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2514 Top startups in Sweden for August 2026

We rank Instabox, Trustly and Mentimeter in Sweden along with 2511 other startups based on an algorithm that scores startups based on total investment, employee count, and quarterly website traffic. Sweden startup ecosystem ranks #6 globally and #2 in Western Europe.

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Top Unicorn Startups in Sweden for 2026

Eight startups have achieved unicorn status by exceeding USD 1 billion in valuation. Collectively, the top three unicorns in Sweden have raised more than USD 25.6B.
1st
Klarna logo
KlarnaSB Score: 876

Klarna provides online payment solutions, known for its "buy now, pay later" service, allowing consumers to shop with flexibility and security.

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Website
www.klarna.com
Employee range
1,001 – 5,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$3B
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2nd
Epidemic Sound logo
Epidemic SoundSB Score: 639

Epidemic Sound was founded 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden. We are 20 people at our HQ working closely with a few hundred very talented composers and producers from various nations, and we have clients and collaborators all over the world.

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Website
www.epidemicsound.com
Employee range
501 – 1,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$26M
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3rd
KRY logo
KRYSB Score: 632

KRY revolutionizes healthcare by providing easy access to convenient care, making it more accessible for everyone.

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Website
www.kry.se/en
Employee range
1,001 – 5,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$728.3M
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Total amount:8

Best Startups in Sweden for 2026

1st
Instabox logo
InstaboxSB Score: 672

Instabox Express is a shipping service available in selected online stores. It ship your express delivery package to our lockers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Instabox handles logistics for e-commerce retailers, offering same-day delivery through its network of last-mile smart delivery lockers. The service reaches about six million Swedes, delivering from the likes of H&M, Ikea, and Lloyds. In a press release, the company claims its growth has more than tripled each year over the last few years.

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Website
www.instabox.io
Employee range
1,001 – 5,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$301.8M
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2nd
Trustly logo
TrustlySB Score: 644

Trustly enables users to receive secure payments directly from their bank accounts without the need for cards, apps, or registration. Enjoy peace of mind with bank-level security for seamless transactions.

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Website
www.trustly.com
Employee range
501 – 1,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$28.9M
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3rd
Mentimeter logo
MentimeterSB Score: 626
Ecommerce & RetailEcommerce & Retail-Other

An audience engagement platform. Mentimeter make presentations, events and classrooms interactive and fun

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Website
www.mentimeter.com
Employee range
251 – 500
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$42.6M
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4th
NA-KD.com logo
NA-KD.comSB Score: 620

NA-KD.com is the next generation of fashion marketplaces. A predominantly mobile-based online shopping sanctuary for fashion addicts all over the world. Combined with a unique merchant service that unleashes the e-commerce power of digital brands and social influencers. Funded by the original founder and team behind Nelly.com (170 million USD online fashion store).

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Website
www.na-kd.com
Employee range
251 – 500
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$88.5M
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5th
MatHem logo
MatHemSB Score: 602

MatHem is an e-commerce company that combines a complete grocery store online with recipes and subscriptions for ready-made groceries. It delivers food to Swedish homes 7 days a week. The company also combines a full grocery store online with prescription and subscription finished shopping bags. MatHem offers a broad range of grocery products and adjacent household consumables, catering to more than half of Swedish households. The company food is delivered to your door with their own temperature-controlled to ensure an unbroken cold chain. Mathem.se has been awarded The Grocery Website of the Year (Årets matsajt) in 2010, 2011 and 2013 by the Swedish online magazine Internet world. It was founded in 2009 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden

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Website
www.mathem.se
Employee range
251 – 500
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$427.8M
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6th
Teamtailor logo
TeamtailorSB Score: 602

Teamtailor is developing an employer branding platform. They help SMEs market themselves as an attractive workplace, engage their employees, and improve their recruiting process. All in one easy to use web service. The company aims to work with companies that take recruiting seriously, want to be seen as an attractive workplace, and believe that this is key to successful recruiting. They will always deliver a service that is modern, innovative, and will help you market your company as an attractive workplace. They want to change the HR industry. Teamtailor was established on April 3, 2012

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Website
www.teamtailor.com/en
Employee range
101 – 250
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$16.9M
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7th
Aira logo
AiraSB Score: 599

Aira operates as a clean energy-tech company that provides heat pumps and home energy-saving solutions. Aira aims to lower CO2 emissions from residential heating, reduce reliance on foreign gas, and decrease consumer energy bills. Aira speeds up the electrification of residential heating with smart clean energy technology, paving the way for the net zero future that consumers need.

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Website
www.airahome.com
Employee range
1,001 – 5,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$492M
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8th
iZettle logo
iZettleSB Score: 598

iZettle is reinventing technologies and banking services that help small-business owners live better, work less and earn more. Based in Stockholm, the financial technology company revolutionized mobile payments in 2010 with the world’s first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices. Today, small-business owners around the world use iZettle’s powerfully simple services to improve the speed and ease of payments at checkout, business management, sales analytics, customer engagement, and funding

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Website
www.zettle.com
Employee range
501 – 1,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$242.7M
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9th
Matsmart logo
MatsmartSB Score: 596

Matsmart sells surplus food online. A significant part of the food would otherwise be thrown away due to packaging changes, short or expired expiry dates, or other reasons. In 2017, Matsmart saved 2022 tonnes of food from going to waste. The company has seen explosive growth, reaching recurring revenues of SEK 200 million. Matsmart was founded by Karl Andersson, Erik Södergren and Ulf Skagerström, and launched in Sweden in 2014. Since then, the company has also expanded to Norway and Finland.

