The Nordic hardtech community

For everyone building hard things in the Nordics.

Hardtech is innovative, complex and physical. Nordic Hardtech exists so the people who build it, fund it and enable it can find each other.

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The funding map

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Every Nordic investor with documented hardtech investments, plus the grants and public instruments that fund the other half of the journey from lab to factory.

CVX Ventures

Angel networkDK

CVX Ventures is a Copenhagen-based investment platform, founded in 2020, that connects a network of 600+ Danish and Nordic business angels and investors with growth-stage start-ups, offering capital, board placements and advisory support rather than investing from a traditional fund structure.

Backed:Samphire Neuroscience, Soilsense, Hexastate, Robotto, NADMED, SC-Tronics, Careturner, Sternula, Flow Loop, PerfusionTech

Eviny Ventures

Corporate VentureNO

Eviny Ventures is an approx 50 meur CVC fund investing in seed-stage tech in the renewable energy value chain. Our office is in Bergen, Norway and geographical focus is Nordic + northern Europe.

Backed:Heimdall Power, Amina Charging, Tequs

GU Ventures

University Venture EntitySE

University of Gothenburg’s venture firm supporting research-based startups in life science, tech, and impact.

Backed:Mimbly, Enarion, Luxbright

Northzone

Venture CapitalSE

European venture capital firm investing across early to growth stage in tech, consumer, and fintech sectors.

Backed:Airforestry, Asetek

Kost Capital

Investment CompanySE

Early-stage venture firm investing in purpose-driven founders building transformative consumer and climate companies.

Backed:Orbisk

Navigo

Investment CompanySE

Swedish investment company supporting sustainable Nordic companies in both listed and unlisted markets.

Backed:Calormet

Tillväxtverket

Public FundingSE

The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, providing support and funding to strengthen entrepreneurship and regional development.

Backed:N/A

Fåhraeus Startup and Growth

Venture CapitalSE

Invests in early-growth and expansion-stage companies across health, deep tech, and sustainability in the Nordics.

Backed:IntuiCell, Brick, Beamonics

Verdane

Venture CapitalSE

Growth equity firm backing tech-enabled and sustainable companies in Northern Europe.

Backed:Applied Sensor, Bewi, Movimento

Revalence Ventures

Venture CapitalSE

Invests in early-stage companies developing solutions for the energy transition and climate resilience.

Backed:Nordic Air Defence

Accelerace

Venture CapitalDK

Accelerace is a Copenhagen-based pre-seed investor and startup accelerator active across the Nordics and Baltics, having accelerated 1,000+ startups and made 120+ pre-seed investments (primarily first-time founders) since 2008; in October 2025 it merged with BioInnovation Institute.

Backed:Elby, Weedbot

Superangel

Venture CapitalINTL

Tallinn-based early-stage investor and company builder backing bold tech founders in the Baltics and Nordics.

Backed:Starship, Coalescent, Lightcode

The ecosystem

ALL 962 COMPANIES →

Who builds, supplies and enables hardtech across the Nordics, from garage startups to industrial giants. Browse by role, phase and vertical.

Domino

ProductManufacturing & Industrial TechINTLAcquired by Brother Industries

Provides industrial printing and coding solutions for product packaging and labeling.

Linköping Science Park

EnablerScience ParkSE

Supports tech companies and startups through networking and development programs.

Sandbacka Science Park

EnablerScience ParkSE

Sandbacka Science Park fosters innovation and supports companies in the technology and ICT sectors within the region.

FlowNeuroscience

ProductHealth & MedtechSE

Develops brain-stimulation headsets for medication-free treatment of depression.

OrbitMI

ProductRobotics & AutomationINTL

Offers AI-powered software solutions for maritime vessel performance optimization and analytics.

Remarkable

ProductConsumer HardwareNO

Designs and manufactures digital paper tablets for note-taking and document management.

Sol-ionics

ProductSemiconductors & PhotonicsAdvanced MaterialsSE

Sol-ionics AB specializes in the development of advanced materials and components for energy storage solutions, focusing on solid-state ionics.

Sensorbee

ProductSensors & InstrumentationClimate & EnvironmentSE

Sensorbee is a Swedish environmental technology company headquartered in Linköping, designing, manufacturing and deploying solar-powered, cellular-connected monitoring stations for air quality, noise, vibration, dust and weather.

Rebelvolt

ProductEnergy & GridEnergy Storage & BatteriesFI

Rebelvolt is redefining mobile power with its battery-based e-Generator – a clean, silent, and maintenance-free alternative to traditional diesel generators.

