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April 23, 2025

byFounders

byFounders Welcomes Cecilie Hoff as Communication and Event Lead

We’re thrilled to welcome Cecilie to the byFounders team as she takes on a key role in building and strengthening our community.

April 15, 2025

Portfolio

Why We Invested in Skye

The Energy Autopilot for Industries.

February 25, 2025

Portfolio

Why We Invested in Arsenale

We invested in Arsenale! Arsenale is building an end-to-end, vertically integrated, AI-driven biomanufacturing platform.

February 17, 2025

Portfolio

Why We Invested in Focalx

We invested in Focalx! Focalx is building an AI-powered, end-to-end platform for vehicle inspections, making manual inspection errors a thing of the past.

February 17, 2025

Investment Thesis

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Exploring the Last Frontier

BCIs are redefining how we interface with technology and the world around us—enabling everything from controlling devices to restoring lost functions—but broad adoption remains limited as the most interesting applications rely on invasive devices due to slow progress in non-invasive modalities

January 29, 2025

Insights

Report: Shape of the New Nordics 2024

A perspective on pre-seed to Series A technology startups and VCs across the Nordics and Baltics, based on findings from byFounders' original database.

December 19, 2024

Investment Thesis

A Path Toward Physical Intelligence: Seeing AI's Full Potential

Daniel Stenson explores how AI is about to make one of its most significant leaps yet - from the digital realm into the physical world through cognitive robots.

November 15, 2024

Impact Awareness

Making Binding Commitments to ESG & Impact through the Fund Setup

In this post (#6), we explain how VCs can make real, enforceable commitments to ESG & Impact through the legal and regulatory design of the fund. We’ll also share the choices we’ve made at byFounders, including how we’ve embedded key principles into our LPA and approached the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

November 7, 2024

Portfolio

Garden is joining forces with Incredibuild!

Our portfolio company, Garden, is joining forces with Incredibuild to enhance software delivery for development teams. Together, they plan to enable faster code-to-deployment across applications in the future.

October 31, 2024

Impact Awareness

Adopting ESG & Impact Principles into Internal Operations

In this post (#5), we share why and how we champion the ESG & Impact agenda in our internal operations. We discuss the steps we've taken to create a strong, inclusive workplace, how we define and track key metrics like employee well-being and diversity, and our commitment to minimizing our carbon footprint.

October 22, 2024

Portfolio

Benchling acquires PipeBio to accelerate AI-powered antibody discovery

Our portfolio company, PipeBio, has been acquired by Benchling. The acquisition brings together Benchling’s leadership in cloud-based R&D software with PipeBio’s expertise in high-throughput bioinformatics, driving future innovation in biologics discovery.

October 21, 2024

Portfolio

Why We Invested in: DataCrunch

We invested in DataCrunch! DataCrunch is transforming the AI compute landscape by providing scalable, cost-efficient solutions from energy-efficient data centers in Iceland and Finland.

October 10, 2024

Impact Awareness

Cultivating a Commitment Around ESG & Impact in Portfolio Management

In this post (#4), we explain why the investment process should be complemented by a portfolio support model around ESG & Impact. We discuss how investors can drive ESG & Impact initiatives, outline our main framework, describe our methods for measuring and reporting, and share some key lessons we've learned.

October 7, 2024

Portfolio

Lovable: Let AI help you make your Minimum Lovable Product

We invested in Lovable! Lovable is empowering individuals to create products that would typically require full teams of developers, designers, and more. So whether you're a novice or a seasoned developer, Lovable simplifies product creation, enabling you to bring your vision to life faster and more intuitively.

September 27, 2024

Impact Awareness

Integrating ESG & Impact Into The Investment Process

In this post (#3), we explain how we integrate our fund’s ESG & Impact priorities directly into the investment process. We’ll break down how we’ve woven these principles into the way we assess and select startups, as well as ensure accountability on a day-to-day basis.

September 16, 2024

Impact Awareness

Translating ESG & Impact into a Modern Fund Positioning

In this post (#2), we explain how we’ve designed our fund’s positioning by balancing ESG and impact priorities with other strategic dimensions. We cover the tough choices we made, our positioning framework, and how we translated them into a clear strategy with tangible KPIs to ensure full accountability.

September 9, 2024

Impact Awareness

Why VCs Can’t Neglect ESG & Impact

Humanity is facing immense challenges. We have previously disclosed our intentions to play a small part in solving some of these. Hence, we raised our second fund in 2021 as an Impact-aware fund with the mission to back and support founders who want to create a better Tomorrow.

September 6, 2024

byFounders

Daniel Stenson Joins byFounders in Copenhagen: Seeks Gritty Founders in Untapped Markets

We are excited to welcome Daniel Stenson to byFounders. Joining us in the Copenhagen office, Daniel believes that grit and persistence are key indicators of success, leading him to look for technical and determined founders.

September 3, 2024

Portfolio

Figurement: building the first collaborative 3D rendering platform for the real world

Figurement is building the next-gen collaborative 3D rendering platform for photorealistic product images.

June 24, 2024

Portfolio

Centralize your Medical History with Livv Health's AI-enhanced 'Medical CV'

Livv revolutionizes healthcare by consolidating fragmented medical records into a single, accessible platform, enabling better patient care through comprehensive health data and improved doctor-patient communication.

May 27, 2024

Portfolio

Uizard joins Miro!

Miro, an online collaborative whiteboard platform designed for distributed team collaboration, has acquired Uizard, an AI-powered product design platform for product teams.

byFounders Welcomes Cecilie Hoff as Communication and Event Lead

Why We Invested in Skye

Why We Invested in Arsenale

Why We Invested in Focalx

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Exploring the Last Frontier

Report: Shape of the New Nordics 2024

A Path Toward Physical Intelligence: Seeing AI's Full Potential

Making Binding Commitments to ESG & Impact through the Fund Setup

Garden is joining forces with Incredibuild!

Adopting ESG & Impact Principles into Internal Operations

Benchling acquires PipeBio to accelerate AI-powered antibody discovery

Why We Invested in: DataCrunch

Cultivating a Commitment Around ESG & Impact in Portfolio Management

Lovable: Let AI help you make your Minimum Lovable Product

Integrating ESG & Impact Into The Investment Process

Translating ESG & Impact into a Modern Fund Positioning

Why VCs Can’t Neglect ESG & Impact

Daniel Stenson Joins byFounders in Copenhagen: Seeks Gritty Founders in Untapped Markets

Figurement: building the first collaborative 3D rendering platform for the real world

Centralize your Medical History with Livv Health's AI-enhanced 'Medical CV'

Uizard joins Miro!

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