News May 13, 2022: foreseeti, Doktor.se, Renewcell, Fenix, Klarna, Awardit, Safello, Greater Than, Twiik and more

Here is today's curation of news from Sweden's startup and tech sector, exclusively for subscribers of Swedish Tech News.

Mergers & acquisitions

• foreseeti (Stockholm, provider of automated threat modeling and attack simulation solutions) was acquired by Google according to Swedish media reports. Financial details are not known (Swedish / Breakit paywall, Swedish #2, machine translation).
• Doktor.se (Stockholm, digital healthcare provider) acquires Stockholm-based startup Lifecaddy Health, which offers a digital vaccination data solution. Financials were not disclosed (Swedish, machine translation).

Funding news

• Renewcell (Stockholm, recycling technology for textile): SEK324M (€31M, $32M) through a directed share issue (English, Swedish / DI Digital paywall).
• Fenix (Stockholm, digital provider of funeral services): SEK69M (€6.6M, $6.8M) in a funding round led by Zaal Management, with participation from existing investors such as Brightly Ventures (English, Swedish).

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News from Swedish startups, the tech sector and VCs

• Klarna is launching a virtual-shopping feature that allows retailers to provide consumers with the ability to connect with sales associates through chat and video calls (English). The company is also introducing a flexible working policy that lets employees pick between staying at home or going to the office (English).
• Since 2017, the 3 Swedish digital healthcare providers Doktor.se, Kry and Min Doktor have opened or taken over a total of 43 physical healthcare centres in Sweden (Swedish, machine translation).
• Spotify tests letting artists promote NFTs on their profiles (English).
• Mimi Billing met Swedish veteran VC PJ Pärson, since 2004 at Northzone, for brunch to talk about the early days, his early Spotify investment, bad actors and other things (English / Sifted soft paywall, alternative URL).

Swedish tech earnings reports

• Awardit (Stockholm, SaaS provider of loyalty programs): Swedish, machine translation.
• Safello (Stockholm, cryptocurrency exchange): Swedish, machine translation.
• Greater Than (Stockholm, AI-based predictive risk insights for auto insurance carriers): Swedish, machine translation.
• Twiik (Malmö, online coaching tool and marketplace): English.

Other interesting things from Sweden

• Foot traffic to Stockholm's central shopping area is now higher than before the pandemic (Swedish, machine translation).
• After the introduction of a tax on plastic bags, the number of sold plastic bags dropped by 75% in 2021 (Swedish, machine translation).

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That's it for today.