Bifrost Studios

🎄 Season’s Greetings from the Bifrost Team! 🎄 As Christmas approaches, we want to take a moment to reflect on an incredible year and extend our heartfelt wishes to all our studio co-founders, colleagues, and companies for a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! 2024 has been a truly transformational year for Bifrost. Here are just a few highlights we’re proud to share: ✨ 6 venture studios launched ✨ 15+ business projects initiated ✨ 2 acquisition completed This year, we’ve expanded our global presence, with businesses now live in UAE, Qatar, Denmark, Spain, the USA, the UK, Bulgaria, and Switzerland. None of this would have been possible without the dedication, talent, and perseverance of our amazing core team and the invaluable support of our co-founders - all of whom are ready to take on even bigger challenges in 2025. Of course, the year hasn’t been without its hurdles - the life of entrepreneurs is never without challenges. At Bifrost, we believe in embracing these as opportunities to grow and innovate, and they have only strengthened our resolve and sharpened our focus. One key realization this year has been that, to fully capitalize on the incredible opportunities we continue to uncover, we can no longer remain entirely self-funded by our co-founders. With that in mind, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be initiating a fundraise for Bifrost Fund 1 in 2025. Stay tuned for more on the fund in 2025! As we look to the future, our commitment to building, innovating, and supporting extraordinary ventures worldwide is stronger than ever. Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and an inspiring start to 2025! 🌟 Warm regards, The Bifrost Team Nicolai Rasmussen Sophus Blom-Hanssen Thorbjørn Rønje Lasse Nørby Rasmussen Jack Nicoll

💥 The Official Launch of The Bifrost Quarterly Awards 💥 Gamification can be used to motivate customers and to encourage engagement with a product or service. At Bifrost Studios, we decided to utilize it for our start-up studios. Last week, our team gathered in Marbella for our quarterly getaway. Instead of chasing abstract targets, we turned achievements into a full-blown awards ceremony. Here’s how we celebrated our partners’ wins: 🏆 Revenue Champion of the Quarter A studio founder hit $100K in revenue in just three months post-launch. Congrats Kevin Mørkvig Bjerring at Talenthance 🏆 Best Idea Validation of the Quarter This award recognized the creative paths to market and exceptional ICP engagement, showcasing the journey to product-market fit. Congrats Tsvetomir Batinov at Kosmo Labs for finding validation with your software /accounting services in Bulgaria. 🏆 MVP of the Quarter Using live voting (think: Ballon d’Or vibes), we celebrated the standout contributor who brought brilliance to brainstorming and ideation throughout the 3-day event. Congrats, Jonas Gundersen at Continuum X Group What did we learn? Gamification fosters collaboration, friendly competition, and a deeper sense of community. As we continue this journey, we’re excited to explore even more creative ways to inspire, reward, and connect with the team! 👉 What additional award categories should we add in the next quarterly? Share it in the comments! Thanks to everyone involved! Nicolai Rasmussen Thorbjørn Rønje Lasse Nørby Rasmussen Sophus Blom-Hanssen Jack Nicoll Kwadwo P. Swiatecki Adu Magnus Marker Malte Kamp Videbæk Troels Jørgensen Michael Tempest Tom Gillespie Mark Aalborg #Gamification

Thank you to all our partners for an incredible Q4 quarterly summit. We want to bring exceptional entrepreneurs together four times a year for a curated program with top notch content and great parties. This quarterly in Marbella was the most successful so far, largely due to the great participation and involvement of all participants. Thanks and see you again in Q1!

We’re thrilled to welcome Jack Nicoll as the Head of Go-To-Market at Bifrost Studios! Jack brings decade of experience as a founder and venture builder. He has played a pivotal role in launching and scaling brands like Cel and PetLab Co., which have collectively generated over $400 million in revenue. As a founding team member at Nillion, a crypto infrastructure startup, and most recently serving as the Head of Growth for the UK at Lenus, Jack's expertise is a significant addition to our team. We are truly excited to have Jack onboard and are already seeing great results from his contributions. Please join us in welcoming Jack to the Bifrost Studios team!

