STOAF

STOAF is a venture capital firm based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in early-stage investments in deep tech and life sciences sectors. The firm focuses on B2B startups with strong technologies and global market potential, primarily in Sweden and Ukraine. STOAF operates under the EuVECA framework, managing its third fund, STOAF III SciTech, which targets investments in sustainable research-based spin-outs within deep tech and life sciences.

The firm's investment strategy emphasizes sectors such as life sciences, advanced industrial technologies, advanced ICT, sustainable energy technologies, and media & telecommunications. STOAF typically invests above €3 million in companies at various stages, including seed, early stage, Series A, Series B, growth, late stage, and pre-IPO. The firm offers co-investment rights to its limited partners, allowing them to tailor their portfolios by selecting specific investment areas or venture stages.

STOAF's methodology is based on research into best market practices, particularly those from Silicon Valley, and has been further developed experimentally in STOAF II cases. The firm has published two major methodological books presenting its findings, aiming to improve the accuracy in predicting start-up developments and designing investment conditions to achieve successful value inflection points. After financing, STOAF applies its methods in venture management and exit optimization, interactively developed in internal seminars by general partners and certified business angels. All competence partners are trained internally.