> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # News March 16, 2022: Solkompaniet, Emigreat, It's Released, Spotify, Bring, Klarna and more - URL: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/news-march-16-2022/ - Published: 2022-03-16T16:04:47.000Z - Updated: 2023-08-07T14:58:34.000Z - 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), solkompaniet, emigreat, it's released, Spotify, bring, Klarna, AxSol, VNV Global Here is today's curation of news from Sweden's startup and tech sector. 💡 This post has been unlocked and made available for free a month after publication. 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Or, if you prefer a **free weekly newsletter**, [subscribe to Swedish Tech Weekly](https://swedishtechweekly.com/)! **Financing rounds** - [Solkompaniet](https://solkompaniet.se) (Stockholm, B2B solar energy equipment supplier): SEK184M (€17.6M, $19.4M) from existing investor AxSol ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/axel-johnsons-solinvestering-siktar-mot-miljarden/), [machine translation](https://www-di-se.translate.goog/digital/axel-johnsons-solinvestering-siktar-mot-miljarden/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)). - VNV Global participated with $20M in a $125M Series B round raised by Kenya-based B2B marketplace and delivery platform [Wasoko](https://wasoko.com/) ([English](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/VNV-GLOBAL-AB-PUBL-55462645/news/VNV-Global-invests-USD-20-million-in-Wasoko-a-leading-B2B-marketplace-in-Africa-39776718/), [Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/32353/vnv-global-investerar-i-afrikanska-marknadsplatsen-wasoko)). \>> Daily updated, subscriber-exclusive Google sheet with all funding rounds raised by private Swedish startups and scaleups. [Request access](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a4JfphPOita15GMQBONzOHQwtkClDHubEkMkpF1b8eM/edit?usp=sharing). **News from Swedish startups, the tech sector and VCs** - Gothenburg-based startup [Emigreat](https://www.emigreat.co), founded in 2021, offers an all-in-one relocation platform for Swedish startups to manage the relocation process of all their international talents ([Swedish](https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/ehrenberg-soerensen-kommunikation/pressreleases/entreprenoerer-fraan-goeteborg-hjaelper-foeretag-att-anstaella-internationellt-3168699), [machine translation](https://www-mynewsdesk-com.translate.goog/se/ehrenberg-soerensen-kommunikation/pressreleases/entreprenoerer-fraan-goeteborg-hjaelper-foeretag-att-anstaella-internationellt-3168699?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)). - [It’s Released](https://www.itsreleased.com/), subscription-based fashion rental service founded in Stockholm in 2018, is shutting down after having failed to secure funding. The company raised SEK3M in June 2020 ([Swedish](https://www.ehandel.se/de-ville-andra-modehandeln-i-grunden-nu-tvingas-de-stanga), [machine translation](https://www-ehandel-se.translate.goog/de-ville-andra-modehandeln-i-grunden-nu-tvingas-de-stanga?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)). - FC Barcelona agreed to the previously reported sponsorship deal with [Spotify](http://www.spotify.com). The Stockholm-based company reportedly pays $310M over a four-year period. Barcelona's stadium will rebrand as "Spotify Camp Nou" ([English](https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/fc-barcelona-agree-to-sponsorship-deal-with-spotify-will-rebrand-stadium-as-spotify-camp-nou/)). - The smart locker competition in Sweden is heating up even more, with Norwegian logistics and delivery company [Bring](https://www.bring.se/) planning to install hundreds of lockers across the country for onlineshoppers to pick up their packages ([Swedish](https://www.ehandel.se/bring-gor-megasatsning-pa-svenska-boxar-hundratals-pa-vag-ut), [machine translation](https://www-ehandel-se.translate.goog/bring-gor-megasatsning-pa-svenska-boxar-hundratals-pa-vag-ut?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)). - [Klarna](http://www.klarna.com) is partnering with eBay in Germany to integrate flexible payment options into the e-commerce platform ([English](https://www.altfi.com/article/8965%5Febay-and-klarna-partner-to-bring-flexible-payment-options-to-germany)). - Online grocery sales in Sweden dropped by 18.8 percent in February 2022, compared to the same month last year. But sales are twice as high as in pre-pandemic February 2020 ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/farre-handlar-mat-pa-natet/), [machine translation](https://www-di-se.translate.goog/digital/farre-handlar-mat-pa-natet/?%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** - Brief profiles of 9 global Klarna rivals that crossed $1B in value ([English](https://techfundingnews.com/chasing-bnpl-unicorns-top-buy-now-pay-later-startups-which-crossed-1b-in-value/)). **Other interesting things from Sweden** - Sweden is the first country in the world to set a climate target for consumption-related emissions: net zero by 2045 ([Swedish](https://www.dagensps.se/hallbarhet/sverige-forst-med-klimatmal-for-konsumtion/), [machine translation](https://www-dagensps-se.translate.goog/hallbarhet/sverige-forst-med-klimatmal-for-konsumtion/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)). +++ That's it for today.