INTERVIEW: Ali Sarrafi (@asarrafi), CEO & Co-founder at #sthlmtech @KovantAI was interviewed by @Forbes on how his company enables companies to launch entire business operations on #AI #agents that execute work autonomously. www.forbes.com/sites/heathe... #NordicMade #NordicAI #aiagents

#gbgtech @PolestarCars, the Swedish and Chinese #EV maker, raised $400M in equity from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Standard Chartered Bank (@StanChart). By @EVinfranews www.evinfrastructurenews.com/ev-fleet/pol... #NordicMade #nordicautotech

#exit: #gbgtech #AI-based software company Sightic Analytics is acquired for €5.7M in newly issued shares in Gothenburg-based listed @SmartEyeAB, which is focused on eye tracking technology. By @didigital_se (in Swedish) www.di.se/digital/sapo... #NordicMade #NordicAI

#helyes #martech startup Optivian raises $2 million pre-seed round led by @FailupVC and @TeroOjanpera, to turn #AI into a sales execution workforce. By @arcticstartup https://arcticstartup.com/optivian-raises-2m-pre-seed/ #NordicMade

#LTstartups @AxiologyTSS raises €5M seed, led by @Exponential_Sci, @e2mindset and @CoinvestVC, to scale DLT-based capital markets infrastructure in Europe. By @arcticstartup https://arcticstartup.com/axiology-raises-e5m-seed/ #NordicMade #Nordicfintech @FintechNordics @FintechMundi

🇸🇪 #sthlmtech @soundtrack_io, a background 🎶 music platform for businesses, has #acquired @Tunify, a Belgium-based B2B music provider, and Ambie, a UK-based hospitality-centric background music service. By @EU_Startups www.eu-startups.com/2026/02/soun... #NordicMade #musictech

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 The three Baltic states together host more than 670 #fintech companies, employing thousands of people and contributing millions in taxes. By @labsoflatvia labsoflatvia.com/en/news/balt... #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 Baltic startups are on a roll. In 2025 alone, founders from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania raised €607M, up from €505M in 2024, led by #AI and repeat founders. By @TFNBreakingNews https://techfundingnews.com/baltics-vc-2025-ai-surge-hacker-founders-global-cash/ #NordicMade #baltictech

Billion-euro fund investor AshGrove Capital is opening its first office outside London in Copenhagen, making the city a Nordic hub for financing #B2B software and service companies on the path to scaling. By @techsavvymedia_ (in Danish) techsavvy.media/europaeisk-m... #NordicMade #NordicVC

#cphftw #startup conference @TechBBQ secures €2M grant to boost Denmark’s global startup presence. By @tech_eu https://tech.eu/2026/02/03/techbbq-secures-eur2m-grant-to-boost-denmarks-global-startup-presence/ #NordicMade #TechBBQ

The newly launched #sthlmtech Agentic Operating System for E-commerce company Pango raises $500K ahead of its launch. Founder @Steve_rahimi came to Sweden just over ten years ago as an unaccompanied refugee. By @didigital_se (in Swedish) www.di.se/digital/kom-... #NordicMade #NordicAI

#siliconfjord #AI startup #Watchdog eaises $600K to catch costly invoice errors. By @arcticstartup https://arcticstartup.com/watchdog-has-raised-600k/ #NordicMade #NordicAI #nordicfintech @FintechNordics @FintechMundi

🇩🇰 #cphftw #Shotling, a #DefenseTech startup specialising in 🚁 kinetic short-range counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems, announced the closing of a #preSeed financing round with €700K committed out of a targeted €500K. Bt @EU_Startups www.eu-startups.com/2026/02/dani... #NordicMade

#gbgtech Airpelago, inspects power grids using #drones. With the help of $45M in fresh venture capital, expansion awaits in eight new countries. By @didigital_se (in Swedish) www.di.se/digital/sven... #NordicMade #energytech

Hundreds of IT companies have joined forces in a manifesto to break the USA's tech dominance in Europe. Public-sector actors must be required to purchase solutions from European suppliers, they demand. By @didigital_se (in Swedish) www.di.se/digital/it-b... #NordicMade #iteurope

#sthlmtech startup Berget AI (@BergetAi87840) lands €2.1M from @NorrskenVC Evolve, @LuminarVentures, and @Wellstreet, as demand grows for #sovereignAI in Europe. By @tech_eu tech.eu/2026/02/02/s... #NordicMade #NordicAI

#sthlmtech onboarding, risk assessment, and continuous monitoring company Bits raised €12M in Series A funding from Alstin Capital, Cherry Ventures, and others. By @EU_Startups www.eu-startups.com/2026/02/swed... #NordicMade

