About Optimizer Invest
Optimizer Invest is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Saint Julian, Malta. As of Dec 2021, Optimizer Invest has invested in 25 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Sweden based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Enterprise Applications and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Playtomic Overall, Optimizer Invest portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Readly, Skilling and Gaming Innovation Group. A lot of funds co-invest with Optimizer Invest, with names like Félix Ruiz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Optimizer Invest has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Optimizer Invest's List of Top Investments
Optimizer Invest has a portfolio of 25 companies. Their most notable investments are in Pensionera and Playtomic.Their portfolio spans across Sweden, Malta, Spain and 4 more locations. They have invested in Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Optimizer Invest:1. Readly
Online digital newsstand. It enables users to read digital newsstands and magazines through the login or mobile application. Users can read news and articles based on various topics such as fashion and lifestyle, travel, and more. It provides features such as offline reading and sharing the subscription plan with friends or family. Available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Readly
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Stockholm (Sweden)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $46.8M
- Employee Count: 90 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: AP3, Kreos Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 19, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Skilling
Online trading platform for forex and multiple commodities. It provides a platform for trading forex, CFDs, shares, commodities, and cryptocurrencies to investors. It features trading dashboards, news, stock prices, and trading strategies. It allows trading on NSE and SSE. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Skilling
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Strovolos (Cyprus)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $17.1M
- Employee Count: 111 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Optimizer Invest, SeedStake and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 17, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Playtomic
Provider of online court booking and racket sports community platform. This platform facilitates online bookings for tennis and padel courts. It also connects players, enabling them to find matches, create private matches with friends, or join public matches. The platform includes a player level estimation system to ensure competitive matches. Additionally, it offers club management tools for online bookings, customer management, and social activity creation.
Key facts about Playtomic
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Madrid (Spain)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $138M
- Employee Count: 264 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: FJ Labs, GP Bullhound and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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4. Casumo
Casumo is an online gambling platform offering multi-category casino games. The platform enables users to wager on various casino games like slots, jackpots, live casinos, etc. It offers features like variant payment options, deposit bonuses, and more. The mobile application is available for the Android platform.
Key facts about Casumo
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Swieqi (Malta)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 220 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: AGOF, Optimizer Invest and 1 Other
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5. Hero Gaming
Hero Gaming (previously Casino Saga) is a Malta-based gaming and gambling company. It operates multiple gambling brands such as Casino Heroes, Casitabi, and Betser. It is a group of passionate iGaming professionals from various gaming operators.
Key facts about Hero Gaming
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Sliema (Malta)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.19M
- Employee Count: 56 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: MML Ventures, Maxify Technologies and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 21, 2019, $*****
Optimizer Invest's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Optimizer Invest has invested in 25 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Playtomic and most recent follow-on round was in Playtomic.Optimizer Invest's Investments by Stage
Optimizer Invest has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.99M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Optimizer Invest's Investments by Sector
Optimizer Invest has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, FinTech, Retail, Consumer Goods and EdTech. Notably, it has invested in 18 Consumer (B2C) companies, 18 Tech companies, 8 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 4 |
FinTech | 2 |
Retail | 2 |
Consumer Goods | 1 |
EdTech | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Optimizer Invest's Investments by Geography
Optimizer Invest has made most investments in Sweden (4), followed by Spain where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Sweden | 4 |
Spain | 2 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Optimizer Invest's recent investments
Optimizer Invest has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Optimizer Invest:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 17, 2021 | Spain | Series C | 5231 | [+2] | |
Apr 15, 2020 | Spain | Series A | 9528 | ||
Apr 24, 2019 | Spain | Series A | 4640 | [+3] | |
Dec 22, 2016 | Sweden | Seed | 2604 | - | |
Dec 12, 2016 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6698 | [+1] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Optimizer Invest's Portfolio
3 of Optimizer Invest's portfolio companies have become public. Gaming Innovation Group got listed on the OTC Markets (OTCMKTS), in Dec 2020.Here are Optimizer Invest's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 10, 2020 | - | - | 1545 | |
- | Nov 22, 2016 | Series A | 9024 | |
- | - | - | 8424 |
Acquired companies in Optimizer Invest's Portfolio
5 companies from Optimizer Invest's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Sightic in Feb 2026 by Smart Eye for $*****.Here are Optimizer Invest's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 04, 2026 | - | - | 2367 | |
Oct 09, 2025 | - | - | 9989 | |
Mar 28, 2023 | - | - | 4317 | |
Oct 12, 2017 | 2014 | Seed | 6157 | |
Aug 12, 2015 | - | - | 1665 |
Team profile of Optimizer Invest
Optimizer Invest has a team of 3 members located in Malta. Optimizer Invest's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Optimizer Invest
Over the past 12 years, 21 investors have co-invested in Optimizer Invest's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Optimizer Invest: GP Bullhound, Alexander Pärleros and 2 others have invested in rounds before Optimizer Invest. There is 1 company where GP Bullhound has invested before Optimizer Invest and 1 company where Alexander Pärleros has invested before Optimizer Invest.
- Top Co-investors of Optimizer Invest: 7 investors entered a company along with Optimizer Invest. These include investors like Félix Ruiz (1 company).
- Invested after Optimizer Invest: A total of 10 investors have invested in Optimizer Invest's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Claret Capital Partners (1 company), Santander (1 company) and LFH Group (1 company).
Recent News related to Optimizer Invest
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Playtomic, Europe’s largest racket sports app, raises €1.7 millionEU-Startups•Apr 15, 2020•GP Bullhound, Optimizer Invest, Playtomic
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Pensionera raises €1.2 million for its robot retirement advisorTech.eu•Nov 22, 2016•Pensionera, Optimizer Invest
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