Bifrost Studios invests in Harba Systems as part of our micro cap private equity strategy. 8 thousand marinas will buy a technology solution in the next 5 years. Harba’s product is recognized as one of the leading cloud based offerings and is already trusted by hundreds of marinas. Mark Aalborg has stepped in as CEO and we, at Bifrost, are excited to work closely with him and Harba’s team to scale internationally. The founder and team remain minority shareholders, underlining our mutual commitment to success. We want to thank the Founder, Christian Elkrog, for his valuable partnership during this critical phase of the company. You can read more about our thesis and how we are approaching Harba below.

🚀 Exciting Partnership Announcement! 🚀 I’m thrilled to share that Steno Global Macro is partnering with Bifrost Studios, who will also be one of our substantial early backers. Together, we’re building a fund designed to deliver Alpha through technology! Launching on December 1st, our fund aims to be one of the most innovative in Europe, consistently leveraging technology to gain a competitive edge. After years of working with major banks, I’ve noticed that many asset management products rely on outdated methods of gathering data, hindering their ability to reassess investment theses as markets evolve. By collaborating with entrepreneurs from sectors like e-commerce, we’re pioneering new and creative ways to measure real-time activity, including price inflation and liquidity. This approach will give the Steno Global Macro Fund a time advantage over other market participants across macro markets. We’re proud to have Bifrost Studios as a key partner in this journey. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to build a transparent and forward-thinking fund. 🌐 Interested in learning more about Steno Global Macro? Visit us: https://lnkd.in/dt8JCCqM 💡 Interested in discussing potential seed investment or ownership opportunities? Reach out to me directly! Welcome to the team, Bifrost Studios! #Innovation #Finance #GlobalMacro #Investment #Technology #Fintech #Alpha #Partnerships #BifrostStudios

🚀 Exciting News: Asgaard-Steno Global Macro Unveils Innovative Hedge Fund with Bifrost as a Strategic Partner! 🌟 We’re thrilled to share that Asgaard-Steno Global Macro has launched a groundbreaking hedge fund, and Bifrost is proud to be part of this transformative journey! 🔬 What makes this fund stand out? The fund functions like a cash-equivalent product, providing high liquidity through macro assets, while minimizing drawdowns and ensuring continuous market exposure for clients. • Cutting-edge nowcasting techniques • Real-time monitoring of inflation, growth, and liquidity • AI-powered pattern recognition • Some secret sauce :) 🎯 The goal? Consistent annual returns of 10-15%, tailored for HNWIs and institutions seeking alpha. This launch is a key milestone in the evolution of quantitative investing, and we’re not just watching from the sidelines—we’re shaping the future of finance. 🔜 And there’s more! Bifrost is diving deeper into the quant and trading space. Stay tuned for more groundbreaking updates soon! Nicolai Rasmussen Andreas Steno Larsen Thorbjørn Rønje Mikkel Rosenvold Sophus Blom-Hanssen Lasse Nørby Rasmussen Steno Research

What an incredible first day at the All-In Summit! Elon Musk, JD Vance, Peter Thiel, Megan Kelly, Sergey Brin, and many more all packed into one day. Truly inspiring with lots of learning to bring back to our businesses!

Bifrost Studios Q3 Quarterly Summit is in the books ✅ Thank you to our partners for another exceptional quarterly summit. When you bring together ten great entrepreneurs magic happens and this was no exception. The Bifrost quarterly is a closed forum where we address each other’s largest challenges, get inspiration, share wins/losses, and go back home with stronger direction. We also find time for great experiences including workouts, fine dining, burgundy wine, and poker tournaments. Thank you to our partners and guests: Malte Kwadwo Magnus Mikkel Brian and those we can't mention just yet.

The term ‘platform company’ is heavily used in VC, but what does it mean when we say that Bifrost Studios is a platform for startup studios? In our view, a startup studio needs two things: 1. A company creation process that takes the right ideas to market through a structured stage-gate model 2. Functional processes that make it possible to operate the studio and the ideas as they turn into full-fledged companies We are trying to solve for both with a platform approach, that entails both a blueprint company creation process and blueprint functional processes that can be upgraded to fit a specific vertical. Read more about our platform in the article below! https://lnkd.in/guY3y3GS