Northzone Overview
Established in 1996, Northzone is a venture capital firm with offices in London, Stockholm, Oslo, New York, Amsterdam, and Berlin. The firm focuses on early to growth-stage investments in technology-driven companies across Europe and the United States. Notable investments include Spotify, Klarna, Trustpilot, Kahoot!, iZettle, and Personio. In 2022, Northzone closed its tenth and largest fund to date, totaling €1 billion.
Is Northzone the right investor for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Northzone, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.
Northzone
Investment focus
Invest in
- Baltics
- Nordics
- Western Europe
- Southern Europe
- Central Eastern Europe
Investment role
Lead and follow
Stages
Seed, Series A, Series B or later
First ticket size
€1,000,000 - €40,000,000
Contact information
VC
Alex A.
VC
Alessandro Benedetti
Director
William Jilltoft
Partner
Michiel Kotting
Early Stage Investor
Sarah Noeckel
How to approach funds like Northzone
When approaching Northzone, founders should highlight their ability to scale rapidly in large, competitive markets and demonstrate a clear path to category leadership. Northzone values teams with deep domain expertise and a strong vision for disrupting established industries, especially those leveraging technology to create defensible business models. Articulate how your traction, product differentiation, and market timing position you for outsized growth, and be prepared to discuss your long-term strategy for international expansion.
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