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• 14th January 2021

  AI - Personalized Learning Sana Labs raises $18m Series A led by EQT Ventures

  Leksell Social Ventures portfolio company Sana Labs raises $18m led by EQT Ventures. The vision is to personalize learning for everyone. Since founding, Sana has helped hundreds of thousands of learners, with 98% reporting that Sana improved their learning. Our Series A will allow the company to amplify our efforts for reimagining how learning is delivered, created, and analyzed. The goal is to take Sana to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

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• 22th October 2020

  Brain health platform Mindmore is the winner of Di Digital's Health Tech Pitch Day 2020

  Leksell Social Ventures portfolio company Mindmore is the winner of Di Digital's Health Tech Pitch Day 2020. Mindmore's digital platform makes it easier to test patients against dementia and depression. Mindmore is now in the starting blocks to take the next step in the fight for better brain health. Congratulations Sara and team!

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• 15th October 2020

  "Our ambition is to become one of the leading healthcare investors in the Nordics" Interview Life Science Sweden

  How does Bonit Capital think about its investments in digital health, diagnostics and medical technology? Life Science Sweden has interviewed Richard Leksell, partner and responsible for direct investments at Bonit Capital.

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• 19th July 2020

  Bonit Capital Leads Seed Investment in Search & Booking Healthcare Platform Vården.se

  Sweden's largest marketplace for search and booking healthcare is making its first capital raising led by Bonit Capital. "The healthcare sector is facing major challenges. We must use digital tools and e-health to support the Swedish healthcare system. Vården.se is a key player in this transformation and we look forward to supporting the company to become a leading player in search and booking of care in Sweden and internationally, says Richard Leksell, partner at Bonit Capital.

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• 16th June 2020

  Leksell Social Ventures Invests in Preventive Care and the First Health Impact Bond in Sweden

  Health Integrator is an important investment for us as the company offers both the public sector, corporate health, and the individual a way to finance and customize preventive health. A measurable solution to a prioritized social problem and a system change in how society thinks about health, says Hugo Mörse, CEO of Leksell Social Ventures.

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• 4th June 2020

  Immunovia has Raised MSEK 400 to Accelerate Commercialization Start for IMMray™ PanCan-d

  The proceeds from the Directed Issue are intended to finance the Company’s investments in an accelerated commercialization start for IMMray™ PanCan-d. In addition to strong support from existing and new local investors, the Company also attracted sizeable amounts from international investors who participated thus further broadening its shareholder base.

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• 15th May 2020

  Affibody and Inmagene Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Drug Candidate for Auto-Immune Diseases

  Under the terms of the agreement, Affibody will receive a $10 million upfront payment and is eligible to receive up to $215.5 million in additional regulatory and sales milestones, plus royalties on sales in Inmagene’s commercialization territory.

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• 12th May 2020

  Meru Health raises $8.1 million Series A to increase access to mental health therapy

  With surging demand for mental health counselling, Meru Health has raised $8.1 million to offer virtual therapy. Venture capital firm Foundry Group led the funding. Workplace productivity firm Slack and Bold Capital also joined the funding round.

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• 31st March 2020

  Leksell Social Ventures och Sana Labs effektiviserar SFI med AI - vill halvera tiden

  Leksell Social Ventures och Sana Labs samarbetar för att lansera en ny SFI-utbildning baserad på AI-teknik. Leksell Social Ventures har länge engagerat sig i integrationsfrågor och en frågeställning som investeringsbolaget haft är hur de kan bidra till att förbättra det svenska SFI-systemet.

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• 29th January 2020

  Sysmex Invests in Astrego Diagnostics to support commercialization phase

  Sysmex aims to help commercialize a rapid drug susceptibility test that Astrego is developing for urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infections are infectious diseases with a high rate of incidence and are said to affect 150 million people globally. With this investment, Sysmex acquired 24.99% of Astrego’s shares.

