Swedish Tech Weekly #309: Twirl, Projektportalen, Wincher, GuineaPig, Hormona, Endra, Alrik, Alba Health, Doldadress, MAIA Universe, Arboair, Solace Care, ActorCV, Green Dent, Leap, Prompt Studio, and more
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Mergers & acquisitions
• Twirl (Stockholm; platform for data teams looking to ship value, not tooling) has been acquired by New York-based serverless compute platform Modal (English).
• Monterro, Swedish B2B software investor, is acquiring a majority stake in Stockholm-based project management tool for the construction and crafts industry Projektportalen (English, Swedish / Di Digital paywall).
• Wincher (Stockholm, SEO insights platform) has reportedly been acquired by Israel-based web analytics company Similarweb (Swedish / Breakit paywall).
• GuineaPig (Gothenburg, employee wellbeing app for Slack & Microsoft Teams) has been acquired by Östersund-based startup MyMOWO, which offers a subscription app for location-independent fitness exercises (Swedish, machine translation).
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Funding news
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• Hormona (Stockholm & London, digital platform designed to empower women to take control of their hormonal health): $6.7M in a seed funding round led by Voima Ventures and SuperNode Global VC (English).
• Endra (Stockholm; AI-powered end-to-end infrastructure for fire alarm and other MEP design): €3M in pre-seed funding led by Norrsken VC. With this, Endra emerges from stealth mode (English). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on December 2; funding first covered on April 16.
• Alrik (Stockholm, construction logistics operating system): €3M ($3.4M) led by People Ventures (English).
• Alba Health (Stockholm, provider of digital gut health support for children): $2.5M seed funding round led by Unconventional Ventures (English).
• Doldadress (Stockholm, subscription service helping residents of Sweden to hide their personal data online): SEK19.5M (€1.8M, $1.9M) from new and existing angel investors such as Just Arne Storvik, Tor Erland Fyksen, Magnus Emilson, Anders Holm, and John Daniels. ➡️ First covered in PRO on March 6.
• MAIA Universe, formerly Freshsound (Stockholm, platform to license music instantly from commercial artists): €1M from Max Martin and existing investor Zenith VC, among others (English). ➡️ Funding first covered in PRO on May 22.
• Arboair (Linköping, AI-driven image analysis solution for forest owners): SEK6M (€550K; $630K) from ReThink Capital and a family office (Swedish / Impact Loop paywall).
• Solace Care (Stockholm, AI-first platform delivering emotional and practical support during times of loss): SEK3M (€280K, $320K) convertible note in an angel round. With this, Solace Care emerges from stealth mode (English). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on December 2.
• ActorCV (Stockholm, website creator enabling aspiring actors to showcase themselves professionally): SEK2M in an angel round (Swedish, machine translation). ➡️ Funding first covered in PRO on March 19.
• Green Dent (Ludvika, single-use circular products for the dental and healthcare sector): undisclosed amount from DalaCapital. ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on April 15.
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News from the Swedish startup & tech sector
• Leap, previously announced AI developer agent that builds backends and deploys to the cloud created by Stockholm-based dev tech startup Encore, has launched (English). ➡️ First covered in PRO on February 11.
• Prompt Studio, Stockholm-based startup founded in 2023, pivoted and launched an agent-driven analytics platform "that puts data in everyone’s hands" (English). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on November 2023.
• Profile of SWEBAL, recently launched Swedish defense tech startup which wants to establish a manufacturing plant for TNT in Sweden, to strengthen Nato countries' security of supply (English / FT paywall). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on November 27.
• Millow, Gothenburg-based foodtech whose technology turns oats and mycelium into beef‑like protein, has commissioned its first large‑scale factory in Gothenburg (English).
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• Stockholm-based startup AI Medical Technology received European CE mark approval for its smartphone-based diagnosis decision support tool designed for melanoma detection (English).
• BioFiber Tech, VC-backed Stockholm-based developer of sustainable plastic solutions using modified wood fibers, is bankrupt. ➡️ Covered in PRO on May 28.
• Also bankrupt: Carjoy, Alingsås-based mobile mechanics service for cars (Swedish). ➡️ First covered in PRO on May 23.
• Nextory claims it is the first audiobook/e-book subscription service in Europe to allow users to get personalized book recommendations through an AI chat, described as "AI librarian" (Swedish, machine translation).
• Spowdi, Stockholm-based developer of a solar powered water drip irrigation system, established a subsidiary based in Nairobi, Kenya (English).
• The applications for Vinnova's new edition of the program "Innovative Startups" are open. Eligible companies can secure a grant of up to SEK500K (English).
• NVIDIA, Wallenberg Investments, and a consortium of Swedish industry giants have unveiled plans to build new AI infrastructure in Sweden (English).
• Joseph Michael's Stockholm Tech Map has blown up on LinkedIn over the past weeks. Now there's an open version where startups can add themselves.
• East Sweden Capital is a new investment initiative/platform aiming to fund "groundbreaking tech startups from Linköping University and other innovation hubs in Östergötland" (English).
• KTH Ventures is the new name of KTH Holding.
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Selected Swedish tech startup jobs
A non-exhaustive selection of open positions at Swedish tech startups.
• Founding Engineer (Emfas)
• Software Developers (stealth mode cybersecurity startup)
• Product Designer (Din Psykolog)
• Community Manager, Content Creator, Engineering roles (Wimt)
• AI/ML Engineer (SICS)
• Head of Design (Tendium)
• CTO / Lead Developer (Get Tested)
• Data Sourcing Controller (Quartr)
• Senior fullstack developer (GEMMAI)
• Senior Impact Manager (Milkywire)
• IT Systems Engineer (Epidemic Sound)
• New Sales & Business Development Officer (DP Patterning)
• Growth Engineer (Python & LLM) (Triform)
• Product Designer (Hypocampus)
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Other interesting things from the startup/VC world & beyond
• The European Commission has launched a comprehensive EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, "aiming to make the EU the world's top destination for technology-driven innovative companies" (English).
• Benedict Evans' annual presentation on big macro and strategic trends in the tech industry is out, titled "AI eats the world" this time (English).
• 20 habits of exceptional startups (English).
• When a profitable startup with VC interest should raise funding (English).
• When the founder-investor honeymoon ends (English).
• A "Rude Q&A” is a constructive list of questions about a product that the founder does not want to hear (English).
Other interesting things related to Sweden
• The government published Sweden's digital strategy 2025–2030 (Swedish).
• Volvo Cars is cutting 3000 jobs, primarily office-based positions in Sweden (English, Swedish).
• Northvolt co-founder and former CEO Peter Carlsson is suspected of negligence in a worker's death in 2023 (English, Swedish).
• Sweden’s performing rights organisation STIM collected record revenues of SEK3.3B in 2024 (English).
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Martin
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