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May 20, 2024

Insights

Embracing Mudita: How Collective Success Shapes the byFounders Culture

In this article, Eric speaks of the importance of Mudita (finding joy in the success of others) as a life philosophy and core value of byFounders, encouraging people to ask: how can I help?

March 21, 2024

Insights

Launching byFounders Impact Awareness Report for 2023

Committed to always making an impact across the board, from how we deploy money to how we partner with founders, we have decided to transparently share our impact journey with you for the second year in a row.

March 7, 2024

Investment Thesis

The Future of Healthcare: Personalized, Human-Centered & AI-augmented

Matias dives into the intersection of healthcare & AI, discussing how AI has the potential to improve efficiency, reduce administrative burdens, enhance patient outcomes, and address longstanding inefficiencies in the healthcare sector.

February 29, 2024

Investment Thesis

Energy Markets are Electric!

Casper Bjarnason examines the shift to renewable energy, highlighting challenges, opportunities, and strategic innovations necessary for accelerating our journey towards solving the climate crisis.

February 15, 2024

Insights

How to Nail Product-market Fit by Fine-tuning your Strategy with Customer Needs

Collective member and former CPO of Calm, Mads Johnsen, and former product leader turned investor, Magnus Hambleton, share their experiences and advice on how to nail your product-market.

February 13, 2024

Portfolio

Bob W Raises $43 Million

Bob W, a marketplace for premium short-term apartment rentals, has raised €40 million ($43 million) in a Series B round of funding.

January 30, 2024

Insights

Packaging 101 for Pre-seed & Seed Stage Companies

Palle Broe shares a detailed step-by-step guide on how to create your first pricing strategy. This is Part 2 of a two-part series.

January 23, 2024

Portfolio

Monta Braves EV Winter With Fresh Funding

Monta has raised another €80 million in venture capital to expand its charging management business across Europe and the US.

January 15, 2024

Portfolio

Why we Invested in: MEINE ERDE

Unveiling sustainable end-of-life solutions with MEINE ERDE, transforming death care to honor environmental values and personal dignity.

January 10, 2024

Insights

Report: Shape of the New Nordics 2023

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

January 8, 2024

Portfolio

Qvin's Q-Pad receives FDA clearance

In early January of 2024, Qvin made history; the FDA clearance of its Q-Pad and A1c Test marked the first FDA approval for menstrual blood health testing.

December 19, 2023

Insights

Pricing 101 for Pre-seed & Seed Stage Companies

Palle Broe, a valued member of the byFounders Collective, shares a detailed step-by-step guide on how to create your first pricing strategy.

December 19, 2023

byFounders

byFounders Welcomes Line Ettrich

Big welcome to Line Ettrich, joining us as the Data & Research Lead! Her unique blend of startup experience and data expertise is a perfect match for driving our fund's intelligence and enhancing our ESG commitments.

October 19, 2023

Insights

VC 201 - the VC Success Equation

Unlocking the VC Success Equation: Discover the pivotal roles of optimism, probabilistic thinking, and contrarianism in navigating the venture capital landscape and setting the stage for unparalleled success.

October 16, 2023

Portfolio

Creative Force Secured $8.9 Million

Creative Force, providing an AI-powered content operations workflow for large e-commerce retailers and brands, secured $8.9 million in Series A funding, on a post-money valuation of $56 million.

October 11, 2023

Investment Thesis

Protein Engineering: a New Paradigm Emerging at the Intersection of AI and Biotechnology

Matias delves into Protein Engineering, discussing the critical importance of proteins, the advancements in design technologies, and the transformative influence they have on fields such as biology, materials science, and life sciences.

September 25, 2023

Portfolio

Introducing QA.tech: Transforming QA Testing with AI

QA.tech is building the first Autonomous QA Tester – to create a future of reliable and bug free applications built by both humans and artificial intelligence.

September 22, 2023

Investment Thesis

The Carbon Rush: Investing in Carbon Dioxide Removal

Casper Bjarnason delves into the Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) landscape, discussing the significance of CDR in achieving climate targets, the determinants of its success, and the venture capital perspective on investing in this field.

September 20, 2023

Portfolio

Corti Raises $60 Million

Corti has raised $60 million to expand its contribution to the field: an AI assistant designed to support healthcare clinicians with patient assessments in real time.

September 7, 2023

Insights

6 Reflections from my 6 Months Interning in Venture Capital

Matias Salonen is the newest member of the byFounders investment team. He joined as an intern in January 2023 and recently transitioned into a full-time investor role. In the following, Matias reflects on the lessons learned and shares his path into venture capital and recommendations for prospective VCs.

September 3, 2023

Portfolio

Redefining Kubernetes with Rig.dev's Open-Source Application Platform

Rig.dev secures a record $2.2M in pre-seed funding to enhance Kubernetes app development, led by byFounders. This marks a new chapter in building and scaling applications effortlessly.

Embracing Mudita: How Collective Success Shapes the byFounders Culture

Launching byFounders Impact Awareness Report for 2023

The Future of Healthcare: Personalized, Human-Centered & AI-augmented

Energy Markets are Electric!

How to Nail Product-market Fit by Fine-tuning your Strategy with Customer Needs

Bob W Raises $43 Million

Packaging 101 for Pre-seed & Seed Stage Companies

Monta Braves EV Winter With Fresh Funding

Why we Invested in: MEINE ERDE

Report: Shape of the New Nordics 2023

Qvin's Q-Pad receives FDA clearance

Pricing 101 for Pre-seed & Seed Stage Companies

byFounders Welcomes Line Ettrich

VC 201 - the VC Success Equation

Creative Force Secured $8.9 Million

Protein Engineering: a New Paradigm Emerging at the Intersection of AI and Biotechnology

Introducing QA.tech: Transforming QA Testing with AI

The Carbon Rush: Investing in Carbon Dioxide Removal

Corti Raises $60 Million

6 Reflections from my 6 Months Interning in Venture Capital

Redefining Kubernetes with Rig.dev's Open-Source Application Platform

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