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• 23rd January 2020

  Bonit Capital Leads Seed Investment in Healthcare Staffing Platform Medpeople.se

  Genom att lösa sjukvårdens korta, oförutsägbara, vakanser hoppas medtech-bolaget Medpeople kunna lösa ett större problem med långa vakanser inom sjukvården. Med en app där vårdpersonal kan välja bland olika uppdrag vill bolaget hitta extern bemanning till sjukvården, utan att den ska behöva använda sig av långa konsultuppdrag.

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• 25th November 2019

  Bonit Capital invests in Princeville Climate Technology Fund

  The new $300m fund invests in technology companies that are benefiting from and supporting the global transition to lower carbon economies and that have a fundamental Climate Positive™ impact. By targeting both financial returns and impact, the firm aims to attract more capital into this rapidly growing sector and to contribute to the critical need for investment into near-term climate solutions.

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• 6th June 2019

  Elekta wins 2019 "Medical Device Engineering Breakthrough" award from MedTech Breakthrough

  MedTech Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global health and medical technology market, has presented the “Medical Device Engineering Breakthrough” award in the 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program to Elekta for its Elekta Unity MR-linac.

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• 3rd June 2019

  Immunovia announces excellent results across all symptomatic risk groups from IMMray™ PanCan-d optimization work

  This is a major breakthrough in the global quest for a reliable non-invasive blood test for early detection of cancer. IMMray™ PanCan-d blood-based test for early detection of pancreatic cancer now set for Q3 2020 launch.

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• 1st June 2019

  Leksell Social Ventures har genomfört 3 nya direktinvesteringar & lanserat Social Innovation Podcast

  LSV har genomfört tre nya direktinvesteringar - Sana Labs, Meru Health och Just Arrived. Utbildning, psykisk hälsa och integration fortsätter vara fokusområden för LSV.

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• 29th May 2019

  Strålknivbolaget Elekta slår förväntningarna - aktien rusar

  Strålterapibolaget Elekta redovisar ett ebita-resultat på 985 miljoner kronor för det fjärde kvartalet i sitt brutna räkenskapsår.

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• 25th April 2019

  Digital mental health platform Meru Health snags $4.2M in seed funding

  This morning, Finland and Palo Alto-based Meru Health, maker of a mental health platform, landed $4.2 million in seed funding. The new money comes from Freestyle Capital, Bonit Capital, Y Combinator, Lifeline Ventures and IT-Farm.

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• 24th April 2019

  Guldregn över svensk hjärtmonitor Coala Life – storsatsar på USA

  Nyligen fick det svenska medicinteknikbolaget Coala Life sin hjärtmonitor FDA-godkänd. Nu tar man in 92 miljoner kronor i riskkapital och siktar på en snabbexpansion i USA.

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• 30th January 2019

  It-profilernas Monterro stänger ny miljardfond

  Monterro vill ta fler svenska mjukvarubolag ut i världen. Nu har riskkapitalbolaget fyllt på en ny fond med 2,5 miljarder kronor. ”Vi tycker att det är en fördel att vara snäva”, säger grundaren Thomas Bill.

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• 18th January 2019

  ScientificMed vill effektivisera cancerbehandlingar – backas av tunga investerare

  Nu tar ScientificMed in 10 miljoner kronor för att snabba på utvecklingen och satsa internationellt. Bonit Capital leder rundan. Det är familjen Leksells (som även är huvudägare i medicinteknikbolaget Elekta) investmentbolag.

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• 5th July 2018

  Norrköping kommun är först ut i Sverige att prova ett socialt utfallskontrakt tillsammans med Leksell Social Ventures

  I Norrköping ska en privat investering minska antalet återplacerade ungdomar på HVB-hem. Sociala utfallsmodellen bygger på ett kontrakt som ”vänder uppochner på allt vi sagt om privat välfärd”, enligt det socialdemokratiska kommunalrådet, tidigare partisekreteraren Lars Stjernkvist.

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• 13th March 2018

  Elektagrundaren: ”Livet är allvarligt, men sällan desperat”

  ”Hur kommer det sig att pucken hamnade där du inte vill att den ska eller borde ligga?” Den frågan ställer Elektagrundaren Larry Leksell under Di:s intervju om boken ”Strålande tider: Hur jag gjorde Elekta till ett världsföretag”.

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