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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 1h

#sthlmtech embedded finance provider @frodasverige teams up with UK-based Triffin, an AI finance platform for consumer brands, to embed Froda’s automated lending technology directly into Triffin’s AI finance workflows. By @tech_eu tech.eu/2025/11/04/b... #NordicMade #nordicfintech

Froda teams up with Triffin to provide £100M in growth capital for UK consumer brands

The partnership embeds Froda’s automated lending technology directly into Triffin’s AI finance workflows.

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 7h

#estotech / Hamburg / Cambridge-based mu-ray-tech emerges from stealth and raises €325K to bring Muon Beam imaging to market for the rapid, safe, and accurate imaging in industrial and medical diagnostics. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2025/11/04/m... #NordicMade

mu-ray.tech emerges from stealth and raises €325K to bring muon beam imaging to market

Leveraging Laser Plasma Accelerator expertise from DESY and CERN, the company’s ultra-penetrative, AI-enhanced muon imaging enables safer medical scans and high-precision industrial diagnostics.

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 7h

🇩🇰 #cphftw #impact startup #Contribe, which enables consumers to support #charitable causes while shopping online, has raised €433K in new capital as an extension of its #preSeed round. BY @EU_Startups www.eu-startups.com/2025/11/amid... #NordicMade

Amid 8.4% rise in Danish donations, Contribe secures €1.3 million to boost charitable giving online | EU-Startups

The Copenhagen-based impact startup Contribe, which enables consumers to support charitable causes while shopping online, has raised €433k in new capital

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 7h

#helyes #deeptech startup @Agate_sensors wins a Swedish defence contract to demonstrate its hyperspectral sensing technology for human performance monitoring. By @tech_eu https://tech.eu/2025/11/04/agate-sensors-wins-swedish-defence-contract-for-human-performance-monitoring/ #NordicMade #defencetech

Agate Sensors wins Swedish defence contract for physiology monitoring

The agreement marks the first external demonstration of its technology in high-stress and high-risk military environments.

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 8h

Europe’s Scaleup Europe fund launches with €5B target, backed by the Wallenberg Family to boost #AI, #quantum, #deeptech. By @TFNBreakingNews https://techfundingnews.com/europes-scaleup-europe-fund-launches-with-e5b-target-backed-by-wallenberg-family-to-boost-frontier-tech/ #NordicMade #NordicAI

Europe’s Scaleup Europe fund launches with €5B target, backed by Wallenberg Family to boost frontier tech — TFN

Sweden’s billionaire Wallenberg family is among the first anchor investors in the EU’s new Scaleup Europe Fund.

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 8h

#siliconfjord battery materials producer Vianode to build a large-scale production facility for synthetic anode graphite in Ontario, Canada, with an initial investment of over €1.2B. By @ElectriveGlobal www.electrive.com/2025/11/03/v... #NordicMade

Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 1d

🇸🇪 #sthlmtech @lovable_dev has skyrocketed 🔥 to a $5B valuation, cementing its status as one of the fastest-growing tech companies in European history. By @TFNBreakingNews https://techfundingnews.com/europes-ai-unicorn-lovable-rockets-to-5b-valuation-at-100m-arr/ #NordicMade #NordicAI

Europe’s AI unicorn Lovable rockets to $5B valuation at $100M ARR — TFN

Swedish Lovable is now valued at $5 billion, marking one of the fastest-growing companies in the continent’s tech history.

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 1d

🇸🇪 Stockholm is rapidly turning into “Silicon Valhalla”. By @TFNBreakingNews
https://techfundingnews.com/expert-talk-why-is-silicon-valhalla-sizzling/ #NordicMade #swedentech #sthlmtech #gbgtech #skanestartups #eastswedentech #norrlandtech #NordicAI

Expert talk: Why is Silicon Valhalla sizzling? — TFN

Sweden has long been viewed as one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems, but the temperature in the Scandinavian country is currently sizzling, courtesy of a smorgasbord of recent eye-catching deals...

