TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Sweden, which has a population of around that of Michigan in the United States, punches above its weight in both cultural and business terms. In business terms, Zettle, Ikea, Klarna and Spotify all call Sweden home. Why can’t the country’s founders repeat the feat?

Sweden 98

Sweden Program United States Michigan 98

TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

Today, a startup from Gothenburg, Sweden called Juni is announcing $206 million in funding — a $100 million Series B and a further $106 million in debt — to build out e-commerce-focused neobank, designed specifically to cater to that growing group of retailers with tools to help them run their business.

Money 89

Money Management Help Sweden 89

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

TransferWise is the clever new way to transfer money between countries, from the people the people who built Skype and PayPal. But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina? Malmö, Sweden.

Attention 168

Attention Cyprus North Carolina Raleigh 168

TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

When The Exchange wrote about Sweden’s startup scene at the end of last month, we said we’d revisit the Nordics this week. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Well, a promise is a promise. And that’s actually interesting.

Sweden 99

Sweden Denmark Norway Newsletter 99

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

18 European countries have already signed a non-binding pledge saying that they plan to contribute to this EIF’s fund of funds — Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. More countries should join the list soon.

Policy 86

Policy Money France Greece 86

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Our perspective on the matter is hardly unique: Techstars recently announced two new programs on the continent, one in France and one in Sweden, indicating that it too sees lots to like in Europe. Read it every morning on Extra Crunch or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday.

Europe 109

Europe Sweden France India 109

The Next Web

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It gives companies and individuals the chance to build a platform, get heard, and above all, make money online. They don’t care if you’re in sunny Australia or snowy Sweden! Make money with your land. Of course, you can make money from your digital property. The future is digital. The future is now. Over to you.

Digital 139

Digital Sweden Linkedin Myspace 139

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

Sweden 143

Sweden San Francisco Tech Companies 143

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

What you get is a full-fledged bank account with a German IBAN to receive money, set up direct deposits and debits. The startup has already launched savings accounts in Sweden. It’ll compete with other digital banks in Germany, such as N26 and Vivid Money. For now, Klarna is launching bank accounts for a limited number of users.

Germany 102

Germany Sweden Mobile Track 102

The Verge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The company wants to be at the center of creator monetization Spotify hosted an event on Monday to discuss its ambitions in audio, and one message came through loud and clear: the company wants to play a major role in helping creators make money. Because what we realized is that we’re no longer this kind of small startup from Sweden.

Artist 105

Artist Money Companies Help 105

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Tink , a startup out of Stockholm, Sweden that aggregates a number of banks and financial services by way of an API so that those can in turn be accessed via new channels, has raised €85 million (or $103 million at current rates), at a post-money valuation of €680 million (or around $825 million). It is live in Sweden, U.K.,

Open 117

Open Platform Raise Sweden 117

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Spotify is spending to advertise its advertising solution so that others can spend more money on Spotify. And from Sweden, EV company Polestar may go public via a SPAC , as EV company Cake raises $60 million. Nice to see Sweden do so well in a key business category. Tesla is doing FSD stuff , which confuses us.

Public 81

Public Sweden Product Podcast 81

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

You also can order debit cards to spend money from your Revolut account directly. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. As a reminder, Revolut already offers business accounts. Let’s see what customers think of the API when they start using it.

Business 110

Business Online Portugal Belgium 110

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Leading the round is Berlin-based Cherry Ventures — the first deal, I believe, from newly recruited partner Sophia Bendz, who herself is based in Sweden. Initially, Juni will make money on interchange fees (minus the cashback it offers) and by charging a subscription in the best SaaS tradition. million in seed funding.

Marketing 119

Marketing Platform Online Companies 119

TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

The behavior has lit up the VC world as startups roll out these relatively simple ups which turn out to be big money-spinners when this insurance angle is attached. The proceeds will be used to scale the business beyond its home base of Sweden.

Sweden 71

Sweden Attitude Education Database 71

TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

Klarna , the Swedish buy now, pay later behemoth and upstart bank, has raised $1 billion in new funding at a post-money valuation of $31 billion. It has a range of licensed banking services, such as savings and current accounts, in Sweden and Germany , with more countries to follow.

Sweden 107

Sweden Germany Europe Australia 107

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

At the same time, unlike other marketplaces – you know, the order of things when you have a marketplace might be if you’re like Uber, is that you go into market, you spend money, do marketing, a lot of money to build up the demand, and then you build the supply on top.

Raise 117

Raise Sweden San Francisco Slides 117

TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Founded in November 2019, it took Ankorstore around two years to reach a post-money valuation of $2 billion (€1.75 Some existing investors put more money on the table, such as Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, GFC, Alven and Aglae Ventures. Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. This leads us to today’s funding round.

Europe 95

Europe France Sweden Netherlands 95

TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

The startup has raised €70 million ($77 million at today’s rates), at what I understand from a person close to the company to be a $2 billion post-money valuation. That number has now grown to 500,000 across a footprint that includes Denmark (its home base is in Copenhagen), Sweden and Norway.

