As investments in the region continue to increase, where they are being distributed is also seeing movement, with more and more investments happening outside the capital cities. Using Stockholm as a yard stick, the Nordic’s leading hub for attracting investments, we demonstrate how the % of investments happening in Sweden’s […]

In our Q2 funding analysis, we revealed that at the end of the first half of the year, the Nordic ecosystem had already seen a total of 378 investments, more than double what 2014 saw in one full year, and more than 2015’s 339. However, 2016’s total of 708 look’s […]

Crowberry Capital is the Nordic’s latest fund. Last week they announced the first closing of their new fund at $38 million (final close at $48 million) with the fund founded by former NSA Ventures veterans Helga Valfells, Hekla Arnardóttir and Jenný Ruth Hrafnsdóttir. As the fund is completely new, we […]

As we hinted at yesterday, Q2 2017 was a strong quarter for VC-backed exits, even improving on Q1’s 12, which saw the Nordics equal Germany as the place with the most VC-backed exits in Europe in Q1. Over the last three months, the region provided investors with a further 16 […]

Before our VC-backed exit analysis tomorrow, first we take a deeper look at the macro technology exits that occurred in the region in Q2, as the last three months witnessed further strong performance to build on Q1’s, with 46 Nordic technology exits totalling a disclosed $1.23 billion in Q2 2017. […]

In our final country specific analysis for Q2, we focus on the nation that provides the majority of investment action for the region, not only that but is also one of its most consistent performers. After a minor correction in Q1 (which in fairness was still 2nd only to Q4 […]