Northzone

Northzone is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 and based in London, with offices in New York, Oslo, and Stockholm. It invests in technology-enabled companies across healthcare, software, hardware, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, blockchain, and gaming, spanning early-stage and multi-stage opportunities. The firm emphasizes connections by helping portfolio companies access customers, partners, and talent on an international scale. Northzone has backed notable founders of Spotify, Avito, iZettle, Klarna, and Hopin, reflecting a history of building category-defining businesses. The firm maintains a Nordic and European footprint while operating globally, and has raised substantial capital, including over €1.5 billion in funds.

Alex Agureev

Associate

Torleif Ahlsand

General Partner

Molly Alter

Principal

Tomas Bennich

Venture Partner

Jörgen Bladh

General Partner

Past deals in Denmark

Labster

Series C in 2021
Labster is a company that develops an innovative platform for virtual laboratory simulations, aiming to enhance science education through technology. Founded in 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Labster offers a scalable online platform primarily focused on biotechnology education. Its virtual labs utilize advanced mathematical algorithms to create immersive, 3D learning environments that include molecular animations, quiz questions, and theoretical background. This interactive format allows students to engage in open-ended investigations and experiment with scientific concepts in a gamified context. Labster's solutions have been shown to significantly improve learning outcomes compared to traditional methods while also reducing educational costs. The company is committed to making life science education more accessible and effective on a global scale.

Labster

Venture Round in 2020
Labster is a company that develops an innovative platform for virtual laboratory simulations, aiming to enhance science education through technology. Founded in 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Labster offers a scalable online platform primarily focused on biotechnology education. Its virtual labs utilize advanced mathematical algorithms to create immersive, 3D learning environments that include molecular animations, quiz questions, and theoretical background. This interactive format allows students to engage in open-ended investigations and experiment with scientific concepts in a gamified context. Labster's solutions have been shown to significantly improve learning outcomes compared to traditional methods while also reducing educational costs. The company is committed to making life science education more accessible and effective on a global scale.

Labster

Series B in 2019
Labster is a company that develops an innovative platform for virtual laboratory simulations, aiming to enhance science education through technology. Founded in 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Labster offers a scalable online platform primarily focused on biotechnology education. Its virtual labs utilize advanced mathematical algorithms to create immersive, 3D learning environments that include molecular animations, quiz questions, and theoretical background. This interactive format allows students to engage in open-ended investigations and experiment with scientific concepts in a gamified context. Labster's solutions have been shown to significantly improve learning outcomes compared to traditional methods while also reducing educational costs. The company is committed to making life science education more accessible and effective on a global scale.

Trustpilot

Series E in 2019
Trustpilot operates a global review platform that enables consumers to discover and share reviews of businesses across various categories. It facilitates direct engagement between consumers and companies, fostering trust and improvement in services. Established in 2007, Trustpilot has grown to employ over 700 people across offices in Copenhagen, London, New York, Denver, Berlin, Melbourne, and Vilnius.

Labster

Series A in 2017
Labster is a company that develops an innovative platform for virtual laboratory simulations, aiming to enhance science education through technology. Founded in 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Labster offers a scalable online platform primarily focused on biotechnology education. Its virtual labs utilize advanced mathematical algorithms to create immersive, 3D learning environments that include molecular animations, quiz questions, and theoretical background. This interactive format allows students to engage in open-ended investigations and experiment with scientific concepts in a gamified context. Labster's solutions have been shown to significantly improve learning outcomes compared to traditional methods while also reducing educational costs. The company is committed to making life science education more accessible and effective on a global scale.

iZettle

Series D in 2016
iZettle AB is a financial technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, that specializes in mobile payment services and applications designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2010, it revolutionized the industry with the introduction of the first mini chip card reader, enabling businesses to accept card payments through smartphones and tablets. iZettle offers a range of products, including the iZettle Card Reader Lite and an application compatible with iOS and Android devices, which facilitate payment processing, business management, sales analytics, and customer engagement. The company serves a diverse clientele across several countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Brazil. As of 2018, iZettle operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Outfittery

