Viking Venture becomes the largest shareholder in LeadDesk – a listed Finnish company

We are excited to announce that Viking Venture has become the lead investor in Finnish LeadDesk Ltd. with 15% of the company’s shares. LeadDesk is a listed, fast-growing software company providing easy-to-use solutions for efficient operations of cloud contact centers.

Third investment in listed companies

LeadDesk is the third investment Viking Venture has made in listed business-to-business (B2B) software companies in the last six months. We intend to be a long-term investor and want to support LeadDesk in implementing the company´s growth strategy. 

Trusted partner for future growth

– LeadDesk is well positioned in cloud services for sales and customer service in the Nordics and internationally. The market for cloud-based sales and customer services software is strong and expected to continue growing through increased automation. LeadDesk’s customers are very happy with LeadDesk´s solutions and view the company as a trusted partner for future growth, says Jostein Vik, partner at Viking Venture.

Software growth experience

Becoming a part of the Viking family gives access to the Viking Venture community where peers meet to share valuable knowledge. Viking Venture now has 16 active investments in business-to-business software companies in our portfolio.

– We look forward to supporting LeadDesk with our B2B software expertise and including the company in our strong best practice sharing community, concludes Jostein Vik.

Facts about Viking Venture

Viking Venture, the leading Nordic business-to-business software investor, invests in fast-growing scale-up companies in the Nordics. The investment focus is companies with software supporting critical work processes and having a large international potential. Viking Venture has over NOK 4 billion under management and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway. Further information is available at www.vikingventure.com.

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