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# News November 18, 2022: Lucero Bio, Perspetivo, Quinyx, Safello and more
- URL: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/news-november-18-2022/
- Published: 2022-11-18T15:30:49.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-12T14:25:17.000Z
- 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), Perspetivo, quinyx, Safello, Klarna, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, lucero bio, eic

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

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### Funding news

- [Lucero Bio](https://www.lucerobio.com/) (Gothenburg, automated 3D cell culture handling platform): €1.3M ($1.3M) Transition grant from the European Innovation Council, EIC ([English](https://www.lucerobio.com/2022/11/14/lucero-awarded-e1-3m-transition-grant-by-european-innovation-council/)).
- [Perspetivo](https://www.perspetivo.com/) (Stockholm, representative panel research platform): SEK2.5M (€230K, $235K) from angel investors Toni Nijm, Maha Bouzeid and Anna Schauman ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/hallbart-naringsliv/profilens-nya-satsning-vill-ge-alla-en-rost/), [machine translation](https://www-di-se.translate.goog/hallbart-naringsliv/profilens-nya-satsning-vill-ge-alla-en-rost/?%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

- [Quinyx](https://www.quinyx.com/), Stockholm-based provider of workforce management solutions, is laying off 35 employees, or around 9% of its staff. Last year, the company grew revenue by 30% to SEK307 (€28M, $28M), while generating -SEK110M in loss after taxes ([Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/35088/saas-raketen-tvingas-saga-upp-jattetrakigt) / *Breakit paywall*, [Swedish #2](https://www.di.se/digital/ytterligare-ett-miljardbolag-tvingas-till-varsel/), [machine translation](https://www-di-se.translate.goog/digital/ytterligare-ett-miljardbolag-tvingas-till-varsel/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- In response to collapse of major international crypto exchange FTX, Stockholm-based crypto broker [Safello](https://safello.com/) launched a ["proof of reserves" page](https://safello.com/proof-of-reserves) that displays the company’s holdings of cryptocurrencies held on behalf of customers ([English](https://news.cision.com/safello/r/safello-launches-proof-of-reserves,c3668858)).
- Di Digital launched the annual reader votes for "Sweden's most important female entrepreneur" ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/rosta-pa-sveriges-viktigaste-kvinnliga-entreprenorer-2022/), [machine translation](https://www-di-se.translate.goog/digital/rosta-pa-sveriges-viktigaste-kvinnliga-entreprenorer-2022/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)) and "Sweden's most important female investor" ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/rosta-pa-sveriges-viktigaste-kvinnliga-investerare-2022/), [machine translation](https://www-di-se.translate.goog/digital/rosta-pa-sveriges-viktigaste-kvinnliga-investerare-2022/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- "Klarna aims to be profitable on a monthly basis at some point after summer 2023", says CEO and co-founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/klarnas-vd-tror-pa-lonsamhet-2023-marknaden-overkorrigerar/) / *Di Digital paywall*).

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### Swedish tech earnings

- [Safello](https://safello.com/) (Stockholm, crypto broker) published its Q3 2022 interim report ([English](https://news.cision.com/safello/r/safello-publishes-interim-report-for-q3-2022,c3668795)).

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

- Crypto dominoes fall in the wake of FTX's collapse ([English](https://www.axios.com/2022/11/17/crypto-dominoes-ftx-collapse-winklevoss-gemini-blockfi)).
- Suggestions for what not to say to someone who has just been laid off ([English](https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsifted.eu%2Farticles%2Fwhat-not-to-say-layoff%2F)).
- What investors are looking for at the pre-seed level ([English](https://projectarrow.substack.com/p/building-pre-seed-signals-for-your)).
- Some short Friday serendipity read: The seven levels of being busy ([English](https://randsinrepose.com/archives/the-seven-levels-of-busy/)).

### Other interesting things related to Sweden

- Stockholm bets on carbon capture to hit net zero ([English](https://www.politico.eu/article/stockholm-bet-carbon-capture-hit-net-zero-target-climate-crisis/)).
- Chinese EV startup [Nio](https://www.nio.com), which differentiates itself from its rivals by offering swappable batteries, launched its first power-swapping station in Sweden, located in Varberg near Gothenburg ([English](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/18/chinas-ev-upstart-nio-power-swap-station-sweden/)).

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That's it for today.