The hubs to pay more attention to in 2026 including #sthlmtech, #helyes and #estotech. By @Siftedeu https://a-siftedstudios.vev.site/sifteds-guide-to-2026/article-4 #NordicMade #baltictech

#VC funding is currently pouring in on Swedish startups. American giants like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia and General Catalyst are lining up to throw money at Swedish founders. By @breakit_se (in Swedish) www.breakit.se/artikel/4531... #NordicMade #NordicVC #NordicsInSV

#sthlmtech Bits Technology, which automates compliance for fintech companies, is raising €11.3M. By @breakit_se (In Swedish) https://www.breakit.se/artikel/45316/bits-ska-gora-livet-lattare-for-fintechbolag-tar-in-120-miljoner #NordicMade #nordicfintech @FintechNordics @FintechMundi

Nordic @edtech_news #150 Weeks 04-05, 2026 from #nordicedtech & #balticedtech ecosystems #NordicMade #edtechdk #EdtechFinland #edtechnorge #swedishedtech @NordicEdtech @EdtechDenmark @EduClusterFin @osloedtech @EdtechSweden https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-150-2026-02-02

🇸🇪 @swedishtechwkly newsletter #341 week 05 2026: Brickanta ($8M), Paraglide (€4.2M), ISOREA (€2.5M), MedVasc (€2.3M), Dentio ($2.3M), Roaring (€1.9M). By @martinweigert #NordicMade #swedentech #sthlmtech #gbgtech #skanestartups #eastswedentech #norrlandtech www.swedishtechnews.com/swedish-tech...

.@ScalingEurope #23 wk 05, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK: 🇸🇪 Funnel $80m 🇩🇰 Lunar €46m 🇸🇪 Brickanta $8m 🇪🇪 Scoro acquired Envoice 🇩🇰 The Footprint Firm €76m 🇫🇮 Slush #NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups scaling-europe.beehiiv.com/p/scaling-eu...

🇪🇪 Fomo.Observer Weekly Estonian Startup News #02, week 05, 2026: The week's highlight was Tartu's Startup Day, but check also Hedi Mardisoo's take on how Estonia could play a key role for EU-Inc. #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech open.substack.com/pub/fomoobse...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #254, week 05, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups https://ghost.philomaths.tech/detecting-icebergs/?ref=tech-philomaths-newsletter

.@sundaycet #258 week 05, 2026 #eutech Update: 🇸🇪 Dentio 🇳🇴 Norway’s $2.2T sovereign wealth fund 🇸🇪 Legora 🇳🇴 Norway’s 1% wealth tax on unrealized gains #NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups sundaycet.beehiiv.com/p/oc

Tech.eu Wk 05, 2026 #eutech: 🇸🇪 Funnel ($80M) 🇪🇪 Scoro acquires Envoice 🇩🇰 The Footprint Firm (€76M) 🇪🇪 Startup Awards 2025 🇪🇺 SPAC IPOs to come #NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups tech.eu/2026/01/30/r...

#helyes @Distance_tech is a Finnish startup pioneering glasses-free mixed reality, transforming transparent surfaces into augmented-reality displays. By @tech_eu https://tech.eu/2026/01/30/how-distance-technologies-is-building-x-ray-like-vision-for-tank-commanders/ #NordicMade

#sthlmtech @einrideofficial CEO, Roozbeh Charli, and an Einride board member, Lorenzo Roversi, discuss why a SPAC IPO is a good fit for the Swedish autonomous truck startup. By @tech_eu https://tech.eu/2026/01/30/more-european-spac-ipos-to-come-says-einride-boss/ #NordicMade

🇪🇪 @startupestonia Digest 01 of 2026 (January 2026). #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #TallinnTech https://preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webview/1451743/178017796152624781

#exit: #cphftw HeapsGo, a B2B white-label software platform for restaurant chains, acquired by European software group Everfield. By @OresundStartups https://oresundstartups.com/heapsgo-acquired-by-everfield/ #NordicMade #restauranttech

🛎️ @nvidia triples its dealmaking in Europeby backing 18 startups in 2025 including #NordicMade: #sthlmtech #vibecoding #unicorn @Lovable’s $330M December raise. By @Siftedeu https://sifted.eu/articles/nvidia-triples-its-dealmaking-in-europe

The Nordic AI & Quantum Node is a joint pilot initiative developed in partnership between Nordic Innovation, Innovation Centre Denmark, Business Finland, Innovation Norway, Swenode.AI, and Automation Region. www.linkedin.com/pulse/unitin... #NordicMade #NordicAI

State of Digital Health 2025 Report: #digitalhealth funding rose for the 2nd consecutive year, driven by fewer, bigger deals. M&A activity rebounded after a 3-year decline, and 14 new unicorns emerged in 2025. By @CBinsights www.cbinsights.com/research/rep... #NordicMade

