The most active startup investors in Sweden – Leaderboards update Q4 2026
At the beginning of each quarter I publish Leaderboards of Sweden's most active startup investors. The latest version is now live (and here's an announcement post on LinkedIn).
LEADERBOARD 1: most active angel investors (individuals investing their own money, announced under their own name, regardless of size of the investment)
#1 Mattias Miksche
#2 Sebastian Knutsson
#3 Fredrik Hjelm, Anton Osika
#4 Magnus Emilson, Erik Ringertz (new entry)
#5 Erik Engellau-Nilsson, David Frykman, Lukas Saari, Johannes Schildt
#6 Caroline Farberger, Tommy Jacobson, Stefan Linder, Stefan Mahlstein, Pär Svärdson, Krim Talia, Riccardo Zacconi, Emil Eifrem
#7 Daniel Antell (new entry), Peter Carlsson (new entry), Alexander Hars, Daniel Langkilde (re-entry), Martin Lorentzon, Joseph Michael, Emil Sjödin, Fredrik Strömholm, Jonas Tellander, Kaveh Rostampor (new entry), Alfred Wahlforss, Kalle Nilvér
Check out the Leaderboard, see all investments, and read detailed selection criteria here.
LEADERBOARD 2: most active VC firms and investor networks
#1 Almi Invest
#2 Antler
#3 Wave Ventures
#4 Further Than Capital
#5 Industrifonden
#6 Navigare Ventures
#7 Almi Invest GreenTech
#8 Partnerinvest Norr, Propel Capital (new entry)
#9 node.vc, Luminar Ventures
#10 Gorilla Capital
#11 Foundry ventures
#12 Course Corrected, Inception Fund, Voima Ventures, Karaoke Club #13 Greens Ventures, Spintop Ventures, STOAF, Icebreaker.vc, J12, Kick Capital
#14 Fåhraeus Startup & Growth, Alliance VC, General Catalyst
#15 byFounders (re-entry), Turbine Capital (new entry), Norrsken Evolve (new entry), VEQ
Plus, 29 VC firms, investor networks (and family offices) in the Runners-up section, that almost reached the Leaderboard!
Check out the Leaderboard & Runners-up section, see all investments, and read detailed selection criteria here.
Note: only primary investments in Swedish startups/scaleups count. Not included: investment firms affiliated with specific universities, scout funds
Below yo find image versions of the Leaderboards for easy sharing:
