Nordic Eye

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
May 1, 2023	WeedBot	$470K Seed	—	Overkill Ventures, Spintop Ventures
Jun 1, 2020	Sonder	$170.0M Series E	—	Abstract Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Array Ventures, Atreides Management, Bain Capital Ventures, Blank Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, C2 Investment, Chemistry VC, Commerce Ventures, Creative Juice, Curie.Bio, Exponent Founders Capital, FirstMark Capital, Giant Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Human Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, iNovia Capital, Kindred Capital VC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NFX, Operator Partners, Predictive VC, Red Swan Ventures, Spark Capital, Swift Ventures, The Community Fund, TheVentureCity, Uncork Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, WestCap, Amjad Masad, Antoine Nivard, Arash Ferdowsi, Bobby Goodlatte, Gokul Rajaram, Jason Henrichs, Jonathan Wegener, Karim Atiyeh, Lisha Li, Mark Cuban, Mengxi Lu, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, William Hockey
Jul 1, 2019	Sonder	$230.0M Series D	—	Abstract Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Atreides Management, Bain Capital Ventures, Blank Ventures, Chemistry VC, Commerce Ventures, Creative Juice, Curie.Bio, Exponent Founders Capital, FirstMark Capital, Giant Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, iNovia Capital, Kindred Capital VC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NFX, Operator Partners, Spark Capital, The Community Fund, TheVentureCity, Uncork Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, WestCap, Antoine Nivard, Gokul Rajaram, Jason Henrichs, Mark Cuban, Mengxi Lu, William Hockey
Sep 1, 2017	Streamroot	$3.0M Venture Round	—	Partech Ventures
Dec 1, 2016	Splash	$7.0M Series B	—	Amplify Partners, Catapult Capital, FPV Fund, Future Perfect Ventures, Gotham Gal Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Hauser Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, LAUNCH, Openview Venture Partners, Scout Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shine Capital, Spark Capital, TheVentureCity, TMV, Uncork Capital, WestCap, Y Combinator, Andrew Ferenci, Brian Sugar, Gokul Rajaram, Josh Spear, Michael Levit, Mike Greenfield, Pete Moore, Scott Tannen
Nov 1, 2016	Plantix	$1.0M Seed	—	Ambridge Capital, Cavalry Ventures, Obvious Ventures, The Hit Forge, Badr Al-Rumaih, Greg Kidd, Saad AlSogair, Wayne Chang
Dec 1, 2015	Streamroot	$3.0M Seed	—	Daphni, Elaia Partners, Kima Ventures, Partech Ventures, Frederic Montagnon
Nov 1, 2015	Getsafe	$5.0M Seed	—	83North, Acton Capital Partners, Ambridge Capital, Capnamic Ventures, Cavalry Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Iris Capital, Kompas VC, Obvious Ventures, P101, The Hit Forge, Badr Al-Rumaih, Greg Kidd, Martin Ott, Saad AlSogair, Wayne Chang
May 1, 2015	Yhat	$2.0M Seed	—	Accenture, Addition, Alkeon Capital, Anthemis Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, CRV, FJ Labs, Floodgate, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Ignition Partners, Lead Edge Capital, Locus Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Matrix, Red Swan Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Sierra Point Ventures, Soma Capital, Teamworthy Ventures, The Finger Group, Triatomic Capital, Y Combinator, Adrian Aoun, Amit Gupta, Anshu Sharma, Kunal Shah, Nicolas Berggruen, Scott Belsky, Sean Park
May 1, 2015	Learner-Centered Collaborative	$100.0M Centered Collaborative - Series B	—	10100, 2xN, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acequia Capital, ACME Capital, Addition, Ambridge Capital, Amplify Partners, Atomic, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blisce, BoxGroup, Brand Foundry Ventures, Cavalry Ventures, Chicago Ventures, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Matt Ocko, Zachary Bogue, ENIAC Ventures, Expa, First Round Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, General Atlantic, Graph Ventures, David Krane, M.G. Siegler, Harrison Metal, High Alpha, Innovation Endeavors, Shawn Modarresi, Jump Capital, K2 Global, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCH, Lead Edge Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Luv Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, NextGen Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Hans Tung, Obvious Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Quiet Capital, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Serena Ventures, Shine Capital, Shunwei Capital, Slow Ventures, Storm Ventures, Structure Capital, Summit Partners, super{set}, Techstars, The Hit Forge, Vayner RSE, Babak Nivi, Badr Al-Rumaih, Bill Ackman, Greg Kidd, Halle Tecco, Jay Z, Jeff Bezos, Jeremy Stoppelman, JOHN FANNING, John Kobs, Josh Spear, Khaled Helioui, Mark Pincus, Martin Ott, Megan Quinn, MG Siegler, Sam Altman, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Shervin Pishevar, Troy Carter, Wayne Chang
