Are you one of the great Swedish startups using AI technology to work towards a better future? Previously there was no platform to showcase and connect these great innovations, with not only each other, but also early investors and potential customers. Without this many fail to discover the benefits of AI due to their lack of expertise.
This is why AI Sweden, Ignite Sweden and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden joined forces to create the Swedish AI Startup Landscape with great startups from all over the country! This database features quality AI startups and gives promising companies like yours a visible platform to showcase your solutions and technology. It also makes it easier for corporations, SMEs, investors and stakeholders, among others, to access AI partners they can trust.
The landscape opens new horizons for startups while also contributing to the application of AI in Sweden. A win-win for both startups and the country!
The Swedish landscape is part of the European AI Startup Landscape that today features over 1000 AI startups from France, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands and Sweden.
Follow these simple steps to apply to feature in the landscape
Navigate to Profile in the top menu and click on edit. Unlock the extra AI-related questions by selecting “AI and Machine Learning” under “what fields are you in”.
Fill out the information in a thorough way as a lack of information may result in a negative decision for your application.
That’s it! Now it’s time for our evaluation committee to evaluate your application.
Only startups founded and with headquarters in Sweden, registered as limited companies (“aktiebolag”) and no older than 10 years (or that pivoted their core business model to AI less than 10 years ago) can be part of the landscape.
The evaluation committee will also evaluate the following AI-specific criteria:
A scalable product or service that is not consultancy-based
A minimum of two Full Time Equivalents (FTEs)
A minimum of one FTE with AI competence or documented relationship with experts at a university
AI at their core, exhibit a significant usage of AI or have access to data sets
AI Sweden is the Swedish National Center for applied Artificial Intelligence, supported by the Swedish government and the public and private sectors across the country. The mission is to increase the use of AI for the benefit of our society, Swedish competitiveness, and for everyone living in Sweden.
To achieve this, AI Sweden runs projects of national interest together with partners in areas such as information-driven healthcare, decentralized AI, edge learning in space, and language models for the Swedish language. Moreover, we are building talent programs and provide courses and resources for driving organizational change. By utilizing our Data Factory, our partners can access and share data, as well as leverage computing power and storage capacity for their AI projects.
Ignite Sweden is a non-profit organization that aims to foster innovation and accelerate the commercialization of startups innovations by connecting them to large companies and public organizations.
Since 2017, Ignite has connected more than 1700 startups with over 400 corporations and public organizations, resulting in over 7500 meetings and most importantly over 600 commercial collaborations.
Ignite Sweden is led by SISP – Swedish Incubators and Science Parks and co-funded by Vinnova - Sweden’s innovation agency and Energimyndigheten - the Swedish Energy Agency.