Almi Invest is a state-owned venture capital platform organized into seven regional funds that must co-invest alongside private investors on market terms, making it capable of supporting startups in smaller cities and rural areas that most VCs ignore while filling Sweden's early-stage equity gap at national scale. Unlike typical VCs, it operates with unusually patient capital for deep green technology (holding periods up to 20 years), runs a dedicated greentech fund targeting startups that can reduce hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO₂ annually, and sits within the Almi Group to provide portfolio companies access to loans, grants, and advisory services beyond just equity investment.