Ten countries leading Europe’s tech investment in 2025 including #NordicMade: 🇸🇪 Sweden and 🇫🇮 Finland. By @tech_eu https://tech.eu/2026/01/29/inside-the-numbers-ten-countries-leading-europes-tech-investment-in-2025/ #NordicMade #NordicVC

#cphftw #ecommerce software startup Reversio has raised a seven-figure funding round to accelerate product development and prepare for international expansion. By @arcticstartup https://arcticstartup.com/reversio-raises-new-funding/ #NordicMade #NordicAI

#finlandtech @Carbonaide raises €3.7M to scale carbon-negative concrete globally. By @arcticstartup https://arcticstartup.com/carbonaide-raises-e3-7m/ #NordicMade #climatetech #CleanTech #constructiontech

#helyes serial entrepreneur @samiinkinen has founded & scaled 3 cos—incl 2 unicorns—throughout his 20-year career. While the @VirtaHealth CEO has built wealth thru his biz success, he isn’t concerned about his net worth. By @FortuneMagazine fortune.com/2026/01/25/c... #NordicMade

Trump 2.0 has heightened fears of European dependence on U.S. cloud giants — and is now accelerating the rise of European cloud providers such as #sthlmtech evroc and #helyes @verdacloud (formerly DataCrunch). By @Siftedeu sifted.eu/articles/tru... #NordicMade #cloud #datacenter

From legal AI to finance automation, here are the 5 European AI agent builders scaling globally and attracting serious investor backing, including #NordicMade @WeAreLegora, @sanalabs, @Lovable, and @LightAI. By @TFNBreakingNews techfundingnews.com/the-rise-of-... #cphftw #sthlmtech

#skanestartups MedVasc raises €2.2M for anesthesia catheter as it moves toward US FDA approval. By @EU_Startups https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/01/swedens-medvasc-raises-e2-2-million-for-anesthesia-catheter-as-it-moves-toward-us-approval/ #NordicMade #healthtechnordic #lundstartups

#sthlmtech @funnel, the marketing intelligence platform, has secured an $80M debt facility from HSBC Innovation Banking (@HSBCInnovation) and Hercules Capital. By @tech_eu https://tech.eu/2026/01/28/funnel-secures-80m-debt-facility/ #NordicMade #martech

Relativity Collective is a highly selective, pan-European founder program connecting top university talent early in their entrepreneurial journey. It’s championed by some of Europe’s leading universities incl @KTHuniversity & @AaltoUniversity. By @Siftedeu sifted.eu/articles/rel... #NordicMade

The Lithuanian Startup Ecosystem 2025 report by Startup Lithuania, @dealroomco, and partners is out. https://dealroom.co/reports/the-lithuanian-startup-ecosystem-2025 #NordicMade #baltictech #LTstartups

COLUMN: European VC returns are dead. Here's how we fix them. By Torsten Kolind (@tkolind), founding partner at #cphftw #VC firm Underground Ventures (@undergv) via @ImpactLoopSE https://www.impactloop.com/artikel/european-vc-returns-are-dead-how-do-we-fix-them #NordicMade #baltictech #NordicVC

The 26 startups to watch in 2026 including #NordicMade: @1x_tech, @ouraring, @strawberry, @nothing, NestAI, @Lovable, Astrolight, @boltapp, and Flatpay. By @Siftedeu https://a-siftedstudios.vev.site/sifteds-guide-to-2026/article-2

#sthlmtech interactive presentation & audience engagement tool company @Mentimeter takes steps toward an IPO. By @Marketscreener1 https://www.marketscreener.com/news/bure-creades-backed-mentimeter-takes-steps-toward-ipo-breakit-ce7e5bd8d98ff527 #NordicMade #martech

Europe’s #climatetech startups are running out of cash just when they need it most, a new @WorldFund report warns. By @ImpactLoopSE https://www.impactloop.com/artikel/europe-s-climate-tech-startups-are-hitting-the-valley-of-death-could-pension-funds-save-them #NordicMade #nordicclimatetech #NordicVC

#estotech founded and London-based @ScoroSoftware acquires @EnvoiceSoftware, an Estonian invoice and expense management platform, to close the project cost visibility gap. By @tech_eu tech.eu/2026/01/27/s... #NordicMade #baltictech #nordicfintech @FinatechNordics @FintechMundi

#sthlmtech #AI #dental software platform Dentio raised a pre-seed investment led by Andreessen Horowitz (@a16z). By @Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/andreessen-horowitz-invests-early-in-swedish-ai-startup-dentio?embedded-checkout=true #NordicMade #NordicAI