A world-class engine for innovation KTH is the engine in the Stockholm innovation ecosystem, where people from all over the world gather to create solutions to global challenges. At the center of entrepreneurship at KTH is KTH Innovation, providing world-class support for new ideas from students, researchers and employees. We work closely with regional and international partners, with the mission of enabling more technology and knowledge from KTH to create impact in society. Founded in 2007, KTH Innovation has helped hundreds of spin-offs and we have over the years developed proven methods and programs that are specially relevant in developing early-stage deeptech projects. Some of the notable deeptech startups include Volumental, Ipercept, Blykalla, Foreseeti, Novatron Fusion Group etc.

Ventura Brands Oy is a Finnish ecommerce company founded in 2019. We’ve built several global consumer brands, served over 200,000 customers worldwide, and sell our products on Amazon and our own Shopify store (DTC). Right now, we’re focused on scaling our fastest-growing brand, Silvery®, in the U.S. market. Silvery is a premium bedding brand using patent-pending silver-infused technology that helps hot sleepers stay cool, clean, and comfortable. The brand is growing rapidly and gaining international attention. In 2025, we are on track to double our revenue compared to last year, and we’re now strengthening our team to support this growth.

Grands is a community platform for finding people to play tennis with. Whether you're looking for a one-on-one match, a doubles game or a social event, Grands makes it easy to connect and play. It's built for players of all levels who want to meet others, stay active and be part of a growing tennis community in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo and Sydney.

DaxMedia er et kreativt marketing- og multimediebureau specialiseret i at styrke brands e-commerce og retailbrands. Mere end bare en virksomhed, er vi et visionært fællesskab af passionerede og unge mennesker der hver dag arbejder for at skabe fremtidens bureau. Igennem en unik kultur af ambition, nytænkning og en konstant lyst efter at blive bedre stræber vi efter at skabe historier og resultater som vi kan være stolte over og vigtigst af alt sammen med mennesker som vi nyder at arbejde med.

Something is wrong with how we meet new people. Meeting new people is supposed to be exciting, spontaneous and fun. Yet, datings apps have turned it into a monotonous routine. All dating apps claim to be different, but they are essentially all a speed dating game played in solo mode with a pool of strangers. It’s a game of swipe, match and “hey, what’s up” chats that rarely lead anywhere. Sometimes you miraculously get past the boring smalltalk, dodge the ghosting and actually meet! But more often than not, the date you “won” feels like a boring coffee interview. We deserve better than that. That’s why we are creating a different experience of meeting new people. What if instead of playing this speed dating game by yourself, you are playing together with your friends. Instead of the coffee date interview, it’s more like going to a spontaneous party with your close friends and bumping into a crush. If we can bring our vision for this social network to life, a spontaneous adventure of meeting new people with your friends will always be just a few clicks away.

Magma (Matteappen in Sweden) is a startup that has quickly grown to become the leading platform for data-driven math education. By leveraging handwritten solutions in a digital format, Magma allows teachers to place emphasis on creativity in math, while gaining key insights on student progression. This creates a more engaging, inclusive and pedagogical math class for all students. Math remains the largest challenge for schools, where one in five students in year 8 are low performers. Math is one of the core pillars on which careers are built, and we believe that K-12 math represents one of the largest opportunities at improving educational outcomes and career prospects for children and young adults. Originally founded in Stockholm, Sweden, Magma is now growing rapidly in the US. We are an ambitious team on a meaningful mission of improving math education for millions of children.

LEIA Health is a VC funded startup based in Stockholm on a mission to support the next 1B parents by digitizing the parental journey offering AI-powered support at a time when parents need it the most. LEIA has been named One of Europes’ hottest startups by both Sifted, Business Insider and Wired. Our app offers new parents an AI-enabled and personalized journey into parenthood with medically validated information, rehabilitation programs, and AI-driven insights about their mental and physical health. Our unique health screenings enable us to identify risks such as depression at a much earlier stage guiding them to the relevant health care provider driving preventive measures and positive health outcomes. The B2B offering consists of a parental leave companion app focusing on optimizing the employees health before, during and after parental leave. While also streamlining and personalizing the planning and communication process between employee and line manager to decrease sick leave and churn.

Maki.vc is an 80M€ early stage venture capital fund investing in deep tech and brand-driven companies. Our portfolio includes strong founding teams like IQM, a European pioneer building quantum computers, Spinnova, the team creating the world’s most sustainable fibre; and Alvar Pet, the D2C dog food company that wants to help dog owners minimise their pet’s carbon pawprint.

Every year 6 billion SEK of personal accident insurance compensation go unclaimed in Sweden! Why so? One of the main reasons is that it is extremely difficult to go through the claims process, which requires both time, knowledge and a lot of patience. With Insurello, there is no need to understand insurance specific language, have all the time in the world or have a certain background. We want to help all people claim their accident insurances money instantly online and change the insurance landscape for the better. WHAT HAVE WE ACCOMPLISHED? As of now, we're helping more than 80 000+ people claim their insurances through our platform, and the user count is growing by the hour. We were awarded the Start-up of the Year 2017 award by Business Challenge, and top-100 InsurTech start-ups in the world by Fintech Global. Since 2018, we have raised more than 100 M SEK from leading Venture Capitalist firms and trusted investors who've brought in not just money but credibility, network and business assets. We have built a winning team of ~80 awesome and highly motivated Insurellians based in Stockholm. During the first half of 2020, we have doubled the team! Right now, we are providing opportunities for fair compensation in Sweden and Denmark, expanding to France and Germany in 2021!

