# Sweden

A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi
Opinion
September 30, 2026
A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi
The Swedish founder on her love of sleep masks, the Daily AI Brief and bike rides with husband and AI luminary Anton Osika
Éanna Kelly
Tatiana Shalalvand joins Cherry with an eye to back Legora, Lovable mafia founders
Pro
Interview
September 25, 2026
Tatiana Shalalvand joins Cherry with an eye to back Legora, Lovable mafia founders
The incoming partner talks why the Nordics are so hot, the "rough time" in VC and being flexible with round sizes
Anne Sraders
Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine
Pro
Interview
September 17, 2026
Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine
Luminar Ventures has topped Sifted's Nordics investor ranking two years in a row. Cofounder Jacob Key explains how a three-decade network, sharpened by an in-house AI system, feeds the fund's deal flow
Jonathan Sinclair
Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal
News
September 11, 2026
Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal
The French scaleup says it plans to reach €50m in annual recurring revenues in the next three years
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Am I a fake founder? What it’s like joining a startup as a cofounder a year late
Opinion
September 8, 2026
Am I a fake founder? What it’s like joining a startup as a cofounder a year late
I’ve discovered it doesn’t make you any less of a founder — here are some tips for anyone else in my position
Gabriella Sahlman
17 startup and investor hotspots in Stockholm
List
September 7, 2026
17 startup and investor hotspots in Stockholm
Sifted asked the locals for their hotspots in the city
Mimi Billing
‘I want to build a decacorn’: The former Legora and Revolut employee betting big on legaltech
Interview
September 2, 2026
‘I want to build a decacorn’: The former Legora and Revolut employee betting big on legaltech
Michelle Cotter is closing a €1m pre-seed round for Juritas, inspired by the ‘oozing ambition’ she saw at both companies
Éanna Kelly
The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard
Pro
Leaderboard
September 2, 2026
The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard
A flying ferry, a data platform, an AI aid for public tenders and a countertop garden all make gains on last year
Éanna Kelly
Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking
Leaderboard
September 1, 2026
Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking
The diagnostics clinic is the Nordics’ fastest-growing startup of 2026
Éanna Kelly
Legora in talks to raise at a $10bn valuation, according to reports
News
August 13, 2026
Legora in talks to raise at a $10bn valuation, according to reports
The legaltech raised its Series D at a $5.6bn valuation in March
Mimi Billing
Europe’s ‘real’ founder factories: Klarna and Improbable
Analysis
July 15, 2026
Europe’s ‘real’ founder factories: Klarna and Improbable
Working at a growth-stage startup — rather than a unicorn or Big Tech firm — is the strongest predictor of a founder's future success, according to a new study of over 50k startups
Éanna Kelly
Neko raises $700m Series C: ‘We now have 100k members and are profitable at clinic level’
Pro
Interview
July 15, 2026
Neko raises $700m Series C: ‘We now have 100k members and are profitable at clinic level’
Sifted sits down with CEO Hjalmar Nilsonne at its new clinic in Stockholm
Mimi Billing
Boredom is a business risk startups can’t afford to take
Opinion
July 8, 2026
Boredom is a business risk startups can’t afford to take
I’ve founded six startups and exited two: the slow draining of curiosity at companies is an underestimated problem
Eric Francia
Tandem Health CEO: ‘We’re not dependent on OpenAI or Anthropic’
Pro
Interview
June 23, 2026
Tandem Health CEO: ‘We’re not dependent on OpenAI or Anthropic’
The medical scribe startup is pushing into Europe, with the UK as its largest market
Mimi Billing
Europe is at risk of sleepwalking into AI armageddon
Opinion
June 3, 2026
Europe is at risk of sleepwalking into AI armageddon
The “nice-to-have" startups could get wiped out by rising AI costs
Pär-Jörgen Pärson
EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
Pro
Profile
June 3, 2026
EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
After winning the Scaleup Europe Fund mandate, EQT is positioned to help decide which startups become Europe’s next giants
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
Pro
Interview
June 3, 2026
How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
Surwera’s founders on how they got into the startup ecosystem to build its mouthy robot dog.
Mimi Billing
This ex-Spotify boss is using AI to help VCs tell which startups are '90% bollocks'
Pro
Interview
May 29, 2026
This ex-Spotify boss is using AI to help VCs tell which startups are '90% bollocks'
Henrik Landgren says his AI agents can spot winners and red flags
Éanna Kelly
My startup sent me to a deserted island with no running water
Opinion
May 28, 2026
My startup sent me to a deserted island with no running water
How I survived Swedish AI company Sana’s strange ritual for new joiners
Elina Mäkelä
Inside Legora’s hunt for legaltech acquisitions
Pro
Interview
May 13, 2026
Inside Legora’s hunt for legaltech acquisitions
The legal tech unicorn has a long list of potential multibillion-dollar acquisition targets
Mimi Billing
A16z leads $16m seed round in Voi cofounder’s new AI startup Pit
News
May 7, 2026
A16z leads $16m seed round in Voi cofounder’s new AI startup Pit
Swedish startup Pit is helping organisations use AI safely for internal processes
Mimi Billing
Redpine Raises €6.8m to give AI agents access to non-public data
News
April 28, 2026
Redpine Raises €6.8m to give AI agents access to non-public data
With its pay‑per‑token model it shares the revenue with the original rights holders
Mimi Billing
Voi founder backs app store-dodging startup Zellify in €3.1m seed round
Pro
April 28, 2026
Voi founder backs app store-dodging startup Zellify in €3.1m seed round
Candy Crush designer Sebastian Knutsson and Kry founder Johannes Schildt among angel investors
Martin Coulter
Ex-Creandum partner launches fund to help scaleups raise capital via bonds
Pro
April 23, 2026
Ex-Creandum partner launches fund to help scaleups raise capital via bonds
Swedish Voi previously raised €90m through bonds. Now growth fund Always Summer wants to deliver similar deals for other scaleups
Mimi Billing

# Sweden

A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi

Tatiana Shalalvand joins Cherry with an eye to back Legora, Lovable mafia founders

Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine

Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal

Am I a fake founder? What it’s like joining a startup as a cofounder a year late

17 startup and investor hotspots in Stockholm

‘I want to build a decacorn’: The former Legora and Revolut employee betting big on legaltech

The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard

Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking

Legora in talks to raise at a $10bn valuation, according to reports

Europe’s ‘real’ founder factories: Klarna and Improbable

Neko raises $700m Series C: ‘We now have 100k members and are profitable at clinic level’

Boredom is a business risk startups can’t afford to take

Tandem Health CEO: ‘We’re not dependent on OpenAI or Anthropic’

Europe is at risk of sleepwalking into AI armageddon

EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?

How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’

This ex-Spotify boss is using AI to help VCs tell which startups are '90% bollocks'

My startup sent me to a deserted island with no running water

Inside Legora’s hunt for legaltech acquisitions

A16z leads $16m seed round in Voi cofounder’s new AI startup Pit

Redpine Raises €6.8m to give AI agents access to non-public data

Voi founder backs app store-dodging startup Zellify in €3.1m seed round

Ex-Creandum partner launches fund to help scaleups raise capital via bonds