About Nordic Venture Partners
Nordic Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based out of Copenhagen, Denmark. As of Jan 2008, Nordic Venture Partners has invested in 4 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Sweden based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Sanako Overall, Nordic Venture Partners portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions, namely Sanako, Nanoradio and Polar Rose. Ferd co-invest with Nordic Venture Partners, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Nordic Venture Partners has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Nordic Venture Partners' List of All Investments
Nordic Venture Partners has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments are in Polar Rose and Sanako.Their portfolio spans across Sweden, Finland and United Kingdom. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, PE and 1 more. Here is the list of all investments by Nordic Venture Partners:1. Sanako
Sanako provides digital language learning solutions. It provides software and hardware solutions for language labs and cloud-based classroom solutions for creating a virtual environment. Teachers can monitor, assign, and grade assignments. Students are provided with digital recorder units for device interaction and group collaboration. Also teaches sign language to students.
Key facts about Sanako
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: Piispanristi (Finland)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.36M
- Employee Count: 36 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Verdane, Nordic Venture Partners and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 08, 2008, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Nanoradio
Nanoradio AB, a fabless semiconductor company, provided wireless solutions. Nanoradio's Wi-Fi chips targeted a range of applications, including mobile phones, wireless network cameras for home surveillance, portable media players and gaming devices Nanoradio was acquired by Samsung in 2012.
Key facts about Nanoradio
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Stockholm (Sweden)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $100M
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Innovacom and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 02, 2010, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Polar Rose
Facial recognition software. It is a software that allows users to tag and identify individuals in photos across the web.
Key facts about Polar Rose
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Malmo (Sweden)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $5.1M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Nordic Venture Partners
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 2006, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Blinkbox
Online platform for streaming movies and series. The companys business model is to pitch buying or renting the movie or tv show after viewing the clip.
Key facts about Blinkbox
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Employee Count: 16 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Arts Alliance Ventures, Eden Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Jun 2007, $*****
Nordic Venture Partners' Investments by Stage
Nordic Venture Partners has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.23M, 1 investment in PE stage and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $27M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 2 |
PE | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Nordic Venture Partners' Investments by Sector
Nordic Venture Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Media & Entertainment, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and EdTech. Notably, it has invested in 4 Software companies, 4 Tech companies, 2 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Media & Entertainment | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
EdTech | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Nordic Venture Partners' Investments by Geography
Nordic Venture Partners has made most investments in Sweden (2), followed by Finland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Sweden | 2 |
Finland | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Nordic Venture Partners' recent investments
Nordic Venture Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Nordic Venture Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 08, 2008 | Finland | Series A | 3012 | - | |
Jun 08, 2007 | Sweden | Series C | 4424 | [+3] | |
Jun 2007 | United Kingdom | PE | 6569 | - | |
Nov 2006 | Sweden | Series A | 8864 | - |
Acquired companies in Nordic Venture Partners' Portfolio
4 companies from Nordic Venture Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Sanako in Jun 2025 by Shape Robotics for $*****.Here are Nordic Venture Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 03, 2025 | Jan 08, 2008 | Series A | 2935 | |
Jan 08, 2015 | Jun 2007 | PE | 9738 | |
Jun 01, 2012 | Jun 08, 2007 | Series C | 3076 | |
Sep 20, 2010 | Nov 2006 | Series A | 4006 |
Team profile of Nordic Venture Partners
Nordic Venture Partners has a team of 1 member located in Finland. Nordic Venture Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Nordic Venture Partners
Over the past 20 years, 9 investors have co-invested in Nordic Venture Partners's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Nordic Venture Partners: Nordic Naturals, Teknoinvest and 4 others have invested in rounds before Nordic Venture Partners. There is 1 company where Nordic Naturals has invested before Nordic Venture Partners and 1 company where Teknoinvest has invested before Nordic Venture Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Nordic Venture Partners: Ferd entered a company along with Nordic Venture Partners.
- Invested after Nordic Venture Partners: Viking Venture (1 company) and Creandum (1 company) are the investors which have invested in Nordic Venture Partners's portfolio after their investments.
