Creandum

Quick read

Creandum is a European early-stage VC firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Stockholm, with hubs in Berlin, London, and San Francisco. It backed Spotify, Klarna, Trade Republic, Depop, and Bolt at seed or Series A — roughly one in six of its 130+ seed investments has become a unicorn. Fund VII closed in mid-2024, and the firm has been actively deploying across AI, fintech, and consumer in 2025–2026.

Key facts

Founded

December 2002

Employees

54

Sectors

generalist, saas, consumer, ai

Website

creandum.com

Investment thesis

Creandum backs European founders at seed and Series A who are building global, category-defining technology companies — investing before the outcome is obvious, then supporting portfolio companies from first check through IPO and beyond.

Recent activity

• Mar 2026investment
  Creandum led a $40M seed round for PAVE Space, its first investment in the in-space propulsion sector. tracxn.com
• Mar 2026investment
  Creandum participated in Hosted.ai's $19M seed round. tracxn.com
• Mar 2026investment
  Creandum participated in Midas's $50M funding round. tracxn.com
• 2026investment
  Creandum led Cerrion's $18M Series A; Cerrion builds computer vision for factory floor monitoring. linkedin.com
• 2026investment
  Creandum led Jack & Jill's $20M seed round; the company is an AI-powered hiring platform. linkedin.com
• 2026leadership
  Peter Stilwell promoted to Operating Partner at Creandum. se.linkedin.com
• Jun 2024fundraise
  Creandum closed Fund VII, its seventh fund. linkedin.com
• 2026press
  Staffan Helgesson featured in The VC Corner discussing conviction investing, Spotify, Trade Republic, and Lovable, with Creandum described as managing a $2B fund. thevccorner.com

Notable investments

• PAVE SpaceSeed ($40M)Mar 2026tracxn.com
• Hosted.aiSeed ($19M)Mar 2026tracxn.com
• MidasUndisclosed ($50M)Mar 2026tracxn.com
• CerrionSeries A ($18M)2026linkedin.com
• Jack & JillSeed ($20M)2026linkedin.com
• PackfleetSeries A ($10M)2024uk.linkedin.com
• FactorialSeed2018linkedin.com
• Trade RepublicSeed2019se.linkedin.com
• AtlaSeed ($5M)Dec 2023growthequityinterviewguide.com
• EnodeSeries A ($15M)2022linkedin.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Staffan Helgesson · General Partner / CEO
  LinkedIn
• Carl Fritjofsson · General Partner
  LinkedIn
• Peter Stilwell · Operating Partner
• Filip Mark · VP
  LinkedIn
• Cameron Sellers · Investor
  LinkedIn
• Johan Brenner · General Partner
• Fredrik Cassel · General Partner
• Sabina Wizander · Partner
• Peter Specht · General Partner

Sources

• Creandum official website
• Creandum LinkedIn
• Creandum – Tracxn Investor Profile 2026
• How Creandum Built a $2B VC Fund – The VC Corner
• Creandum VC Fund Breakdown
• Creandum VII fund close announcement

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