Startup Events in Sweden

Beyond the AI Hype Get ready for the Vol. 3 of Claude for Designers in Stockholm! We have four honest talks on designing for 1 Billion people, AI browser, agentic software creation, and clinical safety. The talks The 3-second rule - Tushar (Truecaller) A person has about three seconds to decide whether to answer a call or trust a message. For Truecaller's 500m+ users, every screen has to make that moment count. With Claude in the loop, moving from design system to merged PR takes hours instead of weeks. The goal is not to ship more, but to spend that time where those three seconds are on the line. Making browsers for the AI future - Alex (Opera) How do people actually think about AI in their browsers: as a tool, an assistant, or something they don't quite trust? This case study from Opera explores how user research and the design process shaped the integration of AI into the browser, from early insights and iterations to real user feedback. Shipping fast in medtech - Orhoy (Tandem) How do you design AI tools for clinicians who have a few minutes per patient and zero patience for change? Through three candid stories, this talk explores how to distinguish clinical habit from patient safety, from a layout change that triggered an immediate complaint to a research round where 11 of 13 doctors rejected a core output, all while keeping product development moving. Software for an audience of one - Jonny (Lovable) What happens to software when the person using it is also the one making it? This talk explores the return of personal software: the Geocities spirit of building something for yourself, ambient apps that generate themselves around you, and what changes for designers when a product no longer has to work for everyone. Building for fun with Claude - Somesh (Claude Ambassador) What happens when a designer starts playing around with Claude? In this case, the event’s entire visual identity. I'll show you how it came together - what worked, what didn’t, and what surprise

Every time your phone shows the right time, opens a photo or loads a website, it relies on open source software. Much of that software is looked after by a surprisingly small number of people, often unpaid and working in their free time. At this meetup, we’ll gather around the data story “The people holding up the internet” (from sheets.works). The piece digs into the history of the code behind billions of devices and asks a simple question: who actually keeps it running? What we’ll talk about: - How much of our digital infrastructure depends on just one or two maintainers - What can go wrong when critical projects have no backup, no funding and no recognition, from burnout to security incidents - Why money for open source tends to show up only after something breaks, and who gets left out - How the authors turned raw commit histories into a clear, human visual story, and what we can learn from that as data people - What we can do about it as developers, companies and community members Whether you write Python every day, are curious about open source, or just like a good data visualisation, you’re welcome. No prior knowledge needed. There will be time for discussion, questions and mingling. This is a women- and non-binary targeted event

Matrix OS is bringing together people actually making their teams AI-native. We will do practical demos showcasing how teams are using AI in order to enable their teams across operations. Each team will have 3 minutes Companies who will demo include: Lovable Intric Voi Tandem Health Pit Matrix Os AGENDA 18:00 — Doors open, drinks + intros 18:30 — Welcome from Matrix OS founder Hamed 18:45 — Demo showcase starts sharp > 3 minutes each 🐇 19:45 — Drinks and mingling 20:45 — Hard stop 📍 Stockholm 📅 Wednesday, 28 October 🕕 18:00–20:45 CET Seats are limited. Come if you’re building with AI inside your team, experimenting with agents, or just want to see what other operators are actually shipping. About Matrix OS Matrix is an always-on workspace for you and your AI agents. Connect your tools, give agents context, run whatever models you want, and let them work together across your workflows. Try Matrix → matrix-os.com

Morning Run for Founders & Operators · Vol. 2 We're back for round two! Start your Friday with an easy morning run alongside ambitious, like-minded people building cool companies. A casual way to meet new people, discuss your ideas and start the day with good energy. We'll finish with coffee, buns and more chats at Stora Bakeriet. 📅 Friday, October 30 · 07:00 - 08:00 📍 Stockholm, Sibyllegatan 2 (Stora Bakeriet) 🏃‍♀️ 6-8k round, all levels welcome. Hosted by: Strawberry · Sanna · Spiich Labs · OpenAI · Microsoft

