# Sweden

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
How Legora hired Jude Law
Analysis
April 15, 2026
How Legora hired Jude Law
A new ad sees the British actor purring over legal AI software. The creators tell Sifted how it came to life
Éanna Kelly
Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’
Pro
News
April 14, 2026
Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’
With experience from Spotify, Google and Meta, Patrik "Totte" Torstensson moves back to Sweden to manage engineering at Lovable
Mimi Billing
European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not
Opinion
March 30, 2026
European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not
While we celebrate European founders who ‘make it’ in the US, we overlook the category-defining companies thriving because they doubled down on Europe
Lukas Saari
Legaltech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation
News
March 10, 2026
Legaltech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation
Accel led the round that triples Legora’s valuation
Mimi Billing
We don’t want to be celebrated. We just want to be treated like entrepreneurs
Opinion
March 8, 2026
We don’t want to be celebrated. We just want to be treated like entrepreneurs
Why International Womens Day makes us uncomfortable
Hedda Båverud Olsson, Dora Palfi, Sara Landfors and Isabella Palmgren
‘We can’t build it all ourselves’: Saab opens up to defence tech startups
Pro
Interview
March 2, 2026
‘We can’t build it all ourselves’: Saab opens up to defence tech startups
Saab’s CTO on peace-time defence tech, increased budgets and its startup strategy to fill the prime’s capability gaps
Mimi Billing
EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York
News
February 26, 2026
EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York
The Swedish autonomous truck startup plans to list on the NYSE in the second half of 2026
Mimi Billing
Sweden’s AI strategy won’t keep its best founders at home
Opinion
February 25, 2026
Sweden’s AI strategy won’t keep its best founders at home
Four Swedish founders on why $46m is a Series A, not a national AI strategy
Joel Hellermark, Johannes Schildt, Anton Osika and Fredrik Hjelm
Forget pitch decks — you need pitch cakes!
Features
February 25, 2026
Forget pitch decks — you need pitch cakes!
Startups are working hard to satisfy the viral gods. One founder is winning investors over with personalised cakes. Another hit 10m views online — and got almost zero credit for it
Éanna Kelly
‘We have some work to do’: Nasdaq Stockholm’s president on losing Klarna to New York
Pro
Interview
February 19, 2026
‘We have some work to do’: Nasdaq Stockholm’s president on losing Klarna to New York
Adam Kostyal took the helm of Nasdaq Stockholm just as Europe’s IPO market showed signs of life again. But he’s the first to admit the job isn’t done yet
Tom Matsuda
Balderton backs pet startup Lassie’s $75m Series C
News
February 12, 2026
Balderton backs pet startup Lassie’s $75m Series C
The Swedish insurtech startup has $100m in annual recurring revenue
Mimi Billing
Longevity secrets of the tech elite: mackerel, meditation and 'fibremaxxing' before 9am
Pro
Analysis
February 11, 2026
Longevity secrets of the tech elite: mackerel, meditation and 'fibremaxxing' before 9am
CEOs are preparing for work like athletes — and they want you to know about it
Éanna Kelly
Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?
Pro
Analysis
January 29, 2026
Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?
Klarna defied expectations in its NYSE debut last September — but five months on, the Swedish fintech is trading well below its IPO price
Tom Matsuda
Northzone and Lovable CEO back Swedish AI startup Brickanta with $8m
Pro
Exclusive
January 27, 2026
Northzone and Lovable CEO back Swedish AI startup Brickanta with $8m
The Swedish YC alum sees Europe as its perfect market
Mimi Billing

# Sweden

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

How Legora hired Jude Law

Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’

European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not

Legaltech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation

We don’t want to be celebrated. We just want to be treated like entrepreneurs

‘We can’t build it all ourselves’: Saab opens up to defence tech startups

EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York

Sweden’s AI strategy won’t keep its best founders at home

Forget pitch decks — you need pitch cakes!

‘We have some work to do’: Nasdaq Stockholm’s president on losing Klarna to New York

Balderton backs pet startup Lassie’s $75m Series C

Longevity secrets of the tech elite: mackerel, meditation and 'fibremaxxing' before 9am

Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?

Northzone and Lovable CEO back Swedish AI startup Brickanta with $8m