Home Portfolio PR & News Careers Foundation Contact Us PR & News The latest from Optimizer Eyescanner Founders win Female Founders of the year Following the success at Innovation Power, Stefanie Najafi and Jenny Johansson founders of Eyescanner technologies, took home the Female Founders Award for the year 2021. The event was organized for the fifth consecutive year. Six companies pitched in front of an investor jury who selected two finalists: Eyescanner Technologes and Eatable, with Stefanie and Jenny eventually taking […] Read more Eyescanner wins first prize in autumn round of Innovation Power In this year’s second round of Innovation Power, Eyescanner Technologies is taking home the prize. Innovation Power is an initiative which provides an opportunity for prospective and existing entrepreneurs to get feedback, help to move forward and make their idea a reality or change their business. Eyescanner was founded in 2019 by two female entrepreneurs, […] Read more Optimizer invests in Eyescanner Eyescanner, which is developing an AI based software to detect if people are under the influence of drugs, will be Optimizer Invest’s next venture. After an intensive year when Optimizer Invest has started three companies as well as worked intensively with its existing fast-growing portfolio companies, the time is now right to invest in external […] Read more Pensionera owned IKC Funds wins prestigious price! IKC Avkastningsfond vinner prestigefyllt pris för tredje året i rad När Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Nordics presenterar resultatet i 2021 års upplaga finns IKC Avkastningsfond återigen med på listan av vinnare. Det är tredje året i rad som den aktivt förvaltade företagsobligationsfonden tilldelas priserna ”Best Fund Over Past 3 Years, Bond SEK” och ”Best Fund […] Read more Optimizer Foundation Adds Another Portfolio Company in ImaliPay Launched in 2020, ImaliPay partners with Gig platforms or marketplaces to extend financial services to their workers. Read more Optimizer Invest Successfully Exits Consector After Six Years After more than six years as active investors, supporting with strategic and operational advice in Consector / Lånekoll, Optimizer will sell its shares to Max Matthiessen, a strategic acquirer that will take the company to the next level. Read more GIG Crowned Multi-Channel Supplier Gaming Innovation Group was named multi-channel supplier of the year at this year’s SBC Awards ceremony which took place last night. Read more Speqta launches bidbrain.com Speqta has developed the next generation AI-based bidding for Google Shopping Ads, named Bidbrain™ Read more Skilling Unveils World-Class Chess Legend Magnus Carlsen as Global Brand Ambassador Optimizer Invest’s portfolio company Skilling, has announced global superstar Magnus Carlsen, reigning World Chess Champion and the top ranked player in the world, as their official global brand ambassador Read more SeQura Closes a Debt Facility of Up to 200 Million Euros SeQura, the leading online payment platform in Spain, has reached an agreement with Chenavari, to have a debt facility of up to 50 Mio Euros in the first phase and with the possibility to scale it up to 200 Mio Euros Read more Playtomic acquires PrenotaUnCampo to consolidate the leadership in the racket sports market in Europe PrenotaUnCampo is the #1 booking platform for sports venues in Italy with more than more than 1.000 bookable sport venues Read more Optimizer Announces New Online Media Incubator Optimizer Invest want to support the new wave of founders/entrepreneurs with a platform to build the next market leader within lead generation. Over the last 10 years Optimizer Invest has been a driving force behind some of the most successful lead generation companies in Europe. As an early stage partner, we have built a platform […] Read more Optimizer Invest Successfully Exits Reve After 6 Years in the Portfolio After six years as investors, board members and operational support in Reve, Optimizer along with all the other shareholders will sell its shares to Tipser, a strategic acquirer that will take the company to the next level Read more Playtomic Acquires Playven and Exceeds 1,000,000 Users Spanish startup Playtomic, one of Europe’s largest apps for sports venue bookings, has taken another step in its internationalization strategy with the purchase of Playven Read more Optimizer Invest Backs Playtomic to Change the Way People Do Sports Booking Playtomic is Spain’s biggest sports ecosystem with more than 50,000 active users, including clubs and players. The app is available in Google Play and Apple Store, and