Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Other |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Consumer |
Stages | Early, Seed, Series A, Pre-seed |
Investing | Sweden |
Investment Range | $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $2,500,000 |
Luminar Ventures is a Stockholm-based venture capital firm focused on early stage investments in technology companies throughout Sweden. They have established themselves as the most active pre-seed and seed-stage VC fund in the Nordics, leveraging their position to help visionaries turn innovative ideas into leading companies. With a minimum investment of 1,000,000 and a maximum at 5,000,000, their sweet spot for investments is around 2,500,000. Luminar Ventures specializes in supporting companies in sectors such as Software (including Web, Marketplace, SaaS), Business Solutions, Energy, Gaming & eSports, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Insurance & InsurTech, and Payments. In addition to Consumer sectors, they have a broad view on investment opportunities, reflecting the diverse range of their portfolio companies. The firm takes a hands-on approach, providing not just capital, but also critical guidance and support to help startups find product-market fit, enable rapid growth, and scale internationally. They emphasize the importance of the first hires, products, and customers, recognizing these as key drivers on the path to global expansion. As a fund backed by both the European Investment Fund and Saminvest, they have substantial resources and networks to offer their portfolio companies. Among the core values of Luminar Ventures is a founder mentality, owing to their team's background as former founders and angel investors. This experience informs their support system for founders, guiding them from the vision stage to hypergrowth.