TL;DR – we invest $50k tickets in Nordic Pre-Seed / Seed Rounds and syndicate investments with our network in Series A rounds and beyond
Founders – Why partner with Osito?
- Tobias Bengtsdahl has been part of the Nordic tech ecosystem for 10+ years, as Operator, Founder, Angel Investor & Advisor
- Most recently as CEO & Co-Founder of memmo.me – raised $25m+, launched into 15+ local markets and reached a $100m valuation within two years
- Prior – as an early employee (first 10 / first 30) at 2x Nordic unicorns – Budbee (Instabee) & Wolt
- This gives Tobias a deep experience in scaling businesses inside and out of the Nordics – and he is actively helping the portfolio with fundraising, connections, operational best practices, emotional support and more
What we’re looking for?
- You are aiming to build something big and impactful
- You are ready to work relentlessly for years to come to will your ambition into reality
- You are excited to be accountable for your outcomes
- You are aware of the downsides and risks of building a venture backed company, and this doesn’t scare you – it motivates you (read this if you’re unsure)
Investment Focus
- Ticket Sizes
- We do first tickets in Pre-Seed & Seed of $50k on average
- We don’t lead rounds, but we’re happy to be the first to commit and help you fill it up
- We syndicate larger investments with our network in Series A and beyond
- Stage – Pre-Seed & Seed
- Target Companies – set up to grow at least 20x from their current round without breaking the laws of physics
- Sector – Agnostic within tech
- Geography – Predominantly Nordics
Team
- Tobias Bengtsdahl – Investor
- Alexander Wallenberg – Limited Partner
Portfolio – Osito 🐻❄️ + Angel Investments 😇
- Mai – Making the experience of selling clothes worth it 🐻❄️
- Humy.ai – AI-tools for teachers – Angel Round 🐻❄️
- JULI – Fashion discovery – Angel round 😇
- Voggt – Live collectible auctions – Seed led by Sequoia & Alven 😇
- QA.Tech – Autonomous QA – Pre-Seed led by byFounders 😇
- CALA – AI for fashion design – Angel Round – acquired by H&M 😇 🤝
- Aspect – AI for interviews – Pre-Seed led by VNV – acquired by Aspect 😇 🤝
- Dealflow – Fintech for online entrepreneurs – Angel Round 😇
- FYPM – Creator data & community – Angel Round 😇
- Maverick – AI for email personalisation – Angel Round 😇
- SkimSafe – Consumer Cyber Security – Angel Round 😇
- Univid – SaaS for webinars – Pre-Seed led by Spintop 😇
- Picker.me – Creator affiliate platform – Seed led by Luxor 😇 🪦
- TROOPR – Social workouts – Angel Round 😇 🪦
If the above sounds like a fit for you – get in touch tobias@ositovc.com