currently allows for reservations on 2,500 tennis and paddle tennis courts at 600 clubs. The goal of Playtomic is to socialize sports practice: through the app, players can […] Read more Optimizer Invest Launches Skilling – Aims to Revolutionize Trading Online The new Forex and CFD platform is Optimizer Invest’s largest startup venture ever. Skilling is a completely new type of software and service that will make it easier for anyone who wants to trade in forex, crypto currency, indexes, stocks and commodities. The CEO of the company is Anders Berglund, former CEO of Google Sweden. […] Read more Optimizer Invest’s Large Scale Online Lottery Signs CEO iGaming-experienced executive Grant Williams will take on the role as CEO as MegaLotto gets ready to launch later in the year. In January 2019, Optimizer Invest disclosed it had secured the premium domain Megalotto.com, with the aim to create the world’s largest online lottery brand. Since then, Optimizer has been in the process of building […] Read more Optimizer Invest’s New Startup Aims to Become the Largest Player in Online Lottery Optimizer Invest has secured the top-level domain Megalotto.com. The site will offer consumers to play on over 30 lotteries including the absolute largest in the world, no matter where they are located geographically. The goal is to build the world’s largest brand within online lottery games. Optimizer Invest is currently in the process of forming […] Read more Optimizer Invest Expands its Ownership in Consector Consector directs new share issue and receives new capital from Optimizer Invest. Since 2014, Consector has established itself as the modern time loan negotiator. The service offer includes comparing loan terms and negotiating mortgage loans as well as private loans and car loans. The fintech company has successfully developed services both digitally, through the Lånekoll […] Read more Optimizer Invest becomes Largest Owner of Mytaste Group 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 […] Read more Catena Media Capital Markets Day – Stockholm 20 Nov 2018 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 […] Read more Catena Media Capital Markets Day – London 21 Nov 2018 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 […] Read more Trading Update Trading Update The sale of shares in CTM has nothing to do with our view on the stock or the future for the company. On the contrary, the company has reached yet another stage where we feel comfortable to sell. We have always sold responsibly in the past (previously at 33 and 80 SEK) and […] Read more Petter Moldenius new CEO at Optimizer Invest Petter Moldenius new CEO at Optimizer Invest Optimizer Invest has appointed Petter Moldenius as new CEO. He replaces Johan Kinnander, who has been the acting CEO since December 2017. Petter Moldenius (37 years) has an M.Sc. in Engineering Physics as well as many years of experience in leading positions in business development and M&A. Until […] Read more Optimizer Invest appoints Johan Kinnander as acting CEO Johan Kinnander, today Investment Manager at Optimizer Invest, has been appointed acting CEO of the company. The reason is that CEO Carla Maree Vella has chosen to move on to her own startup project within the blockchain space. Johan Kinnander has extensive experience as an investor and business developer. Former positions include MD Nordic at […] Read more Musti Ja Mirri buys Animail, a second Swedish acquisition aimed at consolidating its pet supplies market position Musti ja Mirri, a Helsinki, Finland-based pet food retailer, announced that it had acquired Animail, a Stockholm, Sweden-based company selling pet food online. The transaction, which has the financial details undisclosed, helps the Finnish retailer get to a 20% online market share in the pet food market, while, according to CEO David Rönnberg, the e-commerce penetration […] Read more Cryptocurrency is next for Optimizer Invest’s Investoo Group Investoo Group grows in new segments with the acquisition of Bitcoinmag.de. Leading financial trading affiliate firm Investoo Group announced today the acquisition of the German cryptocurrency portal Bitcoinmag.de. The German site is a resource for crypto investors, providing purchase and price information, and allowing visitors to compare exchanges and platforms. The site will sit along-side […] Read more About Home Portfolio Foundation PR & News PR & News Contact Us Contact Us Press Investments Copyright © 2021 Optimizer Invest. All Rights Reserved. | Our Privacy Policy | Access Your Data (GDPR) We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Privacy Policy