Chalmers Ventures AB
Venture capitalGöteborg · Pre-Seed–Growth · 28 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Chalmers Ventures combines venture creation and investment to turn breakthrough research into successful, impact-driven companies. It focuses on deep-tech and research-based technology, particularly university spinouts with global commercial and impact potential. The firm identifies market potential in research-based tech, matches promising technologies with entrepreneurs, invests in and helps start the companies, attracts external VC co-investment, and remains an active owner through to exit. Operating an evergreen model, its returns are reinvested to fuel new research and innovation. Its in-house team provides hands-on support, governance, and strategic capital across the company lifecycle from idea validation to sustainable international growth.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 28 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 42 of 128 portfolio companiesHardware ×14Cleantech ×13Deep Tech ×13AI & Machine Learning ×10Biotech ×9IoT ×9SaaS ×8Circular Economy ×7
HQs:Sweden×33United States×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×73 founders×64+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
Chalmers University of Technology ×12
What their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×10Business & Management ×7Chemistry ×4Computer Science ×3Life Sciences ×3Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
Chalmers University of Technology ×5Atlantic Quantum ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2
9 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 128 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 42024 · 32022 · 12020 · 213 dated
Amferia develops antimicrobial hydrogel wound dressings that kill bacteria including antibiotic-resistant strains using peptides bonded to hydrogel, for human and veterinary wound care applications.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesGothenburg, SE
Anand Kumar Rajasekharan(PhD, CEO & Co-founder)inSaba Atefyekta(PhD, Sales & Marketing Director & Co-founder)inMartin Andersson(PhD, R&D Director & Co-founder)
Co-investorsAlmi Invest
Bioelectrix develops a novel electrical stimulation technology to accelerate wound healing by delivering stable, controlled electrical signals to tissue.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesGothenburg, SE
Dr. José Leal(CTO & Co-founder)Caroline Johansen(CEO & Co-founder)inProf. Maria Asplund(Lead Scientific Advisor & Co-founder)
Detecht develops a mobile app designed for motorcycle riders, offering features tailored to their riding experience and community.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationSector AgnosticSocialGothenburg, SE
Co-investorsAlmi InvestATM Capital
Eneryield builds Eneryield IntelliView®, an AI and physics-informed predictive analytics product that detects grid faults from electrical waveforms for utilities and industrial power systems.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareGöteborg, SE
Ebrahim Balouji(CEO & Co-founder)inKarl Bäckström(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsTechstars
LayerLogic builds a portable graphene field-effect transistor (gFET) biosensor that detects Listeria monocytogenes in food-production environments, returning pass/fail results in under fifteen minutes without a lab.
Deep TechFoodTechHardware
André Persson(Founder)inMunis Khan(Founder)in
Co-investorsScientifica Venture Capital
Valys provides water management technology and monitoring solutions that help customers optimize water production processes and reduce operational costs while supporting environmental protection.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTStockholm, SE
1928 Diagnostics provides a cloud-based bioinformatics platform that transforms complex genomic sequencing data into actionable insights for researchers, healthcare providers, and organizations.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCloud ComputingHealthtechMedical DevicesGothenburg, SE
Co-investorsSciety
Aqua Robur develops hardware and software solutions for monitoring water infrastructure at a system level, detecting leakages, sewer overflows, and infiltration issues.
CleantechClimate TechHardwareIoTGothenburg, SE
Co-investorsAlmi Invest
AquaFood uses patented pH-shift and cold-processing technology to convert fishing industry sidestreams (such as heads, frames, and skins, primarily from salmon) into premium food ingredients including protein mince, marine collagen, and virgin fish oil.
Circular EconomyClimate TechFoodTech
Atium develops a patent-pending electrochemical technology for selective removal of mercury from water, wastewater, and acids.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechGöteborg, SE
Björn Wickman(Co-founder)
Co-investorsButterfly Ventures
Building scalable quantum computers with reduced complexity and cost to reach error correction at scale.
