Major Icelandic VC Funds
  • Crowberry Capital
    HQ: Reykjavík (with offices in Copenhagen & Stockholm)
    Stage: Seed & Early-Stage (tickets ~€200k–€2M)
    Focus: Broad tech — SaaS, fintech, healthtech, AI, gaming, sustainability. Strong emphasis on B2B SaaS and founder inclusivity.
    Portfolio: Lucinity (AI fintech AML), Mainframe Industries (gaming), Prescriby (healthtech), Scaleup Finance (fintech).
    Updates: Crowberry Capital closed Crowberry II ($90M) in 2021 and has been actively investing across the Nordics through 2024–25 with an increased focus on SaaS and AI.
    Website: crowberrycapital.com
  • Frumtak Ventures
    HQ: Reykjavík
    Stage: Seed, Series A (tickets €1–3M, high involvement)
    Focus: B2B SaaS, AI, deeptech, digital health, revenue-generating startups with global potential.
    Portfolio: Controlant (cold-chain monitoring), Meniga (fintech), Sidekick Health (digital therapeutics), Kaptio (travel tech), Data Dwell.
    Updates: In 2024 Frumtak closed its 4th fund at $87M. In April 2025, led the €2M pre-seed for Optise (AI website insights).
    Website: frumtak.is
  • Brunnur Ventures
    HQ: Reykjavík
    Stage: Early-stage to Growth (tickets $1–3M, follow-ons up to ~$13M)
    Focus: Tech startups with international growth. Active support in strategy, financing, and market access.
    Portfolio: GRID (SaaS visualization), Oculis (ophthalmic biotech, now Nasdaq-listed), Laki Power (energy monitoring), Vitar Games.
    Updates: Closed Brunnur Fund II at $65M in 2021. Continues backing Icelandic startups; focus unchanged.
    Website: brunnurventures.com
  • ReykVC (formerly Eyrir Ventures/Eyrir Sprotar)
    HQ: Reykjavík
    Stage: Multi-stage (Seed to Growth; three funds REY I–III)
    Focus: Software, cleantech, life sciences, industry-transforming tech. “Buy & Build” long-term approach.
    Portfolio: Activity Stream (analytics), PayAnalytics (HR tech), Carbon Recycling International (cleantech), Tulipop (consumer, €1.8M in 2024).
    Updates: Rebranded in 2024–25 to ReykVC, with three dedicated funds. Co-led $13.5M round in Activity Stream (2024).
    Website: reykvc.is
  • New Business Venture Fund (NSA Ventures) → merged into Kría (2025)
    HQ: Reykjavík
    Stage: Pre-seed & Seed (government-backed, evergreen)
    Focus: Broad innovation, co-investing alongside private VCs.
    Portfolio: Early backer of Kerecis, deCODE, Sling (acquired by Toast), Men&Mice, 200+ startups total.
    Updates: As of Jan 2025, NSA Ventures merged into the state fund Kría, consolidating Iceland’s public VC support. Kría now manages ~ISK 25B (~€165M) across 35 active companies. A parliamentary debate on whether to continue or wind down Kría occurred in March 2025.
    Website: nyskopun.is
Specialized Icelandic VC Funds
  • Iðunn (Kvika Asset Management)
    HQ: Reykjavík (with offices in Copenhagen & Stockholm)
    Stage: Life sciences & healthtech (long-term growth)
    Focus: Biotech, medtech, digital health. €50M+ under management.
    Portfolio: Coripharma, EpiEndo, Kara Connect, PLAIO (AI pharma platform; €4.3M led by Iðunn in 2024).
    Updates: Actively investing in 2024–25, with multiple rounds led in healthtech.
    Website: kvikaeignastyring.is
  • Blue Nova Ventures (Iceland Ocean Cluster)
    HQ: Reykjavík
    Stage: Seed & Early-stage (blue economy specialist)
    Focus: Fisheries, aquaculture, ocean biotech, marine circular economy.
    Portfolio: Early investments in marine by-product valorization startups; pipeline includes AI-driven fisheries tech.
    Updates: Launched in 2025 by Ocean Cluster founders Thor Sigfusson & Bala Kamallakharan. Aims to bridge financing gap for ocean startups.
    Website: bluenova.vc
  • Founders Ventures
    HQ: Reykjavík
    Stage: Seed fund (mission-driven)
    Focus: Climate resilience, sustainability, impact ventures.
    Portfolio: ALDIN Biodome (sustainable tourism and green tech, invested in 2024).
    Updates: New entrant (2024). Positioning itself as a thematic, founder-friendly seed investor.
    Website: startupiceland.com (community site led by Bala Kamallakharan; fund details often announced there)