Nordstjernan Takes Minority Stake in Roaring

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.

Kian Capital-backed Sdii Global Acquires Roar Engineering

December 4, 2024

Engineering Services

Kian Capital-backed Sdii Global, LLC completed the acquisition of Roar Engineering Inc., a Mississauga-based forensic engineering firm. The deal expands Sdii's forensic engineering platform into Canada and broadens its service offering in areas such as fire and explosion investigation, accident reconstruction and electrical/mechanical forensics.

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 Growth and Creades Invest in Mentimeter AB

June 23, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Nordstjernan Growth is investing SEK 150 million in Mentimeter AB as part of a growth capital round; Creades is joining as a new investor and existing owner Alfvén & Didrikson is reinvesting additional capital. The funding will support Mentimeter's continued development of its audience-engagement SaaS platform, which the company says has been used by hundreds of millions of individuals globally.

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.