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# News November 8, 2022:  Bodil, Atlar, Ecohelix, Qliro, RemotiveLabs, Saga Sleep, Gordon Delivery, Relox Robotics, Eppow, Ligna Energy and more
- URL: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/news-november-8-2022/
- Published: 2022-11-08T16:00:37.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-23T15:24:36.000Z
- 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), Atlar, ecohelix, Qliro, remotivelabs, saga sleep, stella sleep, Daniel Ek, hjn sverige, gordon delivery, relox robotics, eppow, ligna energy, axel bard bringéus, BackingMinds, johan hägglund, Tioex, digiexam, Acast, bodil, einer mattsson, Index Ventures, La Famiglia VC, Cocoa, Molindo Energy, Almi Invest GreenTech, Almi Invest, Volvo Cars Tech Fund

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### Funding news

- [Bodil](https://bodil.se/) (Stockholm, fintech providing bridge financing for borrowers looking to buy a house): SEK110M (€10M, $10M) from real estate company Einar Mattsson and YLD ([English](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/swedish-property-startup-bodil-gets-funding-as-home-prices-seen-falling-1.1842978), [Swedish](https://www.di.se/nyheter/nu-finns-hyrkop-for-villor-om-kontantinsatsen-svider/) / *Di paywall*).
- [Atlar](https://www.atlar.com/) (Stockholm, bank payments platform for automated money movement): $5M in a seed round led by Index Ventures, with participation from La Famiglia VC, Cocoa and business angels including Mikko Salovaara, Thijn Lamers and Jan Kemper ([English](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/07/former-tink-employees-launch-atlar-a-payment-automation-startup/), [Swedish](https://www.realtid.se/atlar-tar-in-52-miljoner-kronor-i-en-forsta-finansieringsrunda-ledd-av-index-ventures/)).
- [Ecohelix](https://www.ecohelix.se/) (Stockholm, developer of proprietary biopolymer processing technology): €3M ($3M) in a bridge round led by existing investors Molindo Energy and Almi Invest GreenTech. The core team of employees also participated ([English](https://news.cision.com/ecohelix-ab/r/ecohelix-secures-3-0-meur-bridge-funding-to-build-towards-full-scale-biopolymer-production,c3661993)).
- [Qliro](https://www.qliro.com) (publ) (Stockholm, payments solution for e-commerce, and financial services provider for consumers): SEK10.1M (€940K, $940K) through a directed share issue ([English](https://storage.mfn.se/a9f6a23a-a081-4495-8064-fecea14eb35c/outcome-of-directed-new-issue.pdf) / *PDF*, [Swedish](https://www.realtid.se/qliro-har-gjort-nyemission-pa-101-miljoner/)).
- [RemotiveLabs](https://remotivelabs.com/) (Malmö, software platform for automotive developers): SEK9M (€830K, $830K) from Almi Invest, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and angel investor Anette Saleskog, for the international expansion ([English](https://www.telematicswire.net/remotivelabs-secures-funding-for-automotive-software-platform-enabling-iteration-and-speed/), [Swedish](https://news.cision.com/se/almi-invest-ab/r/almi-invest-investerar-i-remotivelabs-som-gor-det-lattare-att-utveckla-mjukvara-till-bilar,c3662278)).
- [Saga Sleep](https://sagasleep.com) / [Stella Sleep](https://stellasleep.com/) (Stockholm, sleeping app for kids): Around SEK3.2M (€300K, $300K) from new and existing angel investors, including Uldis Cerps, Joel Nisses, Maria Rankka, Henrik Wrangel, Johan Rosenberg and Carl-Johan Westring ([English](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sagasleep%5Fwe-are-delighted-to-announce-that-our-fourth-activity-6995745838891175937-zrFU/)).

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

- Sifted did some digging on Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s secret healthtech startup HJN Sverige ([English](https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsifted.eu%2Farticles%2Fdaniel-ek-secret-healthtech-startup%2F)).
- [Gordon Delivery](https://gordondelivery.com), Stockholm-based smart urban logistics provider for food home deliveries, is currently testing a new packaging solution for circular home deliveries, for which it has registered a patent application ([English](https://gordondelivery.com/2022/11/08/with-gordons-new-packaging-solution-for-circular-home-deliveries-cardboard-boxes-and-paper-bags-disappear/)).
- Profile of [Relox Robotics](https://www.reloxrobotics.com/), the Stockholm-based startup developing an autonomous robots-as-a-service offering for picking golf balls at a golf range ([Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/34910/relox-robot-plockar-golfbollar-som-smapotatis-nu-hoppas-de-fa-till-en-riktig-fulltraff), [machine translation](https://www-breakit-se.translate.goog/artikel/34910/relox-robot-plockar-golfbollar-som-smapotatis-nu-hoppas-de-fa-till-en-riktig-fulltraff?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- [Eppow](https://eppow.com/) is the new name of Stockholm-based digital healthcare staffing marketplace MyPick. The founders Meybod Kia and Hani Movahed are now launching a global expansion ([Swedish](https://eppow.com/se/news/mypick-becomes-eppow/), [machine translation](https://eppow-com.translate.goog/se/news/mypick-becomes-eppow/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- [Ligna Energy](https://lignaenergy.se/), Norrköping-based manufacturer of sustainable bio-batteries for small and large scale energy storage, is seeking to raise SEK50M (€4.6M, $4.6M) for mass production and distribution of its wooden supercapacitor ([Swedish](https://www.nyteknik.se/premium/svenska-superkondensatorn-av-skogsrester-rullar-ut-7040275) / *NyTeknik paywall*).
- [Informed](https://www.informed.so/), the Berlin-based curated news subscription platform co-founded by Swedish investor and former Spotify exec Axel Bard Bringéus, has officially launched ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/spotifyveteran-lanserar-digital-nyhetsplattform/) / *Di Digital paywall*).
- With new Copenhagen-based Principal Jasenko Hadzic, [Backing Minds](https://www.backingminds.com/) is expanding into Denmark ([English](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/backingminds%5Fcopenhagen-activity-6995731042665934848-YCI3/)).
- 🎧 Podcast interview with Johan Hägglund, who previously co-founded [Digiexam](https://www.digiexam.com/) and is now running startup secondaries investing platform [Tioex](https://www.tioex.se), on his journey and the current market climate ([Swedish](https://pod.link/1338750239) / *52 minutes*).

### Swedish tech earnings reports

- [Acast](https://acast.com/) (Stockholm, podcasting platform): [English](https://investors.acast.com/press-releases/q3-moving-towards-profitability), [Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/34965/dubblad-forlust-for-acast-gradvis-svalare-marknad).

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

- Interview about the past, present, and future of Silicon Valley's popular accelerator Y Combinator, with its outgoing President Geoff Ralston ([English](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/07/outgoing-yc-president-geoff-ralston-the-market-is-changing-ycs-terms-are-not/)).

### Other interesting things related to Sweden

- The new Swedish government is ending the SEK70,000 bonus for the purchase of new EVs, with immediate effect ([Swedish](https://www.realtid.se/pa-onsdag-skrotas-bonusen-for-den-som-koper-elbil/), [machine translation](https://www-realtid-se.translate.goog/pa-onsdag-skrotas-bonusen-for-den-som-koper-elbil/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- 53% of Swedes expect the country to be completey cash-free in 20 years, according to this year's edition of the report "Sverige Betalar" ([Swedish](https://www.realtid.se/betalappar-har-tagit-over-i-alla-betalsituationer/), [machine translation](https://www-realtid-se.translate.goog/betalappar-har-tagit-over-i-alla-betalsituationer/?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).

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That's it for today.