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 1d

#sthlmtech #BOOSTPharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical focused on developing novel cell therapies for rare skeletal #pediatric diseases, raised €3.1M from #SoundBioventures. by @EU_Startups www.eu-startups.com/2025/11/in-b... NordicMade

In bid to improve outcomes for children with genetic bone disease, Swedish startup BOOST Pharma raises additional €3.1 million | EU-Startups

Stockholm-based BOOST Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel cell therapies for rare skeletal pediatric diseases,

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 1d

.@StartupGrind Stockholm EVENT Nov 5, 11 AM – 12 PM (GMT+1): A fireside chat with @HeidiLindvall, GP and Co-Founder at #skanestartups @palebluedotvc https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-stockholm-presents-how-climate-vc-is-redefining-growth-beyond-profit/#/purchase #NordicMade
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How Climate VC Is Redefining Growth Beyond Profit | Startup Grind

Virtual Event - Join us for a fireside chat with Heidi Lindvall, General Partner and Co-Founder at Pale Blue Dot VC.

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 1d

Europe’s 10 fastest-growing AI agent startups incl #NordicMade: #1 🇸🇪@lovable_dev, #2 🇸🇪@WeAreLegora, #5 🇸🇪@sanalabs, #8 🇪🇪SalesForge. 2025 has seen investors pour record amounts of funding into the sector https://sifted.eu/articles/fastest-growing-ai-agent-startups-2025 #NordicMade #AIagent #NordicAI

Europe’s 10 fastest-growing AI agent startups

2025 has seen investors pour record amounts of funding into the sector

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 1d

INTERVIEW: Is Copenhagen on it’s way to become the Quantum Computer capital of Europe? Jonatan @Kutchinsky, co-founder of #cphftw @QuantumQM, which earlier this year secured €160M By @OresundStartups https://oresundstartups.com/copenhagen-at-the-heart-of-the-global-quantum-computer-race/ #NordicMade

Copenhagen at the Heart of the Global Quantum Computer Race - Øresund Startups

Is Copenhagen on it’s way to become the Quantum Computer capital of Europe? Bootstrapping asks that in a podcast interview with Jonatan Kutchinsky, co-founder of Quantum Machines, which earlier this y...

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 1d

🇳🇴 #norwegiantech News #175 weeks 43-44, 2025: Oda (€35M), @RiffAI_Official ($16M, Physical Robotics (€3.4M), Novem (€1.1M), PlayIQ (€343K). By @kjetil1 Holmefjord #NordicMade #siliconfjord #trdtech #startupbergen #stavangertech https://mailchi.mp/holmefjord/on-norwegian-tech-175

On Norwegian Tech #175

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 1d

🇸🇪 @swedishtechwkly newsletter #329 week 44, 2025: @WeAreLegora ($150M), @cellcolabsclini ($12M), Vesence ($9M), Grasp ($7M). Court22 ($1.9M). By @martinweigert #NordicMade #swedentech #sthlmtech #gbgtech #skanestartups #eastswedentech www.swedishtechnews.com/swedish-tech...

Swedish Tech Weekly #329: Legora, Cellcolabs, Vesence, Grasp, Court22, Vendy, PlayWellMinds, Winterkeep, Sajkla, Utilifeed, Andon Labs, Klimra, SpectraWatch, Polytope, Maybe Baby, Blue Ocean Closures,...

A selection of the main news from Sweden's startup and tech sector. All – and many more –have previously been covered in more detail in the Swedish Tech News PRO newsletters.

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 2d

.@sundaycet #248 week 44, 2025 #eutech Update:

🇸🇪 @VesenceAI (AI tracker for law firms) - seed

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups https://sundaycet.beehiiv.com/p/competalaborative-1

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 3d

#helyes #VC firm Gorilla Capital Fund III has made its 40th investment in #SaaS #startupTurku Nano. Nano is utilizing AI to assist small and mid-sized consumer businesses in driving growth and generating repeat sales. By @FVCAfi

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Gorilla Capital Invests in Nano - Pääomasijoittajat

Gorilla Capital Fund III has made its 40th investment in Nano — a Turku-based SaaS company using AI to help small and mid-sized consumer businesses drive growth and repeat sales. Nano’s platform gives...

