Nansen CEO: We have invested in 58 projects in the angel round, 8 of which were big winners and 19 of which were zero.

By: odaily.com|2025/07/10 09:21:35

Odaily News Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik interacted with ZenAcademy founder Zeneca about the performance of angel investment. He said that in recent years, as an angel investor, he has invested in 58 projects, of which 8 were big winners, 10 have entered the next round but are still waiting for the results, 14 have not yet entered the next round, 7 have been partially refunded (acquired or suffered losses), and 19 have returned to zero.
Zenecas record is that it has invested in 68 projects in total, of which 3 were big wins, 4 were small wins, 15 were small losses, 8 were big losses, 10 were zero, and 22 are still waiting for the results (but not holding out too much hope).

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