Mar 1, 2015	Splash	$6.0M Series A	—	8-Bit Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accomplice VC, Active Capital, Amplify Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark, Bling Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Boost VC, BootstrapLabs, BoxGroup, Caffeinated Capital, Catapult Capital, CITG Capital, Coatue, CRV, DST Global, End Partners, ENIAC Ventures, eonCapital, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, FPV Fund, Franklin Templeton Investments, Freestyle Capital, Fyrefly VC, Galaxy Digital, Geekdom Fund, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, Hack VC, Hoxton Ventures, Human Augmentation Syndicate, Hustle Fund, Infinite Niches, iNovia Capital, Inspired Capital, Kapor Capital, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCH, LGF, Matrix, Carmen Chang, Jonathan Golden, Notion Capital, Obvious Ventures, Offline Ventures, Openview Venture Partners, Operator Collective, Paradox Capital, Presence Capital, Pro Founders Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Sarah Smith Fund, SciFi VC, Scout Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Shine Capital, Slow Ventures, SNR, SOSV, Sound Ventures, Spark Capital, Team Ignite Ventures, The Finger Group, The General Partnership, TheVentureCity, Think + Ventures, Thrive Capital, Transmedia Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Vertex Ventures, WestCap, XFactor Ventures, Aaron Harris, Adam Goldstein, Andy Coravos, Bangaly Kaba, Bill Tai, Charlie Cheever, Chris Bennett, Claire Hughes Johnson, Clark Landry, DROdio - Daniel R. Odio, Emil Lee, Eric Chernoff, Eric Wu, Erik Moore, Evan Lee, Greg Kidd, James Hong, Joshua Reeves, Julia Hartz, Matt Mazzeo, Michael Birch, Michael Dell, Othman Laraki, Pete Moore, Rob Taylor, Scott Belsky, Vishal Rao, Wiley Cerilli, Yee Lee
Dec 1, 2014	Change.org	$25.0M Series C	—	500 Global, Accel, ACME Capital, Aleph VC, AME Cloud Ventures, Battery Ventures, B Capital Group, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, Boldstart Ventures, Bond, Canaan Partners, Catapult Capital, Citi Ventures, Cometa, David Namdar, Cowboy Ventures, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Drive Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, Flex Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Formation 8, Founder Collective, Fuel Capital, GAIN, General Catalyst, Glencrest Group, Goat Capital, Grand Ventures, Greylock, M.G. Siegler, Hardware Club, HighScale Ventures, Hillsven, Human Augmentation Syndicate, Hyde Park Venture Partners, IDG Ventures, Index Ventures, IVP, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Ligature, Liquid 2 Ventures, Morado Venture Partners, Mousse Partners, Moxxie Ventures, NEO, Next Play Ventures, NFX, Norwest Venture Partners, OS Fund, OurCrowd, Paladin Capital Group, Prefix Capital, Quiet Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Recursive Ventures, Revolution Growth, Richmond Global Ventures, Alexander Rosen, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, SignalFire, Slow Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thomvest Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners, Tuesday Capital, UpWest, Vayner RSE, Webb Investment Network, WGI Group, Y Combinator, Adrian Aoun, Baron Davis, Bart Swanson, Cameron Lester, Clark Landry, Curtis Lee, Farzad Nazem, Hadi Partovi, Kevin Colas, Marc Benioff, Marissa Mayer, MG Siegler, Michael Birch, Oliver Jung, Oliver Thylmann, Pete Cashmore, Scott Banister, Shervin Pishevar, Steve Schoettler, Troy Carter, Vishal Makhijani
Sep 1, 2014	Dyspatch	$2.0M Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Baseline Ventures, Benchmark, Binary Capital, Canyon Creek, ClimacticVC, DX Ventures, Freestyle Capital, Goat Capital, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Kapor Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, NEO, One Planet Group, Pitbull Ventures, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Think + Ventures, Y Combinator, YLEM, Adrian Aoun, Farhad Mohit, James Hong, Matt Cutts, Nicolas Berggruen, Nils Johnson, Russell Cook
