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📣 Exciting portfolio news! Big congratulations to Vesiro for winning the TECHARENA TOP46 Competition! 🎉🚀 🏆 We are incredibly proud to share that our portfolio company, Vesiro, has been crowned the winner of the prestigious TechArenan TOP46 competition! In fierce competition with some of the most promising tech ventures in Scandinavia, Vesiro rose to the top and showcased the excellence of their work. While we're not surprised by this achievement, we're truly honored and thrilled to see their hard work recognized on such a prominent stage. ⭐️ Vesiros innovative software add-on drastically improves search speed in data centers, significantly reducing their energy consumption—a pressing challenge in our data-driven world. ⚡💡 Congratulations again Oskar Hagman and Oscar Widén– we can’t wait to see what’s next! 🌟💪 _______ Fredrik Örneblad | Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship | Chalmers University of Technology _______ #TechArenan #innovation #impact #deeptech #chalmersventures

💡 A brilliant (re)-addition to our team – welcome Ulrika Nilsson Everingham! 💫 We’re thrilled to share that Ulrika N. Everingham has rejoined the Chalmers Ventures team as our Investment Director and Portfolio Manager! 💼 Ulrika brings extensive experience in financing and developing technology companies, both as an investment lead and CFO. Her expertise in acquisitions and exits is an invaluable addition to our team. Previously, Ulrika worked as an Investment Manager at Volvo Group Venture Capital and managed industrial acquisitions at Volvo Penta. She has also held the position of Investment and Portfolio Manager here at Chalmers Ventures, making her return an exciting homecoming. “It feels incredibly inspiring to return to Chalmers Ventures. The opportunity to work with tech investments and venture building of innovative research-based impact startups while contributing my background in venture capital and investments makes this an exciting challenge.” We’ve already had a fantastic start working together, and we can’t wait to see how Ulrika’s skills and passion will continue to help shape the future of our portfolio companies. 💫 Welcome back to Chalmers Ventures, Ulrika – we’re lucky to have you on board! 👏  ___________ #chalmersventures #team #investment #techinvestor #deeptech #venturebilder

🔬 What happens when cutting-edge research meets entrepreneurial talent? 🚀 Professor Kathleen Murphy knows firsthand. As a Professor in Water Environment Technology, Architecture and Civil Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology—and now co-founder of Valys—she took her research beyond the lab with the help of Chalmers Ventures and the Tech Matching for Encubation program. ✅ The results? Watch and see for yourself! 😀 🎥 In our latest video, Kathleen shares her journey from research to startup, reflecting on how Tech Matching for Encubation helped her bridge the gap between academia and commercialization. 💬 “𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴—𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘌𝘖 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴.” After completing the program, Kathleen co-founded Valys together with Andrej Krsteski, who was part of her entrepreneurial team in Tech Matching for Encubation. Today, Andrej is the CEO of Valys, leading the company’s journey toward real-world impact. 🚀 __________ 🔬 Ready to explore the potential of your research? 🌟 Tech Matching for Encubation 2025 applications are open! This is your chance to explore the commercial potential of your technology with a dedicated entrepreneurial team from Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship. 👀 Watch Kathleen’s story and see how Tech Matching can help YOU turn your research into a startup! 📌 Apply now! Link in comments. 👇 ________ #deeptech #innovation #impact #entrepreneurship #techmatching2025 #chalmersventures #researchtostartup

🚀 And we're off! Startup Camp #deeptech 2025 is officially live. 🚀 Last week marked the kickoff of Startup Camp #deeptech, bringing together 15 curious research teams ready to explore how to turn their ideas into successful startups.👏 Over four sessions, we inspire, challenge, and support researchers in understanding the path from lab to market. Through discussions, hands-on work, peer learning, and networking, participants gain insights from those who have already taken this path—blended with coaching and advice from our expert team. 🌟 We were truly inspired by Kathleen Murphy, Professor and co-founder of Valys, and Govin Induchoodan, PhD, co-founder and COO of Glenntex, who shared their journeys from research to entrepreneurship—offering invaluable insights, sparking discussions, and bringing fresh perspectives. 💡 🌟 The energy in the room was incredible. This is just the beginning—and we're excited to see where these ideas will go! Here, research and innovation meet entrepreneurship, and the next wave of deep tech startups going out to make real world impact might just be born. 🚀👏 ________ #Chalmers #DeepTech #StartupCamp #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #ChalmersEcosystem #EntrepreneurialChalmers ________ Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship | Chalmers Innovation Office | Chalmers University of Technology | Stena Center - House Of Startups | Entrepreneurial Chalmers

