# 2026 Sifted 100: Nordics Leaderboard

Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine
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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
Nordics leaderboard: the data behind the region’s fastest-growing startups
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Leaderboard
September 7, 2026
Nordics leaderboard: the data behind the region’s fastest-growing startups
Beyond revenue growth, Sifted dissects the efficiency of this year's 100 fastest-growing Nordics startups
Federico Scolari
The top 10 investors in the Nordics
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Leaderboard
September 4, 2026
The top 10 investors in the Nordics
A look at the leading early- and growth-stage VCs active in the Nordics, based on the number of companies they backed on Sifted’s 2026 Nordics leaderboard
Ruggero Di Spigna
'Our companies are becoming excellent at surviving and worse at scaling': what's gone wrong with Nordic fintech
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Leaderboard
September 3, 2026
'Our companies are becoming excellent at surviving and worse at scaling': what's gone wrong with Nordic fintech
Fintech's share of Sifted's Nordics growth leaderboard has halved
Damisola Sulaiman
The 10 most capital-efficient startups in the Nordics
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Leaderboard
September 3, 2026
The 10 most capital-efficient startups in the Nordics
The companies from Sifted’s latest Nordics leaderboard making the most revenue with the least capital
Oshin Narang
While climate tech investments are down, Nordic energy startups power ahead
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Leaderboard
September 2, 2026
While climate tech investments are down, Nordic energy startups power ahead
There are nine energy startups among the 100 fastest-growing companies on Sifted's latest leaderboard, including three in the top ten
Mimi Billing
The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard
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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

# 2026 Sifted 100: Nordics Leaderboard

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

Nordics leaderboard: the data behind the region’s fastest-growing startups

The top 10 investors in the Nordics

'Our companies are becoming excellent at surviving and worse at scaling': what's gone wrong with Nordic fintech

The 10 most capital-efficient startups in the Nordics

While climate tech investments are down, Nordic energy startups power ahead

The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard

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