PSV.xyz

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PSV (formerly PreSeed Ventures, legal name PSV A/S) is a Danish venture house headquartered in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 2001 at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). It operates as a holding entity for three distinct but interconnected investment units: PSV Foundry, an evergreen DTU-anchored investment arm that recirculates returns into the Danish startup ecosystem; PSV Tech, a pre-seed software venture fund with Tech Fund I at €55M (2020) and Tech Fund II (2025); and PSV Hafnium, Denmark's first dedicated deep-tech venture fund launched in 2024 to back science-based companies in GreenTech, HealthTech and Industry 4.0. The firm targets early-stage Nordic technology founders across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. Since founding it has supported more than 450 companies, exiting over 100 as state exit operator and producing notable outcomes including Trustpilot's 2021 London IPO at approximately $1.5B and Glycom's 2020 €765M sale to Royal DSM.

The underlying operating platform is a shared capabilities stack covering People & Culture, Legal, Brand & Communication, Finance, and ESG & Impact, supplemented by proprietary frameworks (ESG Napkin, ESG Sprint, Impact Framework) and the SFDR Article 8-aligned ESG & Impact Investment Process applied to PSV Tech II and Hafnium deal flow. Knowledge and community infrastructure includes PSV Academy (37 StartupTalks engaging ~6,000 participants, Open Door sessions, a digital learning platform) and the Founders Circles mental health program. In 2025, PSV Foundry co-founded DTU SkyFactory, a venture creation accelerator anchored at DTU to bridge scientific research and company formation. PSV is a UN PRI signatory and GDPR-compliant.

PSV earns revenue through a classic venture capital model: management fees on its closed-end funds and carried interest on successful exits. Limited partners include institutional investors ATP (Danish pension fund) and EIFO (Danish export and investment fund) for Tech Fund I. The firm employs 11–50 people, including eight named general/managing partners across PSV Tech and PSV Hafnium with deep venture, PE, and operating backgrounds. It claims visibility into 98% of the Danish startup market, with more than 75% of portfolio companies raising follow-on funding.

Name

PSV.xyz

Legal name

PSV A/S

Website

https://psv.xyz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PSV is a Danish venture house operating three investment units (PSV Foundry, PSV Tech, PSV Hafnium) that back early-stage technology and deep-tech founders across the Nordics, anchored at DTU and having supported 450+ portfolio companies since 2001.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Evergreen / Open-Ended Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAGAM)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Pre-seed funding
• Deep tech investments
• Startup ecosystem
• Venture fund management

Headquarters

HQ city

Kongens Lyngby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Management: PSV operates as a venture house with three distinct funds generating revenue through management fees and carried interest. PSV Tech Fund II is a venture fund; PSV Hafnium Fund I is a deep tech fund. Revenue comes from returns on successful portfolio company exits.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PSV is a Nordic venture house that invests pre-seed and early-stage capital in technology and deep-tech startups through three independent operating units: PSV Foundry (evergreen DTU-aligned investment arm), PSV Tech (pre-seed software/tech venture funds), and PSV Hafnium (deep-tech venture fund). Beyond capital, PSV provides portfolio companies with shared operational capabilities across People & Culture, Legal, Brand & Communication, Finance, and ESG & Impact, supported by proprietary ESG frameworks and educational programs through PSV Academy.

Product overview

PSV is a venture house comprising three investment units (PSV Foundry, PSV Tech, and PSV Hafnium) built on a shared foundation to clear the path for founders who build companies that matter. PSV Foundry serves as DTU's startup funding and investment arm with an evergreen model. PSV Tech operates early-stage venture funds (Tech I at €55M launched 2020, and Tech II launched 2025) focused on pre-seed software and tech-enabled companies in the Nordics. PSV Hafnium is a deep-tech venture fund (launched 2024) investing in GreenTech, HealthTech and Industry 4.0. Supporting these units is the PSV Platform offering capabilities in People & Culture, Legal, Brand & Communication, Finance, and ESG & Impact, including proprietary tools like the ESG Napkin and ESG Sprint. PSV Academy provides educational programs for founders including StartupTalks and Open Door sessions. In 2025, PSV also launched DTU SkyFactory with Foundry as a founding partner to accelerate university research commercialization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PSV Tech Fund I: First Danish venture fund with institutional backing dedicated to pre-seed stage companies, €55 million fund backing tech startups from Denmark and Southern Sweden
• PSV Tech Fund II
• PSV Hafnium Fund I
• PSV ESG Napkin
• PSV ESG Sprint