Join us for AI Salon - AI x Gaming demo event at Metropole/ Gamestreet! Supported by our long-term sponsor Synch. "AI Salon is the global community for AI founders and builders, investors, and partners to connect and collaborate." Hosted by Ingrid af Sandeberg and Melina Diamantoglou, as part of AI Salon. AI Salon was founded in San Francisco in 2024 and is now active in 70+ cities globally. Stockholm is one of its strongest chapters, built around genuine developer-to-developer exchange: real questions, real challenges, no pitch theatre. 📅 Nov 3rd, 17:30 - 21:00 📍 Gamestreet1, Magnus Ladulåsgatan 3, Stockholm Indicative Agenda 17:30 Doors Open / Networking 18:00 Program Starts: Welcome and Introductions 18:15 Opening keynotes: Fredrik Wester of Paradox Interactive Christofer Sundberg of Avalanche Studios and Liquid Swords, in stealth at time of writing… 👀 19:00 Start-up demos 20:00 Mingle A demo at AI Salon is low pressure. No pitch, nothing at stake, but a chance to introduce yourself to the community, share what you're working on, and get feedback. A demo can be anything from a discussion topic, to a slide deck with a business idea, a product, or prototype demonstration. Bring your own laptop. Feel free to bring a physical product, as long as it fits in a regular elevator :) Space is limited, so RSVP now to secure your spot. Only registered attendees will be granted admittance. Come prepared to network, connect, and collaborate! Special thanks to our partner Synch! By signing up to this event, you consent to sharing your email address with our partners, who might use it for marketing purposes. You can opt out of this at any time. AI Salon events are free and space is limited, registrations are reviewed to ensure a high-quality and relevant audience. Please note that registrations containing incomplete or low-quality information (such as missing LinkedIn profiles, no identifiable name or organization, or generic email addresses) may be deprioritized in case of over

AI is now part of how many of us write software, but there's still a lot to figure out. At Avanza, we use it in our daily engineering work and in systems that more than two million customers rely on. Some of it has worked well and some of it hasn't, and we'd like to talk to you about it. Join us at our office for a couple of talks followed by interactive sessions, and lots of mingling. Agenda 17:00 - 18:00 \- Drop\-in mingle with food and beverages 18:00 - 19:00 \- Avanza Intro: 5 min \+ Talks: 2 x 20 min 19:00 - 20:00 \- Interactive sessions on AI Talks 0\. Avanza Tech A very brief intro about Avanza Tech. 1\. From Prompt to Production: Avanza’s Journey to an Agentic SDLC The software development lifecycle is undergoing its biggest paradigm shift in a decade. How does a modern tech bank adapt? In this talk, we’ll share how Avanza Bank is paving the way for AI agents inside our engineering organization. We’ll cover our immediate roadmap, our long-term vision for autonomous developer tooling, and how the Expansion and AI Platform teams are orchestrating this transition without sacrificing safety or speed. Speaker: Fredrik Arvidsson 2\. LLMs in production: what we've learned so far EsterCare has been generating user-facing content with LLMs since early 2025. This talk covers the practical side: what works, what breaks, and the mistakes we'd rather you didn't repeat. Speaker: Fredrik Wallenius 19:00 - 20:00 \- Interactive sessions on AI\. Bring your own experiences\! About Avanza At heart, Avanza is a tech company. Around 45 autonomous teams build the platform used by more than two million customers, and each team owns its services end to end. We're in the middle of a big transformation to Google Cloud and working out how AI fits into everyday engineering. Asking questions is encouraged here, and when something fails, we treat it as a chance to learn. Welcome to Avanza Tech Meetup!

ABOUT US The Premier Event is the first event by KTH Robotics Society, a student-run society at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Our goal is to connect students with the companies shaping robotics in Sweden and the world, and it starts here. THE SCHEDULE Doors open at 17:00, with food and drinks served. Join the fireside chats from around 17:30 and get to know the speakers: who they are, their thoughts on the robotics trends, and more. After a short break, the panel starts at 18:45. We’ll talk about robotics in Stockholm and Sweden, the role of students in innovation, and how we can build the ecosystem together. Then stay for the mingle from 19:20 onwards over food and drinks to meet the speakers, ask questions and make connections that last. Expect companies in robotics, physical AI, industrial automation and venture capital. THE SPEAKERS KTH Royal Institute of Technology: Prof. Olov Andersson, researching robotics and autonomous systems. Qualia: builds and deploys AI-powered robotic foundation models to automate complex, real-world industrial tasks that traditional robotics can't handle. Cota Robotics: helping retail chains automate their stores with robots that handle repetitive, time-consuming tasks. They are also hiring! Einride: Swedish company making freight electric and autonomous, from driverless trucks to the AI platform that runs the fleet. 120ft: Stockholm startup building humanoid robot microfactories. Furhat Robotics: Swedish company behind the Furhat social robot, built for natural conversation. Antler: global early-stage investor that builds companies from day zero. THE SPONSORS Icebreaker.vc: pre-seed fund backing technically brilliant founders at the idea stage. (Icebreaker.vc) Qualia: AI models for industrial robots (qualiastudios.dev) Cota Robotics: robots for Retail (cotarobotics.com) MagasinX: Stockholm hub for robotics and physical AI companies, with offices, event space and prototyping (magasinx.com)

