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August 27, 2019

Insurtech Hedvig raises €9m in bid to become Europe’s Lemonade

Can the Swedish insurtech company spark off the tepid sector of home insurance in Europe?


Mimi Billing

3 min read

Swedish insurtech startup Hedvig just raised €9,3m.

The Swedish home insurance startup Hedvig has raised €9,3m from San Francisco based Obvious Ventures and Swedish retailer group Axel Johnson’s venture leg D-Ax.

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Hedvig's founders Fredrik Fors, John Ardelius and Lucas Carlsén.
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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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