Industrifonden is a venture capital firm in Sweden backing companies in the Technology and Life Science sectors. Its head office is in Stockholm, where it employs 30 people.
History
editIndustrifonden was founded by the Swedish government in 1979 to promote industrial development in Sweden and finance larger industry projects. In 1996, the focus was changed, and Industrifonden was given the ability to enter as an investor in small and medium-sized companies through venture capital investments. (Förordning (1996:880) om finansiering genom stiftelsen Industrifonden). The Swedish government's total capital contribution in Industrifonden amounts to 1.6 billion SEK.[1]
Portfolio
editSelected companies that Industrifonden has invested in:
Technology
editLife Science
editReferences
edit- ^ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2015-04-29). "Stiftelsen Industrifonden". Regeringskansliet. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Limina Raises $3M in Series A Funding". www.finsmes.com. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Why Brexit could give cashless Sweden a big tech boost". www.thelocal.se. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Ohr, Thomas. "Swedish regtech startup DPOrganizer secures €3 million addtional [sic] Series A funding to accelerate growth | EU-Startups". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Oatly". Industrifonden. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
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