Physical AI: From idea to real-world deployment AI is leaving the screen and entering factories, warehouses and the real world. This evening follows the full path, from first idea and funding to scaling and landing real deployments. You'll hear from founders who've done it and from the buyers who decide what gets deployed, then see live demos and pitches from Stockholm's Physical AI builders. Agenda Doors open at 17:30 with food and networking. The programme starts around 18:00 and runs until about 19:30, followed by more networking. Founders from different stages of the company journey will share their stories and learnings: From idea to funding to first deployment Scaling a Physical AI company The buyer side: what gets deployed, and why Demos and pitches from Stockholm's Physical AI builders Hosts Icebreaker.vc: Pre-seed fund backing technically brilliant founders at the idea stage. 140+ investments across. KTH AI Society: Sweden's largest student community for AI. Thursday.vc KTH Robotics Society: Creating the next generation of robotics engineers in Sweden and Europe Sponsor: HØIBERG: A European IP firm helping deep-tech founders protect what matters, from first idea to investable and defensible business. Offices in Stockholm, Lund, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Herning and Reykjavík. hoiberg.com Location 📍 KTH, Teknikringen 1, Stockholm 🗓 Nov 5, 17:30–21:00 Spots are limited and approved manually.

Welcome to Founders Live Stockholm Join us for an incredible evening… Founders Live is an unforgettable networking experience and pitch competition sweeping the globe. 5 founders 99-second pitches 4 minutes of audience Q&A YOUR VOTES decide the winner! So bring your friends and coworkers and get to know the Nordic Stockholm tech scene and vote for what you think will be the next big thing… built in the Nordics / Stockholm. Note: This is an in-person event in Stockholm - register ONLY if you can attend in person in Stockholm. Know someone who should attend? Open The Door Agenda 17:00 - Arrive at the Venue, Check-in, Start Networking 17:30 - Event Starts: Announcements, Sponsors and Pitch Competition 18:15 - Continued Networking & Mingle 19:00 - Wrap up Interested in pitching at this or a future event? Apply here! Know someone who should pitch? Open The Door Winners The Founders Live winners package includes: Front Row membership with unlimited access to Backstage Intelligence and the Backchannel community Founders Live Booster Pack over $1,000,000 in cash savings on 100+ essential apps and services for startups An appearance in the Founders Live Prime Time regional qualifiers with a chance to advance to our Prime Time global livestream tournament Nordics Team Mehkar Sheikh - Director Stockholm, Sweden Ilme-Liina Raidma - Stockholm Community Builder Roman Shamray - Director Helsinki, Finland Naimul Abd - Regional Director Nordics HQ Team Luis Antezana, Head of Brand, Founders Live (Global, HQ) Nick Hughes, Founder & CEO, Founders Live (Global, HQ) Partners - Nordics / Stockholm Ecosystem Connect Sverige Region Öst SQUARE Marievik Nutty Ventures Partners Pensato is a secure layer for local AI, checking every request going in, tracing every answer coming out, and keeping a person accountable throughout, across any industry, workflow, or team. Get a free AI Governance Readiness Evaluation Enter the Pitch Video Challenge! This is your chance to share your story in a 9

AI is fundamentally transforming scientific research, accelerating everything from hypothesis generation to experimentation and discovery. But as scientific output scales, our ability to evaluate, validate, and distinguish meaningful discoveries from noise must keep pace. We believe the next big challenge isn't just accelerating science with AI, but rethinking how science itself is organised, evaluated, and rewarded. That's why we're proud to announce that Stockholm AI is sponsoring the AI for Meta-Science workshop at NeurIPS 2026 in Paris! To celebrate, we are once again partnering with Sweden AI Factory for a 7-day hackathon tackling challenges in AI for Meta-Science. The winning team will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to NeurIPS in Paris (9–13 December), along with a coveted poster slot as well as a dedicated oral presentation at the AI for Meta-Science workshop! The hackathon and the winning prize are fully sponsored by the Sweden AI Factory. The hackathon kicks off with a two-hour event at RISE KTH on Tuesday, 10 November at 17:30, where we'll introduce the challenges and share more details. Food and drinks will be provided! Key Dates: 10 November, 17:30 – Kick-off at RISE KTH 17 November, 18:00 – Submission deadline 24 November – Winner announced 9–13 December – NeurIPS 2026 in Paris More details, including a dedicated hackathon website, are coming soon. See you at the kick-off!

