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    Friends

    Stockholm, SwedenFounded 2019

    Friends Capital is a Stockholm-based venture capital firm founded by Benify co-founders Markus Kullendorff and Åke Lundén. The firm invests in fast-growing Nordic tech companies, applying the founders' own entrepreneurial experience to help portfolio teams achieve growth and success.

    Average disclosed round size is $3.8M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    10

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    ÅL

    Åke Lundén

    Ex Sales Director and head of business development at Benify. Background in sales.

    MK

    Markus Kullendorff

    Ex CEO and CFO at Benify. Background in finance and management consulting.

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    10 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Louisa AI logoLouisa AISeed$5MJan 2024
    KeyOps logoKeyOpsPre-Seed$650KJan 2021
    Givecampus logoGivecampusUnknown$1MJan 2015
    CCarvelUnknown$100KJan 1946
    Lemonada logoLemonadaSeed$1.5M
    Harbor logoHarborSeries A$16M
    CCaireUnknown$600K
    MMatch2OneUnknown$3M
    PPayfullySeed$300K
    EEradivirSeries A$10.3M

    Top Co-Investors

    Y Combinator2 shared
    MaRS IAF1 shared
    Gaingels1 shared
    BDMI1 shared
    10 Point Capital1 shared
    Speedinvest1 shared
    TMV1 shared
    Atomico1 shared
    Open Philanthropy Project1 shared

    Last updated: 14 September 2026