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Luminar Ventures

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

Stockholm · Pre-Seed–Seed · 6 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Luminar Ventures positions itself as one of the most active seed-stage funds in the Nordics, investing at pre-seed and seed stages with tickets from €500k to €2.5m (sweet spot €1-2m) on a generalist, sector-agnostic basis. Beyond capital, the team draws on its experience as former founders and angel investors to help portfolio companies find and execute product-market fit, make key early hires, land first products and customers, drive rapid growth, and prepare for international expansion toward global scale.

Invests inSector AgnosticDenmarkEuropeNorwayStockholmSweden

Source: firm website, verified Aug 17, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$550K – $2.8M
HQ
Stockholm, SE
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
AUM
$135M
Tracked investments
43

Team · 6 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 26 of 43 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×8Healthtech ×5Consumer ×4Cleantech ×3Digital Health ×3Fintech ×3InsurTech ×3

HQs:Sweden×11Denmark×1Norway×1

Investments · 43 tracked

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Aviantaviant.noin✓ verified

Aviant operates autonomous drone logistics services in Scandinavia, transporting medical items such as blood, COVID, water, and milk samples as well as windmill farm equipment for healthcare and industrial customers.

HardwareHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsTrondheim, NO

Lars Erik

Co-investorsBring VenturesGENIUS NYInnovation Norway

Fika Jobsfikajobs.aiin✓ verified

Fika Jobs runs video conversations with an AI agent to build a candidate profile that goes beyond a CV, then matches job seekers with companies based on salary, culture, and other parameters.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechMarketplaces

Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureWave Ventures

Albacrossalbacross.com

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-investorsCNIVentech

Berget AIberget.ai

Berget AI provides sovereign AI infrastructure hosted on Swedish data centers, offering serverless and dedicated inference for open large language models via an OpenAI-compatible API.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsWellstreet

Carla
CodeScene
Corsmedcorsmed.comin

Corsmed develops an MRI simulator that generates physics-based images replicating real scanner output as users adjust parameters such as sequence, hardware, anatomy, and pathology, aimed at MRI education and training for students, radiographers, and healthcare practitioners.

EdTechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsBig Pi VenturesLU Innovation

Deckmatchdeckmatch.comin

DeckMatch (AlphaLens) provides a deal-flow platform for venture investors that ingests pitch decks and documents from email, web forms, uploads, a Chrome extension, or API and uses vision LLM technology to parse them into structured company records.

Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureFirst Degree CapitalSkyfall Ventures

FirstQFM
Greenelygreenely.se

Greenely offers a platform that lets households control, optimize, and reduce their electricity costs while earning from their energy automatically.

CleantechConsumerEnergyIoTSaaSSweden, SE

Co-investorsBackstage ABbyFounders

Health Integratorhealthintegrator.sein

Health Integrator operates a digital health platform combining health coaching with a marketplace of wellness services.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesWellness & FitnessStockholm, SE

Fredrik Söder(CEO & Founder)

Co-investorsJ12 VenturesLeksell Social Ventures

Hejaheja.io𝕏

Heja is a team management app that lets coaches and sports teams schedule practices, games and activities, track player availability, and handle team messaging and carpool organization in one place.

ConsumerSaaSSports Tech

Co-investorsBonnier CapitalPeakInbox CapitalMax Ventures

HiberWorldhiberworld.com

Hiberworld was a platform for creating and sharing multiplayer online worlds and games.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGaming

Co-investorsGFR FundDreamcraftEQT VenturesKonvoy Ventures

Hypertype
Hypertypehypertype.aiin

Hypertype provides AI agents that handle repetitive customer support tasks by drawing on a company's own data, integrating with CRMs, helpdesk systems, and internal tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsButterfly Ventures

Insurelloinsurello.sein𝕏

Insurello helps people claim insurance compensation for personal injuries and accidents by managing claims on their behalf, taking no fee if the claim is unsuccessful.

InsurTechLegalTechStockholm, SE

Co-investorsInventureWave VenturesSchibsted Growth

Insurelyinsurely.com

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-investorsCNIInsight PartnersOpera Tech VenturesAlfvén & DidriksonAmpli VenturesNeptunia Invest

Intuicellintuicell.comin

IntuiCell develops software based on how living organisms learn instinctively, aiming to replicate natural intelligence rather than relying on data sets and training.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Co-investorsFSGLeksell Social VenturesMist VenturesNavigare VenturesSNÖ Ventures

IPerceptipercept.ioin

IPercept provides condition monitoring and predictive maintenance for CNC machines, collecting motion and vibration data via a smart device on the machine's kinematic chain to detect developing faults in components like axes, spindles, and joints.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoT

Karoly SzipkaAndreas Archenti(Professor)

Co-investorsBackstage ABJ12 VenturesRunwayFBUAI Fund

Ivy
Kristoffer Labuc Activerecarber.com

ReCarber develops and commercializes engineered carbon removal projects, focusing on BECCS (Bio Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage) from biogenic emitters, and operates a platform matching emitters with buyers of carbon removal credits (CDRs).

