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Helder Ventures
Hallgeir Helder's single-family office runs direct venture bets out of Vancouver and Oslo, built on a mobile gaming exit.
Helder Ventures
Hallgeir Helder founded Helder Ventures after the 2010 sale of his mobile games studio to a European acquirer. The firm functions as his personal investment vehicle, splitting time between Canada and Norway. It reflects a classic founder-recycled-capital model — a liquid exit funneled into a high-conviction tech portfolio without outside limited partners. The firm targets early-stage technology companies, with disclosed activity concentrated in enterprise software, fintech, and applied AI. It invests primarily via direct equity and special purpose vehicles, occasionally syndicating alongside other angels and micro funds. While the portfolio size is not publicly disclosed, known positions include Secfi, the equity planning platform for startup employees, and at least one undisclosed AI-driven SaaS company based in Oslo. Helder Ventures lists offices in Vancouver and Oslo. Its operational scale is tightly tied to Helder himself — there is no public record of an investment team beyond the founder. The dual-city footprint maps to a personal network spanning the Canadian and Nordic tech ecosystems. In September 2023, Helder participated in Secfi's seed extension round alongside MS&AD Ventures and FJ Labs. The firm does not market itself to external allocators, which shapes its posture: Helder Ventures functions more like an active angel syndicate than a traditional single-family office. There is no known legacy wealth base or intergenerational structure — the vehicle appears to rely entirely on Helder's personal liquidity and reputation as an operator-turned-investor.
General information
Firm type
Single Family Office
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
Canada
City
Vancouver
Corporate office
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Additional offices
Oslo, Norway
Principals
Hallgeir Helder
Founder
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Helder Ventures?
Hallgeir Helder makes all investment decisions. He is the firm's founder and sole publicly identifiable principal. The structure does not list any additional investment partners or an investment committee.
Is Helder Ventures a single-family office or a venture fund?
It is structured as a single-family office and does not manage external capital. It deploys Helder's personal liquidity into startups, using direct equity and SPVs. It does not operate as a registered venture capital firm with a formal fund structure.
What investment stages does Helder Ventures target?
Helder Ventures targets early-stage investments, primarily seed and seed-extension rounds. Known co-investors in those rounds include institutional seed funds and syndicates, suggesting rubles of $100,000 to $500,000 per check based on comparable angel syndicate activity.
Does Helder Ventures maintain structures in Norway and Canada?
The firm maintains a registered presence in both Vancouver, Canada, and Oslo, Norway. This dual-location footprint maps to Helder's personal network and investment activity in both North American and Nordic technology companies.
Where did the capital for Helder Ventures come from?
The capital is derived from Hallgeir Helder's exit in the mobile gaming industry. He sold his studio to a European acquirer in 2010, and the resulting liquidity became the funding base for the family office's venture portfolio. No multi-generational family wealth is involved.
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