Backing
Nordic founders
with global scale
Early-stage capital and hands-on partnership for European technology companies ready to conquer the US and Middle East markets.
Built for bridge builders
The Scandinavian innovation ecosystem is one of the most productive per capita in the world. The challenge is rarely the technology — it is the bridge to global markets, local networks, and the cultural fluency to close deals in Stockholm, San Francisco, or Dubai.
Nordic Garage Ventures was founded to close that gap. We are operators who have built and scaled companies across three continents. We invest early — Series A and select late seed — when capital and the right guidance matters most.
Our thesis is simple: Europe produces world-class technology. The US and Middle East represent the largest, fastest-moving commercial opportunities. We help you win both.
TARGETING: Technology · Deep Tech · Climate · Enterprise Software · Fintech
We back founders who have demonstrated conviction and execution — people who have earned the right to play a bigger game.
Proprietary tech that creates durable competitive moats. If competitors can copy it in six months, we pass.
Products built for European markets, ready to be translated — commercially and culturally — into the US and Middle East.
We deploy structured, hands-on methodologies that compress timelines and reduce the cost of market entry.
Three hubs.
One bridge.
Strategic presence on the ground in the markets that matter — so introductions happen in person, not over cold email.
- Deep network across Nordic startup ecosystems
- Access to Scandinavian research institutions and deep tech
- Co-investment relationships with leading European VCs
- Government grant and EU funding navigation
- Local network for US revenue generation and BD
- Introductions to enterprise buyers and channel partners
- Corporate structuring and US entity setup
- Follow-on capital connections with top-tier US VCs
- Relationships across UAE, KSA and broader GCC
- Government and sovereign fund connections
- DIFC / ADGM regulatory navigation
- Regional distribution partnerships and channel access
Operators first,
investors second
Seed to Series A cheques sized to your stage. We lead or co-invest and have the flexibility to follow our conviction.
Direct introductions to buyers, partners and talent in the US and Middle East — from relationships earned over decades.
Hands-on guidance on go-to-market, pricing, hiring, and the cultural translation that makes deals actually close.
A curated portfolio and LP base who open doors — to follow-on rounds, strategic partnerships and acquirers.
Where technology meets
global demand
We invest where European innovation has a structural advantage — in areas where Nordic engineering rigor, design sensibility, and sustainability leadership create products that the world actually needs.
We are sector-agnostic by design but pattern-match strongly on B2B software, deep tech, and climate-adjacent technology with clear enterprise distribution paths.
Scandinavian values.
Global ambition.
Nordic Garage was born from a simple observation: the Scandinavian region consistently produces founders with exceptional technical depth and product instinct — but the path to the US and Middle East markets is steep, expensive, and full of avoidable mistakes.
Our team has lived these markets from the inside. We have built and sold companies, served in senior roles at global technology leaders, and cultivated networks across three continents that take most founders a decade to access.
We carry the Nordic values of transparency, long-term thinking, and understated confidence into every founder relationship. We are not tourists in the markets we operate — we are residents.
"Success is not a random process — it is the result of the right capital, the right network, and the right moment."
Companies we believe in
Four portfolio companies across climate tech, food tech, fitness AI and stealth AI — from seed to Series A, Stockholm to Dubai.
End-to-end carbon management and intelligence platform. Automated, audit-grade GHG reporting with one-click ERP integration — built for CFOs and sustainability teams navigating CSRD and GHG Protocol compliance.
B2B eCommerce platform digitising the food supply chain. Connecting 6,000+ retailers and restaurants with 700+ suppliers across Europe — replacing fax, phone calls, and binders with a unified ordering and logistics ecosystem.
AI-powered digital fitness and rehabilitation technology. Smart training stations use real-time motion capture across 25 joint points to deliver personalised coaching — a virtual personal trainer for gyms, clinics and corporate wellness.
Stealth-stage AI company headquartered in Dubai. Details under NDA — available to qualified investors on request. Building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and MENA market infrastructure.
Ready to take your
company global?
We meet with founders at the earliest stages of their global ambitions. If your technology is ready and your sights are set beyond Europe, we want to hear from you.
Let's build something extraordinary
Nordic & European founders