CNI
Venture capitalStockholm · Seed–Late Stage · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
CNI backs exceptional entrepreneurial businesses and helps build and scale them across many sectors with a flexible, pragmatic investment mandate. It seeks companies that create sustainable long-term shareholder value, aligning its interests with those of its founders. Since its founding in Stockholm in 2011, CNI has funded and supported around 40 companies, mainly in the Nordic region. The firm applies strict ethical and sustainability criteria, excluding businesses tied to environmentally harmful activities, addictive products, weapons, workers' rights violations, discrimination, tax avoidance or unethical practices, believing successful investing should benefit all stakeholders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 33 of 39 portfolio companiesSaaS ×14Consumer ×12E-commerce ×10Fintech ×9Enterprise Software ×6Retail Tech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4Cleantech ×3
HQs:Sweden×20Germany×1Denmark×1United Kingdom×1Norway×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×73 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University ×4KTH Royal Institute of Technology ×3Stockholm School of Economics ×3Stockholm University ×3Örebro University ×2Technical University of Munich ×2The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
SEB ×2Upsight ×2
1 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAcast operates a platform that enables creators and storytellers to produce, distribute, and monetize audio content globally.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsBonnier CapitalEvli Growth PartnersHomebrewnode.vcWinklevoss Capital
Albacross is a B2B intent data platform that identifies the companies visiting a website, scores and segments them by buying intent, and routes high-intent accounts into CRM and outreach workflows.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsLuminar VenturesVentech
Arrive operates an urban mobility platform that helps cities, fleet operators, and policymakers manage city movement through solutions such as parking, public transport, and mobility data analysis.
GovTechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsAlate PartnersBeringeaAlpaca VCBanana CapitalCosmic Venture PartnersHyde Park Angels+4 more
Asfaltsgruppen is a Swedish paving and groundwork contractor that handles asphalt projects ranging from large road authority contracts to small jobs like driveways.
Construction Tech
Billogram orchestrates payment flows and invoice management for businesses, helping reduce collection issues and support digital payment processes.
Fintech
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationPartech VenturesSwisscom Ventures
Cleanpipe provides sewage, water, and waste services for businesses and individuals, including high-pressure flushing, sludge suction, hazardous waste handling, pipe relining, CCTV pipe inspection, and excavation suction work.
Circular EconomyCleantech
Eriks is a Swedish food brand offering restaurant-style sauces and mayonnaise made from selected ingredients and produced in Sweden, sold to home consumers for everyday and special meals.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Swedish veterinary telemedicine company offering on-demand video consultations with licensed vets for pet owners.
Co-investorsCathay InnovationOMERS VenturesCreandumMubadala Capital
IDEAL OF SWEDEN designs and sells stylish phone cases, bags, and mobile accessories for popular smartphone models.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsAltor
Instabee is a European last-mile delivery platform offering parcel locker and home delivery services to e-commerce merchants using sustainable transport methods including muscle power, electricity, biofuel, and renewable diesel.
CleantechE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechStockholm, SE
Alexis Priftis(CEO)inFredrik Hamilton(Board Member)in
Co-investorsKinnevikEQT Ventures
Insurely provides a managed open finance data-sharing gateway that helps financial institutions meet FIDA and FDSS regulatory requirements while creating new revenue streams from their data.
Data & InfrastructureFintechInsurTechSaaS
Martin J. Gylfe(Founder)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersLuminar VenturesOpera Tech VenturesAlfvén & DidriksonAmpli VenturesNeptunia Invest
C.P.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Massimo Osti
Co-investorseEquity AB
Klarna is a mobile banking and payments platform that offers flexible payment options, shopping features, and financial management tools to millions of users globally through partnerships with thousands of merchants.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechStockholm, SE
Sebastian Siemiatkowski(Co-founder & CEO)Victor Jacobsson(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAdit Ventures Management, LlcAlpha Wave GlobalBackstage ABBase PartnersChaos VenturesDIP Capital+25 more
Mathem is an online grocery retailer offering food and household products for home delivery to consumers in Sweden.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Co-investorsSalica InvestmentsSoftBank Vision Fund
MEDS is an online pharmacy selling prescription and over-the-counter medicines along with health, supplement, beauty, skincare and pet-care products for consumers and their pets.
