What Stack Ventures does

Stack Ventures is a Nordic venture builder headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, that provides investor-readiness and financial-operational support to growth-stage founders. The firm is organized around three partners (Birkir Veigarsson as Founding Partner, Joakim Fredin as Partner for Finance & Legal, and Thorir Gudlaugsson as Partner for Technology) and offers a tiered service portfolio: DD Ready (diligence and investor-materials preparation for pre-seed and seed companies), Fractional CFO (ongoing CFO support through live institutional investor processes), and Co-investment (curated access to diligence-complete rounds, with Stack co-investing alongside). A separate Studio initiative extends the offering upstream to pre-incorporation founders, providing cap table design, co-founder structuring, GTM strategy, technical architecture, and CTO support. There is no proprietary technology platform; the offering is service-based and human-delivered, with deliverables such as rebuilt financial models, data rooms, term sheet reviews, and board memos.

The business model is professional services combined with equity participation. Revenue is generated through engagement fees for DD Ready, Fractional CFO, and Studio work, supplemented by co-investment returns as Stack takes equity stakes in companies that have passed through the engagement pipeline. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based per engagement. The go-to-market motion is high-touch and direct: founders reach the firm via the website or ecosystem referrals at [email protected], while a parallel co-investor channel is offered to selected institutional investors. Customer concentration is high by design, with a deliberately narrow concurrent engagement list and a small number of new Studio companies each year, across sectors including fintech, regulated financial services, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and payments, and stages from late pre-seed through Series A.

Geographically, Stack Ventures targets all five Nordic markets (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland) with positioning toward European founders more broadly. The firm is privately held (legal entity Stack Ventures AB) with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external ownership; control sits with the three partners. Headcount is in the 1-10 range and no funding rounds, acquisitions, or public financial disclosures are on record.

Name

Stack Ventures

Legal name

Stack Ventures AB

Website

https://stackventures.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stack Ventures is a Stockholm-based Nordic venture builder offering tiered investor-readiness and fractional CFO services, co-investment, and pre-incorporation company-building support to a deliberately small number of growth-stage founders across the Nordics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Advisory

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)

Keywords

• Venture builder services
• Investor readiness advisory
• Fractional CFO services
• Fundraising consulting
• Seed-stage company building

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Revenue is generated through engagement fees for DD Ready, Fractional CFO, and other advisory services provided to growth-stage companies preparing for institutional investment rounds.
2. Co-investment Returns: For companies that have been through the Stack process, Stack Ventures co-invests alongside the round and likely takes equity as part of compensation for their services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stack Ventures is a Nordic venture builder that works hands-on with a small number of growth-stage companies preparing for institutional funding rounds. It delivers three engagement tiers — DD Ready (investor-readiness for pre-seed/seed companies), Fractional CFO (ongoing CFO support through live investor processes), and Co-investment (curated co-investor rounds for companies that have completed the Stack process). A separate Studio program supports founders at the earliest stage, sometimes pre-incorporation.

Product overview

Stack Ventures is a Nordic venture builder offering a tiered service portfolio of investor readiness solutions for growth-stage companies. The core offering consists of three engagement tiers: DD Ready (for pre-seed and seed companies preparing for their first institutional round), Fractional CFO (ongoing CFO support for companies in live investor processes), and Co-investment (curated access to diligence-complete opportunities). Additionally, Studio provides early-stage company-building support for founders before or at incorporation. All services are delivered by operator partners with decades of combined experience across fintech, payments, cybersecurity, and infrastructure sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Studio: A venture building initiative that works with founders at the earliest stage, sometimes before incorporation. Studio brings operator experience, technical depth, and financial structure to company-building.

Products and services

• DD Ready Investor-readiness program for pre-seed and seed companies preparing for their first institutional round. Includes risk and security scan, investor-grade financial model, investor deck rebuild, secure data room setup, use-of-funds plan, and investor targeting shortlist.
• Fractional CFO Ongoing CFO support for active growth-stage companies in live investor processes. Includes ongoing model iteration, investor meeting preparation and debriefs, term sheet and warrant review, investor communications drafting, data room management, and quarterly board memos. Most common engagement tier.
• Co-investment Curated co-investor round access for companies that have completed the Stack process. Provides selected co-investors with diligence-complete opportunities, clean cap table structure, and Stack engaged alongside the round. Stack co-invests on every deal.
• Studio Early-stage company-building program for founders at the earliest stage, sometimes before incorporation. Delivers operator experience, technical depth, and financial structure including equity planning and cap table design, co-founder and team structuring, go-to-market strategy, technical architecture and CTO support, financial model from day one, and a path to first institutional round. Equity-aligned from day one.

Named customers7 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

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• MovitzminorOthersMovitz is a portfolio company of Stack Ventures. Movitz payments company featured on the Stack Ventures website as a client/company they have worked with.
• Aftra.iominorOthersAftra.io is a portfolio company of Stack Ventures, featured on the company website.
• NIC (Nord-IC)minorOthersNord-IC is a portfolio company of Stack Ventures, featured on the company website.
• SolaciaminorOthersSolacia is a portfolio company of Stack Ventures, featured on the company website.
• TelkeyminorOthersTelkey is a portfolio company of Stack Ventures, featured on the company website.
• Goose ValleyminorOthersGoose Valley VC is a portfolio company of Stack Ventures, featured on the company website.
• More Evander (Amelegal)minorOthersAmelegal is a legal services provider that appears as a partner company on the Stack Ventures website, providing legal support services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Atomico: European venture capital firm founded by Skype's Niklas Zennström, with deep Nordic roots and a focus on founder services. Comparable as a Nordic-rooted investor that provides operational support alongside capital.
• Creandum: Leading Nordic venture capital firm that supports early and growth-stage companies across the Nordics. Comparable as a Nordic-focused capital partner where Stack's portfolio companies might seek funding.
• Northzone: Long-established Nordic/European VC that has backed multiple Nordic growth-stage companies. Comparable as a Nordic capital provider Stack's clients may interact with during fundraising.
• EQT Ventures: EQT's early-stage venture arm focused on European/Nordic founders. Comparable as a Nordic growth-stage investor that Stack's portfolio companies could target for institutional rounds.
• Cherry Ventures: Early-stage European VC fund with strong Nordic ties that provides founder support beyond capital. Comparable in serving European early-stage founders with hands-on investor readiness and operational guidance.

Direct peers

• Entrepreneur First: European/global venture builder that backs founders at the earliest stages and helps them build companies from pre-incorporation. Directly comparable to Stack's Studio offering in building companies from inception with operator support.
• The Family: European venture builder/advisory platform supporting early-stage founders with education, community, and operational support across Europe. Comparable to Stack's Studio and DD Ready tiers as a founder-services platform.
• Antler: Global venture builder that co-founds and supports early-stage companies, including strong Nordic presence in Stockholm. Directly comparable as a venture studio operating in the same region with equity-aligned founder support.

Broad incumbents

• Y Combinator: The largest global accelerator/venture builder with a founder support playbook comparable to Stack's Studio and DD Ready offerings, but operating at significantly larger scale globally.
• Founders Fund (FF) / Atomico-style operator networks: Established global VC with deep operator networks. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing operator-led support to founders, though at much larger scale than Stack's boutique model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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