Goose Valley Ventures
Venture capitalStockholm · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Goose Valley Ventures aims to become a hub for the next generation of FinTech companies in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The firm focuses on backing early-stage FinTech founders driven by purpose and vision, seeking to foster innovation and create impact in the future of finance. Its name derives from Lapporten, a U-shaped valley in Sweden, reflecting a belief in the Nordics as a home for impactful FinTech innovation and signaling the firm's role in bridging an early-stage financing gap with sector-specific support.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 13 of 18 portfolio companiesFintech ×11SaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Enterprise Software ×2Climate Tech ×1Deep Tech ×1
HQs:Denmark×2Estonia×2Sweden×2United States×2Iceland×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAnthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Iceland's first challenger bank focused on fair and transparent banking practices.
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-commerceFintech
Sebastian Siemiatkowski(Founder & CEO)
Millentic is an AI-native operational data platform that lets finance and operations teams consolidate data, automate workflows, build internal applications, and run AI agents by connecting to ERPs, warehouses, and other systems without depending on IT or engineering.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Open Payments is an API aggregator that connects financial institutions and businesses to multiple banks through a single unified API, supporting account information retrieval and payment initiation under the PSD2 directive.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechStockholm, SE
ReceiptHero enables merchants to replace paper receipts with digital alternatives that integrate with POS systems and payment networks.
Climate TechRetail TechSaaS
No-code automation platform replacing manual spreadsheets for digital and e-commerce businesses.
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Founder/President)inPatrick Collison(Founder/CEO)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Moritz(Director)
Torus provides an analytics platform for card issuers, merchant acquirers, and BaaS providers to analyze card network scheme fees, reconcile transaction flows, control unit-level profitability, and optimize pricing.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAnthropic AI Safety and Research · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Stripe · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Lunar · kavout.com · Jun 26, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Goose Valley Ventures invest at?
- Goose Valley Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Goose Valley Ventures's typical check size?
- Goose Valley Ventures typically writes checks of $870K.
- What sectors does Goose Valley Ventures focus on?
- Goose Valley Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Goose Valley Ventures located?
- Goose Valley Ventures is headquartered in Stockholm, SE.
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