Jul 1, 2014	Opendoor Technologies	$10.0M Series A	—	2150, 8-Bit Capital, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Accel, ACME Capital, Acrew Capital, Active Capital, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Alpha Prime Fund, Alt Capital, Amasia, Ambridge Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Angular Ventures, Ascension Ventures, Asylum Ventures, Atomic, Audrey Capital, Battery Ventures, Benchstrength, Betaworks Ventures, Bling Capital, Blitzscaling Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Bond, BoxGroup, Breakpoint Capital, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Calibrate Ventures, CapitalG, Catapult Capital, Cavalry Ventures, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, CrunchFund, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Draper Associates, Drive Capital, Earth and beyond ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Felicis Ventures, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Formation 8, Gideon Yu, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, General Atlantic, General Catalyst, Giant Ventures, Glencrest Group, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greylock, GSV Acceleration, Dave Munichiello, M.G. Siegler, Hardware Club, Haystack, Heretic Ventures, Highbury Group, Human Augmentation Syndicate, Humbition, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Idealab, IDG Ventures, Incite Ventures, IVP, K5 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lakestar, Lazerow Ventures, LOI Venture, Moment Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Moxxie Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Glenn Solomon, Oak HC/FT, Obvious Ventures, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pareto Holdings, Pear VC, Polychain Capital, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Quiet Capital, Race Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Renegade Partners, Alexander Rosen, rocketship.vc, R-Squared Ventures, Saga, Sandwith Ventures, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sinai Ventures, Slow Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Spark Capital, Streamlined Ventures, SV Angel, Ten Eleven Ventures, The Hit Forge, Threshold Ventures, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management, Torch Capital, Transformation Capital, Tribe Capital, Trucks Venture Capital, True Ventures, Uncork Capital, Webb Investment Network, Y Combinator, Aaron Harris, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Akshay Kothari, Alex Kayyal, Andy Rankin, Anil Sethi, Aston Motes, Badr Al-Rumaih, Ben Lin, Ben Porterfield, Biz Stone, Bobby Lo, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dan Martell, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Dylan Field, Ed Baker, Eduardo Haber, Eoghan McCabe, Eric Ries, Frederic Kerrest, Greg Kidd, Haroon Mokhtarzada, Harris Barton, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Bezos, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Joe Greenstein, John Collison, Joseph Perla, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Larry Braitman, Lawrence Braitman, Louis Beryl, Marc Benioff, Marco Zappacosta, Maria Thomas, Mark Pincus, Martin Ott, Matt Mazzeo, Matt Mickiewicz, Megan Quinn, MG Siegler, Oliver Jung, Oliver Thylmann, Pete Cashmore, Phil Libin, Pierre Valade, Richard Branson, Rob Solomon, Roger Ehrenberg, Saad AlSogair, Sam Altman, Sam Hickmann, Seth Sternberg, Steve Brown, Steve Schoettler, Stewart Butterfield, Thibaud Elziere, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Troy Carter, Wayne Chang
Mar 1, 2014	Splash	$2.0M Seed	—	8-Bit Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accomplice VC, Amplify Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelPad, Benchmark, BITKRAFT Ventures, Bling Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Boost VC, BootstrapLabs, BoxGroup, Caffeinated Capital, Catapult Capital, CITG Capital, Coatue, CRV, DST Global, End Partners, ENIAC Ventures, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, FPV Fund, Franklin Templeton Investments, Freestyle Capital, Future Perfect Ventures, Fyrefly VC, Galaxy Digital, Gotham Gal Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, Hack VC, Hauser Ventures, Human Augmentation Syndicate, Hustle Fund, Infinite Niches, iNovia Capital, Inspired Capital, Kapor Capital, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Matrix, Jonathan Golden, Notion Capital, Obvious Ventures, Offline Ventures, Operator Collective, Paradox Capital, Presence Capital, Pro Founders Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Sarah Smith Fund, SciFi VC, Scout Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shine Capital, Slow Ventures, SNR, SOSV, Sound Ventures, Team Ignite Ventures, The Finger Group, The General Partnership, TheVentureCity, Think + Ventures, Thrive Capital, TMV, Transmedia Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Uncork Capital, Weekend Fund, WestCap, XFactor Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Harris, Adam Goldstein, Andrew Ferenci, Andy Coravos, Bangaly Kaba, Ben Lin, Bill Tai, Brian Sugar, Charlie Cheever, Chris Bennett, Claire Hughes Johnson, Clark Landry, DROdio - Daniel R. Odio, Emil Lee, Eric Chernoff, Eric Wu, Erik Moore, Evan Lee, Gokul Rajaram, Greg Kidd, James Hong, Josh Spear, Joshua Reeves, Julia Hartz, Matt Mazzeo, Michael Birch, Michael Dell, Michael Levit, Mike Greenfield, Othman Laraki, Scott Belsky, Scott Tannen, Vishal Rao, Wiley Cerilli

