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Maki.vc is a seed-stage VC firm partnering with deep tech & brand-driven companies obsessed with challenging category norms. We have a sweet spot for early stage founders with scientific advances and customer understanding that looks beyond convention. VC Fund That Doesn't Look for Consensus Maki.vc is venture capital fund founded to fuel the most lunatic visions, to back the most audacious founding teams and defend disputed ideas. We provide seed funding for early stage startups with far-fetched plans that might shake and shape the world, but have likely been overlooked by the industry. To build iconic brands that stand the test of time. We vow to be the VC company that's always on the founder’s side – because we know that entrepreneurship is hard, and it becomes impossible without the right support network. VC funding should always be about investing more than money. That’s why Maki House brings together a global powerhouse of experts, all of whom are eager to support founders in future-proofing their companies. Ready to meet your champions and challengers?

Mana Ventures invests in early stage technology companies and consumer brands. We invest early. We are your friends and family round. From day one, we’re in this together. We’ll help you hone your vision, build a great team, develop the right product, raise your next rounds, and celebrate the wins. Reach out to us. We’d love to hear from you.

Lumma is a global accelerator program designed to help founders and operators build, scale, and expand high-potential businesses into sustainable, internationally competitive companies. Founded with the vision of creating globally connected accelerator ecosystems, Lumma operates structured accelerator programs that combine execution-focused mentorship, market-driven strategy, and performance management. Our model enables local operators to run accelerators in their own markets while remaining aligned with a unified global framework. By connecting founders, investors, corporate partners, and regional ecosystems, Lumma accelerates growth, strengthens execution, and supports long-term value creation. Our approach balances global standards with local insight, allowing businesses to scale efficiently and responsibly across markets.

We are active partners from seed to exit and work closely with visionary founders and teams thoughout the different phases of scaling and internationalization. We find great value in ensuring mutual compatibility and alignment, as well as understanding the DNA of your company, BEFORE committing to working together. We focus on getting to know you and the team, typically during a 3-months period. We’ll work closely with you to understand what value we can bring, and to align expectations from both sides. Together, we will map out the opportunities, the challenges and the growth journey ahead Only then, after this “kissing period”, you and we will know if a partnership feels right. This makes the final decision and commitment feel easy. Introduction & fit People matter…and team dynamics are important to us. Every individual and team is unique and have their own strengths and perspectives, which is why our introductions are preferably done over a cup of coffee, where we can get to know one another. Throughout our interactions we look for fit and common values. We cherish people with strong convictions, with the background and experience to back them up. We do not take a transactional approach to investing, but see this as the beginning of a long-term professional relationship based on integrity and transparency…and yes, working together also needs to be fun! Experts & team building Scale Capital brings more than just capital; we bring decades of know-how, domain expertise and access to relevant networks and stakeholders in Europe and North America. We bring our Scale advisor and investor network into play, with more than 80 industry and domain experts that can bring strategic and operational value, even before we invest in your company. This is way for you, as founder, to assess our value add and expertise before making the big decision of bringing us on board as an investor and active partner. Term-sheet & 100-day plan We believe that term-sheets should be a kept simple, founder-fair and with the future scaling of the company in mind. That means no terms that hinder future fundraising or are misaligning interests of founders and investors. It has to be a win-win situation for all parties involved. Before we close any deal, we actively work with your team to develop an acceleration plan, a 100-day plan covering all aspects of your business. That way everyone is well-aligned by the time the investment is transferred into the company account and ready to be put to work. Access to the Scale network of advisors As a founder, you sometimes need someone to lean on, and learn from. Someone who has been in your shoes; made the mistakes, felt the pains and successes. We understand. That’s why we offer access to a wide network of more than 80 advisors and specialists, who can share operational expertise, industry insights and strategic advice to companies in our portfolio. FAQ Why focus on the US market? The United States is by far the largest economy in the world. It has one of the highest GDP pr. capita and a homogeneous market with 330 million consumers. The technology adoption is high, and the market for B2B technology products and services is the largest in the world. In many ways this is a dream market for ambitious tech entrepreneurs. However, it's a highly competitive market and the go-to-market strategy may look very different from what you are used to in your home market. Scale Capital has been working with technology companies for over a decade and developed and tested approaches for acceleration and scaling in US market; this involves setting up operations, finding product/market fit and scaling teams. In addition, we work with US partners to provide the required growth capital for every part of your journey. Through an extensive network of more than 50 advisors, we provide expertise and value to founders whether it’s on the ground in New York or San Francisco, or the Nordics. We help you win in the US market. What do we invest in? We invest in early stage technology companies at the growth inflection point between the Seed and Series A round and deploy $500k-$1.5M initially, with reserves for follow-on investments. Our sweet spot is B2B tech founder teams in the Nordics, who are determined to build global companies they can be proud of. How do we add value? We understand the entrepreneurs’ journey, as we’ve been down that road ourselves. We know how to listen and when to step in. We have been working with technology companies for over a decade and developed and tested approaches for acceleration and scaling in US market; this involves setting up operations, finding product/market fit and scaling teams, and together with our US partners provide the required growth capital for the journey. We are company builders focused on scaling businesses and empowering change. We are an active partner for the duration of your company's growth journey. Why the kissing period? We find great value in ensuring mutual compatibility and alignment, as well as understanding the DNA of your company, BEFORE committing to working together. We focus on getting to know you and the team, typically during a 3-months period. We’ll work closely with you to understand what value we can bring, and to align expectations from both sides. Together, we will map out the opportunities, the challenges and the growth journey ahead. Only then, after this “kissing period”, you and we will know if a partnership feels right. This makes the final decision and commitment feel easy.

BoxFund was founded by Roger Wade. Roger is a serial entrepreneur, the Founder and ex-CEO of Boxpark & Boxfresh. He is a creative entrepreneur and believes all brands should be special, he identifies those special brands/projects and adds values to them. He is passionate about people, ideas, and thinking outside the Box! What we do Boxfund specialises in early stage SEIS/EIS investment. Our CEO, Roger Wade has over 30 years operational experience in consumer brands. Specialising in setting up businesses that come from an idea, developing an idea into a viable business and preparing the business for exit. Roger believes great businesses start with the combination of people and ideas. He works with them, offering his knowledge, guidance and support throughout the journey,

We come with a new perspective and a pioneering spirit. We’re ambitious; our goals surpass profit. We aspire to the kind of success in which everyone becomes a winner: the consumer, the company, the people and the planet. This is the future of business and we’ll all profit from it. We are the innovators of the investment industry. We turn small consumer businesses into bigger ones, and help big businesses become greater through investment, support and strategic innovation. If we believe in a brand, there’s nothing we won’t do to ensure its success. That includes sharing our offices, our insight, our network and our funds. We believe in joining brands for collaboration rather than competition, connecting our extraordinary network of companies to one another to create new and unprecedented ideas. We’re B Corp registered, which is hard to find in our line of work - and we’re driven by people first. Everything we do is about finding new ways to grow businesses so they better serve the consumer and the world we all share. WHAT MAKES TRUE DIFFERENT? We have two funds, but investment is only part of what we do. We accelerate startups, grow businesses and help industry giants exceed their potential by identifying opportunities for companies great and small to connect. This creates a collaborative community that gives our members an edge over the competition.