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We’d love to hear from you! Let us know what you are looking for and we’ll point you in the right direction.

Are you running a B2B technology company in the Nordic region or in Germany and looking for Seed or Series A funding? Get in touch with one of our Analysts and send us your pitch deck.

FAQ

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At Scale Capital invests in:

  • B2B scale-ups in the Nordic region and Germany.
  • Seed to Series A stage. Ready for commercial acceleration.
  • Sweet spot: experienced teams building IP-driven software with clear US potential, seeking €1-10M.
  • Strong proof of business model.
  • Usually, €50-150K MRR with >10% MoM growth / €0.5M – €5M annual revenue.
  • Founders are majority shareholders at time of investment.
Our focus is companies working in the following areas:
  • Future of Work
  • Digital Health
  • Sustainability
  • IndustrialTech
  • DeepTech
We understand the entrepreneurs’ journey, as we’ve been down that road ourselves. We know how to listen and when to step in. We have been working with technology companies for over a decade and developed and tested approaches for acceleration and scaling in the US market; this involves setting up operations, finding product/market fit and scaling teams, and together with our US partners, provide the required growth capital for the journey.’ We are company builders focused on scaling businesses and empowering change. We are an active partner for the duration of your company’s growth journey.

We like to get to know the founder teams and understand their ambition, dreams and aspirations.

The process can take many forms, but usually looks like this:

  • Initial pitch and conversations
  • Workshop with team to understand product, market, competition, etc.
  • Deep dive into the business and opportunities (Scale kissing phase)
  • Term sheet
  • 100 day planning sessions
  • Legal and tech due diligence
  • Investment

The process takes 8-12 weeks.

The initial ticket is €1-3M. Scale Capital often leads and syndicates with other investors.

Scale Capital is raising its 3rd technology fund and is inviting new investors to join. 

Or find out more by joining our Investor Webinar series.

Scale Capital welcomes co-investors in new and current investments. 

FAQ

Good questions. Good answers.

At Scale Capital invests in:

  • B2B scale-ups in the Nordic region and Germany.
  • Seed to Series A stage. Ready for commercial acceleration.
  • Sweet spot: experienced teams building IP-driven software with clear US potential, seeking €1-10M.
  • Strong proof of business model.
  • Usually, €50-150K MRR with >10% MoM growth / €0.5M – €5M annual revenue.
  • Founders are majority shareholders at time of investment.
Our focus is companies working in the following areas:
  • Future of Work
  • Digital Health
  • Sustainability
  • IndustrialTech
  • DeepTech
Our focus is companies working in the following areas:
  • Future of Work
  • Digital Health
  • Sustainability
  • IndustrialTech
  • DeepTech

We like to get to know the founder teams and understand their ambition, dreams and aspirations.

The process can take many forms, but usually looks like this:

  • Initial pitch and conversations
  • Workshop with team to understand product, market, competition, etc.
  • Deep dive into the business and opportunities (Scale kissing phase)
  • Term sheet
  • 100 day planning sessions
  • Legal and tech due diligence
  • Investment

The process takes 8-12 weeks.

The initial ticket is €1-3M. Scale Capital often leads and syndicates with other investors.

Whether you’re interested in working together on an article, a communications piece, an event, or would like some visual content from us, get in touch with our communication & design specialist.

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We are always interested in sharing an expert opinion or perspective on topics within venture funds, investment, entrepreneurship, scaling companies to the US, the future of work, digital health, impact, deep technologies, and industrial technologies.

Is there anything else we should talk about?
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Copenhagen

Schleppegrellsgade 8, kl.
2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark

Stocholm

733 Third Avenue, 18 FL
10022, NY
United States

Sillicon Valley

470 Ramona St,
94301, Palo Alto
United States

Copenhagen

Schleppegrellsgade 8, kl.
2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark

Stocholm

733 Third Avenue, 18 FL
10022, NY
United States

Sillicon Valley

470 Ramona St,
94301, Palo Alto
United States

Copenhagen

Schleppegrellsgade 8, kl.
2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark

Stocholm

733 Third Avenue, 18 FL
10022, NY
United States

Sillicon Valley

470 Ramona St,
94301, Palo Alto
United States

Investment Associate

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Joachim is an Investment Associate at Scale Capital, where he is responsible for the origination and execution of investment opportunities and for building partnerships between Scale Capital and relevant investors, advisors, and industry experts.

