# Andreas Grape — Full Profile

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## Summary

Andreas Grape is a Stockholm-based serial entrepreneur and angel investor with
25+ years of building, scaling, and exiting companies. He is the co-founder of
**Nordic Angels** (founded 2020 with Ash Pournouri), the institutional layer —
the "operating system" — for the Nordic private capital market, connecting
angels, founders, and the capital that scales them. He co-owns **Angel House**,
a private members club for angels and creatives that opened in Stockholm in
2025, and is building cross-border private-capital infrastructure across the
Nordics.

- **Name:** Andreas Grape
- **Role:** Serial entrepreneur & angel investor; Co-founder, Nordic Angels
- **Based in:** Stockholm, Sweden
- **Website:** https://www.andreasgrape.com
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/grapeandreas/
- **Email:** andreas@nordicangels.com
- **Address:** Jakobsbergsgatan 27, 111 14 Stockholm, Sweden

## Background (chronological)

- **2001** — Early investor in **Academic Work**, now Scandinavia's largest
  staffing company. The bet that defined an asset class and a career.
- **2008–2021** — Built an IT consulting company from scratch, scaled it, and
  exited in 2021. 13 years that taught the operating playbook.
- **2020** — Co-founded **Nordic Angels** with Ash Pournouri during the
  pandemic to unite business angels and empower the Nordic startup ecosystem.
- **2025** — Opened **Angel House**, a private members club for angels and
  creatives, as the operational base for the Nordic capital community.
- **Now** — Building the operating system for the Nordic private capital market.

## Nordic Angels — the primary initiative

Co-founded with Ash Pournouri in 2020. A full-service powerhouse spanning
platform, media, events, insight reports, community, deal flow, and capital
infrastructure. Seven business lines run on top of it:

| # | Line | What it is | Link |
|---|------|-----------|------|
| 1 | Nordic Angels | The high-trust angel network | https://nordicangels.com/ |
| 2 | Angel House | Private members club for angels and creatives | https://www.angelhouse.se/ |
| 3 | Mingla | Gamified networking software for events | https://mingla.io/ |
| 4 | Nordisia | Private capital meets institutional real estate | https://nordisia.se/ |
| 5 | Secondry | Nordic private market secondaries | https://www.secondry.com/ |
| 6 | Snöboll | Rails for Nordic angels to co-invest as a group | — |
| 7 | Angel Advisory | Bridge between angels and corporate finance | https://angeladvisory.com/ |

## Companies founded

- **Nordic Angels** (2020 →, Active) — Co-founder. The investor network that runs
  the Nordic angel layer. https://nordicangels.com/
- **Angel House** (2025 →, Active) — Co-owner. Private members club for angels and
  creatives, opened in Stockholm. https://www.angelhouse.se/
- **Mingla** (2023 →, Active) — Co-founder. Gamified networking software that moves
  event guests from passive to active. https://mingla.io/
- **Nordisia** (2024 →, Active) — Co-founder. Matches Nordic private capital with
  high-performing real estate development at institutional standards. https://nordisia.se/
- **Secondry** (2025 →, Active) — Co-founder. The gateway to Nordic private market
  secondaries — the layer missing for two decades. https://www.secondry.com/
- **Snöboll** (2024 →, Active) — Co-founder. The rails Nordic angels use to invest
  as a group: terms, allocation, follow-on, syndicates, and SPVs.
- **Angel Advisory** (2024 →, Active) — Co-founder. Bridges angels with corporate
  finance; operates as Nordic Angel Office and Nordic Corporate Finance. https://angeladvisory.com/
- **One Agency** (2008–2021, Exit) — Founder & operator. Built from
  scratch, scaled, and exited.

## Current portfolio (investor)

- **Cellcolabs** — Stem cell therapeutics for clinical research and longevity. https://cellcolabs.com/
- **Redpine AI** — Licensed non-public data for AI agents. https://www.redpine.ai/
- **Smartports** — Solar canopies with integrated EV charging. https://smartports.se/
- **Huså** — A quiet ski destination in the Swedish mountains. https://www.gruvbacken.se/
- **Exaum** — Real-time grid balancing for the renewable era. https://www.exaum.com/
- **Mioo** — Digital ownership layer for bikes and micromobility. https://mioo.cc/
- **Cinode** — Skills-graph infrastructure for consultancies. https://www.cinode.com/
- **Identisure** — BankID-powered identity verification. https://identisure.com/

## Initiatives within Nordic Angels

- **Angel Prize** (2021 →) — Europe's annual investor gala. https://www.angelprize.com/
- **Davos Angels** (2024 →) — Leading European angels gathering at Davos during WEF week. https://davosangels.co/
- **State of European Angels** (2024 →) — Annual benchmark on European angel investing, with Boston Consulting Group. https://www.stateofeuropeanangels.com/
- **Patric blir Ängel** (2022 →) — Podcast demystifying angel investing. https://www.patricblirangel.se/

## Early bets & advisory

- **Academic Work** (2001 →) — Early investor. Now Scandinavia's largest staffing company. https://www.academicwork.se/
- **Superhuman.net** (ongoing) — Advisor. Network exploring longevity science, technology, and human evolution. https://superhuman.net/

## Selected exits

- **One Agency** (Exit) — Nordic IT consulting platform, acquired by Stella Capital.
- **SAVR** (Exit) — Fintech that re-engineered fund investing for Nordic consumers. https://savr.com/sv

## The road ahead

- Building institutional bridges between angels and the capital that scales them.
- Scaling Angel House as the operational base for the Nordic capital community.
- Cross-border infrastructure across Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki.
- Institutional investor relations through Nordic Angels at European scale.

## Topics of expertise

Angel investing · Venture capital · Nordic private capital market · Startup
ecosystem · Corporate finance · Private market secondaries · Real estate
investment · Longevity and biotech investing · IT consulting · Entrepreneurship

## Frequently asked

- **Who is Andreas Grape?** A Stockholm-based serial entrepreneur and angel
  investor, co-founder of Nordic Angels.
- **What is Nordic Angels?** The operating system for the Nordic private capital
  market, co-founded by Andreas Grape and Ash Pournouri in 2020.
- **What is Angel House?** A private members club for angels and creatives in
  Stockholm, opened in 2025, co-owned by Andreas Grape.
- **How can I contact Andreas Grape?** Email andreas@nordicangels.com or connect
  on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/grapeandreas/.