Inception Fund I

Sweden
Pre Seed
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About Inception Fund I

Stockholm-based micro fund backing day-zero startups led by technical founders across New Nordics. Backed by AI entrepreneurs from Silo AI, OpenAI, DeepMind.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSweden
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Enterprise Software

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

European technical AI founder building global B2B software, zero-to-one stage

inception-stage AI
European deeptech
B2B software
technical founders
super angel
frontier AI
agentic systems

Bullish Signals

Portfolio co-investors: a16z, Sequoia, YCexternal
Angel hits: Lovable, Legora, PhysicsXexternal
Co-founded €1B+ AI companiesexternal
40+ portfolio cos: frontier AI, infra, deeptechwebsite
YC W26/S25/F25: 10+ portfolio representationwebsite
Opportunity fund: seed follow-ons & larger ticketswebsite
Co-investors: DST, GV, Conviction, Creandum, Atomicowebsite
Founder network: ElevenLabs, OpenAI, Deepmind, Anthropicwebsite
Exclusive AI lab credits, early model accesswebsite
3 stealth bets + 40 named portfoliowebsite
Backed IQM, ICEYE, Prior Labs — hardware/quantum/FMswebsite
40+ yrs combined AI + VC experiencewebsite
€100k–€1M inception tickets, larger via opportunitywebsite
Tight-knit Nordic AI founder & researcher communitywebsite
Scouts: Accel, Sequoia, a16z network accesswebsite
Change will never be this slow again manifestowebsite
Backing top 0.1% of European technical founderswebsite
Portfolio: agentic, FMs, quantum, robotics, materialswebsite
Investor network: 20+ tier-1 VC funds + scoutswebsite
Personal angel in Anthropic frontier AI labwebsite

Contrarian Signals

GPs still unnamed publiclyexternal
Small tickets €100k–€1M only at inceptionwebsite
Network-gated, top 0.1% selectivityexternal
No board seats — limited governance rolewebsite
Still in pre-training network phasewebsite

Founder Do's

Be a technical outlier
Build global, business-facing AI/deeptech
Based in Europe or New Nordic
Show zero-to-one ambition
Welcome fast, no-board-seat checks
Leverage exclusive AI lab + model access

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect board involvement
Avoid consumer-facing or non-technical plays
Don't pitch without strong technical depth

Key GPs & Partners

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Unknown (Silo AI co-founder)
General Partner
AI builderserial founderangel investor
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Unknown (Validio co-founder)
General Partner
AI builderdata infrastructureoperator-investor

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€21M
Saves0

Key People

Oliver Molander, Caroline Cronstedt, Erik Lindblad

Unknown (Silo AI co-founder)General Partner
Unknown (Validio co-founder)General Partner

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