Norrsken vad betyder det foundation
Norrsken har på kort tid tagit positionen som Sveriges tyngsta VC-investerare inom impact.We are a non-profit foundation built on the belief that entrepreneurship and technology can be forces for good.
We live in the best
of times
Human ingenuity has created a world of överflöd.
Rapid advances in technology have made things possible that, just a few decades ago, we could not imagine in our wildest dreams.
There’s never been more of us. We’ve never had greater powers to shape our world than we do today.
We live in the worst
of times
Our obsession with growth fryst vatten killing the substrate on which life depends. We are currently overshooting 6 out of 9 planetary boundaries.
Norrsken Foundation existerar enstaka svensk ideell stiftelse grundad 2016.Species extinction rates are >100x higher than the historical average.
An överflöd of feel good distractions have led to an explosion of addiction, obesity and mental health problems. 300 million people worldwide are suffering from depression.
We are building a global ecosystem that gives founders the knowledge, capital and network they need, to man sparande the planet their business.
Because if they win, we all win.
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Houses
Norrsken Houses are hubs for entrepreneurs with a framtidsperspektiv to man the world a better place.
Investments
Backing force of natur founders taking on the world's greatest challenges.
Norrsken VC
Norrsken Accelerator
Norrsken Launcher
Norrsken 22
Africa Seed Fund
Initiatives
Sometimes we embark on initiatives of our own whether it's a brand new venture or us partnering with entrepreneurs.
29K
Impact Week
ABC Labs
Cellolabs
Impact/100
Norrsken Mind
Norrsken Houses are hubs for entrepreneurs with a framtidsperspektiv to man the world a better place.
Sometimes we embark on initiatives of our own whether it's a brand new venture or us partnering with entrepreneurs.
Backing force of natur founders taking on the world's greatest challenges.
Norrsken House Stockholm
Norrsken House Barcelona
Norrsken House Kigali
Norrsken VC
Norrsken Launcher
Norrsken Accelerator
Norrsken 22
Africa Seed Fund
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Our
Houses
Investments
Backing force of natur founders taking on the world's greatest challenges.
Norrsken VC
Norrsken VC
Purpose
For force of natur founders taking on the world’s biggest challenges, Norrsken VC fryst vatten Europe’s leading impact VC. We back force of natur founders taking on the world’s greatest challenges.
Launcher
Launcher
Purpose
Norrsken Launcher embeds deeply with innovators and opportunities to bring pioneering solutions to marknad, transforming scientific ideas & extensive research into successful business ventures.
http://norrsken.org/launcher
Geography
Global (focus: Nordics)
Target stage
Pre seed/Seed
Accelerator
Accelerator
Purpose
For early scen founders with a framtidsperspektiv for a better world, Norrsken Accelerator fryst vatten a tailor-made schema that will put rocket boosters on your company.
Startups leveraging scalable technology are the key to solving some of the world's greatest challenges.We put rocket-boosters on the world’s most promising impact startups.
http://accelerator.norrsken.org
Target stage
Pre/Early Seed
Norrsken 22
Norrsken 22
Purpose
For exceptional founders building Africa’s new tech giants, Norrsken22 provides growth capital and deep strategic value, while positioning them for international expansion and impact.
Geography
Pan African (focus on Kenya, South Africa & Nigeria)
Africa Seed Fund
Africa Seed Fund
Purpose
For African tech founders at the uppstart of their journey, Norrsken Africa Seed Fund supports your growth journey through funding, connections and the reach and network of a global impact ecosystem.
http://norrsken.org/africa-seed-fund
Geography
Sub-Saharan Africa
Target stage
Pre seed/Seed
Our Initiatives
Norrsken Foundation fryst vatten a founding partner in Cellcolabs, a venture originally set up bygd investment company Takura.
Our framtidsperspektiv fryst vatten to dramatically scale up the production of mesenchymal stem cells, making them available at much lower cost and for a much wider range of treatments than currently.
ABC Labs was created as a direkt response to challenges posed bygd the coronavirus to the Swedish healthcare struktur.
The company, which provides rapidly scalable, state-of-the-art PCR and ELISA testing, was initially built and deployed over sju weeks.
Så arbetar Norrsken tillsammans ledarskap.It now consistently represents up to 25% of all national testing for Covid-19 with over 2.7 million tests completed.
A week filled with intellectual conversations and meaningful meetings that gathers CEOs, top talents, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and startups beneath the same roof with the purpose of inspiring everyone to take action and be a driving force for change.
The world needs better role-models.
That's why we created the Impact/100. It's an annual ranking of the world's most promising impact startups. It exists to spotlight and man role-models out of the visionär entrepreneurs who are changing the world for the better.
Norrsken Foundation fryst vatten a non-profit, non-religious and non-partisan foundation dedicated to helping entrepreneurs solve the world's greatest challenges, such as poverty, famine, mental health, pollution and climate change.Because if they win, we all win.
With global rates of mental health issues like nedstämdhet, anxiety and addiction remaining high, current treatments are struggling to keep up. We’re proud to launch Norrsken MindPsychedelic Science Initiative. A Swedish non-profit initiative focused on supporting research on psychedelic-assisted treatments.