B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechStockholm, SE

Co-investorsCourse Corrected VC Holding IISpintop Ventures

Lightbringerlightbringer.comin

Lightbringer is a full-service patent management provider that combines AI agents with licensed patent attorneys to draft, file, and prosecute patents, including office action management and portfolio maintenance.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureInception FundNewion6 Degrees Capital

Mindlermindler.se

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)Matilda Wernérus(Chief Financial Officer)Victoria Trepp(Chief Psychologist Officer)Daisy Chao(Chief Commercial Officer)Tord Svensson(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsCNISchibsted GrowthVentech

Motoricamotorica.com

Motorica offers tools for controlling character root motion and locomotion animation, letting developers create animations that match their gameplay systems and export them to engines like Unreal.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGaming

Co-investorsAngular Ventures

Muninn
Mynt
Normativenormative.io

Normative provides a carbon accounting platform that automates data ingestion with AI-driven categorization to calculate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions built to GHG Protocol standards and independently verified.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaS

Adam Wamai Egesa(Founder)in

Co-investorsbyFoundersCarbonHAWKTAILHorizons VenturesWave Ventures

Omocomomocom.sein

Omocom is a Swedish insurance company that provides embedded insurance solutions for the sharing economy, enabling platforms to offer protection to users when renting, sharing, or borrowing vehicles, properties, and goods across Europe.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyInsurTechStockholm, SE

Co-investorsMundi VenturesMustard Seed Maze

Open Paymentsopenpayments.ioJan 2025

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

Co-investorsGlobal BrainGoose Valley VenturesIndustrifondenAlfvén & Didrikson

Opper
Pet Buddy Grouppetbuddygroup.com

Petbuddy Group is a Stockholm-based holding company that builds and operates a portfolio of pet food and pet care brands, offering natural nutrition, supplements, and pet care products for dogs and cats.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessStockholm, SE

Alexander Retzlik(Co-Founder)

Photoncyclephotoncycle.comin

Photoncycle develops energy technology for powering homes, currently being piloted with Norway's largest house builder and planned for large-scale manufacturing starting in 2027.

CleantechEnergyHardware

Bjorn Brandtzaeg(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsEviny VenturesLifeline VenturesMomentumNordicNinjaVoima Ventures

Pley
ReCarber
RockyRoad
RUN
Starmony
Turbotic
Varden
Vården
Vibrantvibrant.ioin

Vibrant is a fintech company working on payment solutions, including in-store payment technology.

E-commerceFintechRetail TechSaaS

Kasper Enggaard Krog(CEO & Co-Founder)Anders Kaels Malmos(CTO & Co-Founder)Kåre Brøgger Sørensen(Chairman, CPO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsCiti VenturesDay One Ventures

xNomadxnomad.co

xNomad operates an online platform for booking short-term retail and pop-up store spaces, letting brands reserve locations for days up to a year across cities including NYC, LA, and Miami.

MarketplacesPropTechRetail Tech

Co-investorsGroundBreak Ventures

Yazenyazen.com

Yazen offers a weight-loss programme that combines medical treatments, including weight-loss medication, with personalised support from doctors, coaches, psychologists, dietitians, and personal trainers.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsEvli Growth PartnersAlmaz Capital

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Luminar Ventures made?
Luminar Ventures has 41 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Luminar Ventures invest at?
Luminar Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Luminar Ventures's typical check size?
Luminar Ventures typically writes checks of $550K – $2.8M.
What sectors does Luminar Ventures focus on?
Luminar Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Luminar Ventures located?
Luminar Ventures is headquartered in Stockholm, SE.
Does Luminar Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Luminar Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Luminar Ventures co-invest with?
Luminar Ventures most often shares deals with Alliance VC, Alliance Venture, CNI, among 40 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 6

byFounders

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Both backed · 2
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EQT Ventures

EQT Ventures is the venture capital arm within the EQT platform, backing early-stage European founders building what it calls Generation-Defining Companies.

Both backed · 1
$2M – $50M
AI Fund

AI Fund is a venture studio founded by Andrew Ng that co-founds AI companies with entrepreneurs, venture funds, and corporate partners, taking ventures from idea to funded startup in about three months.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $1M
Inventure

Inventure is a generalist early-stage venture capital firm investing primarily across the Nordics and Baltics, having backed over 100 companies since 2005.

Both backed · 1
$330K – $5.5M
foobar.vc

Foobar is the investment company of Icelandic entrepreneur David Helgason that focuses on supporting startups and investing in technology to accelerate global decarbonization and sustainability efforts.

Crowberry Capital

Crowberry Capital is a Nordic venture capital firm with offices in Reykjavik, Copenhagen and Stockholm that invests in seed and early-stage startups across the Nordics.

$220K – $2.2M

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