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March 29, 2023

Techstars will continue current Swedish cohort before closing Stockholm completely

The global accelerator changed its mind to pull out immediately mid-programme


Mimi Billing

3 min read

Global accelerator Techstars decided last Wednesday to shut down its programme in Sweden effective immediately — putting staff, mentors and a 30-member cohort that started just weeks earlier into limbo.

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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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