Deborah B. Lygonis

Impact founder and board professional

📍 Sweden🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2024
VC🌍 Sweden
6
Total investments
5
Early stage
1
Mid stage
0
Late stage
21y
Years active

Portfolio

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Angel Investor
Sep 2024
PlayCap is a new and growing angel network of experienced women in the games industry. We specialize in investments in studios, companies, and tech in games. An investment from PlayCap means more than just funding; it provides your company with support and knowledge from some of the top experts in the games industry. Are you a woman interested in making investments and networking with other women in the games industry? We are still growing the network with more women from the industry to join us. If youre interested in investments together with others, please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/playcap-investor and we will provide you with more information. There is no fee to join the network if you are selected. Are you a game studio or tech company in the games industry that is looking for funding from angels? Please email your pitch to hello@playcap.gg
early stageComputer Games
Board Member
Sep 2024
SweBAN is a non-profit organization in the form of a national network aimed at stimulating the creation and development of angel investor networks in Sweden. We aim to unite, coordinate, and represent Swedish angel investor groups and networks regarding their interests towards government authorities, media, and other stakeholders in the startup ecosystem in Sweden. We promote the development of new angel investor networks and, where none exist locally or regionally, assist in starting such networks. Through these initiatives, we create a strong backbone of early-stage investment in Sweden.
Angel ambassador
May 2022
We dedicate ourselves to supporting early-stage companies at the pre-seed level with solid teams, clarity of purpose, and addressing large markets poised for growth or change. Our focus is on companies domiciled in the Nordics and Baltics, in sectors where the Nordics have a competitive advantage, deep knowledge and strong infrastructure. We priorities sustainability in all our decisions, focusing on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and following Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals. We aim for total gender equality regarding the composition of our management team, shareholders, and partner companies.
Board Member
Jun 2021
Wavr Tech, a Swedish high tech company, innovate the digital twin that maps and analyzes human movement. State-of-the-art body sensor networks and realtime analysis powered by AI enable Wavr Tech’s customers to proactively create a safer and healthier work environment for their employees. In addition to "Man Down", the system registers the bodys movements, accelerations & rotations. The service also sends warnings about the risk of exceeding load doses to workers and supervisors, which contributes to reducing work-related load injuries. The goal with our service is to prevent injuries and incidents in a proactive way, instead of acting reactively and only basing risk assessments on previous observations, analyzes and events.
Board Member
Jun 2012
internalDesk is more than a platform for internal comms, collaboration, or business transformation. It is the only platform specifically geared towards agencies/consultancy firms - so they, as experts in their fields, can better help their clients achieve their desired results faster. internalDesk comes with native apps too! check us out: https://internaldesk.com/pricing/ Our clients include GE, Peugeot-Citroën, Absolut, Atlas Copco, UPM and so many more. For more information please visit internaldesk.com
Board member
Apr 2005
Aitellu (Artificial Intelligence Tells yoU) is a provider of Artificially Intelligent Big Data Software and Solutions with the scope of bringing Insight to large volumes of data enabling you to act extremely fast on trends and changes around your business. Back in 2003, Aitellu emerged as result of the work from mathematical technologists from Chalmers, one of the top two technology universities in Sweden. Artificial Intelligence was their way of perfecting the technology behind Business Analytics. As a result, they created a software providing Analytics Solutions for Big Data as well as Insight to Digital Media and Social Media. It is based on Artificial Intelligence with unique text-mining capabilities including real sentiment analysis to understand positive and negative tendency of the content. We are growing business, with new customers, more media coverage and new innovative solutions. Go to www.aitellu.com if you’re interested in more information or contact us on LinkedIn or via info@aitellu.com.
Experience · 13 entries
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Board (4)
2026
Co-Founder and Senior Advisor
Mar 2026
Swedish FinTech Company We facilitate budgeting for businesses.
2025
Co-Founder
Aug 2025
Bjarga Capital is a Nordic venture firm investing in distressed deep tech startups with breakthrough intellectual property and limited runway. We specialize in situations where execution has faltered but the core technology remains sound. Our thesis: back European deep tech startups with strong IP and limited runway, unlocking value through majority acquisition, AI-driven efficiency, and hands-on commercialization by experienced operator-investors across healthtech, education, and industry. We don’t replace founders—we work with them. Our model emphasizes operational restructuring, commercialization strategy, and removing execution barriers so technical founders can refocus on what matters: the innovation itself. We typically target: Seed to Series A deep tech startups Located in the Nordic region or Europe Demonstrating strong proprietary IP (e.g., patents, defensible know-how) Facing critical inflection points: depleted funds, stalled growth, or fractured execution Founding teams willing to collaborate, adapt, and rebuild For limited partners, Bjarga Capital offers exposure to a unique segment of the deep tech market—undervalued IP-rich startups on the verge of collapse, where targeted intervention and operational rebooting can generate significant upside. Our approach combines venture capital with strategic turnaround execution, creating value from opportunities others miss. From survival to scale—Bjarga Capital revitalizes the deep tech ventures the world still needs.
2024
Angel Investor
Sep 2024
PlayCap is a new and growing angel network of experienced women in the games industry. We specialize in investments in studios, companies, and tech in games. An investment from PlayCap means more than just funding; it provides your company with support and knowledge from some of the top experts in the games industry. Are you a woman interested in making investments and networking with other women in the games industry? We are still growing the network with more women from the industry to join us. If youre interested in investments together with others, please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/playcap-investor and we will provide you with more information. There is no fee to join the network if you are selected. Are you a game studio or tech company in the games industry that is looking for funding from angels? Please email your pitch to hello@playcap.gg
early stageComputer Games
Board Member
Sep 2024
SweBAN is a non-profit organization in the form of a national network aimed at stimulating the creation and development of angel investor networks in Sweden. We aim to unite, coordinate, and represent Swedish angel investor groups and networks regarding their interests towards government authorities, media, and other stakeholders in the startup ecosystem in Sweden. We promote the development of new angel investor networks and, where none exist locally or regionally, assist in starting such networks. Through these initiatives, we create a strong backbone of early-stage investment in Sweden.
2023
Co-Founder
Aug 2023
Mellanmål of Sweden is a US based company that imports and sells Swedish and Nordic healthy food products. We have a full one-stop-shop operation and offer shipping, import, warehousing, sales and distribution across the US. Our main sales channels are B2B through retail but we also offer B2C sales on our website www.mellanmalofsweden.com. Get in touch if you are a Nordic entrepreneur who wants to sell your products in the US, or if you are a US based retailer that wants to list the products we import. MELLANMÅL is Swedish and literally means "middle-meal" and is a big part of Swedish food culture. Its a healthier small meal between meals, usually low on sugar and high on protein, as opposed to a sweet snack. When you need a healthier top-up between meals, grab a Mellanmål!
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