MDU Holding
Building companies and investing in visionary ideas and research-based startups
MDU Holding is Mälardalen University’s holding company. We develop and invest in companies that transform groundbreaking research and visionary ideas from Mälardalen University into sustainable solutions with strong potential to reach a global market.
We work closely with the university’s innovation office, where students and researchers receive support during the early idea and development phases. When an idea has been validated and is ready for commercialization, we can step in with active ownership, capital, and strategic support.
Vi samarbetar nära med universitetets innovationskontor/Idélab, där studenter och forskare får stöd i den tidiga idé- och utvecklingsfasen. När en idé är mogen och verifierad kan vi ta vid – med ett aktivt ägarskap, kapital och strategiskt stöd i bolagsutvecklingen.
Vi stöttar:
- Bildandet av nya företag med koppling till MDU
- Tidiga forskar- och studentbolag
- Kommersialisering av forskningsresultat
- Licensiering av innovationer
We support
- The formation of new companies connected to MDU
- Early-stage research-based startups
- Commercialization of research results
- Licensing of innovations
Mälardalen University is home to world-class researchers and research with the potential to address major global challenges. Researchers who want their results to go further and create additional value face a range of challenges. Commercializing research is exciting and demanding. It involves clarifying the opportunity, packaging the solution, and building a sustainable offering that can create lasting impact. When you are ready to take that step, we are ready to match your commitment with capital, experience, and active ownership.
We do not just provide financing. We are a partner with the drive to create value and growth together with researchers. Through our networks and close collaboration with MDU Innovation and the wider innovation ecosystem, we help create the best possible conditions for each company's journey. Our returns are reinvested in the next generation of innovations, in line with MDU's vision of shaping a sustainable future. In this way, every success helps enable new breakthroughs and new companies.
Our ambition is clear: to create value together and build companies that make a difference in Sweden and globally.
Please contact us to start a conversation.
