Almi Invest

www.almi.se/en

VCMatch tracks Almi Invest as an investor focused on Climate/Cleantech, Agtech, and Foodtech companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, Sweden, Jämtlands Län, and Västernorrlands Län markets, and $50k to $5m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$50k to $5m

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth

Focus Areas

Climate/Cleantech, Agtech, Foodtech

Geography

Sweden, Jämtlands län, and Västernorrlands län

Investment Thesis

Almi Invest is a state-backed, hands-on early-stage investor that aims to help Swedish startups and regional SMEs scale internationally by providing capital plus operational and board-level support. They prioritise scalable, innovation-driven teams and business models (pre-seed to Series A) and run sector-specific efforts such as a dedicated GreenTech fund that targets measurable climate and ecological impact.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Almi Invest is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in Climate/Cleantech, Agtech, Foodtech, and Mobility/Transportation, especially across Sweden, Jämtlands län, and Västernorrlands län, with public check-size signals around $50k to $5m.

Focus statement

Invests in Swedish, private SMEs and startups (pre-seed → Series A) with scalable solutions in sectors including GreenTech/climate, Industry, Tech, DeepTech, Life Science and Sustainability; provides both capital and active business development support, typically as a non-majority co-investor.

Value Add

State-backed investor that acts as a "brygga till det privata riskkapitalet" (bridge to private VC) and is required to "alltid investera tillsammans med oberoende medinvesterare" — i.e. they never invest alone.
Dedicated GreenTech fund with explicit climate/environmental impact assessment: "Vi investerar i entreprenörer som utvecklar lösningar med mätbar nytta för klimatet eller den ekologiska hållbarheten."
Regional presence and decentralised teams (multiple regional Almi Invest offices) that prioritise "regionalt anknutna bolag, med skalbar potential" and local engagement.
Hands-on value-add beyond capital: "När vi investerar får bolagen tillgång till mer än kapital. Vår samlade kompetens blir en resurs i styrelserummet och ett stöd längs tillväxtresan."
Transparent typical ticket sizes and stage focus: GreenTech initial investments "5–15 miljoner kronor" (ability to follow up up to 50 MSEK) and regional teams typically take "1–5 miljoner kronor" in first rounds.
Non-control investor policy: they "tar aldrig majoritet i bolag" and expect companies to be "öppen för fler medinvesterare."