Sting is an accelerator for startups. We are a non-profit organization, owned by a public-private foundation. This makes us an independent, founder-centric player who always acts based on what’s best for your startup.
Sting has been around since 2002, supporting hundreds of promising Stockholm-based startups. We have also taken an active part in developing several key components of the startup ecosystem in Stockholm and Sweden for the past 19 years.
We’ve been named the Best Accelerator in the Nordics and the Main Runway for Startups in Stockholm.
Sting has been around since 2002, supporting hundreds of promising Stockholm-based startups. We have also taken an active part in developing several key components of the startup ecosystem in Stockholm and Sweden for the past 19 years.
We’ve been named the Best Accelerator in the Nordics and the Main Runway for Startups in Stockholm.
Location: Sweden, Stockholm
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2002
Investment Type: Venture Capital; Accelerator
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Series A; Grant
Portfolio 324
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 04.05.2023 | Windeed | windeed.se | - | Sweden, Vä... |
| 09.03.2023 | Doktor Hud | drhud.se | - | - |
| 03.03.2023 | Airinum | airinum.com | - | Sweden, St... |
| 23.02.2023 | rebase.ene... | rebase.energy | - | Sweden, St... |
| 18.02.2023 | Picsmart | picsmart.se | - | - |
| 10.02.2023 | Goodfeed | goodfeed.io | - | Sweden, Go... |
| 10.02.2023 | Dialog The... | dialog-therapy.com | - | Sweden, St... |
| 10.02.2023 | Sea Techno... | seatech.se | - | Sweden, St... |
| 10.02.2023 | Legimeet | legimeet.com | $47.3K | Sweden, St... |
| 10.02.2023 | Fill | askfill.com | - | Sweden, St... |
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Mentions in press and media 14
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.03.2025 | Re:meat Secures Investment to Launch Scandinavia’s First Cultivated Meat Facility | Swedish cultivated meat startup Re:meat has secured €1 million in an oversubscribed funding round. The investment comes from tech investors, family offices, and business angels focused on improving food system resilience. “We are building a... |
| 07.06.2022 | Datia raises $3.4M in a seed round led by Nauta Capital, and also backed by Accel Starter, Paul Schwarzenholz, Söderberg & Partners and Sting | 07/06/2022 Press release CLIMATE FINTECH DATIA RAISES $3.4 MILLION TO SIMPLIFY INVESTORS’ TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE FINANCE. The global ESG reporting market is growing rapidly and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17% to reach $16 billion... |
| 07.06.2022 | Swedish climate fintech Datia plants $3.4 million to streamline ESG workflows | The global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting market is growing rapidly and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17% to reach $16 billion by 2027. At the same time, the number of sustainable finance regulations and policy int... |
| 04.05.2022 | Swedish platform scores €1.15 million to take NLP mainstream | Stockholm-based Natural Language Process (NLP) platform Hypertype has raised €1.15 million in funding to develop machine-to-human conversations. The pre-seed round was led by Luminar Ventures. Other participants include Antler, Propel Capit... |
| 01.04.2022 | FLOX Robotics Enters Commercial Phase With Its First Ever Customer Delivery | The FLOX Team at its very first ever customer installation Successful delivery of the OH-1 solution at FLOX’s 1st ever customer Ekolsunds Slott & Wärdshus by Hjälstaviken Nature reserve, just South of Stockholm, Sweden We say what we do... |
| 10.02.2022 | After leaving The Gambia a decade ago, Lamin Darboe wants to help African startups tap into diaspora wealth | A few months into the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020, a team of 4 students of African origin in Sweden—including The Gambia-born Lamin Darboe who had recently moved to Stockholm to pursue a master’s degree—contested in a climate action ... |
| 03.08.2021 | PRESS RELEASE : Advanced Blockchain AG Launches Blockchain Incubator with Leading Startup Accelerator in the Nordics | DGAP-News: Advanced Blockchain AG / Key word(s): Cryptocurrency / Blockchain/Expansion Advanced Blockchain AG Launches Blockchain Incubator with Leading Startup Accelerator in the Nordics 2021-08-03 / 08:50 The issuer is solely responsible ... |
| 03.08.2021 | Advanced Blockchain : establishes Stockholm office and signs MoU with a leading Swedish tech accelerator | As a part of the organization's broader endeavors to expand our reach in the Nordics, we have partnered with Swedish tech accelerator, Sting, with our CIO Simon Telian spearheading this partnership and our new office location. Advanced Bloc... |
| 15.11.2020 | Events Autumn-Winter 2020-2021 | You can find us and our startups on stage at several upcoming events. Here are some of them: On May 18, Caroline is a panelist at StyrelseAkademien speaking about startups and on May 19, she will be speaking about financial strategies at A... |
| 03.09.2019 | Interpol Sting Nabs $300M Global Financial Cybercrime Operation | Law enforcement authorities across 34 countries banded together in a six-month investigation that culminated in the arrest of 3,500 alleged cybercriminals and the seizure of $300 million in illicit assets, Interpol announced Tuesday. Conduc... |
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