Nordstjernan Growth and Creades Invest in Mentimeter AB

Nordstjernan Sells Nordstjernan Growth AB to Buyers Led by Caspar Callerström and Thomas von Koch

March 13, 2025

Financial Services

Nordstjernan has sold its Nordstjernan Growth AB unit to a company co-owned by Caspar Callerström and Thomas von Koch. The divestiture transfers a five-company growth portfolio (Mentimeter, Roaring, Insurello, Zimpler and Oden Technologies) to the new owners so Nordstjernan can focus on larger investments.

Summa Equity Leads 14M SEK Growth Investment in Metry

March 5, 2019

Energy

Swedish energy-tech company Metry raised 14 million SEK through a rights issue and investment led by Summa Equity, with participation from Chalmers Ventures, angel investors and Metry chairman Andreas Rydholm. The growth capital will support product development and expansion of Metry’s energy data platform for the real estate sector in Sweden and abroad.

Nordstjernan Growth Makes Minority Investment in Zimpler

March 29, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Nordstjernan Growth, the growth arm of family-controlled investor Nordstjernan AB, is making a minority growth investment in Stockholm-based payments company Zimpler. The capital will support Zimpler's commercial expansion, development of new customer verticals, geographic expansion and broader product offering.

Nordstjernan Invests in Insurtech Insurello

July 9, 2021

Insurance

Nordstjernan, via its Nordstjernan Growth initiative, has made a growth investment in Stockholm-based insurtech Insurello and will become a partner to the founders and existing shareholders. Insurello, founded in 2016, offers a scalable, automated claims-management platform that helps individuals identify policies and secure fair compensation; Nordstjernan cited potential to expand the service into additional geographies and verticals.

Nordstjernan Leads $28.5M Series B in Oden Technologies

April 10, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Nordstjernan Growth led a $28.5 million Series B investment in Oden Technologies, a data and AI software provider for the manufacturing industry. New investors Flat Capital, Recurring Capital Partners and Oden customer INX International joined the round, with existing backers including Atomico and EQT Ventures also participating to support product development, Process AI expansion and customer growth in the U.S. market.

Nordstjernan Takes Minority Stake in Roaring

March 24, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Nordstjernan has agreed to invest just over 20% in Swedish fintech Roaring, becoming a partner to the founders and existing shareholders to support the company's continued growth. Roaring — founded in 2016 and based in Täby, Stockholm — provides KYC/AML automation and data/API services to companies across sectors; the capital comes from Nordstjernan's Growth & New Technology initiative.