Investment Strategy
FOUNDER FUNDED EARLY STAGE VC
We Make Good
Business Great
Supporting entrepreneurs with capital and operational expertise
to help build the next online winners
Investment Strategy
Our expertise lies within creating value in the online consumer industry. We seek out investment opportunities in startup stages with strong business cases, which will thrive with the right methods and tools provided by us
iGaming
Fintech
B2C
Lead Generation
Our investment focus is fintech, iGaming and lead generation but we invest mainly in great teams with the potential to grow global businesses with our financing and operational support
We Are
Optimizer Invest
Optimizer Invest was founded in Malta late 2012 by the Swedes Henrik Persson Ekdahl and Mikael Riese Harstad, and Norwegian André Lavold. Since then, the company and its team, all with extensive experience in entrepreneurship and building business online, has been widely recognised as a leading investment company specialising in helping entrepreneurs and early stage companies to reach their full potential
Optimizer Invest is not only an investor but also a support organisation helping its portfolio companies to achieve operational excellence and growth
Optimizer Invest Background
2012 founded
3 ipos
25 investments
€1 billion+ mergers
1000+ employees
4 divestments
30+ M&A transactions
€150m+ raised
Portfolio
Companies
The Optimizer family is represented by a wide variety of companies leveraging tech to build great companies
Latest News
& Press Releases
Optimizer Invest becomes the largest owner of Mytaste Group and invests heavily in performance-based marketing. The deal is the starting point for creating a new platform for lead generation companies within new exciting verticals. Optimizer Invest has today signed an agreement for a directed issue of shares and warrants in the public company myTaste AB […]
Save the date! Catena Media invites analysts, investors and media to the Capital Markets Day held on 20 November at Berns in Stockholm between 12.30 and 16.00. The invitation is also for lunch starting at 11.30 prior the event. The event will give an insight into the company´s performance, strategy and future. Please sign up […]
Save the date! Catena Media invites analysts, investors and media to the Capital Markets Day held on 21 November at The May Fair Hotel, Stratton St, Mayfair, London W1J 8LT between 12.30 and 16.00. The invitation is also for lunch starting at 11.30 prior the event. The event will give an insight into the company´s […]
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