Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Stockholm, Sweden
Countries of investment
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Norway
- Estonia
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Defense Tech
- Aerospace
- Hardware
- Drones
- Cybersecurity
- Industrial Tech
About
Front Ventures is a Stockholm-based listed Swedish investment company founded in 2013 by Johan Olof Lund (formerly FrontOffice Nordic AB), pivoted from fintech to defense technology focus; portfolio includes Black Forest Systems, Aeromotors, Scandinavian Astor Group, and a Sweden-Ukraine drone production joint venture with Skygaard Defense Solutions and Hede Capital Partners, with previous holdings including QuickBit, Intergiro International, Valuno, and Prolight Diagnostics; provides AI-based air defense software, drone propulsion, and strategic capital coordination across European defense capabilities
Front Ventures is a Stockholm-based listed Swedish investment company founded in 2013 by Johan Olof Lund (formerly FrontOffice Nordic AB), pivoted from fintech to defense technology focus; portfolio includes Black Forest Systems, Aeromotors, Scandinavian Astor Group, and a Sweden-Ukraine drone production joint venture with Skygaard Defense Solutions and Hede Capital Partners, with previous holdings including QuickBit, Intergiro International, Valuno, and Prolight Diagnostics; provides AI-based air defense software, drone propulsion, and strategic capital coordination across European defense capabilities
Investment Thesis
Front Ventures invests in early-stage Swedish and Ukrainian defense technology companies addressing rising European and NATO procurement needs, focusing on scalable technologies and production readiness; provides active support in partnerships, industrialization, and market entry to help portfolio companies scale from prototype to production in Sweden and Europe
Manager's Experience
Johan Olof Lund (Founder & CEO) founded Front Ventures (formerly FrontOffice Nordic AB) in 2013, currently serves as Chairman and CEO of The Great Wild AB, and Director at Förvaltab I Stockholm AB, Financial Transactions Control Systems Sweden AB, Stockaboo AB, Intergiro Intl AB, Konkurs Punktse Sverige AB, and 180 Affärsutveckling AB; he is the former Director of Abelco Investment Group AB, Intellego Technologies AB, and Quickbit eu AB. He holds a graduate degree from the University of Stockholm and the University of Lund. The Stockholm-based listed investment company has pivoted from fintech focus to defense technology, investing in Swedish and Ukrainian defense startups.
Team
Johan Olof Lund - Founder
CEO & Chairman
Portfolio
Black Forest Systems
Aeromotors
Scandinavian Astor Group
Powrs
QuickBit
Intergiro International
Valuno
Prolight Diagnostics
Eurobattery Minerals