Bemsiq

ProductSensors & InstrumentationConstruction & Built EnvironmentSE

Driving change by enabling small data to make a big impact through smart field devices for building automation, metering, and industry.

LimeArc Process

ProductManufacturing & Industrial TechSE

LimeArc Process develops electrically generated plasma technology to reburn lime mud in seconds instead of hours, in a compact reactor without moving parts, eliminating fossil fuel use in pulp and paper mills.

Vinterstellar

SupplierSpaceSE

Vinterstellar develops the future of living and working in space, providing space systems development and business growth expertise including mission definition, system architecture, mission analysis and orbit control software for spacecraft operators.

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The podcast

ALL 37 EPISODES →

Conversations with the founders and funders of Nordic hardtech.

EP 35

Tomas Becklin – Teaching Infrastructure to Speak Animal with Flox

#35. Teaching Infrastructure to Speak Animal with Flox Tomas Becklin , CTO and co-founder of Flox , joins our podcast to explain how AI, acoustics and edge computing can reduce conflicts between wildlife and critical infrastructure. Flox builds systems that identify animals in real time and play sounds they instinctively understand, guiding behavior without fences, barriers or harm. In this conver

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EP 10

Kurt Högnelid och Waybler: Laddlogik för nästa elbilsvåg [SWE]

#10. Laddlogik för nästa elbilsvåg Kurt Högnelid , VD och medgrundare av Waybler , gästar podden och berättar hur bolaget bygger ett laddsystem för lägenheter och kontor – med smart styrning, lokal produktion och ett eget moln i ryggen. Kurt har grundat sju bolag inom medtech, IT och energi, och varit entreprenör i över 20 år. Med Waybler bygger han nu för tillväxt på en marknad som både boomat oc

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EP 24

Henrik Jonsson och agood company: Cirkulärt varvet runt – mobilskalet som vill rädda planeten [SWE]

#24.Cirkulärt varvet runt – mobilskalet som vill rädda planeten Henrik Jonsson , vd på agood Company , gästar podden och berättar hur bolaget bygger cirkulära konsumentprodukter i stor skala – med lokal produktion som vapen mot klimatkrisen. Från en idé om att sälja direkt till konsument till att i dag samarbeta med jättar som Deutsche Telekom – här är berättelsen om hur hållbarhet blev affär. Ago

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EP 21

Madelene Näslund: Business Region Gothenburg – Live from The Yard [ENG]

🤝 This episode is produced in collaboration with The Yard — a combined coworking space and machine hall for startups in Gothenburg. A unique workspace with industrial feeling. Check out their memberships or take a tour . Episode 21 – Gothenburg Rising: Where Legacy Meets Innovation Madelene Näslund from Business Region Gothenburg joins us to explore why the city is emerging as a leading Nordic har

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EP 9

Isabella Palmgren och Mimbly: Cleantech, bokstavligt talat [SWE]

#9. Cleantech, bokstavligt talat Isabella Palmgren , vd och grundare av Mimbly , gästar podden och berättar hur ett studentprojekt från Chalmers blev ett prisbelönt cleantech-bolag med global potential. Mimbox minskar såväl vattenförbrukning som mikroplaster och är byggd för att fungera i verkligheten, inte bara i labbet. Vi pratar om vägen till en säljbar produkt, hur man skalar en hårdvarulösnin

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EP 26

Alexander Engl – Build, Share, Repeat: How Makerspace and ihopa Enable Hardware for the Masses [ENG]

Episode #26 Build, Share, Repeat: How Makerspace and ihopa Enable Hardware for the Masses Alexander Engl joins the pod to talk about Stockholm Makerspace – a member-run 24/7 creative hub that empowers hardware builders, tinkerers and early-stage founders to bring physical ideas to life, without public funding or gatekeepers. We explore how the space grew to 1000+ members, how it's staying independ

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EP 6

Karin Ebbinghaus – Från bilbana till elväg: så elektrifierar Elonroad transportsektorn [SWE]

#6. Från bilbana till elväg: så elektrifierar Elonroad transportsektorn Karin Ebbinghaus , vd på Elonroad , gästar podden och berättar om hur bolaget transformerar sättet vi laddar elfordon – från stationär laddning till dynamiska elskenor som ger energi medan fordonet rullar. Det är en berättelse om hur ett experiment i Lego blev ett bolag med CE-märkta produkter, internationella kunder och ambit

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EP 17

Alexander Osika om Glorb, SNRGY och att kickstarta hårdvara på riktigt [SWE]

