> ## 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 September 6, 2022: Medoma, GLOBHE, Sting, Eliq, Kivra and more - URL: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/news-september-6-2022/ - Published: 2022-09-06T14:59:19.000Z - Updated: 2023-08-15T15:13:15.000Z - 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), Globhe, Sting, Eliq, anna bäck, Kivra, Industrifonden, karolina bjurehed, Medoma, bonnier ventures, Bonnier Capital (formerly Bonnier Ventures), VNV Global, Biovestor, Segulah, Cherry Ventures, Course Corrected, VEQ, Sustainable Energy Angels, Norrsken VC Here is today's curation of news from Sweden's startup and tech sector, exclusively for subscribers of Swedish Tech News. 💡 This post has been unlocked and made available for free a month after publication. [Subscribe to Swedish Tech News](https://www.swedishtechnews.com/#/portal/signup) to get access to a **daily newsletter** that brings you a brief overview of news from the Swedish startup & tech sector, curated by [Martin Weigert](http://www.twitter.com/martinweigert). Or, if you prefer a **free weekly newsletter**, [subscribe to Swedish Tech Weekly](https://swedishtechweekly.com/)! ### Funding news - [Medoma](https://www.medoma.com/) (Stockholm, tech-enabled hospital level in-home acute care): €6M ($6M) in a seed round led by Inventure alongside Bonnier Ventures, with participation from VNV Global, Biovestor, Segulah and Cherry Ventures ([English](https://techfundingnews.com/this-swedish-startup-just-raised-e6m-for-introducing-virtual-wards-for-patient-care-at-home/), [Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/vill-varda-akutpatienter-i-hemmet-fyller-kassan-med-63-miljoner/)). - [GLOBHE](https://globhe.com/) (Stockholm, drone data platform): SEK20M (€1.9M, $1.9M) in a seed round led by Course Corrected, with participation from existing investors VEQ and Sustainable Energy Angels ([English](https://veq.vc/2022/09/05/globhe-closes-seed-round-of-20-msek-to-accelerate-access-to-climate-data-from-drones-globally/), [Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/34218/svenska-dronardrottningen-siktar-mot-nya-hojder-oekat-intresse-fran-hela-varlden)). - Norrsken VC participated in a €4.2M($4.2M) funding round raised by German carbon credits marketplace [CEEZEER](https://www.ceezer.earth/) ([English](https://techfundingnews.com/ceezer-lands-e4-2m-to-help-oraganisations-with-complex-voluntary-carbon-market/)). \>> 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/19CzBwRojH%5FK8zin277bpLJ8KCgEUp2AWw%5F%5FJuFUujAs/edit?usp=sharing). ### News from Swedish startups, the tech sector and VCs - 22 Swedish companies have been selected by [Sting](http://www.sting.co) to participate in the fall startup programs. There's a heavy presence of deeptech and a high percentage of female founders ([Swedish](https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sting/pressreleases/deeptech-trendar-naer-sting-har-kickoff-foer-22-nya-startups-3202055), [machine translation](https://www-mynewsdesk-com.translate.goog/se/sting/pressreleases/deeptech-trendar-naer-sting-har-kickoff-foer-22-nya-startups-3202055?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)). - Gothenburg-based [Eliq](https://eliq.io/) is one of the winners of Europe's current energy crisis. Eliq offers a SaaS white-label solution for utility companies to transform themselves into modern energy services providers. The startup founded in 2015 is currently overwhelmed with inquiries and unable to meet demand, says co-founder Joakim Ottander. After having raised SEK50M in 2020, Eliq plans to raise a Series B next year ([Swedish](https://www.di.se/digital/elbolagens-teknikleverantor-kunderna-ar-desperata/) / *DI Digital paywall*). - Breakit ranked 248 tech companies based on the average salary paid to employees in Sweden in 2021\. The article is paywalled but [here's the entire ranking](https://infogram.com/1pr9039wpvxzw0ag2jgyyr0x7mamx50kxdd). Across all companies, the average monthly salary was SEK49,425, up 7% compared to 2020 ([Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/34144/har-ar-techbolagen-som-betalar-hogst-lon-vi-har-granskat-248-av-sveriges-hetaste-bolag) / *Breakit paywall*). - Anna Bäck plans to step down as CEO of Sweden's leading digital mailbox service [Kivra](https://kivra.se) within 1 year. The company is now starting to look for a successor ([Swedish](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/34227/kivras-vd-anna-back-vill-sluta-nu-borjar-jakten-pa-en-ersattare), [machine translation](https://www-breakit-se.translate.goog/artikel/34227/kivras-vd-anna-back-vill-sluta-nu-borjar-jakten-pa-en-ersattare?%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fsl=auto&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Ftl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fhl=en&%5Fx%5Ftr%5Fpto=wapp)). - [Industrifonden](https://industrifonden.com/) recruited Karolina Bjurehed as new Gothenburg-based investment director ([English](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6970311137544261633/)). ### Other interesting things from the startup/VC world & beyond - Union Square Ventures' influential partner Fred Wilson is advocating for a return to a fundraising and recruiting process in which at least one in-person-meeting is the norm ([English](https://avc.com/2022/09/face-to-face/)). - VC fund marketing 101 for emerging managers ([English](https://visible.vc/investor-blog/vc-fund-marketing-101-for-todays-emerging-manager/)). ### Other interesting things related to Sweden - A lot has been written about the Swedish concept of "lagom", and here is one more piece, from a philosophy professor, who calls it "the modern, Swedish twist on an ancient idea" found in ancient Hindu, Buddhist and Greek traditions ([English](https://bigthink.com/thinking/swedish-philosophy-lagom-just-enough/)). +++ That's it for today.