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January 14, 2021

Building the first sustainability unicorn

Is Norrsken’s new accelerator shaping up to be the Y Combinator for impact?


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Norrsken is launching an 8 week accelerator for impact startups

Swedish impact investor Norrsken Foundation is launching an eight-week impact accelerator this year.

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Erik Engellau-Nilsson, chief executive at Norrsken.
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Funda Sezgi, former chief operating officer of Norrsken Foundation and one of the cofounders of the accelerator.
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Fredrik Jung-Abbou is a Swedish serial entrepreneur and one of the cofounders of Norrsken accelerator.
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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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