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Creandum stages, portfolio and investment profile

European early-stage firm founded in 2003, with offices in Stockholm, Berlin, London, and San Francisco. Early backer of Spotify and Klarna; leads seed and Series A rounds for ambitious founders building global technology companies from Europe.

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Stage-based planning range

$1M–$10M

This is a planning range inferred from stage coverage, not a firm-disclosed check size.

Methodology: Stage bucket inferred from the rounds a fund leads or invests in.

No firm-specific check-size disclosure is recorded.

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Investment stages

Leads: Seed, Series A

Participates: Seed, Series A, Series B+

Sector focus

Generalist Technology

Geography

Stockholm, Sweden

Founded 2003

Fund size / AUM

Not recorded

A separate fund-size evidence record is not yet available.

Portfolio in our directory

Linked startup profiles

Latest fund vehicle

Not recorded

Vehicle name, size, and vintage are not yet structured.

Recent tracked investment

Rillet

Series C · $100M · August 2026

Rounds they lead

Seed Series A

Rounds they invest

Seed Series A Series B+

Last verified: Not recorded. Check-size evidence is labeled by basis so planning estimates are not presented as firm disclosures.

Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list Creandum as an investor (4 total).

FAQs about Creandum

Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.

Per our directory, Creandum leads seed and Series A rounds and reserves capital for Series B+ follow-ons in breakout portfolio companies. The firm is an early-stage specialist, not a late-stage growth investor.

Creandum does not publish a single fixed check. Public profiles and firm materials commonly cite seed checks from roughly €200K–€5M and Series A commitments up to roughly €10M, varying by fund vintage and round dynamics.

Creandum is headquartered in Stockholm with offices in Berlin, London, and San Francisco. It primarily backs European founders at seed and Series A, with the U.S. office supporting portfolio expansion rather than originating most deals.

Our directory tags generalist tech. Creandum is sector-agnostic but product-obsessed—backing fintech, consumer, enterprise, climate, and health companies with global ambition. Notable wins include Spotify, Klarna, iZettle, Trade Republic, and Bolt.

Creandum prefers to lead or co-lead seed and Series A rounds and typically takes board seats. The firm commits for the long haul—its tagline emphasizes backing companies 'before it's obvious.'

Black Forest Labs (/startup/black-forest-labs) is the startup currently in our directory with Creandum listed as an investor. Creandum's public portfolio includes many additional European companies not yet profiled here.

European founders at seed or Series A can submit through creandum.com's pitch process or seek warm introductions from portfolio founders and co-investors. Creandum values product quality, global ambition, and founding teams with deep domain insight.

August 2026: Creandum is named on Rillet’s $100M Series C at $1B (/2026-rillet-100m-series-c-1b-iconiq). Our Black Forest Labs startup profile also notes Creandum participation where publicly attributed.

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