Trine offers a digital investment platform where individuals can invest in solar energy projects. The investment functions as a loan to local entrepreneurs in developing countries. Private investors get return on their investments while contributing to providing life-changing electricity to the 1 billion people without access today. The investment will benefit the investor, local entrepreneurs and reduce the CO2 footprint through green energy. We are constantly amazed by how different we are. Everyone is different. We have very diverse backgrounds, characteristics, interests, and competencies. We complement each other very well! At Trine, we have pretty clear responsibilities, and our work is based on trust: we trust each other to do the job that needs to be done. We respect each other's skills, and everyone has a saying. We work with our three values: people, planet and profit. We do what we do to contribute to better quality of life for people, to reduce the C02 footprint on the world and to make this a profitable business. These three words are incorporated in everything we do, both internally and externally. We never compromise on any of them. We spend most of our time at the office, even though we do offer flexibility. Every Friday is Triday: a day free from meetings to offer everyone the opportunity to work from home, from a café, to catch up on some emails or take the time to read some inspiring articles. We need to gain new perspectives all the time and be open to new strategies.

Payr is the next generation payment platform empowering consumers to pay invoices in flexible and smart ways. Our customers can pay any invoice using their bank account, debit or credit card, or digital wallets, saving them time and money. Payr also improves invoice payments by providing truly independent price and quality comparison, enabling simple and fast switching to providers that offer greater value to our customers.Our first product launched Q3 2017 and can be found in App Store We have an experienced team of 11 people, with backgrounds from others startups and from leading Tech, UX, and advertising consultancy companies such as Making Waves and Dinamo, as well as a strong board of directors with backgrounds from Fintech, legal and IT at Nordea, Mastercard, Selmer Law, mCash and Itera.Even if we have an experienced team, we want everyone to be able to learn new things, so you get a lot of responsibility but also a lot of opportunities for improving and learning at Payr. We have international ambition, expanding to the Nordics next year. So you could say we have a pretty aggressive growth strategy as well. This makes most days hectic, but fun.We have 5 exits from other startups in our management team, so many of us have experience with doing this from before. Therefore, we try not to spend energy on stuff we know is going to be a waste of time. You could say we aim to have a professional way of running things, with systems to help everything run smoothly. Although we have high expectations for each other and our product, we also have a quite friendly environment, including a snoring office dog.

Clerk.io is a Predictive AI platform for e-commerce that connects people & products at every step of the customer journey. Thanks to machine learning and generative AI, we are shaping the next big e-commerce revolution by delivering tech that helps businesses bring the right products to the right customers. We love our employees just as much as we value our customers: at Clerk you will find a hub where exchanging ideas is not only welcomed but encouraged. That's also why we offer a variety of opportunities for our team members to develop their skills and advance their careers, from workshops to career reviews. We know that when you grow, Clerk grows with you.

Pubfront is developing the Audiorista platform to help content publishers solve the challenge of reaching and monetizing audiences through native apps. Our secret sauce lies in a seamless, scalable SaaS solution that simplifies app management and content delivery for audiobooks, mindfulness content, educational courses and more. The problem of digital content distribution, particularly for smaller publishers, involves complex and costly app development, which can hinder their ability to effectively reach and monetize their audiences. This issue affects a wide range of content creators, from independent authors to established educational institutions, who struggle to navigate the technical barriers of app-based content delivery. The Audiorista platform addresses this widespread need by providing an accessible, cost-effective solution. Pubfront's team works consistently to refine the Audiorista platform, ensuring it not only meets but exceeds the needs of today’s digital publishers. Our solution leverages advanced cloud technologies to offer robust, customizable apps that publishers can brand and manage. We focus on continuous updates and feature enhancements based on direct feedback from our users. The inspiration for Pubfront came from witnessing firsthand the obstacles that talented creators face in distributing and monetizing their work. The digital shift in content consumption highlighted a significant gap in the market for a user-friendly, scalable solution that supports diverse content types like audiobooks and educational materials. Driven by a passion for democratizing content distribution, our team is committed to providing the tools necessary for content creators to reach broader audiences and share more knowledge globally.

Nosto was born out of one idea: that every shopping experience can, and should, be personal. With the help of powerful machine learning and a team of commerce experts around the world, we use shopper behavioral data to create digital commerce experiences that create customers for life. Today, Nosto is the fastest growing Commerce Experience platform in the world. We’re expanding at an amazing rate and looking for exceptional people to join our journey.

In a world where product size labels are unreliable, Volumental is the footwear industry's leading FitTech™ company. Our FitTech uses 3D scans and a one-of-a-kind, AI-powered recommendation engine to match everyone with the shoes that fit them best. With top brand and retail partners worldwide, including New Balance, Bauer, The Athlete's Foot, Ecco, and XXL, our footprint spans 2500+ stores across 45 countries and growing!