Hadean Ventures II

Norway
Seed
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About Hadean Ventures II

Hadean Ventures II is a venture capital firm based in Norway, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Enterprise Software, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNorway
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Enterprise Software
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage European life science founder with deep tech

life science
diagnostics
Nordic/Europe
deep science
early-stage

Bullish Signals

Portfolio exit: $595M Roche acquisitionexternal
€230M AUM, multi-fund track recordwebsite
Early backer since 2019, pre-scaleexternal
Strong conviction investing, science-firstexternal
Backs incubator-stage startups (SmiLe Hub)linkedin
Cancer monitoring tech, oncology expertiselinkedin
MRD tech: differentiated tumour-informed platformlinkedin
Experienced team: 10+ senior partners/advisors/associateswebsite
Expanded bench: dedicated ESG impact managerwebsite
IR/BD focus: actively seeking portfolio companieswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Nordic-centric deal sourcing onlyexternal
European scope, not global expansionwebsite

Founder Do's

Be science-first, deep tech focus
Show early conviction & differentiated tech
Nordic/European ecosystem connection helps
Long-term vision, not quick flip
University/incubator origin story welcomed

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-science-driven pitches
Don't expect fast exit timeline
No consumer or non-life-science plays

Key GPs & Partners

ITA
Ingrid Teigland Akay
Managing Partner
science-drivenEuropeanhealthcare-focused
WS
Walter Stockinger
Managing Partner
co-founderstrategyportfolio
RF
Roger Franklin
Partner
deal-leadlife scienceoperations
GA
Georgina Askeland
Principal
investorearly-stagedue diligence
LG
Lene Gerlach
Venture Partner
advisornetworkoperations
NK
Nora Kaarela
Venture Partner
advisorsourcinghealthcare
FE
Florian Eckhardt
Senior Advisor
advisoroperationshealthcare
RK
Reinhard Krickl
Venture Partner
advisornetworkhealthcare
MH
Miao He
Senior Investment Associate
investordue diligenceearly-stage
MD
Markus Dietrich
Senior Investment Associate
investordue diligenceoperations

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€100M
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Key People

Ngrid Teigland Akay, Walter Stockinger

Ingrid Teigland AkayManaging Partner
Walter StockingerManaging Partner
Roger FranklinPartner
Georgina AskelandPrincipal
Lene GerlachVenture Partner
Nora KaarelaVenture Partner
Florian EckhardtSenior Advisor
Reinhard KricklVenture Partner
Miao HeSenior Investment Associate
Markus DietrichSenior Investment Associate

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