Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) |
Stages | Seed, Startup, Early Stage |
Investing | Sweden |
Chalmers Ventures AB is a venture capital firm based in Sweden that operates as a tech investor and venture builder, with a particular focus on deep tech. They target investments in IT, BioTech, Hardware, CleanTech, Material Science, Medical Devices, and Hospital Services. Their investment thesis revolves around taking innovative deep tech from lab to market and they pride themselves on fostering growth in companies grounded in cutting-edge research. Chalmers Ventures adopts a collaborative approach that combines venture creation and tech investments, supporting startups from inception to exit. They are involved in the startups by offering competence and capital, focusing on equity investments, and specializing in seed, startup, and early-stage phases. Chalmers Ventures works closely with Chalmers University as part of its entrepreneurial ecosystem, investing in university spinouts with global commercial and impact potential. Their investment process includes identifying research with market potential, matching technology with entrepreneurial teams, and actively supporting companies through validation, verification, scaling, and exit strategies. Chalmers Ventures actively seeks to reinvest profits back into supporting groundbreaking research, thus contributing to the development of the future. They also offer various programs and tracks to assist innovators and entrepreneurs, including Startup Camp, Tech Transfer, and Tech Matching for Encubation, along with Open Coaching and the Game Changer Challenge. Their portfolio showcases a commitment to deep tech with a meaningful impact, and they aim to be at the heart of venture creation, powered by world-leading competence, passion, curiosity, and courage.