Navigare Ventures
Venture capitalStockholm · Seed–Growth · 11 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 · 11 people
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What they invest in
from 16 of 26 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×5Biotech ×4Hardware ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Healthtech ×3New Materials ×3Robotics ×3
HQs:Sweden×8Denmark×1United States×1
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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 TechIoT
Uses AI-driven models to predict metabolic instabilities and develops therapies targeting metabolic and mitochondrial dysfunction.
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
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
Terasi develops pocket-sized mm-wave radios that provide gigabit-speed, physically secure wireless data links resistant to jamming and interception.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareStockholm, SE
Westra develops patented, PFAS-free conductive polymers used as battery binders, high-temperature capacitor materials, and solar cell electron transport materials.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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