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Unconventional Ventures

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2019

AUM

$88 M

Location

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed

Region of investment

North America Europe

ESG Focus

Impact investor Women People of color and other minorities LGBTQ
Investor profile last updated: 21 August, 2026

Profile

Unconventional Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 2019. The firm is led by a small team of two professionals and focuses on investing in scalable tech startups. Unconventional Ventures is distinguished by its commitment to supporting underrepresented founders, including women, LGBTQ individuals, people of color, and immigrants.

The firm primarily invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies across the Nordic and European regions. It targets sectors such as technology, healthcare, and environmental services. Unconventional Ventures manages multiple funds, including Unconventional Ventures Fund I with $30 million AUM launched in 2023, and Unconventional Ventures Fund II with $52 million AUM launched in 2026.

Notable investments by Unconventional Ventures include Visibuilt - raw materials, Digiclean Solutions - machinery, AIRMO - environmental services, Flox Intelligence - business software, and Octarine Bio - specialty chemicals. These investments reflect the firm's focus on innovative and impactful tech solutions.

Industry

HealthTech Energy Software Security SaaS Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Education CleanTech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech

Unconventional Ventures Funds

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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Unconventional Ventures Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Fashion/Beauty
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Software
Energy
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$30 M
September 2023
Unconventional Ventures Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
Education
Fashion/Beauty
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Security
Software
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$52 M
April 2026

Contacts

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Nora Bavey General Partner
General Partner
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Thea Messel Founder & Managing Partner
Founder & Managing Partner
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FAQs about Unconventional Ventures

Unconventional Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed and Seed, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Unconventional Ventures is located in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark.
Unconventional Ventures was founded in 2019.
Unconventional Ventures invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, Energy, Software, Security, SaaS, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Education, CleanTech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech.
Unconventional Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Unconventional Ventures invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed.
Unconventional Ventures usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Unconventional Ventures has around $88m assets under management.
Unconventional Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2026-04-10
Unconventional Ventures invests and supports Women, People of color and other minorities, LGBTQ startups and founders.
Yes, Unconventional Ventures is impact investor.
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