"Positive energy and concrete tools for continued growth are what I value most about our relationship with Monterro." Anna Svanberg, Head of Operations, Lumera
Our approach
How do you scale a software company?
Long story short, it takes more than just capital to successfully scale a software company.
You need an approach that frees your business from the forces of gravity holding it to the ground.
And we’ve got just the thing.
Part 1
You’ve got the potential.
Let’s free it.
Maybe we’re biased, but we believe that some of the best software companies are based right here in the Nordics.
But it’s hard to rise up against challenges like finding the right talent, accelerating product development, and knowing how to expand internationally.
And unlike what you’ve been told, you can’t solve this problem by throwing money at it.
It comes down to experience. Time. Know-how. Networks.
(Plus a whole load of blood, sweat and tears.)
And we should know.
We’ve founded, managed, grown and sold software companies. We’ve driven change within organisations and the software industry at large.
Now we’ve turned our combined experience, know-how, network, and resources into a proven way to help you grow, scale, and succeed.
Part 2
Meet M.Fusion: the growth stack for ambitious SaaS companies.
M.Fusion is the rocket-fuel that frees your business from the forces of gravity holding it down.
To do this, it combines the eight crucial areas that create a scalable, successful business:
Let’s dig in a little more.
People
We ensure you have the right people in the right roles at the right time, by supporting you with the sourcing, training, hiring and retention of talent. Plus, you’ll have access to our global network of software executives.
Stategy
We’ve created a strong strategic toolbox based on our own hands-on experience. From company positioning and pricing models, to sales structures and product roadmaps, we give you money-can’t-buy strategic support.
Expansion
Our combination of capital, competence and patience drives successful long-term expansion. This area includes initial market landscape assessment and unlocks access to our global network. We’ll also guide you through your go-to-market strategy and provide expert analysis on different remuneration models. And throughout all this, we’ll help you take a stepwise approach to building a local presence, while protecting your company culture.
Exit
From day one, we help you prepare for an exit. We set realistic goals and timelines, and understand this is a long-term partnership. This area includes IPO preparations, forming advisor contacts, carrying out the due diligence process, and sorting minority divestments.
Capital
Funding is a little more personal with us. We invest our own capital into your business (around 30% of that capital comes from our own pockets), so we can align more closely with you and your interests
Product
Here’s a new way to accelerate your product development. Using our proven, top-class Scandinavian Software Park, we help you avoid the challenges of finding scarce development talent. We also support you throughout product management, building out product roadmaps, developing your product strategy, helping you transition from on-premises to SaaS, and with cloud scaling.
Operations
Through networking and knowledge-sharing, we nurture and develop your managers – helping them become skilled individuals and strategic leaders. We’ll also support you with forecasting models, help you create incentive programmes, and set relevant SaaS KPIs and benchmarks. And we’ll unlock best practice sharing from within the Monterro team – and throughout our portfolio and network.
Acquisitions
Acquiring new businesses is a proven way to achieve growth goals and meet strategic milestones. We’ll support you throughout the add-on acquisition process: from sourcing targets to financing transactions.
"Through Monterro’s network we get access to the competence and contacts that truly make a difference in developing our company on both strategic and operational level." Per Hidenius, co-founder, Hypergene
"Facing a double challenge of merging two market leading competitors and growing in the Nordic markets, Monterro's guidance and belief in our business has been essential" Anna Hällström, CFO, Matilda FoodTech
“Monterro understands and has excellent knowledge of what is required to scale a software company” Mats Lillienberg, CEO, Lumera
“Partnering with Monterro has been one of our company’s best decisions, ever. With access to both know-how and financial support, we’ve doubled staff numbers and tripled revenue in just 20 months. Without Monterro, we wouldn’t have seen this growth.” Anders Jacobson, Founder, Next One Technology
“In addition to invaluable help in add-on acquisitions, Monterro has provided us with great support in operational areas like customer experience, product strategy, and recruitment.”Erik Bergseth, CEO, Matilda FoodTech
“We are excited to have Monterro as a majority investor, and their operational experience will help to further accelerate the strong growth we are experiencing.”
Marcus Kaber, CEO, Specops Software
"Through this partnership, we are leveraging on Monterro’s experience in building successful software companies that will improve our offer to our customers."Mats Klaar, CEO, Viedoc
“Our partnership with Monterro will help us expand faster and invest in a stronger product platform for our customers. Monterro has a rock-solid track record in supporting the kind of growth journey we’re aiming for.”Dan Sjöholm, CEO, Trapets
“We're happy to have Monterro as a partner in our growth journey. We get their operational experience, strategic expertise, and great support in add-on acquisitions. We’re also part of a valuable network, where we can share our experiences.”Gunilla Åberg, CEO, Next One Technology
“As a CFO, it’s invaluable to have access to Monterro’s expertise, such as around legal. I also appreciate the CFO network I’m part of, where we share experiences and help each other out.”Annika Bohm, CFO, Specops Software
”Partnering with Monterro has come at the perfect time. We’re establishing ourselves on the German market, and now it’s time to scale up even faster—and Monterro gives us both the knowledge and the capital to do so.”- Peter Barkland, CEO, MaintMaster Systems
”We’re happy to have found a reputed investor that’s recognised for business development and international expansion. Monterro specialises in software companies like ours. Thanks to the partnership, we get invaluable strategic expertise and capital.”- Tor Laukvik, co-founder and COO, Bliksund
”They offer both the capital and competence we need to become the global market leader.”- Johan Blomdahl, CEO, TimeEdit
”The experienced team at Monterro has the domain expertise that can help us grow. We're really happy to have found them.”- Kim Sneum Madsen, CEO, Umbraco
“Monterro stood out from the rest of the investors. They don’t just offer their capital, but also their expertise. Monterro has extensive knowledge of the software industry—and adds valuable competence. We feel confident in our choice and that our partnership will push us forward and support our growth.” says Eivind Bøhn, CEO Moment
Part 3
Why Monterro?
We do things a little differently around here. Over the past few decades – as investors and as entrepreneurs – we’ve learnt what works. And that shapes how we work with our portfolio companies.
With the power of M.Fusion and our hands-on support, you have everything you need to break free of gravity – and soar.