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# News April 29, 2022: ChargeNode, Indivd, Djerf Avenue, Kärnfull Next, Polarium, Fast Travel Games and more
- URL: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/news-april-29-2022/
- Published: 2022-04-29T14:35:20.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-24T15:00:53.000Z
- Description: Here is today's curation of news from Sweden's startup and tech sector, as well as some interesting reads, exclusively for subscribers of Swedish Tech News.
- Author: Martin Weigert
- Tags: Daily (PRO), ChargeNode, Indivd, djerf avenue, kärnfull next, Polarium, Fast Travel Games, exits

Here is today's curation of news from Sweden's startup and tech sector.

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**Mergers & acquisitions**

- [ChargeNode](https://chargenode.eu/) (Gothenburg, developer of smart EV charging systems) acquires its Enköping-based competitor [Opigo](https://opigo.se/). Financial details were not disclosed ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/stena-bolaget-koper-konkurrent-bygger-jatte-for-elbilsladdning/), [machine translation](https://www-di-se.translate.goog/digital/stena-bolaget-koper-konkurrent-bygger-jatte-for-elbilsladdning/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).

**Funding news**

- [Indivd](https://www.indivd.com/sv/) (Sundsvall, privacy-respecting facial recognition technology for the retail sector): SEK3.5M (€340K, $350K) from angel investors Errol Koolmeister and Amelie Barnekow Söderberg ([English](https://nordic9.com/news/indivd-to-raise-sek-35-million-from-angel-investors-from-sweden/), [Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/32845/indivd-ska-fa-butikerna-att-filma-kunden-med-anonym-ansiktsigenkanning-far-in-tunga-anglar)).
- [Djerf Avenue](https://djerfavenue.com) (Stockholm, D2C brand for sustainable women's fashion): undisclosed amount from Pernilla Nyrensten for 5% of the company ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/revolution-race-grundaren-investerar-i-moderaket/) / *DI Digital paywall*).

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**News from Swedish startups, the tech sector and VCs**

- Newly founded Gothenburg-based startup [Kärnfull Next](https://www.knxt.se/) wants to change the way nuclear energy gets built, inspired by successful wind power project developers ([English](https://www.warpnews.org/green-impact/the-renaissance-man-of-nuclear-power/)).
- Stockholm-based sustainable energy storage startup [Polarium](https://polarium.com) is beginning battery production in a new factory established in South Africa together with a partner ([English](https://polarium.com/newsroom/polarium-starts-production-in-new-factory-in-south-africa/)).
- Swedish game studio [Fast Travel Games](https://www.fasttravelgames.com/) has launched a VR version of its legendary city simulator Cities: Skylines ([English](https://www.ign.com/articles/cities-vr-review)). *I do not usually mention game releases here, but for this one I make an exception.*
- E-commerce in Sweden generated SEK237B (€23M, $24B) in sales in 2021, an increase of 10.1% compared to 2020 ([Swedish](https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/e-handeln-fortsatter-att-oka-omsatte-237-miljarder-2021), [machine translation](https://www-svt-se.translate.goog/nyheter/inrikes/e-handeln-fortsatter-att-oka-omsatte-237-miljarder-2021?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).

**Swedish tech earnings reports**

- [Breakit](http://www.breakit.se) (Stockholm, online media outlet covering the Swedish startup sector): [Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/32857/rekordar-for-breakit-vaxer-pa-alla-fronter-grymt-team), [machine translation](https://www-breakit-se.translate.goog/artikel/32857/rekordar-for-breakit-vaxer-pa-alla-fronter-grymt-team?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp).

**Other interesting things from the startup/VC world & beyond**

- The great VC pullback of 2022 - mostly a US phenomenon for now ([English](https://mattturck.com/vcpullback/)).
- How to make your startup company meeting great ([English](https://medium.com/point-nine-news/the-meeting-that-can-make-your-startup-509d09856f38)).

**Other interesting things from Sweden**

- Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson says that Sweden has failed to integrate the large numbers of immigrants it's taken in over the past two decades ([English](https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/government-says-integration-of-immigrants-has-failed)).

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That's it for today.