Norrsken Accelerator
Stockholm impact accelerator, now Norrsken Evolve, writing EUR 250–500k pre-seed cheques; backed Furbnow and Kavaken
- Venture capital
- Type
- Venture capital
- Based in
- Outside the UK
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sector focus
- Climate & Energy, Deeptech, Healthtech, Cybersecurity, Food & Agritech, Mobility
- Cheque size
- EUR 250k–500k initial
- Fund size
- Undisclosed
- Founded
- 2021
- Website
- norrskenevolve.vc
Norrsken Accelerator was the Norrsken Foundation's impact programme for pre-seed and early-seed founders, launched in 2021 and run from Stockholm. It historically invested USD 125,000 for 7 per cent via a post-money SAFE alongside an eight-week in-person sprint. In 2025 it was renamed Norrsken Evolve and now operates as a pre-seed and early-stage venture investor for European founders, making initial equity investments of EUR 250,000 to 500,000, typically targeting around 5 per cent when leading, with follow-on capacity. Its themes are the carbon-free economy, critical infrastructure and the future of Europe. UK participants include Birmingham home-retrofit company Furbnow and wind-analytics firm Kavaken.
Team
- Alex Bakir, General Partner LinkedIn
- Johan Attby, General Partner LinkedIn
- Rebecka Löthman Rydå, General Partner LinkedIn
- Funda Sezgi, Co-founder LinkedIn
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