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 3d

.@tech_eu Week 44, 2025 in #eutech:

🇫🇮 @Nvidia invests $1B in @nokia
🇸🇪 @WeAreLegora ($150M)
🇩🇰 @evertrace_ai acquiring @MorphaisVC
🇱🇻 @DCommander_MCP (€1.1M)

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2025/10/31/e...

Bending Spoons secures $710M, two new Sequoia funds and teen founders hustling hard

This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €2.4 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe., and related news stories across Eu...

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 4d

.@startupestonia Digest 10 of 2025 (October 2025). #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #TallinnTech
https://preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webview/1451743/169787184743712252

Startup Estonia Digest 9 of 2025

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 4d

EVENT: Leading Innovation and Change Forward: Four Perspectives from Four Countries, Wednesday, November 12, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM PST at Nordic Innovation House Silicon Valley @innorhouse) https://luma.com/pkgycfol #NordicMade #NordicsInSV

Leading Innovation and Change Forward: Four Perspectives from Four Countries · Luma

Join us for a Nordic Academic Meetup – This session brings together visiting management researchers from Finland, Sweden, Norway and Germany at Stanford to…

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 4d

#icemade #AI planning software company @PLAIO_Official has formed a strategic partnership w/ US-based @sikichglobal to advance data-driven supply chain capabilities for pharmaceutical manufacturers By @arcticstartup https://arcticstartup.com/plaio-partners-with-sikich/ #NordicMade #NordicAI #biotech

Iceland's PLAIO strengthens ERP integration through strategic partnership with Sikich - ArcticStartup

Reykjavik-based AI planning software company PLAIO has formed a strategic partnership with Sikich to advance data-driven supply chain capabilities for

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 4d

Digital Health 50: The most promising #digitalhealth startups of 2025. By @CBinsights https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/top-digital-health-startups-2025/ #NordicMade #healthtechnordic

Digital Health 50: The most promising digital health startups of 2025 - CB Insights Research

CB Insights is launching the 7th annual Digital Health 50 — our data-driven list of the world's highest-potential private companies in digital health. From clinical intelligence to revenue cycle manag...

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 4d

The European #AI #legaltech's that have fundraised in 2025, incl #NordicMade: #1 @WeAreLegora. Startups in the sector have raised nearly twice as much this year as they did in 2024. By @Siftedeu https://sifted.eu/articles/the-european-ai-legal-techs-which-have-fundraised-in-2025 #nordiclegaltech

The European AI legal techs which have fundraised in 2025

Startups in the sector have raised nearly twice as much this year as they did in 2024

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 4d

Sweden's 100 Hottest Fast-Growing Tech Companies – The Scaleup List 2025 Is Here. By @breakit_se (In Swedish) https://www.breakit.se/artikel/44606 #NordicMade #swedentech #sthlmtech #gbgtech #skanestartups #eastswedentech #norrlandtech

Sveriges 100 hetaste snabbväxande techbolag

Svensk tech kokar igen – och nu börjar det synas i siffrorna. Efter ett par tuffa år har många entreprenörer pressat kostnader, skruvat på affärsmodellerna och hittat nya vägar till tillväxt. Breaki...

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 4d

EVENT: Pitch or Die Trying by Nordic Founders, Tuesday, November 11, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT+1 at the Epicenter Stockholm https://luma.com/5cfwtbr5 #NordicMade #sthlmtech

Pitch or Die Trying · Luma

💰 Go behind the scenes with Strawberry Founder Charles Maddock as he reveals the journey behind his $6M seed round. 🔥 Hear top Nordic investors spill…

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Silicon Vikings @siliconvikings.bsky.social · 4d

The Finnish lifestyle philosophy that could save Europe: Sisu, or grit in the face of adversity, is just what the continent needs. By @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/30/the-finnish-lifestyle-philosophy-that-could-save-europe #NordicMade #baltictech #finlandtech #sisu #grit

The Finnish lifestyle philosophy that could save Europe

Sisu, or grit in the face of adversity, is just what the continent needs

www.economist.com