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Nordic Makers is an investment firm focused on early-stage Nordic B2B software startups. It provides capital and direct founder support, leveraging its team’s entrepreneurial experience. The firm partners with ambitious entrepreneurs, guiding them to scale operations and achieve global market presence, emphasizing practical assistance beyond financial investment.
Established by seasoned entrepreneurs-turned-investors, including Nima Tisdall, Michael Seifert, and Edwin Cheon, Nordic Makers emerged from their shared understanding of building significant companies. This personal insight from their own ventures underpins their commitment to empowering high-potential founders, recognizing the immense effort required for success.
Nordic Makers primarily supports early-stage B2B software startups and entrepreneurial teams across the Nordics. Its vision is to cultivate future technology leaders by nurturing promising ventures from inception. The firm seeks strong, collaborative partnerships with founders, viewing this crucial for transforming innovative ideas into impactful global enterprises.
Key people at Nordic Makers – Backing Ambitious Entrepreneurs.
Nordic Makers – Backing Ambitious Entrepreneurs was founded in 2016 by Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (Co-founder) and Lars Nielsen (Co-founder, Partner & Chairman) and Martin von Haller Groenbaek (Co-founder) and Thorvald Stigsen (Co-founder) and Klaus Nyengaard (Co-founder & Partner).
Key people at Nordic Makers – Backing Ambitious Entrepreneurs.
Nordic Makers – Backing Ambitious Entrepreneurs was founded in 2016 by Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (Co-founder) and Lars Nielsen (Co-founder, Partner & Chairman) and Martin von Haller Groenbaek (Co-founder) and Thorvald Stigsen (Co-founder) and Klaus Nyengaard (Co-founder & Partner).
Nordic Makers is an angel-led investment collective that backs early-stage Nordic B2B software startups with founder-friendly capital, hands-on operating support, and access to a senior founder network; they typically invest €500K–€1M and follow on in later rounds[5][6]. Nordic Makers was founded to bring experienced entrepreneurs’ capital and operational help to the Nordic ecosystem, and its partners include founders and operators from companies such as Sitecore, Zendesk and other Nordic tech success stories[5][6].
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Quick reminder: Nordic Makers positions itself as “not venture capitalists” but as entrepreneurs investing their own money and time, which is the core message tying back to their mission of backing ambitious entrepreneurs in the Nordics[5].