PSV
Venture capitalKongens Lyngby · Pre-Seed–Series A · 32 people tracked
Also known as PreSeed Ventures
Investment thesis
PSV is an early-stage venture house with roots at DTU and two decades of experience investing in Nordic tech founders, including pioneering scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs in deep tech. Having previously operated as a state-funded tech investor, the firm emphasizes patient capital, proximity to knowledge and long-term partnership. It operates three units — PSV Foundry, PSV Tech and PSV Hafnium — offering more than capital, including brand and communication, legal, finance, people and culture, and ESG and impact support. With visibility into most of the Danish startup market, PSV aims to back founders early and support them from first proof to global scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 32 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
2 people who came through PSV went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 22 of 25 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×10Deep Tech ×5Enterprise Software ×4Developer Tools ×3Fintech ×3Hardware ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:Denmark×10United States×2Ireland×1Norway×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×13 founders×3
Investments · 25 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAcodyne develops advanced aviation and drone systems, drawing on expertise in airworthiness compliance, satellite navigation, counter-drone systems, and satcom integration for both commercial and military platforms.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainCopenhagen, DK
Mads Schnack(Co-Founder / CEO)Claes Nicolaisen(Co-Founder / CTO)Jasmina Pless(Co-Founder / CCO)
Dynelectro commercializes solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) systems for industrial hydrogen production with electrical efficiencies up to 90%.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Søren Højgaard Jensen
Co-investorsVsquared VenturesYara Growth Ventures
Enerin develops industrial heat pump systems for heating and cooling applications.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyAsker, NO
Arne Høeg(Founder & CEO)Trond Atle-AsphjellTrond-Atle Asphjell(Founder & Head of Concept Design)Kjartan Strand(CEO)
Co-investorsMomentumMove EnergyClimentum CapitalThe Footprint Firm
Enterspeed is an enterprise-grade data orchestration platform that connects systems, structures data, and integrates information across multiple sources for retail and e-commerce businesses.
Data & InfrastructureE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAarhus, DK
Toke Lundin
Co-investorsInnovestor Ventures
GamerPay operates a marketplace where gamers can buy and sell in-game skins and digital assets with built-in fraud prevention through game integrations.
ConsumerFintechGamingMarketplacesCopenhagen, DK
Martin Lykke Suhr(Founder)inMorten Byskov(Founder)inPeter Haldbæk(Founder)inMathias Hermansen(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorFCVC
GoMore operates a car-sharing and peer-to-peer car rental platform, offering access to more than 20,000 rental cars and a GoMore+ membership for discounts.
Circular EconomyMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Interhuman offers Inter-1, a multimodal AI model that detects 12 social signals from a single video stream by analyzing voice, face, and body language together in temporal alignment.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Paula Petcu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAda VenturesAntler
Levtek builds a lightweight, AI-native robotic platform (the Levkart) that moves people, equipment, and goods and transitions between manual, collaborative, and fully autonomous operation.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsInflection.xyz
Lunar is a 100% digital bank offering personal banking services including accounts, digital and physical cards, savings, investment, and cryptocurrency trading, with headquarters in Denmark.
FintechCopenhagen, DK
Co-investorsFuel Venture CapitalGoose Valley VenturesSEED Capital DenmarkEniac VenturesIndustrious VenturesPromus Ventures+2 more
Mofibo is a subscription service offering unlimited access to over 1 million audiobooks, e-books, and podcasts in nine languages, with offline downloads and exclusive Mofibo Originals titles.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsSEED Capital Denmark
Newly (Newly AI) is an AI platform that builds native iOS and Android apps from plain-English prompts, handling design, backend, deployment, and App Store/Play Store compliance without coding.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSStockholm, SE
Christopher Gauffin(Founder)
Co-investorsWave Ventures
Noah's provides an operating system designed for food businesses that optimizes operations, improves customer experience, and connects with delivery platforms to help partners compete in the digital food market.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaS
NobodyWho provides an on-device inference engine for embedding large language models directly into mobile and desktop applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsCopenhagen, DK
Co-investorsThe Footprint Firm
Northstake develops regulatory compliant crypto staking solutions for regulated financial institutions, digital asset managers, and custodians, working with custodians and liquidity providers to provide staking yields.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechCopenhagen, DK
Jesper Johansen(Founder)
Co-investorsDelta BlockchainFabric VenturesFunFair VenturesMorph Capital
Penneo is a digital trust platform for signing and managing documents using nationally recognised eIDs (such as MitID, BankID, and itsme®) in compliance with EU eIDAS regulation.
CybersecurityLegalTechSaaSCopenhagen, DK
Co-investorsViking Growth
Templafy provides an AI-powered platform that automates document creation and management for enterprise customers, helping them reduce manual work, ensure compliance, and drive revenue growth.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Co-investorsDamgaard CompanyDawn CapitalGolub GrowthSEED Capital DenmarkBlue Cloud VenturesInsight Partners
Thiax develops X-ray diffraction (XRD) technology to map the microstructure of polymer and composite parts, measuring parameters such as degree of cure, crystallinity, residual stress, strain, and orientation.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Peter Holten Muhlmann(Founder)inAdrian Blairin
Co-investors3Comma CapitalAnaxagoBright Pixel CapitalCompanistoDraper AssociatesIndex Ventures+1 more
Veo develops an affordable AI-powered camera system that automatically records and live-streams sports matches, primarily football, for clubs and teams from grassroots to professional levels.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSports Tech
Keld(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCourtside VenturesSEED Capital DenmarkVentechAutotech VenturesFJ LabsInterplay Ventures+1 more
San Francisco, US
Heini Zachariassen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardJohan Brenner(Director)inMartin Hauge(Director)Suranga Chandratillake(Director)Niels Vejrup Carlsen(Director)Lars Andersen(Director)
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBalderton CapitalKinnevikSEED Capital DenmarkSprints CapitalCreandum+1 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVeo · micromobility.substack.com · Aug 20, 2026
Dynelectro · techfundingnews.com · Jul 23, 2026
Lunar · kavout.com · Jun 26, 2026
Acodyne · nordicdefencesector.com · Jun 23, 2026
Newly · fundraiseinsider.com · May 8, 2026
Enterspeed · techsavvy.media · Apr 22, 2026
Thiax · techsavvy.media · Feb 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has PSV made?
- PSV has 21 tracked investments.
- What stage does PSV invest at?
- PSV invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is PSV's typical check size?
- PSV typically writes checks of $75.6K – $864K.
- What sectors does PSV focus on?
- PSV focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is PSV located?
- PSV is headquartered in Kongens Lyngby, DK.
- Does PSV lead rounds?
- PSV typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does PSV co-invest with?
- PSV most often shares deals with SEED Capital Denmark, Balderton Capital, Golub Growth, among 25 tracked co-investors.
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