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Website
www.matsmart.se
Employee range
101 – 250
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$185.8M
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10th
Natural Cycles logo
Natural CyclesSB Score: 589

Natural Cycles offers a contraceptive app, spearheading digital contraception, a new category in female reproductive health. Users measure their basal body temperature in the morning and the app computes the temperature (and other relevant data like levels of luteinizing hormone) through an algorithm to calculate whether they are fertile or not. Natural Cycles’ subscription product relies on an algorithmic method to predict which days women are fertile during their monthly cycle — with an in-app color-coded calendar informing users if they could have unprotected sex on a given day or not. Women using the app are required to measure and input their body temperature daily using a basal thermometer. Natural Cycles relies on this and other individual data inputs to algorithmically calculate the probability of the user being fertile on each day in her cycle.

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Website
www.naturalcycles.com
Employee range
101 – 250
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$102.1M
National Rank(Sweden)
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11th
Doktor.se logo
Doktor.seSB Score: 585

Doktor.se is a modern and personal care company working with digital healthcare. They are in an expansive phase, they have several offices in Sweden and grow sharply. With experienced specialist nurses, doctors and psychologists, they help their members to get quick and effective care. Their goal is to deliver a whole new level of service within Swedish care. They help with counseling, book doctor hours, distance care, recipes, referrals, and much more. They always follow every case through their app. They also provide exclusive care and health offers as well as collecting interesting articles and news that will suit the clients. Doktor.se is an approved healthcare provider its counseling and booking are carried out by certified healthcare professionals and specialists in their area. Doktor.se also owns physical primary care and has extensive experience in Swedish healthcare.

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Website
doktor.se
Employee range
1,001 – 5,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$182.2M
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Total amount:1612

Most Funded Startups in Sweden for 2026

The top three most funded startups in Sweden have raised total funding of more than USD 4.17B. Amanda AI has 3.42% more funding than H2 Green Steel.
1st
Amanda AI logo
Amanda AISB Score: 511

Amanda Ai revolutionizes Google Ads marketing with AI automation. Boost your campaigns effortlessly with our cutting-edge solution. Maximize your ROI and reach your target audience effectively. Say goodbye to manual optimization and hello to seamless, data-driven success with Amanda Ai.

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Website
amandaai.com
Employee range
251 – 500
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$3B
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2nd
H2 Green Steel logo
H2 Green SteelSB Score: 424

Stegra operates a steel production plant to accelerate the decarbonization of the steel industry using green hydrogen. It provides a digitalized and automated greenfield steel plant by bringing together raw materials, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence to help clients have access to fossil-free steel at a leading cost position. The project includes a giga-scale green hydrogen plant as an integrated part of the steel production facility.

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Website
www.h2greensteel.com
Employee range
251 – 500
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$678.5M
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3rd
Aira logo
AiraSB Score: 599

Aira operates as a clean energy-tech company that provides heat pumps and home energy-saving solutions. Aira aims to lower CO2 emissions from residential heating, reduce reliance on foreign gas, and decrease consumer energy bills. Aira speeds up the electrification of residential heating with smart clean energy technology, paving the way for the net zero future that consumers need.

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Website
www.airahome.com
Employee range
1,001 – 5,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$492M
National Rank(Sweden)
Regional Rank(Western Europe)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:1612

Top Hiring Startups in Sweden by Employee Number

The top three hiring startups in Sweden have an median employee size that is between [10001+]
1st
Cool Company logo
Cool CompanySB Score: 491

Cool Company Scandinavia AB is a self-employment business that simplifies and streamlines the administration of consultants and freelancers to bill without private companies. For clients Cool Company offers the possibility to hire expertise that you have chosen yourself, without hiring. Cool Company takes full responsibility. The company was founded in 2009.

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Website
coolcompany.com/se
Employee range
10,001+
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$7.3M
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2nd
Ticketly logo
TicketlySB Score: 227
EdtechEducation-Other

Ticketly offers a seamless platform for hosting and streaming events online, from ticket sales to streaming services. Engage your audience and simplify event planning with Ticketly's all-in-one solution.

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Website
www.ticketly.eu
Employee range
10,001+
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3rd
EATON Sweden logo
EATON SwedenSB Score: 163

Eaton is a dynamic power management company offering innovative solutions for efficient electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power control. As a global leader in technology, we help customers optimize energy usage with eco-friendly products.

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Website
www.eaton.se/Sweden/index.htm
Employee range
10,001+
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4th
Illuminate Labs logo
Illuminate LabsSB Score: 335

Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, Illuminate Labs develops and markets rendering and baking technology especially tailored to satisfy the needs of game developers based on the proprietary LiquidLight technology. Turtle is a sophisticated rendering and baking plug-in for Autodesk Maya used for lighting and content creation in next-gen game development. Beast is a game engine-independent content pipeline tool used for advanced global illumination and dynamic relighting of characters.

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Website
www.illuminatelabs.com
Employee range
5,001 – 10,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$1.1M
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Regional Rank(Western Europe)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:2514

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10.5 Million

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