Platform 95

Platform Raise Finland Denmark 95

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

His new venture, called Inrupt, wants to fix some of the mess many of those companies have made — and it’s in the market to raise money. The startup has signed contracts with governments of Sweden, Argentina and Basque. These partnerships have not been previously reported.

Raise 88

Raise Argentina Sweden Government 88

TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. The Wall Street Journal reports : The Sweden-based payments company is aiming to raise up to $1 billion from new and existing investors in a deal that could value it in the low $30-billion-range after the money is injected, the people said. No one likes a down round.

Raise 88

Raise Sweden Calendar Newsletter 88

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Don’t forget that the code “EQUITY” can save you money on Disrupt tickets and TechCrunch+ access. From startup-land: Ola is cutting jobs , two delivery logistics startups are merging in Sweden , and Byld Ventures is putting together a venture capital fund to watch. And it makes us here on the show look good!

Sweden 78

Sweden Podcast Headline Files 78

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Last year, the company had 20,000 customers across six countries — Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Ireland and the U.K. The idea is that Pleo can help you automate many of the processes that come with spending your company’s money. It is going to be difficult to raise more money at the same valuation. It’s difficult.

Management 89

Management Denmark Sweden Ireland 89

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The startup has just announced a $60 million Series B fundraise, money it aims to use to transform the way companies look at last-mile delivery. Couriers can make more money because they can do more deliveries per hour, and customers are happier because the deliveries come more quickly. ” Companies like URB-E in the U.S.

Service 101

Service United Kingdom United States Raise 101

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It’s particularly appealing during the pandemic, but he predicted that celebrities will still be excited about “making this much money from their living rooms” after the pandemic ends. He added that celebrities are embracing this as a new source of income.

Celebrate 94

Celebrate Video Raise Platform 94

TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Sweden: $775 million across 94 deals, up 5% and down 19%. As we noted earlier this week, this was also the case in Africa – unlike the U.S., Asia, and Latin America. But Europe’s situation is perhaps more curious; after all, it is the closest to Russia and its war on Ukraine.

Global 77

Global Fund Europe Sweden 77

TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Too much money” might explain the size of some of these bets, but it doesn’t explain their existence. For one thing, there’s a lot of money in the economy that’s waiting to be invested, and that might be pushing some funds into territory they hadn’t previously explored. So what changed? Let’s dig in. The macro changes.

Slovenia 66

Slovenia Denmark Norway Sweden 66

TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2023

The aggressive push into new markets is fueled by the $750 million Series A funding round Zeekr raised in February, which shot the automaker’s post-money valuation up to $13 billion. In the Netherlands and Sweden, Zeekr’s first European markets, the flagship 001 is selling for around $65,000, and the X for around $50,000.

Kazakhstan 86

Kazakhstan Global Sweden Netherlands 86

TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

If you plan to launch a new startup in France, Denmark or Sweden, there is a new seed fund looking for your pitch. He has also invested some of his own money as a business angel. In addition to those French startups, their investments include Growblocks and All Gravy in Denmark, and Ark Kapital and Goals in Sweden.

Fund 79

Fund Denmark Sweden France 79

TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

That’s good news for web3 music company AnotherBlock , based out of Sweden. For example, Jamil “Deputy” Pierre, a co-producer on Rihanna’s ‘B–ch Better Have My Money’, raked-in a reported $63,000 after he sold his personal royalties for the song as an NFT via AnotherBlock. Founded by Michel D.

Music 88

Music Raise Help Artist 88

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Klarna, based in Sweden, is said to be considering a direct listing. This morning, to better understand what’s going on with the younger companies hoping to help you finance your next mistaken purchase, let’s check out earnings results from Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm.

Raise 91

Raise Sweden United States France 91

TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

In addition to buying from several brands at once, Ankorstore withdraws the money from your bank account 60 days after placing an order. Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden as growth markets. Even if you’re already working with brands directly, the startup offers some advantageous terms.

Raise 69

Raise Sweden France Europe 69

The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

Then if you’re successful in finding them, you will spend more money for recruiting talented people than in any other city in the world. But when we initially started raising money – for building a new project management tool – investors fell asleep. He started Skype in Sweden. No one believed in it.

San Francisco 125

San Francisco Tech Skype Germany 125

TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

Sweden-based VC fund Pale Blue Dot bounced onto the scene in 2020 with a €53 million fund to help climate-focused startups. As long as the climate crisis has not been solved, we will need to keep investing more money into tech solutions. Climate tech is here to stay,” says Lindvall in a statement to TechCrunch. “As

Fund 87

Fund Sweden Europe Green 87

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

Sweden 82

Sweden San Francisco Tech Companies 82

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The paper was unable to find any studies revealing solid ways to save money by reducing administrative complexity. and 11 other high-income countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia, Japan, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark. spent about 8% of its GDP on “administration and governance.”

Problem 96

Problem Fund United Kingdom Denmark 96

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Respondents were from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands and Nordic nations (Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland). Unsurprisingly, money issues rose to the top of the discussion almost every time. The continued flow of money into the nonprofit world is welcome news. First up is finances.

Trend 111

Trend Report Nonprofit Survey 111