Walerud Ventures

Not currently investing. Walerud Ventures joins pre-seed and seed stage companies as investors, advisors and part-time employees. Our focus sectors are high tech, deep tech, and impact tech. IN THE TRENCHES We join at the very early stages, often from just an idea and a couple of people. We spend a day a week with you to help set up the early team, strategy and sales. We'll join you in packing boxes, (wo)man the booth at trade shows, and as CxO as necessary. Since we work so closely with our startups we only take on a few at a time. Therefore, we make sure to select projects that make our hearts sing. LONG & CURRENT EXPERIENCE Of the 18 companies we have been heavily involved in, four have become world class successes (Klarna, Tobii, Lensway, Bluetail) and another ten had good and profitable exits or are growing nicely. We've also coached hundreds of startups and work very hard to make our startups successful. Our annual return on investment since 2002 exceeds 60%. PAYING IT FORWARD Walerud Ventures is dedicated to building Sweden and its startup and tech ecosystem. We work closely with incubators around the country, the Royal Academy of Sciences (IVA), Prince Daniel's Fellowship, and Geek Girl Meetup. We also work on policy with the Swedish government: Jane is part of the The Swedish Government Innovation Council chaired by the Prime Minister, and Caroline is part of Entreprenörskapsutredningen reporting to the Interior Minister. Read more on our website www.walerud.com