Patrik Tran
About Patrik Tran
Patrik Liu Tran (Patrik Tran in much press coverage) is co-founder and CEO of Validio, a Stockholm company that builds a data quality and observability platform for enterprises. Validio was founded in 2019. In 2025 or 2026 it announced a $30M Series A led by Plural, according to Validio's own announcement.
Before Validio he spent about five years advising more than 30 large enterprises on AI and data strategy. He holds a PhD, and his Crunchbase profile lists a KTH Royal Institute of Technology degree in engineering physics with an M.Sc. in machine learning. He is also listed as a co-founder of Stockholm AI and hosts a podcast called Chat:PLT.
His public writing focuses on data quality as a bottleneck for putting AI into production.
Gritt, a third-party investor database, lists 11 angel investments by Patrik Liu Tran over roughly seven years, with the most recent in December 2024. It describes most of them as early stage. These figures come from an aggregator and are not confirmed by him. His personal site describes him as an investor alongside his roles as CEO, keynote speaker and podcast host.
In April 2026 he took part in Redpine's seed round. Redpine is a Stockholm startup that supplies licensed, high-quality data to AI companies and agents. The round was €6.8M and was led by NordicNinja, with Luminar Ventures and node.vc. Other angels in the round included Peter Sarlin and Anna Nordell Westling.
In October 2026 he was named as an angel in Matters' $5M pre-seed. Matters is a Stockholm startup building an AI-native consumer bank. The round was led by Swedish angel Jakob Johansson.
His public record shows early-stage investing, from pre-seed to seed, mainly in software, developer tools, data infrastructure and AI. Most of the companies are Swedish or European. Matters is the exception to the software and data pattern, since it is a fintech. He has not publicly stated a check size, a fund size or a formal investment thesis, so none is given here.
- Matters: Stockholm AI-native consumer bank; $5M pre-seed announced October 2026.
- Redpine: Licensed premium data for AI agents; €6.8M seed in April 2026.
- Lovable: AI software-building startup; listed on Gritt as an angel investment, date not stated.
- Tandem Health: Clinician copilot for administrative tasks; angel investment listed June 2024 (Gritt).
- Unify: Software startup; angel investment listed April 2023 (Gritt).
- Twirl: Code-first platform for data teams to deploy data pipelines; listed on Gritt, date not stated.
- Rely.io: Internal developer portal for engineering teams; listed on Gritt, date not stated.
- Qopla: Software for restaurants; angel investment listed December 2021 (Gritt).
- linkedin.com/in/nomorebaddata
- patrikliutran.com
- crunchbase.com/person/patrik-liu-tran
- gritt.io/investor/nomorebaddata
- validio.io/blog/validio-raises-30m-series-a
- pluralplatform.com/features/why-we-invested-in-validio
- eu-startups.com/2026/04/stockholms-redpine-raises-e6-8-million-to-unlo
- tech.eu/2026/10/15/matters-emerges-from-stealth-with-5m-in-pre-seed-fu
Investing activity
Patrik Tran appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Matters (Pre-seed, $5M, Oct 2026).
Patrik Tran most often invests alongside Knut Frängsmyr, Per Widerström, Douglas Stark and Johan Bladh, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Patrik Tran
Who is Patrik Tran?
Patrik Liu Tran is co-founder and CEO of Validio, a Stockholm data quality company founded in 2019. He also invests as an angel, including in Redpine and Matters.
Has Patrik Tran invested in AI startups?
Yes. He was an angel in Redpine's €6.8M seed round in April 2026 and in Matters' $5M pre-seed round announced in October 2026.
What is Patrik Tran's check size?
It is not public. He has not stated a check size, and none of the sources found list one.
What stage does Patrik Tran invest in?
His known deals are pre-seed and seed, and an aggregator classifies most of his portfolio as early stage. He has not published a formal thesis.
How can founders reach Patrik Tran?
He is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/nomorebaddata and has a personal site at patrikliutran.com. We found no public X account.
Does Patrik Tran invest outside Sweden?
Public records show mostly Swedish and European companies. No stated geographic limits were found.
Is Patrik Tran an angel investor?
Yes. Patrik Tran invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Patrik Tran invested in?
Patrik Tran's AI investments include Matters. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Patrik Tran invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Patrik Tran has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Patrik Tran co-invest with?
Patrik Tran's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Knut Frängsmyr (1 deal), Per Widerström (1 deal), Douglas Stark (1 deal), Johan Bladh (1 deal) and Jakob Johansson (1 deal).