Sweden National Day Special: Top 25 Swedish Startups

It’s the 208th anniversary of Sweden National Day today and although Swedes are not known for displaying their national pride, to commemorate this occasion, Tracxn has compiled a list of top 25 Swedish startups that have created a dent in the startup space with their disruptive innovations. To know about Swedish VCs who are driving innovation across the globe, click here.

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Here’s a more detailed look at the startups:

Company	Founding Year	Location	Total funding (in $)	Description	Key investors
	2005	Stockholm	335.79M	Provides purchase financing and late payment options.	Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic, Atomico, QED Investors, Institutional Venture Partners, DST Global, Creandum, Northzone, Lakestar, GP Bullhound, Oresund Investments, Tengelmann Ventures
	2010	Stockholm	195.56M	Mobile Point of Sale solution provider.	Greylock Partners, American Express, Index Ventures
	2010	Stockholm	82.20M	Provider of mobile-delivered insurance in emerging markets	Kinnevik AB, Digicel Group, Axiata, LeapFrog Investments, Millicom
	2011	Gothenburg	65M	Creates online classifieds websites in developing countries	Kinnevik AB, Hillhouse Capital, Brummer Orthodontics
	2010	Angelholm	46M	Airflow control devices to reduce airborne hospital infections and allergies	Industrifonden, SEB
	2013	Malmo	38.8M	Online doctor consultation via text, voice and video	EQT Ventures, Jonas Nordlander, Christian W. Jansson, Filip Engelbert
	2013	Stockholm	32.9M	Spotify-based music streaming subscriptions for businesses	Spotify, Balderton Capital, Creandum, Northzone, Wellington Partners, TeliaSonera, PlayNetwork, Nordic Venture, Telia Company, Stefan Blom
	2012	Stockholm	32.36M	DIY freemium Storefront	Balderton Capital, Thrive Capital, Creandum, Western Technology Investment, Red Swan Ventures, Project A Ventures, German Startups Group, Scott Belsky, Acton Capital Partners, BGF Ventures
	2013	Stockholm	32M	Provider of ASIC chips, software and services for Bitcoin mining	Accel Partners, Creandum, GP Bullhound, Gullspang Inves
	2011	Stockholm	30.15M	Social gift giving service	Greylock Partners, American Express, Klarna, Atomico, Qualcomm Ventures, Creandum, H&M, Nordea
	2012	Malmo	27.44M	Smart water recycling shower	Swedish Energy Agency, Rosengard Invest, afjochnickfoundation.nl, Dendera, Niklas Zennstrom
	2012	Stockholm	23.19M	Premium Mobile Ad Network	Kreos Capital, Northzone, Industrifonden
	2012	Stockholm	19M	Platform to read digital magazines	Zouk Capital, Channel 4, Hermes GPE, Aggregate Media
	2013	Stockholm	18.70M	OBD-based device for fleet management & vehicle tracking	Salesforce, SaaStr, Point Nine Capital, Dawn Capital, Niklas Zennstrom
	2015	Gothenburg	17.02M	Online fashion retailer	Northzone, eEquity
	2014	Stockholm	17M	On-demand direct sales force	Salesforce, Northzone, Moor Capital, Eight Roads Ventures
	2010	Gothenburg	15M	Mobile social network for fishers	Seedcamp, Northzone, Industrifonden, GP Bullhound, Recruit Strategic Partners, Active Venture Partners, Almi, Edastra, Recruit Holdings, Maiden Lane, FJ Labs, Industrifonden
	2012	Stockholm	14.80M	Personal finance management application	Sunstone, SEB, ABN AMRO Bank, Creades
	2011	Stockholm	14.10M	Regenerative 3D printed orthopedic implants for craniofacial bone defects and trauma	SEB, Almi, Fouriertransform, Karolinska Development
	2013	Stockholm	12M	Communications API provider	Index Ventures, Balderton Capital
	2012	Linkoping	11.61M	Camera and app for searchable and shareable photographic memory.	Khosla Ventures, True Ventures, Creandum, Passion Capital, Faber Ventures, LDV Capital
	2012	Stockholm	11.25M	Fluid control and management for a broad range of brain pathologies, CNS therapeutic applications and procedures	Invest Stockholm, Serendipity Innovations
	2010	Linkoping	11.10M	Quantified MRI for R&D, Clinical and Big Data applications	Industrifonden, Pfizer, Novo A/S, Industrifonden
	2013	Stockholm	10M	Multi-Currency matching platform	Northzone, White Star Capital, SparkLabs Global Ventures, Isomer Capital
	2012	Stockholm	5M	Crowdsourced wi-fi hotspot network provider	Balderton Capital, Creandum, Swisscom, GP Bullhound, Moor Capital, Draper Associates

Happy Sweden National Day!