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Sweden now runs Europe’s second-largest AI startup engine
AI startups in Sweden just passed 450 active companies, making Stockholm the second-largest AI hub in Europe after London. In the last twelve months, the top 60 Swedish AI startups raised $4.6 B. Lovable, the developer platform, closed $222.5 M since its 2023 launch. Einride, the freight-tech unicorn, crossed $1 B valuation in the same period. Gothenburg and Malmö now host 30 % of the new entries, breaking Stockholm’s monopoly on capital. Across the Nordics, the count is 1 100 AI startups, with Norway, Denmark, and Finland each adding 200+ companies. This matters because the Nordics are no longer a satellite market. The region’s AI startups now attract late-stage rounds from Sequoia, a16z, and Balderton. Local founders can raise Series A on home soil, then scale to the US without relocating the team. The talent pool is also deeper: Chalmers, KTH, and Aalto graduate 1 200 AI engineers every year, and the Swedish AI Startup Landscape lists 15 new companies every quarter. One action: if you are building an AI product, apply to the Swedish AI Startup Landscape before August 1. Inclusion gives you a verified profile on aistartuplandscape.se, which is used by Nordic VC funds for deal flow. The next batch closes in three weeks.
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