Prior to joining Scale Capital in September 2020, Joachim worked in management consulting on digitization and transformation projects for two years. Later, he spent time in growth equity investing working on unicorn deals before transitioning to the early-stage game.

Joachim founded his first business at age 17 and has been passionate about entrepreneurship ever since. He is excited about backing bold entrepreneurs who create a positive impact through technology.

Joachim holds a MSc. in Finance and Strategic Management from Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and is a Visiting Student at Harvard University and Singapore Management University.

Investment Associate

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Terkel is an Investment Associate at Scale Capital and is an integral part of the fund’s deal-sourcing activities and execution of investments. Terkel is also responsbile for the funds ESG-framework.

Prior to joining Scale Capital, Terkel worked at Danish mutual fund BankInvest. As part of the business development team, he has been involved in the transformation of BankInvests widely recognized sustainable investment efforts, as well as handling their Robo-Investment product, DarwinApp. Before BankInvest, Terkel interned at UK based Private Equity firm Bregal Milestone where he was a part of the deal-sourcing team for Scandinavian mid-cap companies.

Terkel is a strong believer in start-ups ability and potential to make a positive impact on the world. He is a co-founder of The Weavers Nest, an NGO specializing in sustainable tourism and rescuing wild animals near Kaziranga National Park, India.

Terkel is currently pursuing a dual degree Master in Social Science and Economics at the University of Copenhagen (KU), focusing on Private Capital, Sustainable Investment and the role of politics in global finance.

Junior Investment Analyst

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Judith is a Junior Investment Analyst at Scale Capital and is part of the deal-sourcing team. Judith is also responsible for performing industry research on the funds’ investment verticals.

Prior to joining Scale Capital, Judith interned at KPMG, helping with the audit of multi-national corporations. She also worked at a Danish e-commerce startup, assisting with their seed fundraising round. During her studies, Judith worked at Humboldt University of Berlin, performing research for a government-funded research project to examine how regulation and transparency impact our economy and society.

Judith likes to deep dive into new technologies and ideas that change the way companies and the whole ecosystem work and make people rethink.

Judith holds a BSc. In Business Administration from Humboldt University of Berlin and is a visiting student at the University of Copenhagen. She will pursue her Master’s degree in Finance and Investments at Copenhagen Business School next year.

Managing Partner

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Since Co-founding Scale Capital in 2012, Lars has been managing the investment activities and worked in/with portfolio companies to accelerate growth; leveraging his experience and network in the United States.

Prior to becoming an investor, Lars had a corporate career in Telecoms and Management Consulting, before becoming an entrepreneur in 2008, where he founded, grew and sold two companies. In 2012, Lars co-founded Scale Capital with the idea to support Nordic based founders in their efforts to establish and grow ventures in the US market. Lars lived in Silicon Valley from 2013-2017, where he help establish Scale Capital’s US operation and worked to help accelerate portfolio companies.

Lars is an entrepreneur at heart, who loves to innovate and see companies and people develop and grow. He invests in and advise technology startups on how to build globally scalable companies.

General Partner

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Since Co-founding Scale Capital in 2012, Kenneth has been working on investment activities next to assisting portfolio companies and administrating fund operations.

Prior to Scale Capital, Kenneth worked in commercial real-estate development for 25 years. He has also been running his own M&A broker business where he made more than 80 transactions.

Kenneth has founded four companies in total and made four exits. He is a passionate businessman with a great experience in directing business operations and helping companies internationalize.

Kenneth holds two educations in Board Governance from Strategic Boardroom and Chair Person and has completed a leadership course at FranklinCovey. In addition, Kenneth is a certified M&A adviser at Business House Sealand.

Advisor & Investor

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Martin joined Scale Capital in 2022 as an advisor and investor to help build Fund III, leveraging his broad experience from investment banking, private equity and corporate positions.

Martin loves to work as an active partner and engage in value creation agendas, helping visionary companies and people develop and grow.

Martin holds a M.Sc. degree in Economics from the University of Copenhagen with exchange studies at the University of California and participation in the Fulbright Program.

Communication & Design

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Vika joined Scale Capital in order to help find Scale’s unique and authentic voice and expand its communication to unfold Scale’s story and vision.

Prior to joining Scale Capital, Vika pursued a degree in Communication Design & Media at KEA, and worked on various projects with different companies to gather experience in solving design & communication challenges. She got a taste of entrepreneurship herself when she joined her friend on a journey of building a company back in 2020.

Vika is a designer at heart, who loves storytelling, communicating authentically, and facilitating a connection between companies and the audience.