Series E in 2016
Outfittery is an online personal shopping service designed specifically for men, aiming to simplify the shopping experience. The company employs personal style experts who curate two to three outfits for customers based on their individual preferences and personalities, utilizing a selection from various top fashion brands. After an initial online interaction and an optional phone consultation, customers receive a selection of clothing items tailored to their style. The service is free, with customers only paying for the items they choose to keep. Outfittery updates its inventory regularly to feature the latest offerings from interesting men's fashion brands and popular designers worldwide. As a pioneer and market leader in curated shopping for men in Europe, Outfittery operates in eight countries, including Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands.

iZettle

Series D in 2015
iZettle AB is a financial technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, that specializes in mobile payment services and applications designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2010, it revolutionized the industry with the introduction of the first mini chip card reader, enabling businesses to accept card payments through smartphones and tablets. iZettle offers a range of products, including the iZettle Card Reader Lite and an application compatible with iOS and Android devices, which facilitate payment processing, business management, sales analytics, and customer engagement. The company serves a diverse clientele across several countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Brazil. As of 2018, iZettle operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Trustpilot

Series D in 2015
Trustpilot operates a global review platform that enables consumers to discover and share reviews of businesses across various categories. It facilitates direct engagement between consumers and companies, fostering trust and improvement in services. Established in 2007, Trustpilot has grown to employ over 700 people across offices in Copenhagen, London, New York, Denver, Berlin, Melbourne, and Vilnius.

Outfittery

Series C in 2015
Outfittery is an online personal shopping service designed specifically for men, aiming to simplify the shopping experience. The company employs personal style experts who curate two to three outfits for customers based on their individual preferences and personalities, utilizing a selection from various top fashion brands. After an initial online interaction and an optional phone consultation, customers receive a selection of clothing items tailored to their style. The service is free, with customers only paying for the items they choose to keep. Outfittery updates its inventory regularly to feature the latest offerings from interesting men's fashion brands and popular designers worldwide. As a pioneer and market leader in curated shopping for men in Europe, Outfittery operates in eight countries, including Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands.

AllUnite

Series A in 2014
Founded in Copenhagen in 2013 by Esben Elmoe and Kasper Gevaldig, AllUnite is a global advertising technology platform that empowers advertising companies and media agencies to effectively measure, forecast, and target audiences. It specializes in out-of-home audience measurement, providing hardware and technology for data collection, processing, and analysis.

iZettle

Series C in 2014
iZettle AB is a financial technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, that specializes in mobile payment services and applications designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2010, it revolutionized the industry with the introduction of the first mini chip card reader, enabling businesses to accept card payments through smartphones and tablets. iZettle offers a range of products, including the iZettle Card Reader Lite and an application compatible with iOS and Android devices, which facilitate payment processing, business management, sales analytics, and customer engagement. The company serves a diverse clientele across several countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Brazil. As of 2018, iZettle operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Settle Group

Series A in 2014
Settle Group invented mobile payments in the Nordics, was awarded a patent for mobile payments in 2011 in Norway, and launched the first mobile payment service in Norway. After selling a license for its technology, and the client base of the Norwegian service to the leading Norwegian banks, which today run this as the national mobile payment standard adopted by 80% of the population, Settle Group internationalize its technology and formed the Settle network. Similar to the services known as Alipay, PayTM, Venmo, Zelle, etc. Settle enables people and companies to pay, get paid, manage their money, and grow their businesses using a mobile payment app. Settle Group is licensed to provide financial services in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden, in accordance with its e-money license #108654 issued by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authorities.

Trustpilot

Series C in 2014
Trustpilot operates a global review platform that enables consumers to discover and share reviews of businesses across various categories. It facilitates direct engagement between consumers and companies, fostering trust and improvement in services. Established in 2007, Trustpilot has grown to employ over 700 people across offices in Copenhagen, London, New York, Denver, Berlin, Melbourne, and Vilnius.

