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October 15, 2025

Stockholm’s top entrepreneurs join the defence race

Klarna founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski is the last in line to be drawn in


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Voi's Fredrik Hjelm, Kry's Johannes Schildt, Spotify's Daniel Ek and Klarna's Sebastian Siemiatkowski

Sweden’s leading startup founders, including the heads of Klarna, Kry, Voi and Spotify, are rallying around defence tech as the region looks to bolster its security and tap into growing investor appetite for startups working on defence applications.

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Picture of Karl Rosander, founder of Acast, Sesamy and Nordic Air Defence
Karl Rosander, founder of podcast platform Acast and defence tech startup Nordic Air Defence.
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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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