Vidici Ventures

What is Vidici Ventures?

Vidici Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Stockholm, Sweden, with a dedicated focus on the financial technology (FinTech) sector. They primarily invest in early-stage FinTech companies in the Nordics, leveraging their strong network to understand and navigate the complexities of building fast-growing tech companies in heavily regulated markets.

The firm targets subsectors within FinTech, including lending, wealth management, insurance, credit scoring/assessment, fraud protection and security, foreign exchange (FX), and regulatory technology (RegTech). Vidici operates under the belief that the financial sector is undergoing a significant transformation, propelled by new technologies and emerging companies that challenge traditional financial institutions.

They are actively involved in their portfolio companies, offering more than just financial investment – they also invest time and expertise to promote growth, limit risk, and decrease information asymmetry. Vidici Ventures is currently managing Vidici Fund II, which is focused on identifying start-ups with the potential to significantly disrupt the industry and deliver high returns.

Their investment philosophy revolves around being enablers in the FinTech revolution, supporting start-ups poised to make substantial impacts in their respective niches. The firm has invested in a number of high-growth FinTech enterprises within the Nordics region and celebrates its involvement in the industry by participating in events such as the Nordic FinTech Week.

Some of their notable actions include announcing investments in new and innovative entities, like the neo-bank Ind, which marks the first new banking platform in Iceland in several decades, and engaging with recognizable figures such as Will Ferrell, who has joined one of their portfolio companies, Lunar.

What they say:

We are a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage opportunities.

What we look for: We invest in early-stage FinTech companies in the Nordic region.