26 investors have funded 8 Life Sciences companies head-officed in Umea, across 39 rounds (Jun 2002 – Nov 2021). They are ranked by how many Umea companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Umea" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partnerinvest Norr | Umea, Sweden | SeedSeries A | 4 | 5 | 2 | Nov 2021 | 30 |
| 2 | Kempe | Aurora, United States | Series BSeries AUnattributed | 1 | 3 | — | Jun 2008 | 1 |
| 3 | Norrlandsfonden | Sweden | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Jun 2011 | 12 |
| 4 | Sveaskog | Stockholm, Sweden | Series BSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Jun 2008 | 3 |
| 5 | Holmen | Stockholm, Sweden | Series BSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Jun 2008 | 2 |
| 6 | CareDx | Brisbane, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | May 2009 | 2 |
| 7 | Bergvik Skog | Falun, Sweden | Series BSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Jun 2008 | 1 |
| 8 | Uminovainvest | Umea, Sweden | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | May 2009 | 1 |
| 9 | Stimor Invest | Umea, Sweden | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2015 | 1 |
| 10 | Almi Invest | Stockholm, Sweden | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2016 | 441 |
| 11 | Idinvest Partners | Paris, France | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2016 | 246 |
| 12 | Kurma Partners | Paris, France | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2011 | 61 |
| 13 | Almi | Stockholm, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2019 | 67 |
| 14 | Karolinska Development | Solna, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2015 | 15 |
| 15 | Swedbank Robur | Stockholm, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2019 | 22 |
| 16 | Stoaf | Stockholm, Sweden | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2021 | 12 |
| 17 | Inlands Innovation | Ostersund, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2015 | 15 |
| 18 | Handelsbanken | Stockholm, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2019 | 13 |
| 19 | Fjarde AP-fonden | Stockholm, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2019 | 13 |
| 20 | Rosetta Capital | Aylesbury, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | 6 |
| 21 | The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies | Huddinge, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2019 | 6 |
| 22 | STORA ENSO | Stockholm, Sweden | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2008 | 4 |
| 23 | Antaros Medical | Molndal, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | 2 |
| 24 | Phase2Phase | Stockholm, Sweden | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2021 | 2 |
| 25 | Ergomed | Guildford, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2016 | 1 |
| 26 | Biotech Umea | Umea, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2016 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Life Sciences companies head-officed in Umea that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asarina Pharma asarinapharma.com |
8 | 8 | $35.8M | Series A Oct 2019 |
| Likvor likvor.com |
7 | 12 | $7.1M | Series A Feb 2016 |
| SweTree swetree.com |
5 | 10 | $80.5M | Series B Jun 2008 |
| Vakona vakona.se |
3 | 3 | $5.2M | Seed Nov 2021 |
| Lipum lipum.se |
2 | 2 | $3M | Series A Mar 2019 |
| Lipigon lipigon.se |
2 | 2 | — | Series A Dec 2016 |
| Umecrine umecrine.se |
1 | 1 | — | PE Apr 2011 |
| BioResonator bioresonator.se |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Feb 2016 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 | Partnerinvest NorrLED | Vakona | Seed | $1.7M |
| Nov 2021 | StoafLED | Vakona | Seed | $1.7M |
| Nov 2021 | Phase2PhaseLED | Vakona | Seed | $1.7M |
| Oct 2019 | Fjarde AP-fonden | Asarina Pharma | Series A | — |
| Oct 2019 | The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies | Asarina Pharma | Series A | — |
| Oct 2019 | Handelsbanken | Asarina Pharma | Series A | — |
| Oct 2019 | Swedbank Robur | Asarina Pharma | Series A | — |
| Mar 2019 | AlmiLED | Lipum | Series A | $2.7M |
| Dec 2016 | Antaros MedicalLED | Lipigon | Series A | — |
| Dec 2016 | Partnerinvest NorrLED | Lipigon | Series A | — |
| Nov 2016 | Idinvest PartnersLED | Asarina Pharma | Series A | $7.8M |
| Nov 2016 | ErgomedLED | Asarina Pharma | Series A | $7.8M |
| Aug 2016 | Almi InvestLED | Lipum | Seed | $298.8K |
| Feb 2016 | Partnerinvest Norr | BioResonator | Seed | — |
| Feb 2016 | Biotech Umea | Likvor | Series A | — |
| Aug 2015 | Partnerinvest Norr | Likvor | Series A | $707.5K |
| Aug 2015 | Inlands Innovation | Likvor | Series A | $707.5K |
| Aug 2015 | Stimor Invest | Likvor | Series A | $707.5K |
| Jun 2015 | Karolinska Development | Asarina Pharma | Series A | $7M |
| Mar 2013 | Rosetta Capital | Asarina Pharma | Series A | $13.2M |
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