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First of all, we hope all of you had a great summer! After a very intense and challenging spring, we all deserved some time off. Hopefully, you are now back fully recharged and ready for an even more intense fall.

Secondly, we thought of introducing ourselves a bit more. Hopefully, everybody reading this already knows us, but for the few of you that doesn’t here comes the elevator pitch:

VNTRS [Ventures] is a startup studio and pre-seed investor serving the New Nordic region. We work in the interface between digital product development and investments in early-stage technology companies. With heart and expertise in startups and scaleups, we help entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs build and grow their digital products and services while also helping them get to market in a cost-effective way.

In essence, you can think of VNTRS as your one-stop shop for early-stage founders. We have competence in tech, design, growth, product, operations, and fundraising. In the upcoming newsletters, we will introduce you to our whole team and give you a sneak peek into our daily work, helping founders build and launch their products!

We have over 40 employees and over 35 companies in our portfolio

We have active investments in 6 countries!

Companies in our portfolio have together created 125 new jobs!

Together they have raised over 200 million sek!

During the first part of 2023, we have met with more than 380 startups in the New Nordic region!

Our VC fund, VEQ, has now invested in 7 companies

Some proud news from our portfolio companies:

, will be part of the upcoming season of the Swedish version of the television show Dragons’ Den.

, a marketplace for large-scale property debt just launched from stealth and got invited to the Proptech ecosystem exchange in London! Huge congratulations on the successful launch.

During this summer, we signed 2 new investments that we are looking forward to introducing more in the coming months.

Lastly, we would like to take the opportunity to highlight one of our portfolio companies. Every month we will highlight one company so make sure to follow/sign up to learn about all of them.

Surgefield is a marketplace and ecosystem for real estate credits. Surgefield was founded with the vision of streamlining real estate finance using the power of technology. Their digital platform eliminates inefficiencies and friction in traditional real estate lending.

On Surgefield, borrowers can instantly reach a wide pool of lenders and receive decision-making in days, not months. Automated workflows, online document sharing, and built-in deal management streamline the entire financing process.

Borrowers can obtain funding beyond their existing banking relationships. With multi-family offices, debt funds, and international banks on the Surgefield platform, many new pockets of capital open up.

Lenders can browse pre-vetted real estate debt investment opportunities that meet their risk-return criteria. They can diversify their portfolio with exposure to certain real estate asset classes.

The real estate finance game is changing rapidly. The innovators will be those who embrace digital platforms. Skip the antiquated process of meetings and paper contracts. If you are in the industry, try Surgefield to unlock the future of real estate finance.

Thats all for this time, see you next month!


All the best from the whole team at VNTRS.

Hello and welcome to VNTRS first monthly newsletter!

We thought it was time for us to start sharing our insights from the early-stage startup ecosystem with all of you and also highlight some of the awesome stuff our portfolio companies are doing. 



VNTRS newsletter - August 2023

 is a CRM platform for real estate agents, and has achieved significant success on the Estonian market with active sales lasting only six months – more than 40% of all brokers here have already adopted the RunProperty solution to organize their daily activities more efficiently. As a next step RunProperty will continue to build on the market leader position in the Baltics and establish themselves also on the larger European markets.

"I have worked in the real estate industry for many years, including as a real estate agent. I therefore know that the sector is in dire need of a modern and efficiency-enhancing tool. I interviewed hundreds of brokers in 10 European markets, and our team developed a platform based on this input, with the help of which sales specialists can manage the sales process, customers and objects much faster," said Kristen Kannik, founder and member of the management board of RunProperty.

According to him, several of Estonia's largest brokerage companies and an impressive number of smaller players are already convinced of the goodness of RunProperty. "Our ambition is to confirm next year, in addition to Estonia, a foothold in the entire Baltic market and reach the first job victories in some major European countries – for example, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy or France. Our product and team are ripe for this step," he said.

Some of the largest companies in the Baltics have already switched over to the platform, including Uus Maa, Domus and 1Partner, which is the official partner of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL), one of the top three commercial real estate companies in the world, in the Baltics.

