byFounders

Venture Capital
56investments
2exits
$526.6Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
144open roles in its portfolio

Overview

byFounders is a community-powered early-stage venture capital fund backing globally ambitious founders. It invests at pre-seed and seed stage in technology teams connected to the Nordic and Baltic countries, drawing on a large network of founders and operators who are investors in the fund. The firm was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Copenhagen in Denmark.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
56
43 of them startups
Hiring now
13
144 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
7
$526.6M raised
Exits
2
Focusshare of its companies
Artificial Intelligence 24%Software 11%Financial Services 11%Energy & Utilities 9%Cybersecurity 9%Health Care 9%Commerce 7%Biotechnology 7%
Where its companies are
Sweden 14%Denmark 14%United States 13%Finland 9%Germany 9%Switzerland 4%Iceland 4%Estonia 2%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 47%Series A 33%Series B 13%Series C and later 7%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 56 investments
SumarySeed $25M · this month RuneSeries A $40M · 1 mo ago FluencifyPre-Seed $4.3M · 2 mo ago Adaptyv BioSeries A $40M · 2 mo ago · 31 roles LovableVenture round $382.5M · 3 mo ago · 73 roles Loki RoboticsVenture round $11.8M · 6 mo ago · 3 roles DigitailSeries B $23M · 11 mo ago · 5 roles ARSENALE BIOYARDSSeed $10M · 20 mo ago JanuarSeed · 2 yr ago JellatechAugust 2023Venture round $3.5M · 3 yr ago VibrantVenture round $3.4M · 3 yr ago CelloVenture round $3.1M · 3 yr ago · 4 roles
144 open roles at 13 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Adaptyv Bio11 new roles in 30 days Lovable10 new roles in 30 days Digitail5 new roles in 30 days Cobalt4 new roles in 30 days SafetyWing4 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Y Combinator 5 shared Luminar Ventures 3 shared Partech 3 shared VentureSouq 2 shared Highland Europe 2 shared Skyfall Ventures 2 shared Antler 2 shared Balderton Capital 2 shared Emblem 2 shared Quantum LightWebsite 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
North Zone Antler Plug and Play Headline node.vc Failup Ventures Luminar Ventures Index Ventures
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3

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Shared investors1
Wave VenturesVia a fund
62 portfolio companies: Zettascale, Vetnio, Ossus and 59 more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Copenhagen Denmark
HQ
10-50 est. staff