🇸🇪 Startup ecosystem in Sweden
The Open Ecosystem Atlas lists 41 organisations and people supporting startup founders in Sweden: 23 investors, 12 programs, 2 media, 2 corporates and 2 startups & venues. Most are based in Stockholm, Lund and Copenhagen. 1 of them is free to reach.
Open in the Atlas mapInvestors in Sweden · 23
Northzone
VC · Stockholm
Early Spotify backer running a €1B Fund X, with 300+ investments.
Offers: investment
Creandum
VC · Stockholm
Stockholm-born early-stage VC with iconic Nordic wins, investing from seed to Series A.
Offers: investment
EQT Ventures
VC · Stockholm
Venture arm of EQT investing across Europe and the US.
Offers: investment
Luminar Ventures
VC · Stockholm
The most active seed fund in the Nordics, with a SEK 715M second fund.
Offers: investment
Norrsken VC
VC · Stockholm
Impact seed VC in climate, health, education and financial inclusion.
Offers: investment
Heartcore Capital
VC · Copenhagen
Nordic consumer-tech VC with 200+ investments, active in Sweden.
Offers: investment
Kinnevik
VC · Stockholm
Listed investment company backing growth-stage tech.
Offers: investment
Spintop Ventures
VC · Lund
Founded 2009, backed by successful tech entrepreneurs.
Offers: investment
J12 Ventures
VC · Stockholm
Pre-seed and seed investor.
Offers: investment
Wellstreet
VC · Stockholm
Pre-seed and seed company builder.
Offers: funding, investment
Inventure
VC · Stockholm
Nordic seed VC in B2B SaaS, fintech and AI.
Offers: investment
BackingMinds
VC · Stockholm
Seed investor backing overlooked founders.
Offers: investment
Programs in Sweden · 12
Almi Invest
Program · Stockholm
State-backed investor co-investing in about 40% of Stockholm seed rounds; 500+ Swedish companies backed.
Offers: investment
Industrifonden
Program · Stockholm
One of Sweden's oldest venture investors, 200+ investments in tech and life sciences.
Offers: investment
Vinnova
Program · Stockholm
Sweden's innovation agency, funding research and innovative companies.
Offers: funding
Business Sweden
Program · Stockholm
Agency helping foreign companies establish in Sweden and Swedish companies grow abroad.
Offers: info
Antler Sweden
Accelerator · Stockholm
Antler's Stockholm residency investing from the pre-team stage.
Offers: funding, community
KTH Innovation
Incubator · Stockholm · Free access
KTH Royal Institute of Technology's innovation office, helping students and researchers start companies.
Offers: mentoring
Chalmers Ventures
Accelerator · Gothenburg
Chalmers University's incubator and investor.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Uppsala Innovation Centre (UIC)
Incubator · Uppsala
Business incubator in Uppsala, regularly ranked among Europe's best university incubators.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Ideon Science Park
Community · Lund
Sweden's first science park, home to many tech companies and startups.
Offers: space, community
SUP46
Community · Stockholm
Stockholm startup hub and community.
Offers: space, community
Epicenter Stockholm
Community · Stockholm
Digital innovation house and community in Stockholm.
Offers: space, community
Norrsken House
Community · Stockholm
Impact-entrepreneurship hub in Stockholm run by the Norrsken Foundation.
Offers: space, community
Media in Sweden · 2
Breakit
Media · Stockholm
Swedish tech and startup news.
Offers: info
Di Digital
Media · Stockholm
Tech and startup section of Dagens industri.
Offers: info
Corporates in Sweden · 2
Bonnier Ventures
Corporate · Stockholm
Bonnier group's corporate venture arm.
Offers: investment
SEB Venture Capital
Corporate · Stockholm
SEB bank's venture arm, among Sweden's most active investors.
Offers: investment
Startups & venues in Sweden · 2
Spotify
Startup · Stockholm
Music streaming company founded in Stockholm.
Offers: mentoring
Klarna
Startup · Stockholm
Payments company founded in Stockholm.
Offers: perks