Dora Palfi Osika
About Dora Palfi Osika
Dora Palfi Osika is co-founder and CEO of imagi (also written imagiLabs), a Stockholm-based edtech company. It builds coding education tools for schools and homes, with a focus on girls. <cite index="1-1">Crunchbase lists her as CEO of imagi since July 2018.</cite> She is originally from Hungary and lives in Stockholm.
Her LinkedIn profile says she earned a bachelor's degree in Neuroscience with a minor in Computer Science at New York University Abu Dhabi. She also studied Human Computer Interaction at KTH Royal Institute of Technology through the EIT Digital Master School. Earlier roles included developer at Morgan Stanley and UX designer at Cisco. Before imagi she co-founded Women@EIT, a network of women connected to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
Imagi's founders have been recognised on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and as Cartier Women's Initiative fellows. They have also been recognised as One Young World Lead2030 winners.
Public information on her angel activity is thin. Crunchbase shows one personal investment, in Tonada. Press coverage of that round describes her as an a16z scout. The sources do not give a fund size, a number of investments or a check size. We found no public statement from her about what she looks for in startups.
Tonada is a Stockholm-based AI-generated sound platform for retail and hospitality. It raised a €2.6M ($3M) pre-seed round announced on June 17, 2026. Antler led the round, with Spintop Ventures, RTP Global, Triple A VC and Karaoke Club participating. Angels in the round included Guillermo Rauch of Vercel, Ingrid Bojner, Mattias Miksche and Dora Palfi Osika. Tonada's own announcement lists a slightly different investor group, with Michael Breidenbrücker, Erik Engellau-Nilsson and Tony Beltramelli in place of Bojner and Miksche. Her check size in the round was not disclosed.
The only confirmed investment is a pre-seed AI round for a Stockholm company, so the data on stage, sector and geography is limited. As a founder she works in education technology and has raised from angels herself. Her 2021 pre-seed round for imagi included angels, and in July 2026 she posted that imagi had raised $4.5M. She has not published a check size or investment thesis. Founders should treat any claim about her focus as unconfirmed.
- Tonada: Stockholm startup that generates original, royalty-free AI music for shops, hotels and restaurants, adapting to signals such as foot traffic and weather. She joined its €2.6M pre-seed in 2026.
- crunchbase.com/person/dora-palfi
- linkedin.com/in/dorapalfi
- eu-startups.com/2026/06/stockholm-based-tonada-lands-e2-6-million-to-h
- tech.eu/2026/05/26/juan-manuel-serruya
- raising.fi/news/tonada-pre-seed-june-2026
- womenofwearables.com/new-blog/wow-woman-in-edtech-dora-palfi-ceo-and-c
- oneyoungworld.com/news-items/ambassador-spotlight-april-2025
- x.com/dorapalfi/status/1364512652471525383
Investing activity
Dora Palfi Osika appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent is Tonada (Pre-seed, €2.6M, Jun 2026).
Dora Palfi Osika most often invests alongside Antler, Karaoke Club, Triple A VC and Mattias Miksche, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Dora Palfi Osika
Who is Dora Palfi Osika?
She is the co-founder and CEO of imagi, a Stockholm-based edtech company teaching coding to children, especially girls. She also invests as an angel and is described in press as an a16z scout.
Has Dora Palfi Osika invested in AI startups?
Yes. She took part in Tonada's €2.6M pre-seed round in June 2026. Tonada is an AI-generated sound platform for physical retail and hospitality.
What is Dora Palfi Osika's angel check size?
It is not public. None of the sources we found state her check size, and the Tonada coverage does not disclose the amounts individual angels put in.
What stage does Dora Palfi Osika invest in?
The one confirmed deal is a pre-seed round. We found no stated stage policy, so the data is too limited to say more.
Where is Dora Palfi Osika based?
She is based in Stockholm, Sweden. She is originally from Hungary.
How can founders contact Dora Palfi Osika?
Her public profiles are on LinkedIn and X (@dorapalfi). She has not published a personal investing site or a pitch process.
Is Dora Palfi Osika an angel investor?
Yes. Dora Palfi Osika invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Dora Palfi Osika invested in?
Dora Palfi Osika's AI investments include Tonada. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Dora Palfi Osika invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Dora Palfi Osika has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Dora Palfi Osika co-invest with?
Dora Palfi Osika's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Antler (1 deal), Karaoke Club (1 deal), Triple A VC (1 deal), Mattias Miksche (1 deal) and Ingrid Bojner (1 deal).