Talent Venture Group

Name

Talent Venture Group

Legal name

Talent Venture Group AB

Website

https://talentventuregroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital and Venture Studio

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Talent tech ventures
• Venture studio creation
• HR tech startup investing
• Founder equity backing

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Equity Investment Returns: TVG generates returns through equity stakes in portfolio companies across the HR & Talent Tech space. The firm has achieved 6 investment exits including Talent Inc., Jobline, Campuz Mobile, and Universum Communications.
2. Venture Studio / New Venture Creation: Through Talent Venture Studios (formed in 2025), TVG creates new ventures internally and takes equity stakes. The venture studio has already created three new ventures including Scholaro and Nominator.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Talent Venture Group invests in and creates ventures in the HR & Talent Tech space. As both a venture capital firm and venture studio, TVG takes equity stakes in early and growth-stage startups while also building new companies internally through Talent Venture Studios. The firm provides capital plus hands-on operational support including strategy, sales, product, and technology expertise, leveraging 30 years of combined HR & Talent Tech experience across its team.

Product overview

Talent Venture Group is a venture capital and venture-building firm focused exclusively on the HR & Talent Tech space. The company operates a portfolio of five portfolio companies (Career.io, Ny Teknik, Karriärföretagen, Nova Talent, Thrive) and a venture arm called Talent Venture Studios that creates new ventures. Current new ventures include Scholaro (scholarship matching platform) and Nominator (AI-powered talent scouting marketplace). The portfolio companies span career platforms, employer branding, talent networking, and talent assessment, while the new ventures focus on student opportunities and innovative hiring solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Talent Venture Studios: The venture arm of Talent Venture Group formed in 2025 that creates new ventures in the HR & Talent Tech space.
• Scholaro
• Nominator
• Project Builders Lab

Products and services

• Career.io Modern end-to-end career platform helping candidates navigate career moves and secure roles faster. Combines AI-powered tools with expert support to optimize resumes, cover letters, positioning, and job-search execution. Targeted at job seekers and career changers.
• Ny Teknik Sweden's leading technology and engineering news brand providing decision-makers and engineers with analysis, debate, and insight into how technology shapes business and society. Targeted at technology and engineering professionals.
• Karriärföretagen Sweden's leading employer-branding award and career platform spotlighting the country's most attractive employers, recognizing top 'Career Companies' and connecting talent with employers. Targeted at employers and job seekers in Sweden.
• Nova Talent Merit-based global top-talent network connecting high-performing professionals through a selective, vetted community. Offers high-quality connections, micro-communities, development opportunities, and AI-powered talent sourcing for employers. Targeted at high-performing professionals and employers seeking top talent.
• Thrive Talent assessment platform using scientifically grounded psychometrics to help employers make better hiring and people decisions. Offers job-specific tests for skill, cognitive aptitude, and personality assessments. Targeted at employers and HR teams.
• Talent Venture Studios The venture arm of Talent Venture Group formed in 2025 that creates new ventures in the HR & Talent Tech space. Has already created three new ventures including Scholaro and Nominator. Targeted at the HR & Talent Tech market with internally-built new companies.
• Scholaro Platform that helps students find scholarships and opportunities. Students create a profile in two minutes and instantly get matched with scholarships they qualify for, from smaller awards to stipends worth hundreds of thousands SEK. Targeted at students seeking scholarships.
• Nominator AI-enhanced crowd scouting platform for top talent that redefines hiring by turning personal introductions into a scalable marketplace. Activates a curated community of nominators who recommend proven talent matched to each role. Targeted at employers and recruiters seeking top talent through referrals.
• Project Builders Lab Ventureship program offering summer 2026 opportunities for entrepreneurs to explore ideas and bring them to reality, associated with TVG's Talent Venture Studios. Targeted at aspiring entrepreneurs and venture talent.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6 successful investment exits (Jobline, Campuz Mobile, Komet, Universum, Talent Inc.)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Atomico: London-headquartered European VC founded by operators with a global portfolio. Comparable to TVG in European roots, founder-led culture, and transatlantic investment reach, though less sector-specialized.
• Atomic: Venture studio that builds companies from the ground up, often co-founding with operators. Directly comparable to Talent Venture Studios in model, scale, and approach to internal venture creation.
• Speedinvest: Vienna-based European VC with deep sector specialization and dedicated HR/Talent Tech coverage. Comparable to TVG in combining European roots, sector-focused theses, and operational support for early-stage founders.
• Creandum: Leading Nordic VC investing out of Stockholm with strong sector theses. Highly comparable given shared Stockholm base, Nordic deal flow, and similar early/growth-stage profile to TVG.
• Notion Capital: London-based VC focused on enterprise/B2B SaaS including HR Tech. Comparable to TVG as a European, operator-driven fund investing in B2B SaaS with similar stage profiles.
• LocalGlobe: London-based seed-stage VC with broad European coverage. Comparable to TVG in stage, European HQ, and hands-on founder support approach, though operating across sectors rather than vertically specialized.
• Antler: Global venture builder that recruits founders and helps them build companies from day zero. Comparable to TVG through its Studio-style programs (akin to Project Builders Lab) and global portfolio approach.
• Pioneer Square Labs (PSL): Seattle-based venture studio that founds, funds, and launches tech startups. Comparable to TVG's venture studio arm in its structured approach to internal venture creation and portfolio-style portfolio economics.
• Human Ventures: New York-based venture studio focused on the future of work and human capital. Closest comparable to TVG given its venture-studio model targeting HR/workforce themes, and similar positioning around founder community.

Broad incumbents

• Workday Ventures: Corporate venture arm of Workday investing across enterprise software including HR/Talent Tech. Comparable as a competing capital provider in the same vertical, though as part of a much larger enterprise software incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/talentventuregroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/talent-venture-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments13 records

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