Cambridge, US
Bharath Kannan(Executive Officer)inSimon Gustavsson(Director)in
Co-investorsBlindspot Ventures Management CoMassVenturesNeotribe VenturesThe E14 FundThe Engine VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+2 more
Drug development company specializing in automated, standardized production of At-211 radiopharmaceuticals for targeted alpha therapy.
Milton Lönnroth(Founder)in
Co-investorsFSG
Basedon is a platform for managing organizational decisions and business follow-up, using AI to index and analyze decision data while reducing administrative overhead.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGothenburg, SE
Faramarz Agahi(CEO)in
BoardUlf Petrusson(Professor)
Ecoera produces biochar carbon removal systems that extract CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into stable, permanently sequestered carbon stored in soil.
AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechSkåne, SE
Bengt-Erik Löfgren(Co-founder and Business developer)Sven-Olof Bernhoff(Co-founder and Chairman)David Andersson(Co-founder and CEO)in
Elypta develops a metabolism-based liquid biopsy that measures the GAGome, a set of biomarkers of tumor metabolism, and applies machine learning to noninvasively detect cancer signatures.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Francesco Gatto(Founder and Scientific Advisor)Jens Nielsen(Chairman, Founder)
Co-investorsBonnier CapitalIndustrifondenNavigare VenturesNina CapitalNorrsken VCSciety
Embedl provides software and tools for developing and deploying artificial intelligence on edge devices and embedded systems with constrained computational resources.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsGothenburg, SE
Devdatt(Co-founder, Professor at Chalmers University of Technology)Hans(CEO and Co-founder)
Co-investorsButterfly VenturesFairpoint CapitalSpintop Ventures
Industrial Path Solutions develops IPS, a simulation software platform for product and manufacturing process engineers.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSaaSGöteborg, SE
W-DALI is a wireless retrofit product that replaces traditional DALI cable installations for lighting control systems, enabling faster deployment in buildings where new wiring is impractical.
EnergyHardwareIoTGothenburg, SE
Niclas Norlén(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlmi Invest
Melt&Marble uses precision fermentation, microbial metabolic engineering, and synthetic biology to produce fats and ingredients aimed at creating more sustainable food products.
BiotechClimate TechConsumerFoodTechNew MaterialsGothenburg, SE
Anastasia Krivoruchko(Co-founder & CEO)inFlorian David(Co-founder & CSO)inJens Nielsen(Co-founder & Chairman of the Board)inThomas Cresswell(Chief Business Officer)inTue Holdal(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsBeiersdorf Innovation FundCatalyze CapitalIndustrifondenLever VCNordic Foodtech VC
Micvac develops food packaging and processing technology used in the food industry.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechFoodTechHardwareVästra Frölunda, SE
Joel Haamer(Founder)
Co-investorsIndustrifonden
Minalyze develops and manufactures analytical instruments and data-visualization software for acquiring geological data, including drill core scanning for chemistry, structure, density, and photography.
Deep TechHardwareSaaS
Mikael Arthursson(Founder)in
Modvion builds wind turbine towers from laminated wood as an alternative to conventional materials, aiming to lower carbon emissions and costs in wind power.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Maria-Lina(CEO (formerly CFO))in
Co-investorsCourse Corrected VC Holding IIVestas VenturesCMPC Ventures
Ophena designs and sells magnetic safety stirrups and equestrian performance products that combine functionality with design aesthetics.
ConsumerE-commerceHardwareRetail TechSports TechGothenburg, SE
Simon Geldner(Founder)inAnton Fast(Founder)in
Repli5 provides a platform for generating synthetic 3D training datasets through simulation, augmentation, and generative pipelines.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsRobotics
Co-investorsNavigare Ventures
ReVibe Energy offers ANURA Remote, a self-powered vibration monitoring system for industrial equipment like vibrating screens and feeders.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyHardwareIoT
Co-investorsTechFounders
Seaqure Labs develops mycelium-based protein for animal feed, designed as a sustainable alternative to soy and conventional proteins.