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Leadership Team

Key people at Nordic Eye.

Leadership Team

Key people at Nordic Eye.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Nordic Eye is a Danish venture and growth capital firm that backs early-growth technology and lifestyle companies with strong scalability and global ambitions. Based in Copenhagen with additional presence in the U.S. and Europe, Nordic Eye positions itself as a hands-on partner that goes beyond capital, offering strategic guidance, operational support, and access to a wide international network. Its mission centers on identifying ambitious Nordic-rooted startups in tech and consumer sectors, helping them validate their business models, accelerate market entry, and achieve meaningful exits within a 4–6 year timeframe.

The firm focuses on high-potential companies in SaaS, software, e-commerce, consumer products, media, fintech, and lifestyle, typically investing at the Seed and Series A stages. Nordic Eye emphasizes responsible, sustainable investing by integrating ESG principles into its strategy, and it seeks founders with innovative business models and clear paths to international expansion. Through its active involvement and deep operator experience, Nordic Eye has become a notable force in the Nordic startup ecosystem and a bridge between European innovation and global markets.

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Origin Story

Founded in 2016, Nordic Eye emerged from a group of seasoned entrepreneurs and investors with extensive experience building and scaling startups across digital media, SaaS, fintech, and consumer tech. The firm was established in Copenhagen, reflecting a strong commitment to the Nordic innovation ecosystem, but was designed from the outset to be globally oriented, with early representation in key tech hubs like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Zurich.

The founding team’s background as founders and co-founders of over 20 startups gives Nordic Eye a distinct operator-led perspective. This experience shaped its investment philosophy: backing founders at the critical early-growth phase, when product-market fit is emerging but go-to-market execution is still being proven. Over time, Nordic Eye has evolved from a regional venture player into a global venture and growth capital firm, managing funds that target both Nordic and international opportunities while maintaining a strong focus on tech and lifestyle sectors.

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Core Differentiators

Operator-Led, Hands-On Approach

The team has founded or co-founded numerous startups and has deep operational experience across product, sales, marketing, and scaling.
Nordic Eye actively engages with portfolio companies, supporting them in areas like GTM strategy, sales execution, recruitment, and exit preparation.

Strategic Timing & Stage Focus

Prefers to enter when product-market fit is “barely” proven and exits when it’s “really” proven—focusing on the critical implementation phase.
Primarily invests at Seed and Series A, with check sizes typically in the $500K–$3M range, tailored to the opportunity.