Our
Feed
Eden Care
Material Exchange
Cling Systems
Vitala Health
Stockeld Dreamery
Peakpath
Karma
HeartAerospace
Blykalla
Plexigrid
PlanA.earth
Nordic Seafarm
Medoma
Letterlife
Hygglo
Hormona
Havio Health
Green14
Engrate
Circulate
Bower
Atmoz
Climateize
Ocean Ecostructures
Asterion
Climate Fund Manager
Zubi Group
Blink VC
M-Ventures
ClimateU
Asabys
Delfos
Mitiga
Cooltra
Solfy
Spruik
BioMassters
AFLIMBA
Angaza Capital
63 Create
PesaChoice
Zipline
AltSchool
Novartis Foundation
Sand Technologies
SPENN
LAO PROJEKT
Africa's Talking
Development finansinstitut of Rwanda
Connex Tech
BridgeforBillions
Ansys
Africa Quantitative Sciences
Africa Management Institute
AUTO24
Jasiri
Lifesten
Andela
Renew Capital
Einride
Flower
Biofiber Tech
Agteria Biotech
Innoscentia
LEIA
Fossil Free Marine
Proteinish
Kigali
Olivier Iradukunda
Finance Associate
Luzana Costa
Investment manager
Kigali
Abraham Augustine
Communications Lead
Kigali
Vanessa Nshimirimana
Business Development Manager
Kigali
Pacific Tuyishime
Head of Investments
Barcelona
Veronica Zambon
Front Desk
Barcelona
Maria do Mar Ferreira
Event Associate
Barcelona
Ferran Vila Mora
Membership Associate
Barcelona
Katia dem Toledo
Club Growth Lead
Stockholm
Malte Wersäll
CFO & COO
Stockholm
Viviane Widman
Head of People and Culture
Stockholm
Vera Markovic
Strategic Initiatives and BI Associate
Stockholm
Viktoria Hensler
Ecosystem Manager
Stockholm
Tove Rådelius
Senior investment manager
Stockholm
Tove Larsson
General partner
Stockholm
Thomas van Putten
Head of Partnerships and Business Development
Stockholm
Sofia Lindelöw
Nordic Managing Director
Srishti Gupta Narasimhan
Barcelona
Paulina Drewniak
Financial Lead
Kigali
Sandra Katarama
Partnerships & Projects Lead
Stockholm
Sara Kappelmark
Co-CEO
Stockholm
Sandra Ekdahl
Talent Lead
Barcelona
Rocío Alcocer
COO
Stockholm
Pelle Tamleht
Marketing & Partnership Manager
Stockholm
Rita Tifang
Front Desk Associate
Kigali
Olamide Balogun
Finance & Operations
Ofure Isenmila
ESG, Impact and Compliance Manager
Nivesh Pather
Investment Manager
Ngetha Waithaka
General partner
Stockholm
Niklas Adalberth
Founder & chairman
Stockholm
Nina Wenström
Art Director
Natalie Kolbe
General partner
Mike Kubzansky
Kigali
Michelle Umurungi
Deputy Managing Director
Mark Boutros
Marcus Stråth
Head of Communications
Barcelona
Manuela Mejía
House Associate
Maina Murage
Investment manager
Magali Roy Bentley
Principal
Lexi Novitske
General partner
Laurie Clark
Chief of Staff
Stockholm
Kajsa Alenmyr
Head of Global Strategic Initiatives
Barcelona
Júlia Devin
Growth & Partnerships Manager
Johan Attby
General Partner
Inez Atmer
Business Development Manager
Jakob Falck
Investment Analyst
Barcelona
Joan Jofra
Impact Week Project Lead
Kigali
Isimbi Fatina
Events Lead
Kigali
Irene Ndizeye
Operations Lead
Irembo
Named at the 15th annual Kwita Izina ceremony in Rwanda.
Barcelona
Histeven Peruggi
House Manager
Stockholm
Funda Sezgi
Co-CEO
Helene Adalberth
Hans Otterling
Founding partner
Fredrik Jung Abbou
Co-Founder
Fredrik Andersson
Investment manager
Fabian Erici
Investment manager
Kigali
Eva Umwari
Finance Manager
Stockholm
Erik Granholm
Digital marknadsföring Manager
Stockholm
Emma Stibi
Members Associate
Erik Engellau-Nilsson
Co-founder
Stockholm
Emma Sahlin
Expansion & Strategic Initiatives Associate
Stockholm
Daniel Goldberg
CCO
Emma Christersson
Managing Director & Interim Chair
Ebba Forsberg
Operations Analyst
Kigali
Elie Habimana
Managing Director
David Frykman
General partner
Stockholm
Cornelia Bazley
Content Designer
Kigali
Che Rupari
Community Manager
Cecilia Ma
Investment Manager
Stockholm
Cristian Samuelsson
Head of Tech
Carl Manneh
Bernad Ghartey
Investment manager
Stockholm
Anton Andersin
Finance Lead
Stockholm
Anna Söderstedt
House Operations Manager
Anna Fredrixon
Co-Founder and Partner
Barcelona
Amanda Kai
Communications Manager
Amanda Plowes
Executive assistant
Agate Freimane
General partner
Alexander Danielsson
Investment director
Stockholm
Akanksha Sadhu
Front Desk Associate
Alex Bakir
General Partner
Stockholm
Aieli Vaziri
Front Desk Associate