📣 We're proud to announce that five more of our portfolio companies has officially become a part of the Swedish Climate Startup Map! 🌟💚 Congratulations: ⭐️ Adsorbi  ⭐️ AquaFood AB  ⭐️ KORALL  ⭐️ Seaqure labs  ⭐️ Trine The latest edition of the Swedish Climate Startup Map showcases an impressive lineup of 542 environmental startups and scaleups. These innovative companies are developing solutions with the potential to drive the green transition across various sectors, including agriculture, construction, energy, forestry, manufacturing, transportation, waste, and water. 🌱💦🌏 👀 🗺️ Check out the full map and read more about this initiative – link in comments! 👇 ________ The initiative is part of Startup Energy Action, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten), Chalmers Ventures, Dalarna Science Park, Ignite Sweden, LEAD (Business Incubator), SISP - Swedish Incubators & Science Parks , and Sting, and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillvaxtverket), Vinnova, and the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten). ________ #SwedishClimateStartupMap ________ Chalmers University of Technology | Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship | Chalmers Innovation Office

⭐️ GoWest 2025 – what incredible days! ⭐️ The energy, the drive, and the determination to make a real impact were felt in every session, discussion, and connection. From deep tech innovation breakthroughs for climate solutions and life saving treatments, to investment strategies, AI and cyber security – these two days have been all about big ideas, new collaborations, and action-driven conversations to drive meaningful progress.💡💫 🚀 ____________  🔥 Day 2️⃣ highlights Day two truly lived up to the high expectations set by day one, delivering a day filled inspiring panels exploring current challenges, future trends, and the evolving deep tech investment landscape. So many valuable insights and so much inspiration! ____________ On the final day of GoWest, these brilliant portfolio companies took the stage:  🚀 Portfolio pitches | Climate Heroes  🚀 🌟 Maria-Lina Hedlund, CFO | Modvion 🌟 Rasmus Andersson, PhD, CEO & Co-founder | Compular 🚀 Portfolio pitches | Impact Innovators 🚀 🌟 Hans Salomonsson, CEO & Co-founder | Embedl 🚀 Portfolio pitches | Swedish Innovation Competition for Quantum Technology 🚀 🌟 Sayyed Jalil Mahdizadeh, Co-founder & CRO | Anyo Labs We’re thrilled to share that Anyo Labs was announced as one of the five winners in this prestigious competition 🏆, organized by the Swedish quantum network QSIP, with Chalmers Industriteknik as the host organization and funded by Vinnova! Huge congratulations to the entire Anyo Labs team! 🎉 ____________ 🎙️ LIVE PODCAST – Investor insights from Chalmers Ventures' CEO Our CEO, Pontus Ottosson, sat down for a live podcast with BDO Sverige, sharing key insights on investing in deep tech and the unique success factors within the Chalmers ecosystem. But he also offered a an inspiring look into his own journey and what led him to where he is today. 🎧 Stay tuned! The episode will be released soon – search for "Räkna med framgång" from BDO Sverige, where you listen to podcasts. ____________ 🙌 A huge thank you to the organizers! Klementina Österberg, Sofia Hjelmberg, and the whole team at GU Ventures – what an amazing event! Thank you for bringing together such an inspiring community. 👏 We’re already looking forward to GoWest - Nordic Venture Capital Forum 2026! 🚀✨ ____________ #techinvestor #venturebuilder #deeptech #impact #investments #gothenburg #chalmers #chalmersventures Chalmers University of Technology | Entrepreneurial Chalmers | Chalmers Next Labs | Chalmers Industriteknik | Chalmers Innovation Office

