Standout Capital
Stockholm, SwedenStandout Capital is a Stockholm-based private equity firm that takes majority growth-buyout stakes in profitable Nordic B2B software and tech-enabled services companies.
Standout Capital is a Stockholm buyout firm with 11 active companies and 7 exits.
- ·7 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 7 realized deals: 4 years.
- ·Top sector focus: SaaS (33% of portfolio).
- ·Fund cadence: ~4Y between vintages · last raise 2021.
Sector breakdown
18 companiesGeography breakdown
4 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
Standout Capital sold Axel Health to Legrand in 2026 after 7 years.
Standout Capital sold SignUp Software to Insight Partners in 2023 after 2 years.
Standout Capital sold Visit Group to PSG Equity in 2023 after 4 years.
Standout Capital sold Miradore to GoTo in 2022 after 4 years.
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 18 portfolio companies (11 active · 7 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Standout Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Standout Capital IISmall-Mid Buyout2021€150M9 assetsSmall-Mid Buyout2021 · 5yr€150M9–
Unrealized
9 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Engage Group IT Services · Sweden | 2022 |
| Group Online IT Services · Denmark | 2026 |
| Inspirit365 IT Services · Norway | 2024 |
| Redeploy IT Services · Sweden | 2022 |
| Refined SaaS · Sweden | 2022 |
| Resights PropTech · Denmark | 2025 |
| Setly Business Services · Sweden | 2023 |
| Smartsign Software · Sweden | 2026 |
| Tjekvik SaaS · Denmark | 2024 |
Standout Capital IHarvestingSmall-Mid Buyout20172 assets7 exitsSmall-Mid Buyout2017 · 9yr–27
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| BCB Medical HealthTech · Finland | 2017 |
| Kundo Industrials · Sweden | 2020 |
Realized
7 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Health HealthTech · Finland | 2019 | 2026 | Trade Sale | Legrand | – |
| Exsitec IT Services · Sweden | 2017 | 2021 | IPO | – | – |
| Miradore SaaS · Finland | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | GoTo | – |
| Neptune Software Software · Norway | 2018 | 2022 | Secondary | Triton | – |
| Papirfly SaaS · Norway | 2020 | 2022 | Secondary | Verdane | – |
| SignUp Software SaaS · Sweden | 2021 | 2023 | Secondary | Insight Partners | – |
| Visit Group SaaS · Sweden | 2019 | 2023 | Secondary | PSG Equity | – |
About Standout Capital
Standout Capital is a pure-play Nordic B2B SaaS lower-mid-market private equity firm with approximately SEK 1 billion (~€90 million) per Fund I and multi-fund platform total AUM estimated SEK 1-2 billion (~€90-180 million) as of December 2024, headquartered in Stockholm. The firm was founded in 2014 (some sources cite 2016 for first investment vintage) and operates as a partner-owned independent platform with an LP base of first-class Nordic and international institutions.
Investment thesis
Standout Capital deploys capital through approximately two to three funds (Fund I 2016-vintage plus subsequent vintages including 2020-era follow-ons), targeting lower mid-market growth equity with minority and majority positions in Nordic B2B SaaS and digitalisation enablers with proven product-market fit and international ambitions. The Nordic Growth Stories positioning avoids cap-table-stacking generalist competition. Sector focus spans B2B SaaS, enterprise software, vertical SaaS (automotive, real estate, retail), healthcare IT, digital signage and cloud and business applications. Geographic deployment is Nordic (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway) with portfolio companies often expanding internationally.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include travel-tech and vertical SaaS (2024) and customer-experience SaaS (2025). Recent acquisitions include business applications SaaS (2024), automotive enterprise SaaS (2024), real estate data platform (2025) and digital signage (2026). The platform continues active deployment across the Nordic B2B SaaS mandate.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Standout Capital focus on?
- Standout Capital focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Standout Capital have?
- Standout Capital has 11 active portfolio companies and 7 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Standout Capital headquartered?
- Standout Capital is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
- What sectors does Standout Capital invest in?
- Standout Capital invests across Software, Business Services.
- What are Standout Capital's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Standout Capital include: Axel Health (2026) to Legrand; SignUp Software (2023) to Insight Partners; Visit Group (2023) to PSG Equity; Miradore (2022) to GoTo; Neptune Software (2022) to Triton; Papirfly (2022) to Verdane.
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