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February 12, 2026

Balderton backs pet startup Lassie’s $75m Series C

The Swedish insurtech startup has $100m in annual recurring revenue


Mimi Billing

3 min read

Lassie's founders: Sophie Wilkinson, Johan Jönsson and Hedda Båverud Olsson.

Swedish pet insurance startup Lassie has raised a $75m Series C equity round from investors including Balderton, Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital and Stena Sessan.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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