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# News December 21, 2022: Ekkono, LEIA, NODA, Curb Food, Momang, Radinn, Techstars Stockholm and more
- URL: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/news-december-21-2022/
- Published: 2022-12-21T15:59:05.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-26T07:02:30.000Z
- Description: Here are today's news from Sweden's startup and tech sector, sent as daily email newsletter exclusively to subscribers of Swedish Tech News.
- Author: Martin Weigert
- Tags: Daily (PRO), ekkono, leia, noda, curb food, Momang, radinn, techstars stockholm, EIC Accelerator, People Ventures, Norrsken Accelerator, Unconventional Ventures, The Case for Her, liseno, Octaquest, Northern CapSek Ventures

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### Funding news

- [Ekkono](https://www.ekkono.ai/) (Varberg, embedded edge machine learning library, purpose-built for IoT): €2.5M ($2.7M) mix of grant & equity from EIC Accelerator ([English](https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/ekkono-solutions-ab/pressreleases/ekkono-gets-2-euro-5-cent-million-in-funding-from-eic-3224866)).
- [LEIA](https://www.meetleia.com/) (Stockholm, health app for new mothers): SEK14M (€1.3M, $1.3M) from People Ventures, Norrsken and Unconventional Ventures. Previous investors The Case For Her, Liseno and Octaquest also participated ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/deras-halso-app-stottar-nyblivna-modrar/) / *Di Digital paywall*).
- [NODA](https://noda.se) (Karlshamn, AI solutions for optimization of district energy grids and for energy efficiency in buildings): SEK5M (€450K, $480K) from previous investor CapSek and other undisclosed investors, for the continued expansion in the German market as well as into the UK and US ([Swedish](https://capsek.se/capsek-gor-foljdinvestering-i-noda-som-rider-pa-snabbt-vaxande-efterfragan-pa-nya-energilosningar/), [machine translation](https://capsek-se.translate.goog/capsek-gor-foljdinvestering-i-noda-som-rider-pa-snabbt-vaxande-efterfragan-pa-nya-energilosningar/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).

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

- Curb Food, Stockholm-based dark kitchen operator founded in 2020, is shutting down due to the "uniquely weak capital market". The company [has raised](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/curb-food/company%5Ffinancials) €23.2M ([Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/35419/tog-in-over-200-miljoner-nu-lagger-curb-ned-efter-2-ar), [machine translation](https://www-breakit-se.translate.goog/artikel/35419/tog-in-over-200-miljoner-nu-lagger-curb-ned-efter-2-ar?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- [Momang](https://momang.io), Stockholm-based SaaS competence selling tool for consultants and advisors, is now using generative AI to automatically create project descriptions for its users' CVs ([English](https://www.swedishtechnews.com/momang-uses-ai-to-free-consultants-from-writing-text-for-their-cvs/)). When I asked co-founder and CEO Linda Wennerström for a demo, she actually recorded a "personalized" video [showing the tool in action](https://app.vaam.io/share/wor5uXe).
- Interview with Mathias Bergman, CEO of Malmö-based maker of electric boards for water sports [Radinn](https://www.radinn.com/), on the path and the challenges of scaling up the company from being a toy for the yachting people — to reaching the mass-market ([English](https://scandinavianmind.com/feature/radinn-breaking-new-waves)).
- [Techstars Stockholm](https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/stockholm) is looking for a Program Manager ([English](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ingelstedt%5Fapply-for-my-job-huh-are-you-activity-7011231239546286080-cR%5FR/)).

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

- Antler published a generative AI market map including over 160 platforms ([English](https://www.antler.co/blog/generative-ai)).
- Despite an ugly environment for public listings, cloud database company [MariaDB](https://mariadb.com/) went public at the NYSE through a SPAC. CEO Michael Howard's reasoning for the move: The alternative of remaining private and "begging investors for cash is a horrible place to be right now" ([English](https://siliconangle.com/2022/12/19/mariadb-stock-drops-early-trading-following-ipo/)).

### Other interesting things related to Sweden

- Danish wind power giant Orsted A/S will make green shipping fuel at new big plant to be constructed in Sweden ([English](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-19/orsted-to-build-giant-plant-in-sweden-to-make-green-shipping-fuel?leadSource=uverify%20wall) / *Bloomberg paywall*, [alternative URL](https://archive.vn/qmxbe)).
- Gothenburg is getting a direct flight connection to New York, operated by SAS and starting in April 2023 ([English](https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2022/sas-opens-new-routes-to-the-us/), [Swedish](https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/sas-oppnar-direktlinje-fran-goteborg-till-new-york/)).

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That's it for today.