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# News February 28, 2022: Mycorena, Xertified, Diplocs, Heja, Tioex, Rocker, Sellpy, X Shore, Klarna, Tibber and more
- URL: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/news-february-28-2022/
- Published: 2022-02-28T16:00:18.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-09T15:11:16.000Z
- 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), Mycorena, xertified, Diplocs, Heja, Tioex, rocker, sellpy, X Shore, Spotify, Klarna, tibber, mw group

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.

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**Financing rounds**

- [Mycorena](https://mycorena.com) (Gothenburg, creator of fungi-based vegan protein): €24M ($27M) in a Series A round from undisclosed new and existing investors ([English](https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/mycorena-ab/pressreleases/mycorena-raises-landmark-eu24m-series-a-for-commercialization-of-mycoprotein-3165232?utm%5Fsource=rss&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=Alert&utm%5Fcontent=pressrelease), [Swedish](https://www.techarenan.news/2022/03/03/mycorena-ab-foodtech-invest-promyc-2022/)).
- [Xertified](https://xertified.com/) (Uppsala, security solutions for a safer IoT): SEK40M (€3.7M, $4.2M) from MW Group, Combient and Volvo's CEO and previous investor Martin Lundstedt ([English](https://nordic9.com/news/xertified-in-a-sek-40-million-funding-round/), [Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/laser-ute-hackare-fran-robotar-siktar-in-sig-pa-forsvaret/)).
- [Diplocs](https://diplocs.se/) (Stockholm, self-checkout solution for physical retail): SEK2.3M (€220K, $240K) from Odd Bolin, Nils-Olof Ekelöw and other unnamed angel investors ([English](https://nordic9.com/news/diplocs-to-raise-sek-23-million-from-angel-investors-from-sweden/), [Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/tar-sjalvutcheckning-till-kladhandeln-dar-finns-det-stora-mojligheter/)).

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

- [Heja](https://heja.io/), Stockholm-based communication platform for sports teams, gives a status update on its ongoing expansion into the US market ([Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/32062/heja-backas-av-profiler-nu-satsar-bolaget-pa-usa-satter-igang-en-snobollseffekt), [machine translation](https://www-breakit-se.translate.goog/artikel/32062/heja-backas-av-profiler-nu-satsar-bolaget-pa-usa-satter-igang-en-snobollseffekt?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- [Tioex](https://www.tioex.se/), Stockholm-based platform for investing in private tech companies, is adding Einride to its roster of companies for which it enables the purchase of secondary shares ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/grahandlare-plockar-in-fler-onoterade-aktier/), [machine translation](https://www-di-se.translate.goog/digital/grahandlare-plockar-in-fler-onoterade-aktier/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- [Klarna](http://www.klarna.com) accumulated a loss of SEK5.7B (€530M, $600M) during the second half of 2021, compared to SEK824M during the same period of 2020 ([Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/32071/gigantisk-forlust-for-klarna), [machine translation](https://www-breakit-se.translate.goog/artikel/32071/gigantisk-forlust-for-klarna?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- [Tibber](https://tibber.com/), Swedish/Norwegian technology startup offering a solution to reduce household electricity consumption, grew its customer count from 120,000 to 400,000 last year, and total sales from SEK320M to SEK2.95B (around €280M, $300M) largely due to the spiraling energy prices ([Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/32063/tibber-gasar-ordentligt-fran-320-miljoner-till-3-miljarder-men-det-ar-inte-riktigt-hela-bilden), [machine translation](https://www-breakit-se.translate.goog/artikel/32063/tibber-gasar-ordentligt-fran-320-miljoner-till-3-miljarder-men-det-ar-inte-riktigt-hela-bilden?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- Stockholm-based neobank [Rocker](https://rocker.com/) announced it launched the first biometric payment card in Sweden ([English](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/02/28/2392746/0/en/Rocker-launches-first-biometric-payment-card-in-Sweden-in-partnership-with-IDEX-Biometrics-and-IDEMIA.html)).
- [Sellpy](https://www.sellpy.se/), Swedish second hand platform owned by H&M, launched a mobile app for iOS and Android ([English](https://intercom.help/sellpy/en/articles/3883479-does-sellpy-have-an-app)).
- Interview with Jenny Keisu, CEO of [X Shore](https://xshore.com/), Stockholm-based startup building all-electric boats ([Swedish](https://www.dagensps.se/weekend/bat-sjoliv/x-shore-det-ska-inte-finnas-fossildrivna-batar-i-vara-hav-och-sjoar/), [machine translation](https://www-dagensps-se.translate.goog/weekend/bat-sjoliv/x-shore-det-ska-inte-finnas-fossildrivna-batar-i-vara-hav-och-sjoar/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- [Spotify](http://www.spotify.com) ranks #3 in a new ranking about the United States' most relevant brands of 2022, behind Apple and Peloton ([English](https://www.cultofmac.com/767788/guess-which-brand-consumers-find-most-relevant-to-their-lives/)).

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

- European early stage fund [Seedcamp](https://seedcamp.com/) published the results of its founder compensation survey, providing a data-driven deep dive into founder salary and equity, from Pre Seed to Series A in Europe and the US ([English](https://seedcamp.com/start-up-founder-compensation-survey/)).
- Finnish VC [Vendep Capital](https://www.vendep.com/) had its final closure landing in €70M to invest in about 20 early-stage SaaS startups from the Nordics and Baltics ([English](https://arcticstartup.com/vendep-capital-70me-fund/)).
- Hockey stick growth is deceptive: It’s almost impossible to know you’re on one until you’re already leaving the stratosphere ([English](https://matthewstrom.com/writing/hockey-sticks/)).
- A list of 130+ women CTOs in Europe ([English](https://sifted.eu/articles/female-cto-europe-list/) / *Sifted soft paywall*, [alternative URL](https://archive.is/nKzvt)).

**Other interesting things from Sweden**

- How IKEA tricks customers into buying more stuff ([English](https://thehustle.co/how-ikea-tricks-you-into-buying-more-stuff/)).

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That's it for today.