Kerstin Cooley is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Brightly Ventures, a Nordic seed investor based in Stockholm. See sector focus and contact routes.
Kerstin Cooley is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Brightly Ventures, a Nordic seed investor based in Stockholm, after previously founding the investment company MOOR in 2012 where she backed firms like Acast and FirstVet. Her investment thesis targets early-stage technology companies across five key sectors: fintech, deeptech, marketplaces, new media, and digital health, with a geographic focus on the Nordic region. The firm plans to invest 5–20 million Swedish kronor per company, aiming to fund 25 startups over four years, though her specific lead or follow behavior is not explicitly detailed. Notable portfolio companies include Acuminor, a risk-assessment firm, Open Payments, and Future Ordering, a restaurant ordering platform that raised €3.5 million for global expansion. Cooley has also invested as an angel investor in Meela, a clinics and outpatient services company, in October 2022. While she expresses excitement about working with bright Nordic entrepreneurs, the available sources do not include distinctive public writing or a unique point of view beyond her stated sector interests.
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