In the spotlight

Something very healthy has happened on the Nordic start-up scene. And probably I’m just slow noticing, but it’s not until recently that I’ve realized the fact that Founders are taking back control of their creations.

We are proud to introduce our first guest blogger, Del Lisk Vice President of Safety Services at our latest investment Drivecam Inc.

Volvo Group Venture Capital, a subsidiary to the Volvo Group, today announced that Volvo has made a strategic investment in DriveCam. The two companies have joined forces with the objective of delivering innovative safety-centric solutions to the global commercial vehicle industry.

Volvo Construction Equipment’s supplier relationship with Steelwrist for the supply of Tiltrotators is being extended to excavator quick couplers.

Uber, Lyft and SideCar, they are all examples of the ridesharing business model. By means of smart phone applications, these virtual taxi companies draw upon available privately owned cars to satisfy needs for city transportation.

The first of our blog focuses on the impressions our investment manager, Jonas Landström has, on his new working environment.

Early October 2012, Volvo Group Venture Capital established an office in San Francisco.

Would you like to learn more about what it is that we do? We've made it easier in a Q&A session we had with President Johan Carlsson.