Led · Equity · Oct 2023

Manico develops and sells an integrated software‑hardware platform designed to foster collaborative learning in educational institutions and non-school environments such as museums, hospitals, hotels, restaurants and elderly homes. The company reported strong commercial traction, citing 225% annual revenue growth and an estimated 300% increase in the value of its validated pipeline over the last twelve months. Manico says it was profitable for 2023 and is entering its busiest sales period of the year. To meet escalating demand and maintain velocity, the company closed a bridge financing. The fundraise coincides with a project to prepare the company for a public market environment and has increased institutional attention. Manico is a portfolio company of Katalysen Ventures. Manico develops combined hardware and proprietary touch‑screen software that enables collaboration between multiple users simultaneously. The company serves a wide range of clients, including schools, elderly homes, museums, hospitals, hotels, shopping malls, and restaurants. Manico has pivoted from being primarily a hardware provider to positioning itself as an edtech leader with a new business model focused on recurring revenue from proprietary software. The business reported strong recent growth, with sales increasing by 300% in Q1 2023 versus Q1 2022. Manico is preparing for an upcoming IPO and has entered a venture development agreement to establish appropriate company infrastructure for financial reporting, compliance, and regulation. Katalysen Ventures has also exercised options to acquire new shares in Manico, demonstrating investor confidence.

Led · Equity · Jun 2022

Traders Alloy has spent the past two years building a platform aimed at democratizing equity data and empowering retail investors through Open Finance. The company seeks product-market fit and to secure key partnerships and early adopters to scale its platform. Its leadership team comprises founders Andrew Boddy (Founder & CTO) and Petter Hattenbach (Founder & CEO), with Hattenbach bringing venture and investing experience. Traders Alloy has previously received backing from Startup Wise Guys. The announcement describes a strategic partnership with Katalysen Ventures to help elevate the platform and leverage upcoming EU Open Finance regulations. Financially, the company accepted an investment and venture-development agreement (details below) to support its next phase of growth.

Led · Equity · Nov 2021

Näktergal provides a digitised lending system designed to help banks, challengers and lending institutions deploy and scale mortgage, consumer and business lending as well as savings and deposit products. The platform aims to replace legacy banking technology with an intuitive, efficient, cloud-era lending solution that delivers personalised, streamlined and fast customer experiences. Näktergal positions itself to enable customers to get up and running quickly, scale without limits, and remain competitive in a complex and evolving market. Founded/launched in 2015, the startup has raised €2 million to date, including a recent €1 million financing. The company says it is already experiencing success in Sweden and Finland and will use part of the new funding to enter the German market in the coming months. Management frames the market as being at a pivot point where larger banking institutions must transform their lending services, and sees Näktergal as well positioned to support that shift.