Mojn

Secondary Market in 2014
Mojn Ltd. is a company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, that specializes in enhancing e-commerce communication through personalized email marketing. Founded in 2013, Mojn offers a platform that integrates with existing email service providers to deliver targeted email campaigns to specific user segments. Its technology allows e-commerce businesses to re-engage potential customers who have created accounts but have not completed purchases by sending tailored emails based on user profiles and viewed products. In December 2015, Mojn became a subsidiary of LiveIntent Inc., further expanding its capabilities in the realm of personalized marketing solutions.

Trustpilot

Series B in 2012
Trustpilot operates a global review platform that enables consumers to discover and share reviews of businesses across various categories. It facilitates direct engagement between consumers and companies, fostering trust and improvement in services. Established in 2007, Trustpilot has grown to employ over 700 people across offices in Copenhagen, London, New York, Denver, Berlin, Melbourne, and Vilnius.

iZettle

Series B in 2012
iZettle AB is a financial technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, that specializes in mobile payment services and applications designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2010, it revolutionized the industry with the introduction of the first mini chip card reader, enabling businesses to accept card payments through smartphones and tablets. iZettle offers a range of products, including the iZettle Card Reader Lite and an application compatible with iOS and Android devices, which facilitate payment processing, business management, sales analytics, and customer engagement. The company serves a diverse clientele across several countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Brazil. As of 2018, iZettle operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Trustpilot

Series A in 2011
Trustpilot operates a global review platform that enables consumers to discover and share reviews of businesses across various categories. It facilitates direct engagement between consumers and companies, fostering trust and improvement in services. Established in 2007, Trustpilot has grown to employ over 700 people across offices in Copenhagen, London, New York, Denver, Berlin, Melbourne, and Vilnius.

GoHello

Venture Round in 2007
Speakanet A/S is the Award winning technology company behind GoHello. The company was founded in 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark, by two Telecoms specialists who realised that the mobile telecommunications sector was both stagnant yet ready for massive disruption. The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with staff in London, UK and Prague, Czech Republic. The company was hailed best Start-up in Ernst & Young's prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year (2005) competition.

ChapDrive

Venture Round in 2007
ChapDrive is a venture technology company located in Trondheim, Norway. ChapDrive offers a gearless technology for wind turbines based on a patented high efficiency hydraulic drivetrain with high-voltage synchronous generator. ChapDrive’s solution has no mechanical gearbox, no frequency converter, no transformer and no permanent magnets. Benefits are lower top weight, fewer critical components and improved reliability leading to reduced capital expenditure and operating expense and thus reduced cost of energy. ChapDrive has installed, optimized and operated two wind turbines with hydraulic transmission to verify the business potential of the concept. With a strong management team and a staff of 20 competent and dedicated employees ChapDrive is now entering the stage of the commercialization where it is ready to invite partners to finalize development of commercial products and offer the wind industry a unique solution to existing challenges. ChapDrive has its headquarter and workshop in Trondheim, Norway, a test site at Valsnes close to Trondheim, a subsidiary in Silkeborg, Denmark and a representation in Hong Kong, China.

Interse

Venture Round in 2007
Interse A/S is a software company that serves the consulting, legal, tax and auditing, life science and biotech, defense and high-tech, public sector, and investment banking industries. It offers iBox, which models and classifies metadata, as well as operates as metadata and free text search and navigation engine. The company's solutions include iBox enterprise search for free text, metadata, synonyms, hierarchies and relations in repositories; iBox SharePoint solution for enhancing collaboration and information re-use in SharePoint; and iBox enterprise classifier, an integrated metadata management and classification tool that provides metadata across enterprise-wide systems. Interse operates in Europe and North America. Interse A/S is based in Copenhagen, Denmark
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