"A good crisis cannot be wasted. Today is the right time to make investments that improve our efficiency, give us a clearer idea of what condition any object is in at the moment, and help us to better control costs. The experience of our Estonian unit showed that RunProperty has developed a tool that creates real value. I believe that in the near future, our Latvian and Lithuanian units will also adopt the system," said Martin Vahter, CEO of 1Partner.

RunProperty, which has been in operation for two years, completed its first round of large-scale fundraising in June, during which more than 450,000 euros were raised from both local and international investors and funds including VNTRS to boost RunProperty's sales and marketing activities.

"We believe are firm believers in the product and team, and see a big need for a user friendly and modern CRM-system in the real estate broker market. The very fast adoption of the system in Estonia shows the huge potential and we are thrilled to support RunProperty in the expansion beyond the home markets.” the CEO and Partner Kristaps Prusis of VNTRS commented.

In addition to VNTRS also the Olssen & Nielsen Nordic group, angels F-Stage.vc, Crocodile Kapital, a fund member of the Business Angels Association EstBAN, and angel investors from Estonia, the Netherlands and Great Britain invested in this investment round. 

For VNTRS this is marking the third investment in Estonia.

We’re happy to announce our investment in RunProperty! 

Announcement of our investment in RunProperty!

Ronny Eriksson will take the lead as Head of VNTRS Finland. His proven track record includes 5 years of entrepreneurial experience both as a founder and managing large-scale innovation and acceleration projects.

Eriksson stated, "I'm excited to bring VNTRS to Finland. This expansion allows us to leverage Finland's innovative spirit and entrepreneurial talent, creating a positive impact on our startup ecosystems further growth. I am confident that together with VNTRS, we can bring a new form of support to accelerate growth and facilitate success for more startups."

Joining Eriksson are Kustaa Valtonen and Peter Vesterbacka, both esteemed figures in the Nordic startup scene. Valtonen, a successful Angel Investor and Vesterbacka, an Angel Investor and famously associated with Angry Birds & Slush, will provide invaluable guidance and oversight as advisory board members. Both Vesterbacka and Valtonen working on the Bay Area tunnel project.

Kustaa Valtonen commented, "VNTRS has already proven its ability to create great ventures in Sweden and Estonia. With this expansion to Finland, I am certain that we will see even more innovative startups rise and thrive. I look forward to working closely with Ronny and VNTRS in this exciting venture." Peter Vesterbacka highlights "it's important that we create the gravity for our Finest Bay Area region. VNTRS is one of those components developing the ecosystem."

VNTRS is a venture studio and sweat equity investor renowned for its unique approach to venture building, with a hands-on approach that promotes entrepreneurial mindset, fosters personal development, and shares risk and rewards with its clients. The company's portfolio includes over 25 investments across various industries in Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Latvia and Norway, including Strawbees, Beleco, Combify, Votemo, Commu and Preglife.

Kristaps Prusis, CEO of VNTRS, added, "We are delighted to welcome Ronny Eriksson to the VNTRS family and look forward to expanding our operations to Finland under his leadership and very happy about to include Kustaa Valtonen and Peter Vesterbacka in our board as they share the same vision of a strong New Nordic startup ecosystem. Our ultimate aim is to create the best possible conditions for good ideas to succeed and grow, and we believe Finland and the whole region has an enormous potential."

This move signifies VNTRS's continuous growth and commitment to supporting startups and helping them become successful ventures. With this expansion, VNTRS is well positioned to bring their unique blend of entrepreneurship, innovation, and risk-sharing to a new market, promising exciting opportunities for Finnish startups and the broader New Nordic region.

About VNTRS:
VNTRS is a venture studio dedicated to turning good ideas into great ventures with local offices in Stockholm and Tallinn. From startups to large corporations, VNTRS uses its diverse expertise to provide the means for businesses to succeed. With its unique approach of sharing risk and rewards with its clients through the sweat equity model, VNTRS is changing the narrative of startup success. For more information, visit 

Press Contact:
Ronny Eriksson
Ronny.eriksson@vntrs.com
+358505177908


VNTRS, a venture studio focused on transforming good ideas into great ventures, today announced its expansion into Finland. The company's commitment to fostering innovative ideas and startups has already positively impacted numerous startups. The Finnish expansion will be led by Ronny Eriksson, a venture architect, with renowned advisors Kustaa Valtonen and Peter Vesterbacka joining the board.


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