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Northern Light Capital

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 8 cheques on record.

Private equityDeploying nowWebsite unconfirmed

Series ASeries BSeries CVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque80days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$50MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inChina, 57%
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Northern Light Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $16M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Private equity
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Umea, Sweden
Cold pitches
Not accepted

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Aug
    ValigentGorilla CapitalUndisclosedWith 2 others
  3. 2019

    2 rounds

  4. Apr
    Black Sesame TechnologiesUS · Voice$100MWith 6 others
  5. Apr
    MemVergeSeries A · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 4 others
  6. 2018

    2 rounds

  7. Nov
    KanovaSeries A · CN · China Money Network$16MSole investor
  8. Apr
    XskySeries C · CN · China Money Network$38MWith 2 others
  9. 2017

    3 rounds

  10. Dec
    ODM HuaQinSeries A · CN · Intelcapital$136MWith 5 others
  11. Jun
    Drive.aiSeries B · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 1 other
  12. Jan
    Huaqin TelecomSeries A · CN · FinSMEs$136MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Drive.aiBought by AppleUndisclosedJun 2019

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Northern Light Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Northern Light Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Northern Light Capital

What does Northern Light Capital invest in?

Northern Light Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Northern Light Capital?

8 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Northern Light Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Valigent (Aug 2026), Black Sesame Technologies (Undisclosed round, Apr 2019) and MemVerge (Series A, Apr 2019).

How big are Northern Light Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $50M.

Does Northern Light Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Northern Light Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in China (57%) and the United States (43%).

Is Northern Light Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Northern Light Capital invest alongside?

Most often Hua Capital/ Tsinghua Sinoking (2 rounds together), Intel Capital (2 rounds together) and Walden Venture Capital (2 rounds together).

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