Nordstjernan Growth Makes Minority Investment in Zimpler

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.

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 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.

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.

Nordic Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Zafin

February 12, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Nordic Capital has signed an agreement to acquire a majority share in Zafin, a Vancouver-based provider of SaaS core modernization and transformation solutions for banks. The investment, made in partnership with Zafin's founders and management who are reinvesting, is intended to accelerate Zafin's growth and product/platform roadmap to expand its global footprint in banking technology.

Sverica Capital Management Makes Growth Investment in Zyston

July 11, 2023

Cybersecurity

Sverica Capital Management has made a strategic growth investment in Zyston, a provider of managed detection and response and AI-driven cybersecurity program management software. Zyston's founder and CEO Craig Stamm will remain in place and Sverica partners Frank Young and Michael Dougherty will join Zyston's board to support the company's continued growth and expansion of services.