Kinnevik
Growth equityStockholm Β· SeedβLate Stage
Investment thesis
Kinnevik positions itself as a long-term growth investor and active owner backing technology-enabled challenger companies across Europe and the US. It provides patient capital and operational partnership to founders building category leaders in healthcare, software, and climate. The firm invests across all stages of a company's growth journey, aiming to redefine industries and create durable, long-term value in businesses that make everyday life easier and better for people worldwide.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 19 of 42 portfolio companiesHealthtech Γ8Digital Health Γ6AI & Machine Learning Γ5Climate Tech Γ5Cleantech Γ4Fintech Γ4Consumer Γ3Marketplaces Γ3
HQs:United StatesΓ6United KingdomΓ2AustraliaΓ1GermanyΓ1DenmarkΓ1SwedenΓ1
Investments Β· 42 tracked
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Aira provides clean energy solutions centered on heat pumps, making renewable heating technology accessible and affordable for residential homes across Europe.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
US based money manager offering investing and retirement solutions
Physics-based battery management software enabling faster charging, longer cycle life, and safety for EV and consumer electronics brands.
Charm Industrial converts agricultural residues into bio-oil and injects it underground to remove carbon from the atmosphere at scale.
AgTechCleantechClimate Tech
Shaun Meehan(Chief Scientist and co-founder)
Cityblock provides primary care and health services focused on making healthcare accessible as a basic right, particularly serving underserved and marginalized communities with an emphasis on trust-based, inclusive care.
Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodMental HealthBrooklyn, US
Dr. Toyin Ajayi(Co-founder & CEO)Ambar Bhattacharyya(Director)Daniel Doctoroff(Director)Iyah Romm(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndy Slavitt(Director)Elliot Geidt(Director)
Product industrialization reimagined for teams.
THE ICONIC is an online fashion and sports retailer serving consumers in Australia and New Zealand, offering product ranges, delivery, and returns through digital shopping experiences.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail Tech
Hungry Panda operates a food delivery platform serving Chinese communities globally, offering restaurant delivery, fresh food delivery, and lifestyle services.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Customer centric last-mile logistics platform specialised for e-commerce
World-leading marketplace for essential work
RevOps system enabling automated cleaning, mapping, enrichment and account sourcing for enterprise companies
Leading hospitality technology platform
Swedish-born, global food-tech innovator of healthy and indulgent snacks and ice cream
Leading online grocer in the Nordics with over 4 million deliveries per year
Provides end-to-end service to support businesses hiring talent globally
Parsley Health delivers evidence-based, whole-body functional medicine care through board-certified clinicians trained in functional medicine.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Robin Berzin(Founder & CEO)
Pelago is a virtual clinic that partners with employers and health plans to provide substance use disorder treatment and management services.
Digital HealthHealthtechNew York City, US
Yusuf Sherwani(Founder/CEO)inSarim Siddiqui(Founder/Chief Medical Officer)inMaroof Ahmed(Founder)in
The leading pan-European spend management platform
Clinical-stage techbio company decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery
Solugen develops a biomanufacturing platform using fermentation and bioprocessing technology to produce specialty chemicals at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechClimate TechHealthtechHouston, US
Sean Hunt(Founder/CTO)inGaurab Chakrabarti(Founder)in
BoardSeth Bannon(Director)
Healthcare; closed Series E at $3.3bn valuation
Develops programmable mRNA therapies that last longer and target cells more precisely for cancer and other diseases.
Tandem Health builds regulated clinical AI for clinicians and health systems, including an AI scribe that generates clinical documents and diagnosis/procedure codes (ICD-10, SNOMED), a coding assistant, and clinical decision support certified as EU MDR Class IIa medical devices.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Transcarent provides an AI-powered platform that integrates benefits navigation, clinical guidance, and virtual care delivery for health consumers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Business travel management platform
San Francisco, US
Jonathan Kaplan(Director)Heini Zachariassen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Johan Brenner(Director)M. Christophe Navarre(Director)
Zalando is an online fashion and lifestyle retailer selling clothing, shoes, and accessories to consumers.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesBerlin, DE
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Kinnevik invest at?
- Kinnevik invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Kinnevik focus on?
- Kinnevik focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Digital Health, Healthtech, Mental Health, SaaS.
- Where is Kinnevik located?
- Kinnevik is headquartered in Stockholm, SE.
Co-investors Β· 14
General Catalyst is a venture capital and investment firm that backs founders across industries, with a strong focus on AI-driven transformation, fintech, healthcare, and other sectors.
True Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that writes the first check for founders and supports them through subsequent stages of growth.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
Work-Bench is a New York City-based seed-stage venture fund backing early-stage founders building enterprise, SaaS, and infrastructure software, with hands-on go-to-market support.
Giant Ventures is a venture capital firm investing across sectors including AI, climate, health, energy and fintech, and also incubates some of its own companies. Its portfolio spans roughly 48+ companies across the US and Europe.
La Famiglia is a European venture capital fund investing at seed and growth stages in technology companies that enable or disrupt large industries.
Playground Global is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech companies built by scientists and engineers, spanning next-generation compute, automation, energy, and computational biology.
Dimension is a multistage investment firm that partners with companies working at the intersection of science and compute.
FPV Ventures is an early-stage investment firm that backs mission-driven founders.
Geodesic Capital is a venture firm that invests in multi-stage technology companies and helps them expand into Asian markets, starting with Japan, through strategic guidance and market access.
RRE Ventures is a boutique early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, combining decades of experience with AI-driven analysis throughout the investment lifecycle.
DN Capital is a global early-stage venture firm founded in 2000, investing in Seed, Series A and select Series B companies across Europe and North America.
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Firms observed investing alongside Kinnevik, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Kinnevik's recorded portfolio.
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