Sting
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
Sting has backed 12 European tech companies across 12 funding rounds between 2007 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €12M. Most active in E-commerce and Healthtech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: STING · STING Capital · Sting Holding
Deals
12
distinct rounds
Companies
12
backed
Active span
2007–2026
20 yrs
Total round €
€12M
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearSting — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sting — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsSting — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sting — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | 2 |
| Healthtech | 2 |
| Fashion | 2 |
| Software | 2 |
| Consumer | 1 |
| Energy | 1 |
| Fintech | 1 |
| Robotics | 1 |
| Cybersecurity | 1 |
| Sports | 1 |
Stages
by dealsSting — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sting — stages | |
|---|---|
| Seed | 7 |
| Other | 3 |
| Early VC | 1 |
| Pre-Seed | 1 |
Countries
by dealsSting — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sting — countries | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 11 |
| UK | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Propel Capital3
- Active Partners2
- Industrifonden2
- Almi Invest1
- Antler1
- Bengt Maunsbach1
- Charlotte Söderhjelm1
- Christian Backman1
- Dan Castillio1
- Forward Partners1
- Foundry Ventures1
- Fredrik Olsson1
- Joakim Mandorsson1
- Longswan Ventures1
- Luminar Ventures1
- Marcus Böstrom1
- Markus Täkte1
- Mattias Weinhandl1
- Michael Hansen1
- MOOR1
- Nauta Capital1
- Paul Schwarzenholz1
- Peggy Poon1
- Ramzi Rizk1
- Robert Swartling1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datia | Sweden | 1 | €3.2M |
| perceptilabs | Sweden | 1 | €1.9M |
| Barnebys | Sweden | 1 | €1.3M |
| barnebys.co.uk | UK | 1 | €1.2M |
| Hypertype | Sweden | 1 | €1.1M |
| Volumental | Sweden | 1 | €1.1M |
| Freya Industries | Sweden | 1 | €532k |
| Enerpoly | Sweden | 1 | €410k |
| Worldsmarathons.com | Sweden | 1 | €400k |
| TPH.co | Sweden | 1 | €201k |
| Bluecall | Sweden | 1 | €200k |
| Bioservo Technologies | Sweden | 1 | €146k |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datia | Seed | €3.2M | 2022-06 |
| perceptilabs | Other | €1.9M | 2019-10 |
| Barnebys | Early VC | €1.3M | 2015-04 |
| barnebys.co.uk | Seed | €1.2M | 2015-04 |
| Hypertype | Pre-Seed | €1.1M | 2022-05 |
| Volumental | Other | €1.1M | 2018-08 |
| Enerpoly | Seed | €410k | 2021-09 |
| Worldsmarathons.com | Seed | €400k | 2017-03 |
| TPH.co | Seed | €201k | 2018-02 |
| Bluecall | Seed | €200k | 2017-03 |