About EQT Ventures
EQT Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Stockholm, Sweden. As of May 2025, EQT Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 131 companies, with 16 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it led the $10M Series A round of Qevlar AI along with ForgePoint Capital. This round also saw participation from Olivier Pomel and other investors.
Overall, EQT Ventures portfolio has seen 8 unicorns, 1 IPO and 24 acquisitions including key companies like Wolt, Netlify and Handshake. A lot of funds co-invest with EQT Ventures, with names like Seedcamp sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
EQT Ventures has team of 46 people including 20 partners.
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EQT Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
EQT Ventures has invested in 133 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 16 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 25 investments, while as of May 2025, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Marvel Fusion and most recent follow-on round was in Parloa.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 5 | 4 | 9 |
2024 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
2023 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
2022 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
2021 | 22 | 16 | 38 |
2020 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
2019 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
2018 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
2017 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
2016 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
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EQT Ventures' Investments by Stage
EQT Ventures has made 47 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14.9M, 43 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.97M and 31 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $35.7M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 47 |
Seed | 43 |
Series B | 31 |
Series C | 4 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Others | 1 |
EQT Ventures' Investments by Sector
EQT Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, FinTech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 120 Tech companies, 84 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 80 Software companies and at least 47 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 66 |
High Tech | 53 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 21 |
FinTech | 21 |
Consumer | 19 |
Others | 178 |
EQT Ventures' Investments by Geography
EQT Ventures has made most investments in Germany (25), followed by Sweden where it has made 25 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 25 |
Sweden | 25 |
United Kingdom | 21 |
United States | 20 |
France | 11 |
Others | 26 |
EQT Ventures' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by EQT Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 07, 2025 | Germany | Series C | €105²Ñ | ||
Apr 08, 2025 | France | Series A | $10M | ForgePoint Capital [+3] | |
Mar 27, 2025 | Germany | Series B | €50²Ñ | [+3] | |
Mar 25, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | $11M | Sequoia Capital [+1] | |
Mar 21, 2025 | Sweden | Series A | €50²Ñ | Blisce [+2] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in EQT Ventures' portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Manufacturer of lithium ion batteries for multiple categories of EVs | 2020 | Grenoble | Series C | zbhubxk | ||
65 | Cloud-based applicant tracking system suite solutions | 2013 | London | Series D | ag{fcof | ||
39 | Provider of e-commerce delivery services | 2015 | Bromma | Series C | udzeybs | ||
63 | Manufacturer of autonomous electric trucks | 2016 | Stockholm | Series C | qzeehuh | ||
79 | Cloud based continuous application development and deployment software | 2013 | San Francisco | Series D | ehoebh{ |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in EQT Ventures' Portfolio
Here are EQT Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 12, 2016 | Jul 11, 2018 | Post IPO | $27.5M |
Acquired companies in EQT Ventures' Portfolio
Here are EQT Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 12, 2024 | Oct 29, 2020 | Series A | $12.8M | |
Jan 24, 2024 | Dec 06, 2020 | Series B | $60.6M | |
Sep 21, 2023 | May 11, 2021 | Series B | $40M | |
Mar 20, 2023 | Jun 28, 2018 | Series A | $6.4M | |
Mar 13, 2023 | Feb 22, 2018 | Series B | $18M |
Team profile of EQT Ventures
EQT Ventures has a team of 46 membersÌýincluding 20 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 9 PrincipalsÌýlocated in Sweden, United Kingdom and . EQT Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in EQT Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Stockholm | |||
Partner | Hengelo | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Stockholm | - | ||
Partner | Stockholm | - | ||
Partner | Berlin | - | ||
Partner | Berlin | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Stockholm | - |
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Over the past 9 years, 929 investors have co-invested in EQT Ventures's portfolio companies.
- Invested before EQT Ventures:Ìý, HV Capital and 267 others have invested in rounds before EQT Ventures. There are 9 companies where Y Combinator has invested before EQT Ventures and 5 companies where HV Capital has invested before EQT Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of EQT Ventures:Ìý356 investors entered a company along with EQT Ventures. These include investors like Seedcamp (4 companies).
- Invested after EQT Ventures:ÌýA total of 304 investors have invested in EQT Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (7 companies), EQT (4 companies) and 83NORTH (3 companies).
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