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

Tomas Bennich

Venture Partner

Nick Boesel

Associate

Justin Cooke

Venture Partner

Pascual Cortes-Monroy

Vice President

Dominik Esen

Vice President

Markus Gleim

Principal

Harriet Hamblin

Associate

Jackson Heddy

CFO

William Jilltoft

Associate

Aaron Liu

Vice President

Sanjot Malhi

Partner

Naseem Moumene

Associate

Michelle Nacouzi

Principal

Sarah Nöckel

Vice President

Hans Otterling

Partner

Elena Pantazi

Partner

Pär-Jörgen Pärson

Partner

Deepka Rana

Principal

Maxine Rior

Principal

Wendy Xiao

Partner

Jessica Schultz

Partner

Lena Stocker

Associate

Bjorn Stray

Partner

Tellef Thorleifsson

Founding Partner

Pieter-Jan Van Haute

Vice President

Paula Weber

Associate

Jeppe Zink

Partner

Past deals in Payments

Fuse Financial Technologies

Seed Round in 2025
Fuse builds financial infrastructure in the Middle East on MENA's first developer-focused banking stack.

Mimo

Venture Round in 2025
Managing money coming in, money going out and the resulting cash flow is complex. The process is fragmented across banks, accounting platforms, accountants, FX tools, lenders, and more. At best, this complexity is an annoyance. At worst, it kills your company. Mimo offers a beautiful, easy-to-use tool to manage, understand and control payments and cash flow – saving you time and money.

TrueLayer

Series E in 2024
TrueLayer facilitates real-time online payments by integrating with banks and financial institutions. It enables businesses to verify identities, access transactions, and make instant payments across multiple countries. With over 10 million users trusting its services, TrueLayer aims to revolutionize global payment systems.

Tuza

Seed Round in 2024
Tuza is a developer of a payment analysis platform that assists small businesses in identifying the most suitable payment providers. The platform streamlines the process of comparing payment options, significantly reducing the time required to find a card processor from days to minutes. By exporting recent transaction statements, Tuza's platform analyzes the transaction mix and estimates monthly costs across various processors. This enables merchants to make informed decisions and select the most cost-effective payment solutions tailored to their specific needs.

Mimo

Series A in 2024
Managing money coming in, money going out and the resulting cash flow is complex. The process is fragmented across banks, accounting platforms, accountants, FX tools, lenders, and more. At best, this complexity is an annoyance. At worst, it kills your company. Mimo offers a beautiful, easy-to-use tool to manage, understand and control payments and cash flow – saving you time and money.

Defacto

Series A in 2023
Defacto is a fintech company that specializes in providing credit infrastructure through an API aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. The company has developed an invoice financing platform that addresses the working capital needs of businesses engaged in B2B transactions. This platform enables companies to finance their invoices and offers the flexibility to repay loans when their customers settle their payments. By facilitating early payments to suppliers and automating payout and reconciliation processes, Defacto helps businesses manage their cash flow efficiently and streamline their financial operations.

Solvimon

Seed Round in 2023
Solvimon is a technology company that develops a billing platform. This platform assists fast-growing organizations in managing their billing and pricing processes efficiently. Key features include automated and transparent invoicing, custom pricing for customers in subscription models, flexible pricing plan creation, event metering, and automated billing. These tools enable businesses to monitor invoices in real-time, gain insights into product usage, and identify opportunities for revenue growth and customer retention.

Tuza

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Tuza is a developer of a payment analysis platform that assists small businesses in identifying the most suitable payment providers. The platform streamlines the process of comparing payment options, significantly reducing the time required to find a card processor from days to minutes. By exporting recent transaction statements, Tuza's platform analyzes the transaction mix and estimates monthly costs across various processors. This enables merchants to make informed decisions and select the most cost-effective payment solutions tailored to their specific needs.

Defacto

Series A in 2022
Defacto is a fintech company that specializes in providing credit infrastructure through an API aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. The company has developed an invoice financing platform that addresses the working capital needs of businesses engaged in B2B transactions. This platform enables companies to finance their invoices and offers the flexibility to repay loans when their customers settle their payments. By facilitating early payments to suppliers and automating payout and reconciliation processes, Defacto helps businesses manage their cash flow efficiently and streamline their financial operations.

TrueLayer

Series D in 2021
TrueLayer facilitates real-time online payments by integrating with banks and financial institutions. It enables businesses to verify identities, access transactions, and make instant payments across multiple countries. With over 10 million users trusting its services, TrueLayer aims to revolutionize global payment systems.

Klarna

Venture Round in 2021
Klarna is a technology-driven payments company that provides a platform for connecting consumers and merchants with flexible payment options for online and offline shopping. It offers direct payments, pay-after-delivery options, and installment plans, supported by a mobile app that enhances the shopping experience with flexible payment options and cashback rewards. The company operates across multiple countries and serves merchants with payment solutions and tailored advertising services, including messaging and insights features. Klarna is known for its buy now, pay later model, enabling interest-free financing for purchases divided into installments.

TrueLayer

Series C in 2020
TrueLayer facilitates real-time online payments by integrating with banks and financial institutions. It enables businesses to verify identities, access transactions, and make instant payments across multiple countries. With over 10 million users trusting its services, TrueLayer aims to revolutionize global payment systems.

Klarna

Private Equity Round in 2020
Klarna is a technology-driven payments company that provides a platform for connecting consumers and merchants with flexible payment options for online and offline shopping. It offers direct payments, pay-after-delivery options, and installment plans, supported by a mobile app that enhances the shopping experience with flexible payment options and cashback rewards. The company operates across multiple countries and serves merchants with payment solutions and tailored advertising services, including messaging and insights features. Klarna is known for its buy now, pay later model, enabling interest-free financing for purchases divided into installments.

TrueLayer

Series C in 2019
TrueLayer facilitates real-time online payments by integrating with banks and financial institutions. It enables businesses to verify identities, access transactions, and make instant payments across multiple countries. With over 10 million users trusting its services, TrueLayer aims to revolutionize global payment systems.

Klarna

Private Equity Round in 2019
Klarna is a technology-driven payments company that provides a platform for connecting consumers and merchants with flexible payment options for online and offline shopping. It offers direct payments, pay-after-delivery options, and installment plans, supported by a mobile app that enhances the shopping experience with flexible payment options and cashback rewards. The company operates across multiple countries and serves merchants with payment solutions and tailored advertising services, including messaging and insights features. Klarna is known for its buy now, pay later model, enabling interest-free financing for purchases divided into installments.

TrueLayer

Series B in 2018
TrueLayer facilitates real-time online payments by integrating with banks and financial institutions. It enables businesses to verify identities, access transactions, and make instant payments across multiple countries. With over 10 million users trusting its services, TrueLayer aims to revolutionize global payment systems.

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.

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.

Klarna

Secondary Market in 2015
Klarna is a technology-driven payments company that provides a platform for connecting consumers and merchants with flexible payment options for online and offline shopping. It offers direct payments, pay-after-delivery options, and installment plans, supported by a mobile app that enhances the shopping experience with flexible payment options and cashback rewards. The company operates across multiple countries and serves merchants with payment solutions and tailored advertising services, including messaging and insights features. Klarna is known for its buy now, pay later model, enabling interest-free financing for purchases divided into installments.

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.

mCASH

Series A in 2014
mCASH is a Norwegian startup company that has developed a unique payment service. It's based on a new infrastructure connecting banks, merchants and consumers for instant smart mobile payments. mCASH increases revenue for banks, enables multi channel sales and data services for merchants while providing an award winning user experience.

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.

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.
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