Inlandsinnovation invests in companies from all sectors of business. Most of their investments focus on companies from Northern Sweden and Dalarna County. They are willing to invest in quite young companies ready to grow with the help of capital. 

Experience

The fund was founded in 2010 to support early-stage companies in Northern Sweden and Dalarna County. The fund will only invest in companies, with the potential to grow. The fund is, however, meant for companies having difficulties finding capital elsewhere.

How much do they invest?

Indlandsinnovation has been granted $230 million by the Swedish state to invest in growth companies in Northern Sweden and Dalarna County. They will always seek to work as active partners with their portfolio companies contributing with skills and network. The fund typically invests between $580.000 and $5.810.000.

How do they work?

To apply for funding from Inlandsinnovation, you should first send a short description of your project. Be sure to include the results from the latest years as well as business plan of how you wish to grow your business. Inlandsinnovation will use this information to estimate whether or not your company matches the criteria of the fund.

This makes a difference to them

It is important that you have a clear plan of what the capital should be used for. Inlandsinnovation emphasizes transparent applications that give a precise description of the company’s situations.

Key People

Svante Andreasson – Investment Manager
Svante joined the team in 2015. He comes from Storsjö brokers, which he co-founded. He also has extensive experience as a controller at Handelsbanken. Svante studied finance in Göteborg School of Business.
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Lars Ekström – Investment Manager Värmland and Norrbotten
Lars joined the team in 2015. He was previously an Investment Manager at Verdane Capital and Hitec Industries. Before to that, he was an Engineer at Det Norske Veritas. Lars holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge.
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Startups they funded

SNHL, Floore, Limes Audio, and Spintso