Fund profile / Sweden

Verdane Idun II

Geography
Sweden
Stage
Series A
Fund size
€700M
Focus
Climate & Sustainability
Signals
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N°01 / About

About Verdane Idun II

Verdane Idun II is a venture capital firm based in Sweden, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Climate & Sustainability, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSweden
Funding StageSeries A
Industry Focus
Climate & Sustainability

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European growth B2B/consumer tech founders, operational excellence

growth equity
portfolio value-add
European focus
B2B/SaaS
operational support
energy transition tech
digitalisation
consumer technology
GTM optimization
AI execution

Bullish Signals

Active portfolio community events in 2026external
Dedicated Elevate value-add program runningexternal
AI workshops for portfolio companiesexternal
Finance Days 2026 cross-portfolio event heldlinkedin
Deloitte equity story sessions for portfoliolinkedin
Digital community sessions ongoing through 2026linkedin
AI: PoC-to-implementation sessions for CFOslinkedin
Individual portfolio contributors publicly recognisedlinkedin
Acquired 10+ bp tech portfolio companieslinkedin
20+ years portfolio investment experience deployedlinkedin
New IR lead strengthens European investor reachlinkedin
Expanding institutional partnership depth in Europelinkedin
Principal Christina Stoll named Midmarket Future Leaderlinkedin
Strong consumer tech investment track: Clue, Eversportslinkedin
D&I leadership advancing female talent internallylinkedin
GTM Day 2026: "Cut the Noise, Grow Smarter"linkedin
AI impact vs hype: real cases, peer learninglinkedin
Portfolio leaders: Sales, Marketing, Customer Success alignedlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Heavy ops involvement post-investmentexternal

Founder Do's

Expect active portfolio community engagement
Leverage Elevate network for finance/ops
Prepare equity story for growth stage
Send finance leaders to Elevate events
Engage with digital community sessions year-round
Tap Verdane's 20+ years portfolio experience
Align on decarbonisation/energy efficiency narrative
Connect with female-led tech founders internally
Bring commercial team to GTM Day events
Share real GTM execution lessons with peers

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect hands-off investor
Don't skip operational readiness
Don't ignore Elevate peer network

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€700M
Saves0
People

Key People

Carl Nauckhoff

Melanie CampbellPrincipal
Marina Jovanovic FlynnIR Lead Europe
Christina StollPrincipal
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