Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Investment Management • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) |
Stages | Seed, Series A, Pre-seed |
Investing | Sweden |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Chalmers Ventures is a venture capital and venture builder firm, situated in the core of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. The firm acts both as an investor and a supporter of startup companies, with a focus on deep tech innovations that stem from research and have the potential to make significant impacts. They invest primarily in sectors such as green technology, health tech, information and communication technology, sports tech, biotech, fintech and financial services, sales and marketing, cleantech, medical devices and hospital services, investment management, and pharmaceuticals and medicine. With an investment range between SEK 1,000,000 to 50,000,000 and a sweet spot around SEK 15,000,000, they cater to startups from seed to series A, including pre-seed stages, through a constructive and collaborative approach. Their unique model emphasizes bringing research-based deep tech from lab to market by first identifying and matching market potential with entrepreneurial talent. After investing and starting up the company, they play an active role in attracting competent external funding, sustaining active ownership until a profitable exit. They maintain an evergreen fund structure that enables the reinvestment of profits into Chalmers for supporting new innovative research. Chalmers Ventures offers various programs and tracks, like the Startup Camp, Tech Transfer, and Tech Matching for Encubation, designed to give startups the tools they need to succeed. They provide open coaching and aim to develop startups into sustainable growth companies that scale internationally. Chalmers Ventures takes pride in their process-oriented approach, which has proved to create conditions necessary for growth companies to thrive with the right structural capital. Their website contains detailed information about their investment process, current investments, startup stories, latest news, and upcoming venture days, ensuring their stakeholders stay informed and engaged.