# Manufacturing investors in the Nordics (2026 list)

> 66 manufacturing investors in the Nordics, 97% active in the last 12 months. Led by Plug and Play, EIC Accelerator, EISMEA. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors-in-nordics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Manufacturing investors in the Nordics

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a manufacturing company in the Nordics in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**66** investors on the list *-1* this week

**958** cheques in 12 months *-12%* against the market

**$5.8M** median round they joined *-27%* against the market median

**97%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**55%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) *Deploying now* Investment firm **524** **$2.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 4 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **480** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 5 [Almi Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/almi-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **328** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **300** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **215** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Denmark **203** **$60M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Ring Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ring) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **193** **$5.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) *Deploying now* VC firm · Belgium **160** **$2.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 11 [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Finland **153** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **141** **$5.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [Industrifonden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industrifonden) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **140** **$5.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [The Danish Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/v-kstfonden) *Deploying now* VC firm **132** **$3.6M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 15 [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **127** **$5.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [BioInnovation Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioinnovation-institute) *Deploying now* VC firm **99** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Export and Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/export-and-investment-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm **94** **$3.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [PSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/psv) *Deploying now* Venture studio · Denmark **84** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Emerald Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerald-technology-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Switzerland **69** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [Chalmers Ventures AB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chalmers-ventures-ab) *Deploying now* VC firm **67** **$848K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Superhero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superhero-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **54** **$1.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Voima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **47** **$4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Innovation Norway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-norway) *Deploying now* Government · Norway **46** **$985K** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 24 [Gorilla Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gorilla-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **40** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [Luminar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminar-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **40** **$3.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**41 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Vensum Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/vensum-power)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **2** Nov **[Sortrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/sortrace)** Seed · $800K *Led by* [Almi Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/almi-invest)
- **29** Oct **[KineDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinedb)** Pre-seed · $946K *Led by* [Superhero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superhero-capital)
- **28** Oct **[Viatik](https://millionrounds.com/company/viatik)** Seed · $600K *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)

## Stages This Year

820 rounds

- Venture **24%**
- Seed **19%**
- Series A **15%**
- Grant **9%**
- Pre-seed **8%**
- Other **25%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **229**
- Biotech **97**
- Healthcare **77**
- Energy **37**
- Fintech **36**
- Manufacturing **36**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

311 Q1 25

283 Q2 25

275 Q3 25

288 Q4 25

271 Q1 26

287 Q2 26

260 Q3 26

41 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing

- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial).

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## Quick answers about manufacturing investors in the Nordics

### Who are the most active manufacturing investors in the Nordics?

By cheques observed, the most active are Plug and Play, EIC Accelerator, EISMEA, Global Brain Corporation and Almi Invest.

### How many manufacturing investors in the Nordics are there?

66 are on record. 97% made an investment in the last 12 months and 55% have led a round.

### Which stages do manufacturing investors in the Nordics back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (22%).

### How big are the rounds manufacturing investors in the Nordics join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3.6M.

### Which sectors do manufacturing investors in the Nordics back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which manufacturing investors in the Nordics lead the most rounds?

Atomico (19 led), EIC Accelerator (9 led) and Industrifonden (7 led).

### Where are manufacturing investors in the Nordics based?

Among the most active, most are based in Finland (5), the United States (3) and Sweden (3).

### What have manufacturing investors in the Nordics invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Vensum Power (Series A, Nov 2026, with Lifeline Ventures), Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play) and Carryt (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play).

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