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November 30, 2021

Two fintechs hoping to make debt the new equity launch in Nordics

As alternative startup funding grows in popularity, Ark Kapital launches with backing by iZettle founder and Capchase expands to Scandinavia


Mimi Billing

4 min read

The ArK team

Startup founders are looking for different ways to raise cash beyond traditional VC funding, a trend that’s driven demand for alternative financing methods like debt.

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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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