Swedish Tech Weekly #359: Stockfiller, Sponswatch, Eivora, Legora, Munters, Endra, Oplane, C-Green, HAGA.BIO, Celluminova, Endre, Tandela, Surwera, Neobiomics, HairHut, Lovable, GOALS, Drippa, HAALE, Echandia, Dema, and more

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• Stockfiller (Stockholm, purchasing platform for buyers and suppliers in the food industry): The PE firm Bridgepoint acquired a majority stake (English). ➡️ Added to the Exits Database for PRO subscribers.

• Sponswatch (Stockholm, AI-powered solution for brands and properties wanting to measure logotype exposure in relation to sponsorships): The Dutch market research agency Blauw is acquiring a majority stake (English, Swedish / Breakit paywall). ➡️ Added to the Exits Database for PRO subscribers.

• Eivora (Stockholm, ownership data platform for Swedish companies) has been acquired by Finland-headquartered Enento Group, owner of the Swedish credit reference and business information agency UC, as well as Allabolag (English). ➡️ Added to the Exits Database for PRO subscribers.

• Legora (Stockholm, collaborative AI platform for lawyers3 is acquiring the US-based startup Cadastral, which offers an AI agent platform purpose-built for commercial real estate (English).

• Munters, Swedish company offering energy-efficient air treatment and climate solutions, acquired the UK-based scaleup Optifarm, a provider of AI-driven livestock monitoring solutions (English).

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• Endra (Stockholm; AI-powered MEP platform): $50M Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from existing investors Notion Capital and Norrsken VC (funding details page). ➡️ Endra first covered in PRO in December 2024.

• Oplane (Malmö, automated security architect for the AI-native lifecycle): $5.2M in a seed funding round led by Seed Capital, with participation from existing investor Icebreaker.vc, and angel investors (funding deteals page). ➡️ Funding first covered in PRO on May 28; startup first covered in PRO in November 2023.

• C-Green (Stockholm, technology to convert wet biowaste into solid hydrochar): SEK40M (€3.7M, $4.3M) from existing and new investors (funding details page).

• HAGA.BIO, formerly VoxlBio (Stockholm, spatial biology technologies designed specifically for validation and translational workflows): SEK20.9M (€1.9M, $2.2M) in a seed funding round from existing investors Almi Invest, Life Science Invest, and SU Ventures, among others (funding details page). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO in February 2025.

• Celluminova (Linköping, develops new tools for stem cell research including cancer stem cells): SEK20M (€1.85M, $2.15M) from new investor East Sweden Capital, and existing investor Almi Invest (Swedish / Breakit paywall, funding details page).

• Endre (Gothenburg, software for data-driven power grid planning using societal insights): SEK7M (€650K, $750K) in a pre-seed funding round led by Almi Invest and Chalmers Ventures (funding details page).

• Tandela (Stockholm, AI clinical notes tool for dental clinics): $500K from Y Combinator, as Tandela was accepted into the YC summer batch (English). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on May 12.

• Surwera (Stockholm, software that turns any robot into autonomous security labor): €300K ($350K) pre-seed funding from angel investors (funding details page). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on November 11.

• Neobiomics (Stockholm, evidence-based nutritional products for preterm infants): undisclosed amount in a funding round led by HealthCap (English).

• HairHut (Borlänge; operating system for the hair industry, connecting products, salons and customers): undisclosed amount in first funding from DalaCapital (funding details page). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on May 15.

• [PRO last week] A stealth startup aiming to upgrade electrical grids, has raised close to SEK50M in first, yet-to-be-announced funding.

• [PRO last week] A startup which is connecting music rights holders with licensees, has raised a first, so far unannounced funding round.

• [PRO last week] A sticker platform built for creators, studios, and brands, has raised its first funding.

I covered many more funding rounds, and more details for each, in Swedish Tech News PRO last week. Learn how to get access to PRO.

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• Lovable is said to be valued at $12B in a new, ongoing funding round, according to sources Forbes spoke with. This would represent almost a doubling from late 2025 (English).

• GOALS, based in Stockholm and backed with almost SEK500M in funding, has launched its online multiplayer football game, after five years of development (English, Swedish).

• Drippa, from Stockholm, has emerged from stealth mode, to give product teams the same 10x capabilities that developers already can leverage with AI. ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on May 9.

