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BackingMinds is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Susanne Najafi and Sara Wimmercranz, based in Stockholm, Sweden. The firm...

BackingMinds is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Susanne Najafi and Sara Wimmercranz, based in Stockholm, Sweden. The firm focuses on investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs and scalable, customer-centric businesses that have a proven revenue model. BackingMinds aims to support high-performing founders outside of traditional venture capital networks, emphasizing a commitment to backing as a mindset rather than just providing capital.
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Stockholm, SE
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1-10 employees
Industry
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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🛍️ BackingMinds Product and Pricing News
- Susanne Najafi, Founding Partner at BackingMinds, presented the Mentor of the Year award at the Nordic Angels event.
- Susanne Najafi, Founding Partner at BackingMinds, made history on Dragons' Den by investing in a company after all other investors declined.
- BackingMinds highlighted Tickital's success in identifying a market inefficiency in local transportation, which democratized access and encouraged collective transportation.
- Sara Wimmercranz, Founding Partner at BackingMinds, will speak at an event on October 17, 2024, at Froda HQ in Stockholm.
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⚔️ BackingMinds Alternatives and Competitors
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- EQT Ventures |
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💼 BackingMinds Hiring and Layoffs
- Lisen Oliw has joined BackingMinds as an Investment Partner in Stockholm.
- Muhib Lafta announced his departure from BackingMinds.
🤖 BackingMinds Developer, Integration and Automation News
- Jasenko Hadzic, Principal at BackingMinds, joined Even Founders Startup School as a mentor for over 70 female-founded startups.
📈 BackingMinds Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- BackingMinds led a €5.35 million funding round for the Danish cybersecurity company Uniqkey.
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