BackingMinds is a Swedish venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Sara Wimmercranz and Susanne Najafi. It invests in early-stage tech companies led by founders outside traditional VC networks, targeting 'blind spots' such as women, immigrants, and entrepreneurs located outside major European capital cities.
43% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 3 prior). Their most common stage is seed (64% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $4.4M (across 3 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
13
Fund Size
$52M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
14 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Loovi | Seed | — | Feb 2026 |
 Hybird Energy | Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
| TTrusTrace | Seed | — | Nov 2024 |
 Helios Innovations | Seed | $1.4M | Oct 2024 |
| TTrusTrace | Series A | $5.8M | Aug 2024 |
 CemVision | Seed | — | Mar 2024 |
 Uniqkey | Unknown | — | Jan 2024 |
 NitroVolt | Seed | — | — |
 HyBird | Seed | — | — |
| CCetasol | Seed | — | — |
 SNERPA Power | Seed | — | — |
 Serviceform | Unknown | — | — |
| SSkrym | Unknown | — | — |
 TrustTrace | Unknown | $6M | — |
Top Co-Investors
EQT Foundation2 shared
Satgana2 shared
Industrifonden2 shared
Fashion for Good2 shared
Transition VC1 shared
Polar Structure1 shared
Zacua Ventures1 shared
B371 shared
Breakthrough Energy Ventures1 shared
Techstars1 shared
Shift4Good1 shared
Crowberry Capital1 shared
private angel investors1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026