• HAALE, Stockholm-based smart ring lab aiming to make health data accessible for everyone, grew net revenue by 230% to SEK7.6M last year, and generated a profit. ➡️ Numbers first covered in PRO on June 1; startup first covered in PRO in May 2024.

• Echandia, based in Stockholm, announced a new marine battery system described as "biggest product launch to date" (English).

• Dema, the Stockholm-based retail tech startup founded in 2022, launched what co-founder and CEO Marcus Tagesson touts as "first agent workspace for commerce" (English).

• Trustly, Stockholm-based payments platform for digital account-to-account transactions, is reportedly for sale (again) (Swedish / Di Digital paywall).

• Sono, a Finland-based startup offering AI phone assistants, has opened a Stockholm office to expand in Sweden, backed with $1.5M in pre-seed funding led by Maki.vc (Swedish, machine translation).

• The City of Stockholm has chosen Voi and Bolt as the two providers of shared e-scooters and e-bikes permitted to operate in the city following a public tender. US competitor Lime will have to end its operations (Swedish / Di Digital paywall).

• Google is building its first datacenter in Sweden, on land in Horndal (Arvesta municipality) which the US tech giant acquired in 2017 (English, Swedish).

• HETCH, the Helsingborg-based tech hub, has opened the applications for its next accelerator program, starting in fall 2026. This one is described as "AI-first edition" (English).

• Techarena 2027 will take place on February 3-4 in Stockholm (English). ➡️ Added to the Swedish tech event calendar

• [PRO last week] Three repeat founders are building next-gen AI products for the mechanical industry, currently in stealth.

• [PRO last week] Another repeat founder, is currently developing a team chat tool that has Claude Code built in, currently in stealth.

• [PRO last week] A startup from southern Sweden wants to help European founders diversify their concentrated equity.

• [PRO last week] A startup from western Sweden has quietly existed stealth mode, to launch a platform that automates harvest monitoring.

• [PRO last week] A new investment company from Sweden focused on spacetech has emerged.

• [PRO last week] A startup that set out to launch an AI-powered solution for creating video ads, has shut down after less than a year.

I covered many more news – many of which have not been reported elsewhere – and more details for each, in Swedish Tech News PRO last week. Learn how to get access to PRO.

• ARCTIC15 – June 11-12 – Helsinki (FI)
• Super Human (Global Human Improvement Summit) – June 13 – Stockholm

For subsequent major/flagship events, check the Swedish tech event calendar.

A non-exhaustive selection of open positions at Swedish tech startups:

• Various within Engineering and Marketing (Encore)
• Various incl. Software Engineer, Marketing Lead, Finance Lead (Endra)
• Various incl GTM Associate, Operations Associate, Customer Success Manager, UX Designer (Dentio)
• First Marketing Leader (equity role) (Fynn)
• Full-Stack Developer & Potential CTO/Co-Founder (Rivlet)
• Founding Engineer (Moni)
• Founding Engineer (Openroll)
• Senior Full-Stack Developer (Catalsy)
• Enterprise Sales Manager (Tonada)
• Embedded Hardware/Software Engineer (Freya)
• COO (Klingit)
• Senior Software Engineer (Getaccept)
• Strategic Operations Manager (Agteria Biotech)
• Various incl. Product Marketing Manager, Global Social Media & Community Manager (Teamtailor)
• Founders Associate (AirForestry)
• Head of Operations (Trine)

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• Balderton Capital, the London-based VC firm, launched a six-figure advertising campaign "Built in Europe", which runs on billboards and digital formats in London, Paris, Stockholm, Berlin, and Munich (English).
• Anthropic has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (English).
• The SaaSpocalypse may be over for now – at least for some segments (English).

• The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has announced IVA’s List for Research Impact 2026 (English).

• Sweden’s public health agency urged parents to declare parts of the home phone-free and to put their mobile away when they are spending time with their children (English).

• The City of Stockholm is launching an AI-powered camera system to verify whether cars have a valid parking ticket (Swedish, machine translation).

• Accidents involving e-scooters increased by 38% in Sweden in 2025 compared to the previous year; 7 people were killed, 6498 injured (Swedish).

• Personality and social relationships are more important for well-being than factors such as income, according to a new large study on the well-being of Swedes (Swedish, machine translation).

• Women in Sweden are generally more satisfied with their sex lives than men in comparable age-brackets, according to a new survey by the Public Health Agency of Sweden among nearly 16,000 people (English).

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Martin