Stockholm-based Tandem Health has had a busy year.
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November 11, 2025
How to get a job at Tandem Health: ‘If you’re just looking for a job, I wouldn’t come here’
Sweden’s buzzy startup’s team has ballooned from fourteen to ninety over the last year
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Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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