🚀 What a fantastic Day 1️⃣ at GoWest - Nordic Venture Capital Forum at Karlatornet! 🚀 From reconnecting with friends and key players in the investment and innovation ecosystem to diving into insightful panels and dynamic founder pitches – today was packed with energy, bold ideas, great discussions and invaluable networking opportunities!💡✨ ______ 🌟 Opening of GoWest 🌟 The day kicked off with an inspiring opening panel hosted by Klementina Österberg, CEO, GU Ventures. In the panel, we enjoyed seeing our CEO Pontus Ottosson taking the stage alongside Serneke Ola and Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, with Azra Osmancevic as MC. ⭐️ Really insightful discussions! 💡 _____ 🚀 Portfolio pitches | Life Savers 🚀 Today's brilliant portfolio company pitches were delivered by: 🌟 Madeleine Gustavsson, Co-founder and CEO | Navari 🌟 Milton Lönnroth, Co-founder & CEO | Atley Solutions _______ 💫 Deep Tech Investor Day 💫 And before GoWest officially kicked off today, we enjoyed an inspiring Deep Tech Investor Day yesterday, connecting investors with Gothenburg's rapidly growing tech ecosystem. Our own Jonas Sandwall moderated one of the many insightful panels, leading a discussion on Fueling Innovation: Investing in University Spinouts & Hard Tech, featuring a great panel consisting of: ✨ Susan Schofer | SOSV ✨ Moritz von Klot | Earlybird Venture Capital ✨ Andreas Fischer | First Momentum Ventures _______ ⚡️The energy is high, the conversations are inspiring, and we can’t wait for day 2️⃣! See you tomorrow for even more insights, pitches, and connections. 🎉 Huge kudos to Klementina Österberg, Sofia Hjelmberg, and the whole team for organizing such an incredible event! _______ #deeptech #impact #investments #gothenburg #chalmers #chalmersventures Chalmers University of Technology | Entrepreneurial Chalmers | Chalmers Next Labs | Chalmers Industriteknik | Chalmers Innovation Office

📣 Calling all researchers and innovators – we can match your tech with entrepreneurs! 🔬🚀 What is Tech Matching? 🧑🏽🔬 For: Researchers and innovators ready to explore the potential of their technology. 🌟 What: We’ll match your unique tech with an entrepreneurial team. 🎯 Goal: To invest in and build a successful new startup. _____ 💡 Ready to take the next step? Head straight to our web site and apply – your journey toward creating impact starts here! 👏🚀 Application deadline: March 16, 2025. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dsUu5W85 _____ 🤔 Prefer to talk first? We get it! 🙌 Book a meeting with us to get all your questions answered and discover how Tech Matching can be the perfect next step for your innovation. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dwATrR2Z _______ #deeptech #innovation #impact #techmatching2025 #entrepreneurship #chalmersventures Chalmers Innovation Office | Chalmers University of Technology | Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurial Chalmers

👩🏽⚖️📚 How do you successfully navigate the legal complexities of raising capital? 💫 That’s exactly what we explored in an exclusive workshop for our portfolio companies, led by legal experts Joakim A. Zetterström and Jakob Nortoft from NORMA Advokater. During the workshop "An investment round from a legal perspective", participants gained insights into key legal aspects of an investment round, including: 📄 Letters of Intent/Term Sheets – What they include and why they matter. 🔍 Due Diligence – How to prepare and navigate the process effectively. 🤝 Investment and Shareholder Agreements – Key considerations to ensure alignment between all parties. 📝 Decisions and Documentation – The essentials for a smooth and compliant process. This workshop offered concrete discussions and real-world examples, providing participants with a deeper understanding of the legal frameworks behind the exciting yet challenging process of successfully raising capital. ⭐️💰 A big thank you to Joakim and Jakob for sharing your expertise and helping our companies build a solid foundation for growth! 🚀 _____ #chalmersventures #startups #investmentrounds #legalinsights #deeptech Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship

🌟 Join us at PowerLink: Unite to Fuel the Future with Renewable Energy EnerGo Network is a collaborative initiative led by Chalmers Industriteknik, GU Ventures and Chalmers Ventures with funding from Västra Götalandsregionen, Tillvaxtverket, and the European Regional Development Fund. The project supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and researchers in West Sweden, helping them develop innovative solutions for renewable energy and energy efficiency. By fostering collaboration and driving research-based innovation, EnerGo aims to strengthen the region's energy ecosystem and meet growing electrification needs. ⚡️🌱 As part of the EnerGo project, we’re excited to invite you to PowerLink, an inspiring event co-hosted with Ideon Science Park on January 30th at Karlatornet, Gothenburg. 🌍 Why Join PowerLink? ✅ For Startups and SMEs: Connect with investors, network with experts, and showcase your innovations. ✅ For Investors: Discover trends and opportunities in renewable energy investments. ✅ For Large Companies: Explore partnerships and cutting-edge technologies reshaping the energy sector. /// Event Details: 🗓 Date: January 30, 2025 📍 Location: Karlatornet, Gothenburg 🕛 Time: 12:00 (following the GoWest conference – no ticket required) 🍴 Includes complimentary lunch! We’re looking forward to seeing you there to accelerate sustainable energy innovation together. 🌱💫 🔗 Read more about the exciting program and register via link in comments. ________ #EnerGo #PowerLink #renewableenergy #innovation #sustainability #networking