ConsumerDigital HealthE-commerce
Co-investorsInbox Capital
Mindler provides digital mental health care, offering online psychological treatment through a network of clinicians serving patients across multiple countries.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Erica Larson(Chief Executive Officer)inMatilda Wernérus(Chief Financial Officer)inVictoria Trepp(Chief Psychologist Officer)inDaisy Chao(Chief Commercial Officer)inTord Svensson(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsLuminar VenturesSchibsted GrowthVentech
Mynt provides a platform for managing company spending, combining corporate cards, expense management, and invoice handling with automated bookkeeping.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSStockholm, SE
Baltsar Sahlin(CEO och medgrundare)inJohan Max Obermayer(CPO och medgrundare)inMagnus Widerberg(CTO och medgrundare)
Co-investorsIncore Invest
Nextory is a streaming service for audiobooks and e-books operating across Europe, providing access to millions of titles across multiple languages and regions.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaSStockholm, SE
Co-investorsIndustrifonden
Oda is an online grocery retailer offering a range of food and household products for delivery in Norway.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechRetail TechOslo, NO
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureSkyfall VenturesSumma EquityKinnevikSoftBank Group+1 more
Oden Technologies builds AI-powered analytics software that turns manufacturing production data into actionable recommendations, predictions, and targets for manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Willem Sundblad(Founder)inPeter Brand(Founder)in
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesNavigate VenturesRecurring Capital Partners
Outnorth is an online retailer selling outdoor gear and equipment to consumers, with features like a 30-day return policy and climate-compensated shipping.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
PinMeTo is a SaaS platform that helps multi-location brands manage and synchronize their location data, online conversations, and customer engagement across search engines, maps, social media, directories, and AI platforms.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSMalmö, SE
Co-investorsSpintop Ventures
Rabot Energy is a German electricity supplier and smart energy company that offers dynamic electricity tariffs reflecting real-time wholesale market prices, enabling customers to optimize consumption based on price signals and renewable generation availability.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConsumerEnergyBerlin, DE
Co-investorsBosch VenturesRobert Bosch Venture Capital
Royal Design is an online retailer selling home and interior products, including lighting, tableware, home decor, textiles and rugs, kitchenware, storage, and outdoor furniture.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorseEquity AB
Scrive provides e-signing, digital identity verification, and document management solutions for businesses seeking to automate agreements and digitalize workflows.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSStockholm, SE
Co-investorsVitruvian PartnersWellstreet
TrueLayer operates a Pay by Bank payment network enabling businesses to accept direct bank payments instead of card-based transactions.
FintechLondon, GB
Luca Martinetti(Founder)inFrancesco Simoneschi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureConnect VenturesGraph VenturesInsiders VenturesIsomer CapitalMouro Capital+3 more
Visiba is a Swedish SaaS company offering AI-powered triage and digital care platforms (Visiba Triage and Visiba Care) that help healthcare providers triage, communicate with, and route patients to the appropriate point of care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSaaSGothenburg, SE
Johan Gustafsson(Founder and CEO)inSamuel Sporrenstrand(Founder and Senior Sales Executive)inAndreas Larsson(Founder and Head of Technology)in
VoltAir supplies air handling units (HVAC ventilation aggregates), offering both a standard product range and fully custom, on-site assembled units.
Cloud ComputingHardwareIoTJohanneshov, SE
Volumental provides 3D foot measurement technology and AI-powered footwear recommendation system for retail stores.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRetail Tech
Miroslav Kobetski(Founder)inPatrik Bråkenhielmin
Co-investorsBackstage ABForward Venture Capitalnode.vcFOUNDER.org
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Mynt · gulfnews.com · Sep 7, 2026
Dirac · quantumzeitgeist.com · Aug 21, 2026
Arrive · mynorthwest.com · Aug 20, 2026
TrueLayer · sccgmanagement.com · Aug 19, 2026
Billogram · billogram.com · Jun 11, 2026
Rabot Energy · startupcity.hamburg · Jul 7, 2025
Klarna · livemint.com · May 19, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has CNI made?
- CNI has 39 tracked investments.
- What stage does CNI invest at?
- CNI invests at the Seed, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does CNI focus on?
- CNI focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is CNI located?
- CNI is headquartered in Stockholm, SE.
- Who does CNI co-invest with?
- CNI most often shares deals with Luminar Ventures, Backstage AB, node.vc, among 69 tracked co-investors.
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