#17.Om Glorb, SNRGY och att kickstarta hårdvara på riktigt Alexander Osika , vd och medgrundare av SNRGY Studios , gästar podden och berättar hur teamet tog Glorb – ett smart ljuskonstverk – från idé till marknad. Med bakgrund från Plejd och Einride, och med en passion för produktdesign, har Alexander blivit en av Sveriges mest spännande hårdvarubyggare. Här delar han resan bakom Glorb – från prot

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EP 28

Dominic Davies – Lightbringer & the Patent Reboot: From Legal Grind to Founder Speed [ENG]

Episode 28: From Legal Grind to Founder Speed Dominic Davies , co-founder of Lightbringer , joins the pod to talk patents, automation and founder-first IP. With a background in both software and patent law, he’s now building a system that aims to replace the traditional patent firm entirely — starting with the needs of deeptech startups. From knowledge graphs to GPT-3, Lightbringer was born out of

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EP 27

Karoly Szipka – IPercept & the CNC Whisperers: From PhD to Predictive Power [ENG]

Episode #27 – IPercept & the CNC Whisperers: From PhD to Predictive Power Karoly Szipka , founder and CEO of IPercept , joins the podcast to share how a research project on machine efficiency became a fast-scaling deeptech company with some of Europe’s largest industrial players as customers. With AI, patented hardware, and a “fitness tracker” for CNC machines, IPercept is redefining predictive ma

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EP 7

Claes Kjölhede och Airolit: Svensk hardtech ur ett drönarperspektiv

#7 Svensk hardtech ur ett drönarperspektiv Claes Kjölhede , vd på drönarbolaget Airolit , intervjuas live på Evertiq Expo i Göteborg. Vi pratar om hur man bygger avancerade drönarsystem i Sverige – och vad som krävs för att leverera till både totalförsvar och forskningsvärld. Airolit grundades 2017 för att utveckla UAV/UAS-lösningar för krävande industriella användare. Med fabrik i Mölndal, partne

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EP 18

Stina Lantz och SISP: Så bygger vi ett starkare innovationssystem

#18.Så bygger vi ett starkare innovationssystem Stina Lantz , VD på SISP (Swedish Incubators and Science Parks), gästar podden och berättar om inkubatorernas och science parks roll i det svenska innovationssystemet. Med bakgrund som entreprenör, affärsutvecklare och programledare för Ignite Sweden har Stina jobbat med över 1300 startups. I dag leder hon SISP – en medlemsorganisation som samlar 63

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Insights

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What we have learned about building, scaling and funding hard things in the Nordics.

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Höstens åtta avsnitt – här är lärdomarna och råden

Under hösten det släppts åtta avsnitt där jag intervjuat ledare för hårdvarubolag. Det har varit åtta unika samtal, med gemensamma nämnare. Vad kan andra (hårdvaru)bolagsbyggare lära sig?

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The Unscalable Edge: why hardtech wins by starting slow

Argues that hardtech's early, unscalable phase builds the real-world knowledge that later makes scale possible.

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Built in Sweden? Only if you survive the manufacturing gap first

Monica Bellgran explains why Swedish hardware startups bring in industrialization too late and what that risks.

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The game beneath the game

Elite football's technology stack, from smart balls to computer vision, shows how Nordic hardtech is proving itself on the pitch.

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The Deeptech Funnel: Why European Legacy Industry Must Stop Being a Spectator

Argues European legacy industry must engage deeptech startups earlier, during the demonstration phase, instead of waiting for finished technology.

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Human-in-the-Loop: The Economics of Staying in Control

Argues Nordic automation succeeds by keeping humans in the loop, turning oversight into a strategic economic advantage over full autonomy.

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The Hard Way: The Nordic Way

Nordic hardtech founders keep choosing complex, regulated, physical-world industries over easy, fast-scaling opportunities.

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When policy becomes a product constraint

Industrial policy now shapes hardtech product decisions early, forcing founders to decide how much strategic control to trade for public support.

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Congrats Lovable – A Cautionary Tale for Deeptech?

Lovable just became Europe’s latest unicorn – and it’s a win for Swedish innovation. But deeptech founders, take note: speed isn’t everything. If capital keeps chasing AI hype, critical climate and resilience tech may get left behind.

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Nordic Hardtech x Lightbringer: IP just got interesting!

Tired of slow, expensive patents? Lightbringer flips the script. Discover how AI-driven IP can help you protect ideas, raise capital, and build real leverage.

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Geography Is Now Part of the Product

Asia's rising tensions are turning geography into a core engineering and procurement variable for Nordic hardtech firms.

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The New Industrial Stack

Nine Nordic startups are building the software layer that lets factories be programmed like computers.

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Hardtech news from the Nordics and beyond, new raises, events worth travelling for, and the deadlines you should not miss.