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# News September 12, 2022: KISAB, Parakey, EQT Growth, Klarna and more
- URL: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/news-september-12-2022/
- Published: 2022-09-12T14:59:55.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-15T15:09:17.000Z
- 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), Parakey, EQT Growth, Klarna, kisab, Fairpoint Capital, Industrifonden, Ingka Investments, tham invest, Vätterledens Ventures, Green Group (Green Proptech), bassholmen, Inventure

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

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### Funding news

- [KISAB](https://kisabsemi.com/) (Stockholm, developer of silicon carbide semiconductor materials): €7.5M ($7.6M) in a funding round led by Fairpoint Capital, with participation from existing investors, including Industrifonden, Ingka GreenTech and LPE ([English](https://kisabsemi.com/kisab-raises-a-e7-5-m-round-led-by-fairpoint-capital-in-order-to-expand-production-of-its-defect-free-silicon-carbide-wafers/)).
- [Parakey](https://parakey.co/) (Gothenburg, digital key solutions): SEK28M (€2.6M, $2.7M) from angel investors Kim and William Olsson, Michael Samuelsson, Henrik Garvner and existing investors Tham Invest, Vätterleden Ventures, Green Group and Bassholmen ([Swedish](https://www.parakey.co//blog/parakey-tar-in-28-miljoner-vaxlar-upp-for-att-mota-efterfragan), [machine translation](https://www-parakey-co.translate.goog//blog/parakey-tar-in-28-miljoner-vaxlar-upp-for-att-mota-efterfragan?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)).
- Inventure participated in a €11.6M funding round raised by Estonia-based employee relocation platform [Jobbatical](https://jobbatical.com/) ([English](https://siliconcanals.com/crowdfunding/jobbatical-raises-11-6m/)).

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

- [EQT Growth](https://eqtgroup.com/private-capital/growth) closed a European growth fund at €2.4B ($2.5M). Around 2/3 of the capital is still available ([English](https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/12/eqt-growth-2-2-billion/)).
- In the US, [Klarna](http://www.klarna.com) is partnering with major grocery delivery and pick-up service [Instacart](http://www.instacart.com) ([English](https://www.instacart.com/company/uncategorized/instacart-and-klarna-partner-to-offer-consumers-more-flexible-ways-to-pay/)).

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

- France-based [Capagro](https://capagro.fr/) launches €200M fund to back European foodtech and agtech startups ([English](https://techfundingnews.com/capagro-launches-e200m-fund-to-back-european-foodtech-and-agtech-startups/)).

### Other interesting things related to Sweden

- Sweden election: Result could take days as the vote is close ([English](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62872545)).
- IKEA’s Swedish House Mafia record player is going on sale next month ([English](https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/11/23347344/ikea-swedish-house-mafia-record-player-going-on-sale-next-month-obegransad)).

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That's it for today.