SEB Venture Capital

SEB as an owner can provide your company with valuable access to an international network of experts, business units and customers, as well as extensive risk and regulatory functions, and a strong balance sheet, among other things

We operate as an evergreen fund, which gives us the flexibility and staying power to focus on long-term value creation based on what is best for the company and its owners

We are eager to meet founders with bright ideas and novel technologies We are interested in areas ranging from AI, machine learning and automation to fresh business models for the financial sector We invest broadly within Fintech and investments can be exploratory, financial or a strategic fit for SEB with partnership potential

Our values and ownership approach

We appreciate the value of entrepreneurship and nurture entrepreneurs This philosophy is anchored both in our heritage and in current operations We are straightforward and transparent in our analyses and feedback

Since 2016, SEB Venture Capital supports FinTech startups with capital, competence and clients, building on 160 years of banking experience

Our team has vast investment experience and an extensive financial background We can assist with own expertise and through our broad network both within and beyond SEB

• 2022-06-20 SEB enters company that supports shift to circular business models
• 2022-06-16 SEB Venture Capital becomes an investor in fintech company Lysa
• 2022-05-18 Thought Machine raises $160m in series D funding
• 2021-12-13 Japan’s TIS INTEC Group invests in digital trade finance network Contour
• 2021-12-08 Digital euro, Swiss franc trials were successful, central banks say
• 2021-12-01 Fortnox slutför förvärvet av Capcito
• 2021-11-29 SEB makes follow-on investment as Thought Machine achieves unicorn status
• 2021-10-15 SEB invests in fintech company Roaring as part of strategic partnership
• 2021-06-24 SEB sells its stake in Tink to Visa
• 2021-06-17 Contour completes Series A+ fundraising with investment from leading trade banks – Contour
• 2021-02-01 Oxceed välkomnar Elif Schmidt som ny VD – Oxceed
• 2020-08-24 Oxceed inleder strategiskt samarbete med SEB – Oxceed
• 2020-07-28 SEB invests in Fintech firm Thought Machine
• 2020-02-03 SEB founded trade finance platform on blockchain launches in Singapore
• 2019-03-18 SEB går in som delägare i PE Accounting
• 2018-05-07 SEB går ihop med FinTechbolag för att lösa småföretagens låneutmaning
• 2017-10-24 Ekonomi-appen Tink tar in 129 miljoner kronor från storbanker
• 2017-09-21 SEB och Collector Ventures saminvesterar i fintechbolaget Capcito
• 2017-05-23 SEB takes part ownership in blockchain company R3
• 2016-11-16 Machine learning platform Now Interact secures $5M Series A Round to drive international expansion
• 2016-05-19 SEB and Tink in new partnership