Products and services

• PSV Foundry

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 75% of portfolio companies raise follow-on funding
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• DTU SkyFactoryflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025DTU SkyFactory was launched with PSV Foundry as a founding partner, representing a more integrated approach to venture creation anchored at the Technical University of Denmark. Established to accelerate the journey from research to company formation, creating a structured environment where scientific discovery, entrepreneurial talent and venture capital converge.
• TechBBQcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechBBQ is the largest tech summit in the Nordics. PSV partners with TechBBQ as part of their community-building efforts to support bright minds and strengthen the Nordic tech scene.
• Diversity CommitmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA partner-driven diversity commitment. PSV annually tracks gender diversity across portfolio companies, their management teams, and their boards as part of this partnership.
• Tech Nordic AdvocatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA women-in-tech community and mentorship program. PSV collaborates with Tech Nordic Advocates to promote diversity and inclusion in the Nordic tech ecosystem.
• VentureESGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn organization driving the adoption of ESG in the VC industry. PSV works with VentureESG to implement and share best practices for ESG integration in venture investing.
• Invest for Impact DenmarkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA national partnership that collectively contributes with experiences, skills, and ambitions across all impact actors in Denmark. PSV participates to strengthen impact investing in the Danish ecosystem.
• DTU (Technical University of Denmark)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSV was founded at DTU and shaped through decades of close collaboration with researchers, founders and the Danish innovation ecosystem. Together with DTU, PSV co-founded DTU EarthBound (now discontinued) - a climate tech catalyst with the aim to spin out more climate technologies from the university.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Cherry Ventures: Berlin-based pre-seed and seed fund backing European tech founders. Comparable pre-seed-first mandate and similar stage focus to PSV Tech, with overlapping Nordic/Germanic deal flow.
• Speedinvest: Vienna-based early-stage venture fund with sector-focused pods across fintech, deep tech, climate, and health. Comparable stage and thematic overlap with PSV, particularly Hafnium's HealthTech and Industry 4.0 verticals.

Direct peers

• ByFounders: Nordic early-stage venture fund backed by a network of 100+ Nordic tech founders. Comparable pre-seed/seed focus and similar strategy of leveraging founder community as a sourcing and value-add engine.
• Seed Capital: Denmark's other major early-stage venture fund, historically partnering with PSV's predecessor entity to cover the broader value chain. Directly comparable mandate (Danish/Nordic tech startups at seed and Series A) and similar institutional backing.
• Heartcore Capital: Copenhagen-based early-stage venture fund with a Nordic/European consumer and software focus. Directly competes for the same founder pool and LP base as PSV Tech, with comparable fund sizes and stage focus.
• Pale Blue Dot: Swedish early-stage venture fund focused on climate and deep tech. Most direct peer for PSV Hafnium's mandate, with overlapping GreenTech and science-based investment theses across the Nordics.

Broad incumbents

• Northzone: One of the most established Nordic-origin venture firms with pan-European reach. Broader stage range and larger fund vintages than PSV, but overlapping Nordic early-stage deal flow and LP relationships.
• EQT Ventures: Stockholm-headquartered venture arm of EQT, operating larger early-to-growth funds across Europe. Competes for the same founder talent and increasingly encroaches on PSV's Nordic pre-seed and Series A territory.
• Atomico: London-headquartered late-stage-heavy venture firm founded by Skype's Niklas Zennström. While primarily Series B+, it increasingly competes with PSV at Series A and represents the type of global Nordic-origin incumbent PSV is positioned against.

Regional players

• Voima Ventures: Finnish deep tech and science-based early-stage fund. Comparable patient-capital mandate and science-based investment thesis to PSV Hafnium, with strong university-sourcing (especially Aalto, VTT) similar to PSV's DTU relationship.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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