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.
The funding map
ALL 178 INVESTORS →Every Nordic investor with documented hardtech investments, plus the grants and public instruments that fund the other half of the road from lab to factory, with their deadlines.
Investinor
Norway’s largest venture investor, providing growth capital to tech companies with international potential.
Provider Investment
Provider Investment is a 100% family owned evergreen investment company founded by Johan Hernmarck, investing opportunistically in Swedish entrepreneurs with a preference for ideas scaled through software and digital technology. The portfolio spans B2B software plus a handful of industrial hardtech positions such as Flasheye and Mobilaris.
EQT (Scaleup Europe Fund)
EQT is a Stockholm-founded global investment organization managing the Scaleup Europe Fund, a €5bn public-private growth vehicle backed by the European Commission and institutions including Novo Holdings, EIFO and Wallenberg Investments, aimed at scaling Europe's most promising deep-tech companies from Series B to pre-IPO.
Concejo
Concejo AB (publ) is a Nasdaq Stockholm-listed Swedish investment company headquartered in Nacka, structured around two business areas: Concejo Industrier, which holds majority stakes in operating industrial companies mainly in fire/gas safety, and SBF Fonder, an asset manager for Swedish residential real estate funds; it also holds minority stakes in Nordic listed and unlisted technology/growth companies via associate holdings.
Centripetal
Invests in early-stage climate tech startups that aim to accelerate decarbonization through scalable innovation.
Gungnir Capital
Stockholm based venture capital firm investing in early stage European defence and dual use technology companies, from pre seed to Series A.
EIC Accelerator
EIC Accelerator is the European Commission's flagship deep-tech funding instrument under Horizon Europe, offering blended grants (up to €2.5M) and equity investments (typically €0.5M-€10M, up to €30M under STEP Scale-Up) via the EIC Fund to startups and SMEs across the EU and associated countries, including a consistent stream of Nordic recipients (Sweden and Finland regularly rank among the top countries by number of winners each cut-off, with Denmark and Norway also represented in most rounds).
Further Than Capital
Early-stage investment firm supporting impact-driven startups solving global challenges.
Bring Ventures
Bring Ventures is the corporate venture arm of the Norway Post Group, investing in early-stage companies focusing on sustainability and digitization within logistics and related sectors.
Nordic Angels
Nordic Angels is an invite-only network and digital platform connecting over 2,500 Nordic angel investors with founders, offering deal flow, syndication tools, and events like the annual Angel Prize rather than making investments as a fund itself.
Norrsken VC
Impact venture capital fund investing in startups solving the world's greatest challenges.
CVX Ventures
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.
The ecosystem
ALL 1243 COMPANIES →Who builds, supplies and enables hardtech across the Nordics, from garage startups to industrial giants. Browse by role, phase and vertical.
Husqvarna Group
Manufactures outdoor power products including robotic lawn mowers, chainsaws, and garden equipment.
Comex Electronics AB
Specializes in secure IT equipment and systems for handling classified information.
THINGS Stockholm
Deeptech hub focusing on industry, infrastructure, utilities, and mobility, supporting startups and corporates.
The Mobile Robot Company
The J1600 is a made-in-Denmark, dual-mode self-driving pallet jack with a rated payload of 1,600 kg. An operator can drive it conventionally, lift manually up to 1.6 m and handle close positioning; autonomous mode covers suitable indoor travel between saved locations.
ABI (Arctic Business Incubator)
Arctic Business is a leading incubator in Northern Sweden helping early-stage startups, especially in deeptech and hardtech sectors such as space, AI, and green energy, to grow with funding and network support.
LKAB
LKAB is a Swedish state-owned mining company that mines and processes iron ore in northern Sweden and is developing fossil-free sponge iron production as part of the HYBRIT initiative.
Lifefinder
LifeFinder builds an intelligent sensor-based alert system that detects abnormal conditions such as water, shock, temperature and lack of movement to trigger automated emergency alerts for workers in remote and hazardous environments like offshore sites, wind farms, maritime vessels and emergency services.
WSI Sweden
Specializes in wireless system integration, providing design and development services for IoT and advanced radio systems.
Recolth
Recolth is developing RedStep, a foot health and recovery device combining rehabilitation technology with a smart application that guides users through personalized rehabilitation programs.
Scling
Offers digital solutions for healthcare, focusing on enhancing patient engagement and care coordination.
NCAB Group Sweden
Provides printed circuit boards (PCBs) through a global network, focusing on high-quality and sustainable solutions.
