Hästnet added fresh capital and new ownership.

Hästnet, a Stockholm, Sweden-based company managing an online platform acting as a marketplace for trading horses and related equipment and accessories, added new investors in the company.

The new investors, including Vostok New Ventures, Ashley Heppenstall and CEO Axel Lagercrantz purchased the majority package from the founders Brita and Hans Falck and and added capital investment in the company.

Hästnet, founded in 2003, is arguably the largest online platform horse related, with 2 million visitors per month, operating 90% of the horse transactions from Sweden.