stage deep tech and life science companies poised for international growth. Their hands-on approach has helped build a portfolio of successful companies, including Qlik, Arcam, and CellaVision.
Our top picks are just the beginning of the story for Stockholm's startup scene. There are plenty of other investors helping founders build their ideas into real businesses.
The firms below have collectively invested in over 150 companies and guided more than 20 to an exit. Here’s a look at more venture capital firms funding what's next in the city.
| VC Firm | Year Founded | Nº Investments | Nº Exits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 40 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | — | |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 52 | 1 |
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