Ocean Collective strengthens with acquisition of Kosterfiskarn’s Uppland–Stockholm
Seven District portfolio company Ocean Collective has completed the acquisition of Kosterfiskarn’s Uppland–Stockholm AB, a family-owned distributor of seafood products in the Stockholm and Uppland regions.
Seven District portfolio company Ocean Collective has completed the acquisition of Kosterfiskarn’s Uppland–Stockholm AB, a family-owned distributor of seafood products in the Stockholm and Uppland regions.
The company will continue to operate independently from its base in northern Stockholm, with all employees remaining in their roles. Principal owner Jonas Hellblom will also remain active in the new structure.
“We are very pleased to further strengthen our commercial capabilities in the Swedish market by complementing our previous acquisition of Kosterfiskarn in the Stockholm area, creating a unified platform. This acquisition significantly reinforces our commercial capacity in the Nordic region’s largest market,” says Jörgen Bergqvist, CEO and co-founder of Ocean Collective.
Kosterfiskarn’s Uppland–Stockholm now joins Ocean Collective alongside Kosterfiskarn’s Stockholm–Mälardalen AB, Korshags Food AB, and Ocean Next AB, under one shared management team. The strengthened platform creates major synergies in production, procurement, logistics, and retail execution, while expanding opportunities for category development under the group’s two main brands, Korshags and Kosterfiskarn.
Anders Jacobson, board member of Ocean Collective and co-founder of Seven District, comments:
“This acquisition is another important step in Ocean Collective’s journey to build a transformative seafood group. By integrating family-owned businesses with strong local roots into a broader platform, Ocean Collective is well positioned to accelerate innovation and drive a more sustainable future for seafood.”
The acquisition marks a significant milestone for Ocean Collective as it continues to execute on its strategy to change humanity’s relationship with the ocean and accelerate new sustainable solutions in the seafood sector.
Jörgen Bergqvist
About Ocean Collective
Ocean Collective is a newly formed Swedish industrial investment group with the purpose to change people’s relationship with our environment and to accelerate new sustainable solutions. We are pragmatic visionaries and combine existing and new solutions through collaboration with others to achieve maximum positive impact. We believe that the development of new technology combined with reaching broad consumer acceptance will play a decisive role in achieving a more sustainable society.
About Seven District
Seven District is an investment company that combines entrepreneurship with experience, knowledge, and capital to accelerate growth and unlock the full potential of companies. Seven District primarily invests in companies headquartered in Sweden, which are, or can become, market leading in a well-defined niche, from the early stages up to c. SEK 500M in turnover. The strategy is to provide a high degree of operational support, leveraging the extensive experience of Seven District’s founding team, as well as providing an international network and financial strength when partnering up with like-minded entrepreneurs.
The investment portfolio consists of companies that leverage technology to create a competitive advantage and strive to play an important role in positively impacting the development of society. Seven District’s portfolio currently consists of Kvaser, Qamcom, ACRE Ocean Collective, Rapid Images, Easycom, Visiba Group and Intelligent Aerial. The early-stage accelerator 7Dx includes Sightic Analytics, Viospatia, IRRIOT, 24 Duty, Klint, Evam and enrouteQ.