Laki Power
Laki Power designs and builds smart, energy-harvesting monitoring stations for high-voltage transmission lines, giving grid operators real-time data on line conditions, icing, and wildfire risk.
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Open raises
SEE WHO IS RAISING →Raising for something innovative, complex and physical? Apply in five minutes. We curate, and your round reaches the readers of the newsletter, including the investors on the map.
The podcast
ALL 37 EPISODES →Conversations with the founders and funders of Nordic hardtech.
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 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 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 31 Mala Valroy – Industrifonden & the State of Deep Tech 2025
#31. Industrifonden & the State of Deep Tech 2025 Mala Valroy , Investment Manager at Industrifonden , joins the podcast to share her journey from biochemistry and startups to leading investments in deep tech. With Industrifonden’s unique evergreen model, she breaks down what it really takes to earn a term sheet in 2025, why relationships matter more than pitch decks, and how resilience and sustai
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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 4 James Campion och TERASi: In i hjärtat av svensk deeptech
#4. In i hjärtat av svensk deeptech James Campion , grundare av TERASi, gästar podden och berättar hur det är att bygga ett deeptech-bolag i Sverige – med rötterna i forskning, blicken mot 6G och finansieringsgapet ständigt närvarande. Vi pratar om teknik, produkt, kapital och politik. Om att utveckla kommunikationssystem för nästa generations nätverk, och varför det ibland känns som att förklara
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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 33 Leo Ballesteros – Atonemo & When to Ignore the Market (At First)
#33: When to Ignore the Market (At First) Leo Ballesteros , founder of Atonemo , joins the podcast to share a brutally honest take on what it actually takes to build a consumer hardware company from scratch. From feature overload to ruthless simplification, this episode is about learning by doing. Every single day. Atonemo is building consumer electronics at the intersection of hardware, software
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EP 2 Pär Hedberg och Sting: Startupmaskinen som aldrig stannar
#2. Startupmaskinen som aldrig stannar Pär Hedberg , grundare av inkubatorn Sting , gästar podden och delar insikter från 20 år i svensk startupfront. Vi pratar om varför deeptech kräver en annan sorts investerare, hur man skapar tillväxtbolag i serie och varför varje team behöver någon som gillar fakturering. Sting har sedan starten 2001 blivit en av Europas mest respekterade inkubatorer, med röt
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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 30 Per Brickstad – Transparent & the Quest for Timeless Tech
#30. The Quest for Timeless Tech Per Brickstad , founder and chief designer at Transparent , joins us in our 30th episode – a milestone worth noting. Transparent is on a mission to become the world’s first circular tech brand, building modular and upgradable audio gear that challenges consumer electronics’ throwaway logic. From a Stockholm design studio to a global hardware company, this is the st
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ALL INSIGHTS →What we have learned about building, scaling and funding hard things in the Nordics.
Gothenburg Rising: where legacy meets innovation
An analysis of how Gothenburg's industrial legacy and collaborative culture are fueling its rise as a Nordic hardtech hub.
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INSIGHT Your product isn’t ready: and Michael Pica knows why
Hardware Velocity's Michael Pica explains why hardtech founders must validate demand before scaling production, not just believe in their idea.
READ →Less is More: How Flic Pushed the Button on Scalable Hardware
How Flic turned a simple Bluetooth button into a profitable, VC-free global hardware business.
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INSIGHT 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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INSIGHT 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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INSIGHT Livepodd i Göteborg på Evertiq-mässan
Torsdag den 19 september besöker podden Evertiq-mässan i Göteborg för att intervjua två intressanta bolag live på scenen: Airolit och Frontside. Jag (Jonas) står även på mässgolvet för samtal.
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INSIGHT Now Launching: Nordic Hardtech
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INSIGHT Building Before You Ask for Permission
Atonemo's founder explains how reduction, timing and restraint shape consumer hardware development.
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INSIGHT The Validation Economy
Donut Lab's battery claims show how independent validation itself becomes strategic currency in deep hardware.
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INSIGHT The Hardtech Christmas List: What Nordic Founders Really Want
A December reflection on the unglamorous but essential conditions Nordic hardtech founders actually need to keep building.
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INSIGHT Robotics That Count: 10 Bold Builders to Watch in the Nordics
A curated field guide to ten Nordic robotics companies showing where autonomy meets industry today.
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INSIGHT Under the Surface: How the Nordic Blue Hardtech Wave Is Rising
Nordic hardtech founders are turning to the ocean, building autonomous dredging robots, tidal kites and subsea sensors to drive a new blue economy.
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Hardtech news from the Nordics and beyond, new raises, events worth travelling for, and the deadlines you should not miss.