Our latest case is found in existing portfolio company VALEGA, a blockchain intelligence firm tackling one of the most pressing challenges in the digital economy: the lack of trust and transparency in digital asset transactions.

VALEGA, based in Helsinki, has established itself as a serious player in the fight against financial crime and in ensuring regulatory compliance within the cryptocurrency space. Through advanced tools for blockchain transaction analysis and monitoring, Valega enables businesses and authorities to detect suspicious activity and meet AML requirements. The company has been involved in several high-profile cases, including the 2020 Twitter hack, the Vastaamo data breach in Finland and several US and UK cases.

While Valega has demonstrated strong technological capabilities, it is still in the process of scaling its commercial operations and organizational maturity. This is where Katalysen, together with selected partners, is actively contributing. We are supporting Valega by helping close ongoing sales processes, strengthening the commercial pipeline, and guiding the company toward a more commercially robust structure.

This is not a new addition to our portfolio. It is a deepening of an existing relationship.

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As part of this expanded engagement:

• We are compensated for our work on a monthly basis
• We receive additional upside exceeding 15 percent, shared with our partners

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CEO and founder Sven Färm Martinsson says: "The deeper collaboration with Katalysen is an important step for VALEGA as it pushes us to our next stage in this somewhat complicated yet growing market. Together we will be able to expand our outreach beyond what we have already accomplished".

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This case highlights the essence of our model. At Katalysen we lead and invest in projects that help owner-managed businesses and investors turn major challenges into opportunities for short- and long-term value creation. This is how Katalysen builds a portfolio of innovation-driven companies.