Since 1996, we’ve made over 175 investments, and survived two financial crises unscathed. In September 2022, we raised €1bn to invest from Seed to Growth. We’ve learned to trust our instincts through all of the ups and downs.
Because of this, things that are typically important to VCs, aren’t as important to us. We’re happier operating on principles rather than an overriding investment thesis. And we always stand behind the entrepreneurs we work with, so you can earn your own success.
For your first round. If you have a huge idea and the hunger to make it happen, we’ll help you understand what else you need to make it real. We’ve invested in Seed for a very long time.
You’ll have assembled a strong founding team. You’ll have a product targeting a significant market opportunity, and you’ll be ready to prove it. Or you’re ready to scale globally.
Since our €1bn fundraise in 2022, we also participate in later funding rounds. We never said never, but we’re now a full-stack investor.
We typically write checks between €1 million to €40 million.
You want to redefine the category, be the category leader. We are as determined. Decades of investment and operational experience. An international network of backers and founders. A perspective shaped by lives as entrepreneurs. Still, the value of Northzone remains the same. We hold an unwavering commitment to the people we partner with. We’ll always be there when you need us. No ifs, no buts.
We’re both on the same side. You have a business to run, and we have a business to run. So we’ll keep things straight. We’ll never tiptoe around subjects, just as we won’t bullshit just to get you on side. We want the same from you in return.
We have to be optimists. As you drive your business forward, we’ll help you prep for the biggest possible outcomes.
We appreciate candour and self-awareness. You can handle it when we give you the truth, even when it’s not pretty.
Mistakes and failures don’t faze us, and they won’t faze you either. Let’s fail fast, learn, and move on.
It’s the one KPI we really don’t care about. You can be more than ready for Series A without it.
If you convince us that you’re going to make it, we’ll let you say where we sit in the stack.
Lead, co-lead or stay stealth – whatever the round, it’s always your call.
No two companies are the same.
When a 20% stake feels like too much to give away, we’ll still be interested.
And, for us and for you, building a team with diverse perspectives and backgrounds is core to making business models future proof.
Northzone’s story starts in Oslo in 1996. Since day one, we’ve partnered closely with people who have the ability and the authority to redefine their category. Everyone we’ve ever met or worked with has contributed to where Northzone is today. We’ve had our share of failures, but the highs have moved us from the Nordics to the world.