SLU Holding
SLU Holding is the state-owned innovation and commercialization arm of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), taking direct minority equity stakes in SLU-linked agri-tech, biotech, animal-health, food-science, forestry and greentech spinouts, and has invested in more than 50 companies since it started in the 1990s.
Key facts
Recent exits
No exits recorded yet.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 16 portfolio companies (16 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
16 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund SLU Holding has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
SLU HoldingVCActive1995 · 31yr16 active
Unrealized
16 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedTech |  Sweden | 2021 | |
| Pharma | Sweden | 2023 | |
| AgTech | Sweden | 2019 | |
| ClimateTech | Sweden | 2022 | |
| FoodTech | Sweden | 2020 | |
| AgTech | Sweden | 2021 | |
| Pharma | Sweden | 2022 | |
| ClimateTech | Sweden | 2022 | |
| Software | Sweden | 2020 | |
| MedTech | Sweden | 2018 | |
| AgTech | Sweden | 2019 | |
| MedTech | Sweden | 2023 | |
| AI/ML | Sweden | 2021 | |
| AgTech | Sweden | 2021 | |
| Pharma | Sweden | 2021 | |
| AgTech | Sweden | 2024 |
Sweden· Entry 2021Sweden· Entry 2023Sweden· Entry 2019Sweden· Entry 2022Sweden· Entry 2020Sweden· Entry 2021Sweden· Entry 2022Sweden· Entry 2022Sweden· Entry 2020Sweden· Entry 2018Sweden· Entry 2019Sweden· Entry 2023Sweden· Entry 2021Sweden· Entry 2021Sweden· Entry 2021Sweden· Entry 2024Saved GPs appear in your watchlist, one click from your workspace.
About SLU Holding
SLU Holding is Sweden's dedicated tech-transfer investor for agricultural and life sciences, headquartered in Uppsala with additional offices in Alnarp, Skara and Umeå. The firm was founded in 1995 and operates as a state-owned entity wholly owned by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), functioning as an evergreen holding company rather than a fund manager, having backed more than 50 companies since 1995.
Investment thesis
SLU Holding deploys capital through an evergreen holding company structure, targeting university spin-out commercialisation via innovation support, validation and verification grants and minority seed-equity in researcher-founded deep-tech companies. Sector focus spans agriculture and agritech, forestry, food innovation, aquaculture, sustainable biotech and animal health and veterinary diagnostics. Geographic deployment is Sweden. The platform converts SLU academic research into standalone deep-tech ventures.
Recent activity
As a small-scale evergreen tech-transfer holding, specific realised exits and new equity investments are not individually disclosed for 2024-2026. Recent activity includes the 2026 innovation prize awarded to a circular-aquaculture project. The platform continues active deployment across the SLU agricultural and life sciences spin-out mandate. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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