SKF Ventures

About SKF Ventures

SKF (industrial bearing maker, Sweden) launched SKF Ventures as its new corporate VC arm investing in early-stage industrial and sustainability tech.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSweden

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Climate Sustainability

Energy Tech

Manufacturing

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deep tech founders solving industrial efficiency or sustainability challenges

industrial tech

energy efficiency

circularity

digital solutions

deep tech

Bullish Signals

SKF Ventures officially launched Oct 2025external

Backed by €98B revenue industrial giant SKFexternal

Access to 130-country global distribution networkexternal

Focus: energy efficiency, circularity, digitalexternal

Contrarian Signals

Source appears non-VC (industrial manufacturer)external

Corporate CVC — strategic fit may limit exitsexternal

No fund size or investment terms disclosedexternal

LinkedIn activity unrelated to venture investinglinkedin

Founder Do's

Solve real industrial / manufacturing problems

Focus on energy efficiency or sustainability

Bring digital or sensor-driven solutions

Open to corporate partnership & co-development

Target industrial transformation use cases

Founder Don'ts

Pure software / no industrial relevance

Consumer-facing or B2C models

Early concept — needs validated tech

Key GPs & Partners

Mikael Krook

Director, SKF Ventures

innovation-focusedindustrialcorporate-VC

AÖ

Annika Ölme

CTO & SVP Technology Development, SKF

tech-orientedsustainabilitystrategic

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Key People

SKF Group

Mikael KrookDirector, SKF Ventures

Annika ÖlmeCTO & SVP Technology Development, SKF