We are Brightly Ventures, an early stage Nordic venture firm based in Stockholm. Our passion lies in finding and supporting those exceptional technology teams and companies who push the world forward, transforming industries. Our team is a group of founders, company builders, and operators with extensive experience in supporting entrepreneurs achieving the full potential of their bright ideas and bold ambitions.
Location: Sweden, Stockholm
Employees: 1-10
Phone:+46 70 482 34 98
Founded date: 2018
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 39
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 04.10.2021 | ARTPORTABL... | artportable.com | $542.16K | - |
| 04.10.2021 | HOOKED | hookedfoods.com | $23.3M | Sweden, St... |
| 04.10.2021 | Fenix begr... | fenixbegravning.se | - | - |
| 04.09.2021 | Zevoy | zevoy.com | $20.65M | - |
| 03.08.2021 | vVenues | vvenues.com | - | Sweden, St... |
| 03.08.2021 | Fast Trave... | fasttravelgames.com | $2.1M | Sweden, St... |
| 27.07.2021 | Starmony | starmony.io | $3.5M | Sweden, Mö... |
| 23.06.2021 | Adway | adway.ai | $13.93M | - |
| 26.05.2021 | Exeri - Sm... | exeri.se | - | Sweden, Lu... |
| 06.05.2021 | Yabie | yabie.com | - | Sweden, St... |
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News 21
| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.02.2021 | Open Payments raises 1.2 MEUR seed funding from Brightly Ventures and Luminar Ventures | The ambition is to become a leading platform provider in the EU and to create an ecosystem for Open Banking based on PSD2. Open Payments has received a huge response so far and several collaborations are underway. Swedish fintech startup O... |
| 27.02.2021 | Swedbank och Brightly Ventures investerar i Kaching | Swedbank går in som nyckelinvesterare i fintech-bolaget Kachings finansieringsrunda som uppgår till 48,5 miljoner kronor, framgår det av ett pressmeddelande. Andra investerare inkluderar Brightly Ventures, tidigare Apple-chefen Erik Stannow... |
| - | Swedish plant-based seafood startup lands major investment | Hooked Foods, which launched its vegan tuna product, Toonish, into Swedish retail earlier this month, has raised €3.8 million. The new funds will be used to accelerate product innovation, such as the launch of the plant-based salmon that s... |
| - | Dialogtrail tar in 8 MSEK i runda från Brightly Ventures och Chalmers Ventures | Ambitionen är att Dialogtrail ska bli den ledande chattbaserade marketing automation plattformen för e-handel. Under 2020 startades över en halv miljon automatiserade konversationer mellan konsumenter och e-handlare med hjälp av Dialogtrai... |
| - | Wehype raises Series Seed Round Led by Brightly Ventures and Inbox Capital | Uppsala-based Wehype today announced it has raised SEK 12.5 million in Series Seed funding, co-led by Brightly Ventures and Inbox Capital, with participation from a prominent group of angel investors. Wehype addresses the fast-growing adve... |
| - | Health-tech company Collective Minds Radiology raises SEK 25M to improve digital collaboration within specialist healthcare | Collective Minds Radiology raises 2,5MEURO from Brightly Ventures and Skincity founders Mikael and Annica Forsgren Kjellman. Existing owners such as Antaros Invest, Crista Galli Ventures, and business angels are also participating in the ov... |
| - | Open Payments raises 3 MEUR seed funding backed by Industrifonden | The ambition is to become a leading platform provider in the EU and to create an ecosystem for Open Banking. Sweden FinTech Open Payments has raised a 3 MEUR seed round. Leading the round is Industrifonden, existing investors Brightly Vent... |
| - | Acuminor raises its first seed round from Brightly Ventures | Acuminor AB, a regulatory technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, hereby announces raising its first investment round led by Brightly Ventures AB. In a world where regulations on financial crime risk assessments are becoming stricte... |
| - | The team behind MOOR and the founder of Tobii form Brightly Ventures, a new Nordic tech investor | The team behind MOOR and John Elvesjö, founder of Tobii (publ.), form a new early-stage tech venture capital firm. The new company, named Brightly Ventures, takes aim at becoming the leading Nordic early-stage investor. The investment team... |
| - | PerceptiLabs raises $2M to make machine learning more accessible for businesses and launch US operations | PerceptiLabs raises $2M to make machine learning more accessible for businesses and launch US operations On a mission to democratize AI through its flexible machine learning platform for developers, PerceptiLabs will use the seed funding... |
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Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.08.2024 | Hooked Foods Launches New Vegan Seafood, Enters Chicken Category, Gains Listings at Sweden’s Biggest Retailers | Swedish startup Hooked Foods announces it has expanded its product portfolio with further vegan seafood options as well as new plant-based chicken products, marking its entrance into a new category. The products will be available in Sweden’... |
| 11.10.2023 | Sweden’s Fast Travel Games bag €3.7M to develop new IP for VR platforms | Read this article in: Stockholm-based virtual reality (VR) game developer and publisher Fast Travel Games announced on Tuesday that it has raised €3.7M in a round of funding led by Handelsbanken Fonder, with existing investors Industrifonde... |
| 07.03.2023 | Stockholm’s got a new VC player as Node Ventures launches €70 million fund | Having raised over two-thirds of a targeted €70 million fund (800 million SEK), Stockholm’s Node Ventures is officially launching its sector-agnostic fund today. The firm intends to focus on early-stage companies, offering initial tickets r... |
| 17.11.2022 | Adway raises €10 million to help HR tap talent through digital ads and social media | Sweden's Adway has secured €10 million in series A funds from Octupus Ventures and its existing investors. Headquartered in Gothenburg, Adway has built talent acquisition software with embedded tools for employers looking to make an impress... |
| 23.08.2022 | Sweden’s sustainability platform Worldfavor raises €10.2M ‘to make sustainable business the mainstream’ | Stockholm-based Worldfavor, a global platform for sustainability and compliance information and management, announced on Tuesday that it has raised €10.2M in a Series A round of funding to accelerate growth and expansion plans. The company ... |
| 12.04.2022 | Equipped with €15 million, Zevoy plans to bring hassle-free expense management tech in Europe | Building the future of expense management for companies, Finnish fintech startup Zevoy has raised a €15 million funding. The Series A round was led by Blossom Capital with participation from European investors Maki.vc and Brightly Ventures.... |
| 27.02.2021 | Open Payments raises 1.2 MEUR seed funding from Brightly Ventures and Luminar Ventures | The ambition is to become a leading platform provider in the EU and to create an ecosystem for Open Banking based on PSD2. Open Payments has received a huge response so far and several collaborations are underway. Swedish fintech startup O... |
| - | Equipped with €15 million, Zevoy plans to bring hassle-free expense management tech in Europe | Building the future of expense management for companies, Finnish fintech startup Zevoy has raised a €15 million funding. The Series A round was led by Blossom Capital with participation from European investors Maki.vc and Brightly Ventures.... |
| - | Zevoy announced raising €3.8 million from Maki VC and Brightly Ventures | Zevoy, an Espoo, Finland-based SAAS startup developing a B2B expense management solution, announced the completion of a €3.8 million ($4.5M) capital funding round. The money was raised from VCs from the Nordic countries, namely Maki VC fro... |