Mattias Miksche
About Mattias Miksche
Mattias Miksche is a Swedish entrepreneur based in Stockholm. He studied financial economics at the Stockholm School of Economics (MSc, 1995), and his profile lists an MBA exchange at UCLA Anderson.
He was founder and CEO of Boxman from 2002 to 2005. Boxman was an online DVD rental subscription service, and his profile lists it under LOVEFiLM. Nordic Angels says he sold it to Amazon. He then started Stardoll, and he is listed as founder and board member of Glorious Games Group AB (previously Stardoll AB).
He describes himself on X as a builder and backer and a first-check angel investor. He is a founding member of Nordic Angels and a venture partner at DHS Venture Partners. His LinkedIn lists Founders House, where he is a founding backer. In 2026 he posted that Sifted had named him one of the top 50 startup investors in the Nordics.
Public databases count between 17 and 30 investments, depending on the source. PitchBook lists 30 investments and 10 exits. Crunchbase lists 17 investments. Tracxn lists 10 companies.
His profile dates several early positions: Fishbrain (2013), Natural Cycles (2015), Teamtailor (2015), Detectify (2016) and Sana Labs (2018). He has also held board roles, including Hem (chairman), Dustin, PriceRunner and Sportamore.
Most recently he took part in Tonada's €2.6M pre-seed round, announced on 17 June 2026. Antler led the round, and Spintop Ventures, RTP Global, Triple A VC and Karaoke Club also took part. Tonada is a Stockholm company that uses AI to generate original, royalty-free music for the physical spaces of retail and hospitality brands.
His X bio names Sana Labs, Lovable, Teamtailor and Validio. His LinkedIn dates his Lovable position to November 2023. Other AI-related names on his profile include Polar (2023).
Aggregators list him as a pre-seed and seed investor. Sweden is the main geography, with some investments in the UK and US. Listed sectors include software, SaaS, marketplaces and e-commerce, consumer, media and entertainment, and healthcare. Check size is not published by him, so none is given here.
- Tonada: AI-generated sound platform for retail and hospitality brands; took part in the €2.6M pre-seed in June 2026.
- Lovable: Swedish AI software startup; position listed from November 2023.
- Sana Labs: listed as an investment from March 2018.
- Validio: listed as an investment from October 2020.
- Teamtailor: listed as an investment from 2015.
- Fishbrain: listed from 2013, also a former board role.
- Natural Cycles: listed from March 2015.
- x.com/mattiasmiksche?lang=en
- linkedin.com/in/mattiasmiksche
- crunchbase.com/person/mattias-miksche
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/106300-36
- nordicangels.com/founding_members/mattias-miksche
- eu-startups.com/2026/06/stockholm-based-tonada-lands-e2-6-million-to-h
- app.dealroom.co/news/feed/tonada-lands-2-9m-to-create-ai-generated-son
- contactout.com/Mattias-Miksche-43490869
Investing activity
Mattias Miksche 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).
Mattias Miksche most often invests alongside Antler, Karaoke Club, Triple A VC and Ingrid Bojner, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Mattias Miksche
Does Mattias Miksche invest in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in Tonada's €2.6M pre-seed in June 2026, and his X bio names Lovable and Sana Labs among his investments.
What stage does Mattias Miksche invest in?
He calls himself a first-check angel. Investor databases list pre-seed and seed, and Tonada was a pre-seed round.
What is Mattias Miksche's check size?
He has not published one. Third-party sites show ranges, but we have not confirmed them.
Where is Mattias Miksche based and does he invest outside Sweden?
He is based in Stockholm. Most of his listed investments are Swedish, with a few in the UK and US.
What has Mattias Miksche built as a founder?
He founded Boxman, an online DVD rental service, and Stardoll, where he is listed as founder and board member of its successor Glorious Games Group AB.
How can founders contact Mattias Miksche?
He is on LinkedIn and X (@mattiasmiksche). He has also been a founding backer at Founders House.
Is Mattias Miksche an angel investor?
Yes. Mattias Miksche invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Mattias Miksche invested in?
Mattias Miksche's AI investments include Tonada. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Mattias Miksche invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Mattias Miksche has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Mattias Miksche co-invest with?
Mattias Miksche's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Antler (1 deal), Karaoke Club (1 deal), Triple A VC (1 deal), Ingrid Bojner (1 deal) and Spintop Ventures (1 deal).