NORDPOLEN VENTURES
"Herr Sventon har aldrig hört talas om Nordpolen?"
Ture Sventon i öknen, Åke Holmberg, 1949
ABOUT
Who are we?
Nordpolen Ventures is a privately-owned venture company focusing on early stage investments. We invest in industry changing companies built on seeking and fostering customer satisfaction. With a broad, non-industry-specific, investment strategy, Nordpolen Ventures has the possibility to fund start-ups in seed rounds as well as invest in mature companies seeking expansion capital.
Nordpolen Ventures was founded by Johannes and Maximilian Hobohm in early 2017, though our investments date as far back as 2013. Our advisory board consist of chairman Anders Lindqvist as well as board members Maximilian Hobohm, Johannes Hobohm, Patrik Beskow, Frida Sellberg, Sebastian Wollsén and Philip Kylin.
OUR INVESTMENTS
BYSTORED
ByStored is London's best rated storage service, providing free pick ups from your home or office.
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Nordpolen first invested in ByStored in 2014. Nordpolen divested its shares in ByStored in 2019, yielding an IRR of 39% and a MOIC of 1.5x.
RED FLAG
Red Flag works to make it easier for you to start and run your own business.
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Nordpolen first invested in Red Flag 2016.
DUGGES BRYGGERI
A craft beer brewery located on the west coast of Sweden.
Nordpolen first invested in Dugges in 2017.
A DAY'S MARCH
A Day’s March is a Swedish menswear label founded in 2014. A Day's March offer clean-cut basics and wardrobe staples of the highest quality, at a friendly price.
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Nordpolen first invested in A Day's March in 2017.
DIGIEXAM
DigiExam is an intuitive digital assessment platform used to create, administer and grade assessments. Through a comprehensive set of tools, the platform simplifies the exam process for instructors and teachers, helps students complete tests more efficiently, and saves both time and money for institutions. DigiExam is 100% reliable and currently serves over 2,000 organizations across more than 80 countries.
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Nordpolen first invested in DigiExam 2014.
ZAVER
Safe payments on your terms! Through its easy-to-use and secure platform, Zaver facilitates peer-to-peer payments and SME invoicing.
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Nordpolen first invested in Zaver in 2018.
BRANÄSGRUPPEN
Branäsgruppen is Sweden's largest privately owned ski resort group and owner of the ski resorts Branäs, Kungsberget, Vallåsen and Ulricehamn, as well as Ånnaboda/Storstenshöjden and Tolvmannabacken.
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Nordpolen first invested in Branäsgruppen in 2013. Nordpolen divested its shares in Branäsgruppen in 2018, yielding an IRR of 20% and a MOIC of 2.0x.
SOUNDBOKS
SOUNDBOKS is the world's loudest and toughest portable speaker. Connect wirelessly, crank the volume to 11, and experience festival level sound with any number of friends. Today, there are over 50,000 SOUNDBOKS owners in over 40 countries.
Now you can throw REAL parties. Anywhere.
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Nordpolen first invested in SOUNDBOKS in 2016.
STORYKIT
Making your stories happen – Storykit will radically improve your experience of telling stories to the world.
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Nordpolen first invested in Storykit in 2019.
EQUIPMENTLOOP
EquipmentLoop is a digital platform that helps construction and rental companies increase both efficiency and profitability by simplifying processes and freeing time.
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Nordpolen first invested in EquipmentLoop in 2018.
BETSPAWN
Betspawn is a real money eSports betting company based in Sweden. We offer odds on all different eSports out there - LoL, DOTA 2, CS:GO, Hearthstone, Smite, World of Tanks, Heroes of the Storm, and plenty more - occasionally, we even offer odds on FIFA!
Our vision is clear - we want to offer the greatest eSports experience to our customers.
Nordpolen first invested in Betspawn in 2017.
PACEMAKER
Create your mix in a heartbeat with Pacemaker for iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad. Just pick your tracks or playlist from iTunes or Spotify and...Boom!
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Nordpolen first invested in 2016.
WHEELYS
Wheelys is a chain of organic bicycle cafés, enabling people (ALL people) to start their own businesses.
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Nordpolen first invested in Wheels in 2016.
CHILLABIT
The BEST way to procrastinate!
Hilarious and relatable student stories from your campus - in real time.
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Nordpolen first invested in Chillabit in 2016.
FORZA FOOTBALL
Live scores, lineups, push notifications, video highlights and player profiles for more than 800 football leagues and cups around the world.
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Nordpolen first invested in Forza Football in 2019.
CONTACT
Johannes Hobohm
+46702900750
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Maximilian Hobohm
+46708704867
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Nordpolen Ventures
Tomtebogatan 30
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