BiotechCircular EconomyFoodTech
Co-investorsEIT Food Accelerator Network
Simplex Motion develops and produces integrated servomotors that combine motor, control electronics and patented sensor technology for industrial and OEM applications.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoTRoboticsSweden, SE
Johan Linder(Founder)
Co-investorsTechFounders
Skisens develops a power meter integrated into smart cross-country ski pole grips that measures the wattage produced in each push and sends real-time power, heart rate, and force data to Garmin watches and phones.
HardwareIoTSports Tech
Solinide develops silicon nitride photonics technology for optical interconnect infrastructure with 60%+ efficiency, serving hyperscale datacenters, AI systems, telecommunications networks, quantum computing, and edge computing applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsGöteborg, SE
Dr. Marcello Girardi(CEO & Co-founder)Dr. Oskar B. Helgason(CTO & Co-founder)Prof. Victor Torres-Company(CSO & Co-founder)Dr. Alexander Grabowski(Design Engineering & Co-founder)
Co-investorsNavigare Ventures
Stayble Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing an injection-based treatment for disc herniation.
BiotechHealthtechLongevityMedical DevicesGothenburg, SE
Andreas Gerward(CEO)in
Swedish Algae Factory cultivates diatoms and extracts their silica shells, marketed as Algica®, a material used in high-end oceanic beauty care products and applications such as solar panel efficiency enhancement.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsKungshamn, SE
Co-investorsAqua SparkMindshift CapitalPowerhouse
Vitroprobe Analytics develops a patented biomolecular analysis method using Atom Probe Tomography to examine drug targets and their interactions at near-atomic resolution, helping pharmaceutical developers design and fine-tune new drugs.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Martin Andersson(Chairman, Co-founder)Mats Hulander(Co-founder)Gustav Sundell(Co-founder)
Vividye develops sustainable pigments and dyes that eliminate harmful chemicals and microplastics from the color production process.
Circular EconomyCleantechDeep TechNew Materials
Johanna Nissén Karlsson(CEO & Co-Founder)inGustav Larsson-Utas(COO & Co-founder)inRomain Bordes(Head of R&D & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAlmi Invest
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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSGothenburg, SE
Pierre Lindmark(Founder)in
Co-investorsBonnier CapitalFrog CapitalNorrsken VCAlmi Invest
Yolean provides a digital workflow tool for construction project management that integrates planning, coordination, and scheduling with LEAN principles to reduce administrative overhead and improve project flow.
Construction TechSaaS
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Solinide Photonics · aipressroom.com · Sep 4, 2026
Monivent · biostock.se · Aug 26, 2026
Anferra · impactalpha.com · Jul 3, 2026
Atlantic Quantum · datacenterdynamics.com · Jun 8, 2026
Stayble Therapeutics · morningstar.com · May 29, 2026
Yolean · mycapital.co.uk · Apr 30, 2026
Modvion · modvion.com · Apr 29, 2026
Swedish Algae Factory · azom.com · Mar 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Chalmers Ventures AB made?
- Chalmers Ventures AB has 128 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Chalmers Ventures AB invest at?
- Chalmers Ventures AB invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Chalmers Ventures AB's typical check size?
- Chalmers Ventures AB typically writes checks of $21.6M.
- What sectors does Chalmers Ventures AB focus on?
- Chalmers Ventures AB focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices, New Materials, Quantum Computing, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Chalmers Ventures AB located?
- Chalmers Ventures AB is headquartered in Göteborg, SE.
- Does Chalmers Ventures AB lead rounds?
- Yes, Chalmers Ventures AB leads investment rounds.
- Who does Chalmers Ventures AB co-invest with?
- Chalmers Ventures AB most often shares deals with Industrifonden, Navigare Ventures, Almi Invest, among 27 tracked co-investors.
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