Bumble Ventures

We invest in pre-seed and seed stage startups in the Nordics. We are generalists and industry agnostic, but have a strong track record with B2B SaaS, iGaming, E-sports and Direct-to-Consumer. Our engagement style is sleeves up, and we help you architect and execute the ideal escape velocity blueprint and land the best possible Series A round. We li... ke methodical revenue growth driven by paying customers, rich cohort grids and controllable funnels that proves a robust core business. We dont like products that are still 2-3 years away from monetisation. This means that we will miss the next Facebook, but we are okay with that. A portfolio anchored in strong value drives with clear exit paths is what makes us sleep well at night. We provide highly engaged smart money. Most investors promise smart money and founder-friendliness, but in our experience what early-stage founders need the most is a group of highly engaged investors. Our engagement style is sleeve-up and hands-on. Our value-add occurs in-between the board meetings, not at them. Were entrepreneurs at heart, not investment bankers. We spend a material amount of time conceptualising: We translate that conceptualisation into an operational playbook and help founders deploy the processes, tools, competencies and infrastructure needed to execute toward a Series A round. In our view, chemistry between founders and investors matters a great deal at the early stage. Therefore we like to spend a lot of time and energy getting to know founders pre-deal. Were probably not market leaders in terms of deal speed, but we take pride in being very transparent about timelines up front with founders, and subsequently sticking to them. We say what we do, and we do what we say. This investment in pre-deal relationship-building typically allows for a more frictionless roll into execution-mode alongside founders post-deal. We do what we say we do and we know our own limitations. Were decent people who work hard and diligently with a humble attitude. We value teamwork over ...Read More