Global Network with Nordic Roots

Strong presence in Copenhagen, Zug, Los Angeles, and San Francisco enables access to both Nordic innovation and U.S. markets.
Offers portfolio companies connections to global customers, partners, and follow-on investors, particularly in North America and Europe.

Sector Focus with ESG Integration

Concentrates on high-growth sectors: SaaS, software, e-commerce, consumer tech, fintech, media, and lifestyle.
Embeds ESG principles into its investment process, aligning with responsible and sustainable business practices.

Track Record & Ecosystem Impact

Has made around 30 investments, including notable names like Govly (Series A, 2023) and Kameo, with a few exits already realized.
Plays a catalytic role in the Nordic ecosystem by helping local startups scale internationally and attract global capital.

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Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Nordic Eye operates at the intersection of two powerful trends: the rise of globally ambitious Nordic startups and the increasing demand for operator-led, value-add venture capital. As the Nordics continue to produce high-quality, capital-efficient tech companies in SaaS, fintech, and consumer tech, Nordic Eye serves as a bridge, helping these startups navigate the leap from regional success to global scale.

The firm is well-positioned to benefit from the maturation of the European tech ecosystem, where later-stage funding and exit options are improving, and where investors increasingly value deep operational support over passive capital. By focusing on the early-growth phase—when companies are transitioning from product to scale—Nordic Eye addresses a critical gap: many startups have strong products but struggle with GTM execution, sales, and international expansion.

Moreover, Nordic Eye’s emphasis on ESG and sustainable business models aligns with broader investor and regulatory trends, making its portfolio companies more attractive to institutional LPs and strategic acquirers. Its presence in both Europe and the U.S. also reflects the growing importance of transatlantic collaboration in tech, where Nordic innovation meets Silicon Valley’s scale and capital markets.

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Quick Take & Future Outlook

Nordic Eye is poised to deepen its role as a go-to partner for Nordic tech and lifestyle startups aiming for global scale. As the firm continues to back early-growth companies with strong GTM potential, its operator-led model and international network will likely become even more valuable in a competitive, capital-conscious environment.

Looking ahead, Nordic Eye may expand its fund size and geographic reach, potentially increasing its direct investments in the U.S. and other key markets while maintaining its Nordic core. The firm’s focus on responsible investing and its track record of helping founders execute on growth could also attract more institutional LPs and strategic partners.

In a world where differentiation in venture capital increasingly comes from value-add rather than just check size, Nordic Eye’s blend of founder empathy, operational depth, and global access gives it a compelling edge. For ambitious Nordic founders, Nordic Eye isn’t just a source of capital—it’s a co-pilot for the critical journey from product-market fit to global impact.

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High-Level Overview

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Origin Story

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Core Differentiators

Operator-Led, Hands-On Approach

The team has founded or co-founded numerous startups and has deep operational experience across product, sales, marketing, and scaling.
Nordic Eye actively engages with portfolio companies, supporting them in areas like GTM strategy, sales execution, recruitment, and exit preparation.

Strategic Timing & Stage Focus

Prefers to enter when product-market fit is “barely” proven and exits when it’s “really” proven—focusing on the critical implementation phase.
Primarily invests at Seed and Series A, with check sizes typically in the $500K–$3M range, tailored to the opportunity.

Global Network with Nordic Roots

Strong presence in Copenhagen, Zug, Los Angeles, and San Francisco enables access to both Nordic innovation and U.S. markets.
Offers portfolio companies connections to global customers, partners, and follow-on investors, particularly in North America and Europe.

Sector Focus with ESG Integration

Concentrates on high-growth sectors: SaaS, software, e-commerce, consumer tech, fintech, media, and lifestyle.
Embeds ESG principles into its investment process, aligning with responsible and sustainable business practices.

Track Record & Ecosystem Impact

Has made around 30 investments, including notable names like Govly (Series A, 2023) and Kameo, with a few exits already realized.
Plays a catalytic role in the Nordic ecosystem by helping local startups scale internationally and attract global capital.

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Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

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