2150 vc's €197 million fund, asker healthcare's share price (ipo incoming) + enfuce's new chief inspiration officer.
*TGI(m)F. edition 137. i’m kay, and this is your 360º-view of the nordic startup ecosystem. covering culture + growth on a weekly basis, delivered to your screen for easy reading every sunday 💌
notices
‣ Next episode of After the Beep is coming out on March 26th! In the meantime, add your dilemmas or questions to the hotline here and me and Nico will get back to you
‣ I’ve noticed that b/c mondayfriday is longer in length these days, it means people have to click out of their inboxes to get the full run-down. In order to avoid missing the most important elements, I’m breaking down the email into 2 parts: core news (which will fit into your inbox), and the extended version. Core news will be all the most ‘important’ parts (i.e. the break-down of news in each country) and the extended version will include extra resources, jobs, events, etc. I’ll be playing around with this so expect some changes here and there until I figure it out.
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nordic pov
‣ Denmark
Sustainable coffee company, Slow, announces the acquisition of African Coffee Roasters.
Wavepiston, the startup developing wave energy technology to address global challenges raises €900,000 in funding from The Blue Line B.V.
Tiimo named alongside Slack, Asana, Notion (and more) on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025 list.
2150 VC announces they have raised €197 million for their second fund.
Spaak Technologies, the company building "Hamilton" - the first complete OS for Public Affairs professionals - raises a €1.5 million investment round.
The University of Copenhagen's new rector, David Dreyer Lassen, will chair a new tech transfer task force.
Agora launched, a purpose-driven marketing agency designed to support ethical businesses and entrepreneurs.
Johan Christian Sollid joins 92 Ventures as their newest Communications Manager.
Aisel, the company enhancing efficiency in psychiatric care workflows, closes their pre-seed round from a list of angels, Rockstart and Ada Ventures.
Milestone: Fintech unicorn company, Lunar, reaches 1 million users in the Nordic region.
KRING announces their investment in ejendom.com, a platform accelerating the green transition through real estate.
‣ Sweden
Sigma Technology announces a partnership with Daya Ventures, the world's first femtech venture studio.
Construction logistics company, Alrik, expands into Danish market via partnership with Renta Danmark.
Evroc, the startup hoping to build a hyperscale cloud company for Europe, closes their €50.6 million Series A funding round backed by Blisce, EQT Ventures, Norrsken VC, and Giant Ventures.
Re:meat, the company redefining meat production, has raised €1 million from a list of tech investors, family offices and business angels.
Hybridity, the startup helping other companies with CSRD reporting raises a €2 million seed round led by the former Truecaller chairman, Stefan Lennhammer.
Johan Billgren + Mikael Emtinger, announce that they are co-founding Plughorse - an AI-powered study buddy designed to help kids aged 12–16 enjoy learning.
Novatron Fusion Group AB closes their oversubscribed funding round & announce a strategic partnership with lead investor St1 Nordic Oy.
Norrsken Foundation and #Sustainablehub partner to bring a new Norrsken House to Brussels.
Asker Healthcare, a provider of medical products and solutions, sets the final price for upcoming IPO at €6.8 (SEK 70) per share.
Hooked Foods, the plant-based seafood company, raises €764.000 to develop new products and strengthen their AI-integration.
‣ Iceland
Circular Library Network, the startup building a solution to encourage resource sharing, raises their pre-seed funding round led by Impact Shakers.
‣ Norway
Jose Luis Almanza, Portfolio Manager at Antler, is leaving the team to join OTee has a Head of Operations.
Kosli, the company automating the compliance bottlenecks in software delivery processes, has raised a €9.2 million Series A funding round led by Deutsche Bank's Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) group and Heavybit.
Catchwise, the company revolutionising wild fisheries with satellite ship tracking and AI-driven insights secures a €1.25 million pre-seed round led by Dreamcraft Ventures (the largest pre-seed in Norway a year and 4x oversubscribed).
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), partners with Swedish wave energy startup, CorPower Ocean, to build AI into it’s technology.
Nicolai Tangen secures another term as the CEO of Norway's wealth fund.
VISOID, the AI powered visualisation software for architects and industry professionals, raises €700.000 from Startuplab, OBOS and Antler.
Mesh Collective launches, an initiative to better connect key founders and investors from the Nordic region + create a gateway for international capital.
‣ Finland
OpenOcean raises €100 million and targets an extra €30 million for their final close of its fourth fund to.
Cleantech company, Capalo AI announces their €3.8 million seed round, from VentureFriends, PROfounders Capital + more.
Fintech scale-up, Enfuce, have appointed Paralympic Gold Medallist, Birgit Skarstein, as their first ever Chief Inspiration Officer.
Jesse Tinell is promoted from CTO to Partner at Icebreaker VC.
Zenniz, the company specialising in smart tennis technology, announces a €2 million fundraise led by Butterfly Ventures and Superhero Capital.
continue for the extended-version: discovery, jobs, events, resources + spotlights.
‣ extra, extra!
Kasper Reggelsen (Head of Communications at BESTSELLER) shares the do’s and don’ts he recently spotted during a recruitment process that saw 300 applications — reviewed by their own eyes.
Meet the KU Semi-Finalists for Venture Cup’s National Startup Competition including: Anorit Medical, LignoSolve + Terapido (DK)
The 16 companies that made it into the Future Manufacturers program including: Anemo Robotics, Cacto Health, Kangaroo Robotics + more (DK)
Read about Solar Foods’ investment plan for Europe’s single largest emission reduction moonshot project (FI)
See the 15 new companies joining SSE Business Lab’s next incubator cohort including: Arkivia, Langoflow, Cay Collective and more (SE)
“Will Sweden seize the opportunities that a major tech exit [Klarna’s IPO] brings?” read.
Saaya Sorrells-Weatherford shares a 3-month grace period infographic for work permits in Sweden following the talk of Northvolt layoffs.
☼ spotlight
An exclusive interview via Impact Loop with Kitty Mayo, the CEO of Project Europe - a €10m fund for young founders backed by industry celebs. “'The proof is in the pudding' – CEO of celebrity-backed Project Europe responds to gender imbalance” - Maddy Savage, reporter + editor (you can sign up for free to read the full article!).
job board
☺︎ a:gain [again] are hiring a new Marketing Manager.
☺︎ Rebl Eats are hiring a Product Manager.
☺︎ reMarkable are hiring a Compensation & Benefits Manager.
dates and action points
→ Nordic Funding Day 2025, 27th March 09:00 - 15:00 CET (digital!).
→ FR8 are accepting a few new teams for their residency program within the bio, climate and health tech sectors. applications for the summer cohort is closing in just 1 week.
→ Skåne Capital Day – Where Innovation Meets Investment, 26th March at Krinova Incubator & Science Park in Kristianstad (SE).
→ Sign up to join “European Builders League: Copenhagen Hackathon” hosted by Entrepreneurs First. 09:00 - 19:00, May 11th. Approval required.
→ Contribute to the Slush Startup Struggle Survey 2025 (for founders).
Thank you for tuning in! i’m always on the hunt for newsworthy content to bring to the mondayfriday audience. and, if you ask me, the best place is from the community itself. so, please drop your updates above and fill me in on any startup related news in the nordics. additionally, please leave me some feedback so i can keep improving ✨
yours weekly,
kay
* thank god it's (monday)friday
