Navigare Ventures
Venture capitalStockholm · Seed–Growth · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Navigare Ventures backs transformational early-stage, science-driven companies and aims to strengthen the industrial and societal impact of research while supporting the long-term financial capacity of its owner, Wallenberg Investments AB. Its core deep tech themes are grounded in scientific and industrial networks and span advanced computing and quantum technologies, synthetic biology and bio innovation, advanced materials and nanotechnology, and data-driven life science. The firm is a long-term investor from Seed and Series A and beyond, forming deep, lasting partnerships with founders and providing capital, network, and know-how to help promising science start-ups become successful companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 25 of 26 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×15AI & Machine Learning ×8Biotech ×8Hardware ×7New Materials ×6Cleantech ×4Robotics ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3
HQs:Sweden×13Denmark×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×23 founders×24+ founders×3
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNordic Forestry Automation (NFA) develops a retrofit machine-perception system for forestry harvesters, using lidar, GNSS, cameras and onboard edge AI to build a real-time digital map of the forest, detect and measure individual trees, and provide advanced driver assistance to operators.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsAlmi Invest
ProteomEdge develops mass spectrometry-based analytical platforms and proprietary heavy-labelled protein standard panels for absolute protein quantification in blood plasma, targeting clinically relevant biomarkers such as apolipoproteins, complement factors, and liver disease markers.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthStockholm, SE
Mathias Uhlén(Co-founder & Chairman of the Board)Henrik Everberg(CEO)Marianne Hansson(Former part-time CEO)
Adamant Quantum develops chip-scale quantum sensors and timing components based on synthetically grown diamonds with engineered crystal defects, used for sensing, navigation, communication, and metrology.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Co-investorsIndustrifonden
AlixLabs develops Atomic Layer Etch (ALE) equipment for semiconductor manufacturing, including its Atomic Pitch Splitting (APS) technology that replaces multiple patterning steps with a single process to lower the cost of producing leading-edge chips.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsAlmi InvestIndustrifondenLU InnovationFORWARD.one
Arevo develops a proprietary crop nutrition technology (Arginex) that activates the plant root zone to improve nutrient uptake, offering growers an alternative to conventional mineral fertilisers.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechMilpitas, US
Bruce Armstrong(Director)Brian Shin(Director)Sonny Vu(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsIndustrifonden
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
Co-investorsBonnier CapitalChalmers Ventures ABIndustrifondenNina CapitalNorrsken VCSciety
EnginZyme develops a patented enzyme immobilisation technology to create stable, bespoke biocatalysts for use in multi-step enzymatic reactions.
BiotechCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsIndustrifondenSofinnova Partners
Epigenica develops products for epigenetic analysis, including its EpiFinder platform, a multiplexed ChIP-seq technology built on patented hmqChIP-seq for high-throughput profiling of epigenetic marks such as DNA methylation and histone modifications.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investorsLeksell Social VenturesVoima Ventures
Interspectral develops the AM Explorer software platform for visualizing build job data, detecting anomalies, and providing in-situ process monitoring and AI-powered quality assurance in additive manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSNorrköping, SE
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 VenturesLuminar VenturesMist VenturesSNÖ Ventures
Ligna Energy develops S-Power supercapacitors, bio-based and ultra-thin energy storage components free from materials harmful to humans and the environment.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Pixelgen Technologies develops the Proxiome Kit, powered by its patented Proximity Network Assay, to analyze the spatial organization, abundance, and colocalization of proteins on the surface of single immune cells at nanoscale resolution.
BiotechDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsIndustrifonden
Profundus develops an ophthalmic retinal camera that uses Multi Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) with multiple deformable mirrors to capture high-resolution, wide-field images of the retina.
Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMölndal, SE
Jörgen ThaungZoran PopovicMette Owner-PetersenPer KnutssonÅsa Lindström(CEO)
Rarity Bioscience develops ultra-sensitive mutation detection assays based on its patented superRCA dual-RCA technology, which amplifies single mutated DNA molecules into fluorescent particles for detection on standard flow cytometers.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investorsNovalis Biotech
Repli5 generates high-fidelity annotated synthetic training datasets from prompts, images, CAD files or semantic maps, and offers domain adaptation and simulation data augmentation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsChalmers Ventures AB
Retein develops a patented molecular separation technology, based on bio-inspired stabilized channel proteins, to recover high-purity resources such as clean water and lithium from water sources.
CleantechDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsButterfly VenturesIndustrifonden
Scaleout provides federated and edge AI infrastructure that runs the full model training loop on devices in the field, so models improve on local conditions without raw data leaving the site.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechIoTUppsala, SE
Ebba Kraemer(Founder)
Co-investorsFairpoint Capital
ScandiBio Therapeutics is a Stockholm-based pharmaceutical company developing AI-discovered drugs that target mitochondrial dysfunction to treat neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthStockholm, SE
Olof Nord(CEO)
Solinide Photonics develops silicon nitride optical microcomb chips that replace multiple discrete lasers with a single integrated multiwavelength source for Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), reducing power, cost, and footprint.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsChalmers Ventures AB
Sparsit develops Sparse Super Sampling (S3), a machine learning rendering technology that samples only the most critical pixels in a 3D scene to accelerate photo-realistic and real-time rendering by up to 10x while maintaining a target visual quality.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGaming
SweGaN produces QuanFINE gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial wafer materials for device foundries, fabless firms, and system manufacturers.
Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductors
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesLifelike CapitalMount Wilson Ventures
Westra develops patented, PFAS-free conductive polymers used as battery binders, high-temperature capacitor materials, and solar cell electron transport materials.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Co-investorsVoima Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPixelgen · prnewswire.com · Aug 20, 2026
Alixlabs · bits-chips.com · Nov 18, 2025
Arevo · agtechnavigator.com · Oct 30, 2025
Enginzyme · businesswire.com · May 28, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Navigare Ventures made?
- Navigare Ventures has 26 tracked investments.
- What stage does Navigare Ventures invest at?
- Navigare Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Navigare Ventures focus on?
- Navigare Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Longevity, Medical Devices, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Navigare Ventures located?
- Navigare Ventures is headquartered in Stockholm, SE.
- Who does Navigare Ventures co-invest with?
- Navigare Ventures most often shares deals with Industrifonden, Chalmers Ventures AB, Leksell Social Ventures, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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