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Inception Fund

Venture capital · Stockholm, Sweden · Europe

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Inception Fund is an early-stage investor based in Stockholm that backs technical founders at inception, often syndicating rounds with other European and US venture firms and angels. It also invests as an angel in AI companies and describes a flexible mandate without requiring lead positions or board seats.

Invests inAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthcare & Biotech

In its own wordsaifrontier techtechnical foundersnordicseuropeearly stage

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7portfolio companies
8funding rounds on record2 led
8rounds, last 12 months
$5M to $20Mtypical round it comes in at
Seedmost frequent entry

Inception Fund lists 7 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 8 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 71% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (46%), Enterprise Software (15%) and Healthcare & Biotech (15%). 43% of its companies are based in Sweden. It invests most often alongside Alstin Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Blue Horizon.

Counts come from funding rounds that name Inception Fund, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.

Entry stage

share of companies by the stage of its first round
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Share of companies by the stage of the firm's first round
Value
Pre-seed14%
Seed71%
Series A0%
Series B0%
Growth14%

Activity by year

rounds it joined, last 10 years
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Funding rounds per year
TotalRounds it led
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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 7 companiesRecent activity: 8 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 86% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 46% in its largest sectorReach: 4 countriesPortfolio size12th pctRecent activity93th pctEarly stage85th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus81th pctReach70th pct
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Inception Fund compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size12th7 companies
Recent activity93th8 rounds in 12 months
Early stage85th86% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus81th46% in its largest sector
Reach70th4 countries

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
Share
Alstin Capital1
Andreessen Horowitz1
Blue Horizon1
Capitoria1
Catalio Capital Management1
Defiant1
Felix Capital1
Foundry1

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Site status

  • Site answers7100%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company00%
  • Parked or sold domain00%

A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning46%18%
Enterprise Software15%8%
Healthcare & Biotech15%15%
Legal & Compliance8%2%
Mobility & Logistics8%1%
Real Estate & Construction8%3%

Compare Inception Fund head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Recent portfolio activity

when companies last raised with Inception Fund
DateCompanyStage
19 Oct 2026vessla.aivessla.aiPre-Seed
23 Sept 2026Basecamp Researchbasecamp-research.comSeries C+
15 Sept 2026Zerozero.incSeed
5 May 2026Moritzmoritzlegal.comSeed
23 Mar 2026Newlynewly.appSeed
5 Mar 2026Agatonagaton.aiSeed Led
19 Feb 2026Agatonagaton.aiSeed Led
27 Jan 2026Dentiodentio.ioSeed

Round details for Inception Fund

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Inception Fund's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

7 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Agatonagaton.ai · SwedenAgaton analyzes every customer conversation using advanced voice AI, and turns it into more sales, better retention and higher quality
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Feb 2026Seed · 2 roundsFunding round
Basecamp Researchbasecamp-research.com · United KingdomBasecamp Research designs and develops therapeutic models and medicines using artificial intelligence
Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
Sept 2026Series C+Funding round
Dentiodentio.io · United KingdomDentio provides AI-assisted dental journal documentation services to dentists and clinics
Healthcare & Biotech
Jan 2026SeedFunding round
Moritzmoritzlegal.com · United StatesMoritz is an AI law firm that provides legal services to in-house teams with same-day turnaround.
Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning
May 2026SeedFunding round
Newlynewly.app · SwedenNewly builds native iOS and Android apps with AI assistance
AI & Machine LearningMobility & Logistics
Mar 2026SeedFunding round
vessla.aivessla.ai · SwedenVessla connects and integrates various systems for property operations, allowing owners, operators, subcontractors, and agents to work together in a shared context.
Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning
Oct 2026Pre-SeedFunding round
Zerozero.inc · FinlandZero provides an AI-powered CRM and revenue platform for scaleups
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Sept 2026SeedFunding round

About this data

site last read 13 Nov 2026
The homepage of Inception Fund, as last read
inceptionfund.vc as VCinfo last read it
Site
inceptionfund.vc
Last read
13 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Rounds since
27 Jan 2026
Companies checked
7

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