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January 8, 2024

Can you raise $100m without making the founders the face of the company? This one could

Ingrid Capacity was founded in 2022 — and has already launched six large-scale energy storage facilities


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Swedish startup Ingrid Capacity

If you follow tech news, you might have raised an eyebrow when reading news of Ingrid Capacity’s $100m raise this past April.

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Picture of Nicklas Bäcker, chief strategy officer at energy storage startup Ingrid Capacity
Nicklas Bäcker at Ingrid Capacity
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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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