Unconventional Ventures is a Nordic early-stage investment firm that invest in: 1) Scaleable tech startups at the pre-seed/seed stage, 2) Targeting global market opportunities, 3) Founded by underrepresented founders: women, LGBTQ, POC.
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.05.2024 | Danish industrial biotechnology startup Cellugy raises €4,9M to replace petrochemicals in personal care products | Danish industrial biotechnology startup Cellugy raises €4,9M to replace petrochemicals in personal care products Tue, May 21, 2024 10:30 CET Report this content Cellugy’s first-of-its-kind fermentation platform produces high-performing dry ... |
| 24.04.2024 | Saveggy Raises €1.76M for Plastic-Free Edible Cucumber Packaging | 4 Mins Read Swedish packaging solutions startup Saveggy has raised SEK 20M (€1.76M) to scale up its plastic-free, plant-based coating for fruits and vegetables, starting with cucumbers. Lund-based Saveggy’s latest funding round of €1.76M wa... |
| 19.04.2024 | Saveggy Raises €1.76M for Edible Fruit & Veg Coating as Solution to Plastic Packaging | Swedish startup Saveggy has raised €1.76 million (SEK 20M) for its plant-based alternative to plastic packaging designed to preserve the shelf life of vegetables and fruits and prevent food waste. The startup’s plant-based coating is said t... |
| 18.04.2024 | Saveggy Revolutionizes Food Packaging | Lund-based foodtech Saveggy has secured €1.76 million in funding to revolutionize the way fresh fruits and vegetables are packaged. With a plant-based solution that aims to replace plastic, Saveggy is on a mission to reduce global food wast... |
| 15.04.2024 | Saveggy raises €1.76M for plastic-free packaging | Lund-based foodtech Saveggy has raised €1.76M for its plant-based vegetable packaging that the company hopes will replace plastic. 45% of vegetables of wasted globally. Saveggy’s packaging, which it hopes will prolong their shelf life witho... |
| 05.09.2023 | Unconventional Ventures nears €30M fund close for diverse European startups | Unconventional Ventures, a Copenhagen-based venture capital firm focusing on investing in early-stage startups led by underrepresented founders in Europe, has announced the second close of a targeted €30 million fund. The firm focuses on th... |
| 05.09.2023 | Impact VC firm Unconventional Ventures hits second close of its €30M fund; here’s the fund’s investment strategy | Read this article in: Copenhagen-based Unconventional Ventures (UV), impact-focused venture capital, on Tuesday, announced the second close of its €30M fund. Limited Partners (LPs) that have invested in the fund include: European venture ca... |
| 04.09.2023 | Nordic-based Unconventional Ventures nears €30M fund close to back diverse European teams | As has been pointed out many, many times, lack of diversity is an ongoing problem in the tech startup and VC landscape. It’s a fact that’s long been recognised in the U.S., and it’s of equal concern in Europe. Zoom in on the Nordics region,... |
| 08.06.2023 | Lithuania leads the future of women in tech | When researching the startup ecosystem in Lithuania, one thing stuck out — the number of female-led startups. Don't get too excited. Let's be clear, women are predictably significantly underrepresented when we talk tech, especially when we ... |
| 19.10.2022 | Investing in women - but only with 1% | The Unconventional Ventures report is out and yet again we are being forced to report on such dismal figures like ‘1% of funding allocated to women in ‘21’ and the tight purse strings of female General Partners (GP). ‘VC funds with all-men ... |
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