Emblem

Emblem is a European venture capital firm investing at the pre-seed and seed stages, with a stated focus on France and the Nordic markets. The firm positions itself around early-stage company building: it backs founders from the first phase of a venture and provides hands-on support drawn from the team's combined experience as entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business angels and investment bankers.

On terms, Emblem is deliberately flexible. The firm adapts check size, equity stake and its role in a round - leading, co-leading or following - to the circumstances of the investment. It is willing to take high-risk, high-reward bets at a stage where outcomes are largely unproven, and describes its support style as concrete, pragmatic and unreserved. Founders work directly with the firm's decision-makers rather than through intermediaries.

Post-investment, helping portfolio companies reach Series A is a central part of the firm's work, reflecting a long-term commitment to founders across successive funding rounds. Seven named portfolio companies illustrate the approach - All Gravy, Ark Kapital, Corti, Dalma, Gourmey, Sorare and Stoik - spanning consumer finance, food technology, insurance and artificial intelligence, among other sectors.