Ever wished your Electronic Health Record (EHR) worked the way you do? Build your ideas with Lovable. Rethink EHRs with Leyr. Join Leyr and Lovable in Stockholm for Build Your EHR - a free, in-person buildathon for clinicians, healthcare professionals, students and curious builders who want to reimagine the electronic health record. Too many clicks. Rigid workflows. Patient data scattered across systems. Notes that take longer than they should. If you work in healthcare, you probably have a list of things you wish your EHR did differently. This is your chance to turn those frustrations into something tangible; a prototype shaped around how you actually work. Whether you want to rethink clinical documentation, create a clearer patient overview, simplify follow-ups or design a workflow that fits your specialty, bring a problem you know firsthand. You don't need to build an entire EHR in an afternoon. Start with the part you wish worked better. We're hosting the day at SQUARE in Stockholm on Sunday, 15 November, from 12:00–16:00. We'll kick off with a fireside chat with people who have built EHRs, exploring what inspired them, what they learned and what happens when clinicians help shape the tools they use. Then it's your turn. With Lovable and guidance from Leyr, you'll go from problem to prototype in one afternoon. Build, test and share ideas with people who understand the realities of healthcare - and help start a conversation between clinicians and EHR builders about what needs to change. After the buildathon, join us for a virtual Demo Day on Tuesday, 17 November at 17:00. You'll present your prototype and receive feedback on your idea and how it could fit into real clinical workflows. By the end, you'll walk away with a working prototype, fresh perspectives from fellow clinicians and builders, and a clearer view of what's possible when you design around clinical needs. Agenda: Build Your EHR 12:00 → Doors open + snacks & mingle 12:15 → Welcome remarks from Leyr

kanketsu and OpenAI are teaming up for the morning run. easy pace and a chance to mingle with fellow founders and ecosystem members. work first. breakfast after. limited places. approval only.

AI Safety Day Sweden 2026 Sweden is strong at adopting AI, but it is lacking when it comes to safety efforts: there is no AI Security Institute (AISI), no established talent pipeline, and no regular forum for decision-makers and civil society in which to convene. Some initiatives exist, but few people know about them. We want to change this with Sweden's First AI Safety Day. This event brings together organisations, policy makers, researchers, and curious individuals. Alongside the talks, there will be matchmaking: getting to know each other's work and finding ways to join in. What we want to achieve Connect organisations and give existing initiatives a stage Match people with organisations and bring new co-founders together to start more Share tested approaches to starting an AISI, building a talent pipeline, and launching an organisation Give policymakers a direct way to meet the people already working on this Launch an open letter supporting a Swedish AISI Focus areas Technical: strategic resilience, including continuity of access to foreign frontier models and compute, domestic fallback capabilities and Nordic cooperation Governance: what a Swedish AISI should do, and how labour-market and welfare institutions can prepare for a range of AI outcomes Talent pipeline: what careers exist in the field and how we could funnel Sweden's talent into AI safety careers International collaboration: lessons from AISIs, and field-building organisations abroad Organised by: Premiss Supported by: Singapore AI Safety Hub Global Policy Research Group Simon Institute for Longterm Governance RegleraAI.nu PauseAI Sweden AI Safety Sweden Hosted by: Emerge Lakefront Program: 12:00 – Doors open & coffee 13:00–13:10 – Welcome Remarks 13:10–13:30 – Current AI Safety Incidents Talk by Johan Falk 13:30–14:30 – International Collaboration: Comparing Approaches Around the World Panel discussion with Vivian Leung, Jonathan Salter, Henry Davidson and Bahadir Sirin 14:30–15:30 – Matchmaking

Join us on the 24th of November 2026 – Grand Hotel, Stockholm PLEASE NOTE: Complimentary passes are only available to enterprise senior Cyber Security professionals If you are a technology or solution provider or you represent an IT consultancy that seeks commercial discussions, please contact rebecca.symonds@citrusevents.net to discuss sponsorship for the 24th of November 2026 Upon registering your interest to attend the event as a delegate you are agreeing to be contacted by Citrus Events who will approve your pass before issuing it to you. Your approved information will also be shared with partners of CyberSqueeze Nordics post event for marketing purposes including email and contact number. This is a business to business event (B2B), registration should include your business email address. Personal email addresses (gmail, Hotmail, yahoo etc) will not be approved. On the 24th November, join fellow CISOs, Heads of Cyber Security, and Risk Leaders at the Grand Hotel, Stockholm, for a full day of strategic insight, peer discussion, and collaboration. Cyber Squeeze Nordics is designed to address specific cyber, regulatory, and resilience challenges across multiple industries, with strong emphasis on board level decision making and real-world outcomes Join us on the 24th of November 2026 – Grand Hotel, Stockholm. Topics include: Cyber Resilience vs. Cyber Security, AI-Driven Threats & Defences, Supply Chain & Third-Party Risk, Talent, Skills & Burnout There are also many opportunities to network in a more relaxed environment with our networking coffee breaks, networking lunch and post event networking drinks and canapés. We look forward to seeing you there! Limited tickets are available so register your interest now!

Join us on the 24th of November 2026 – Grand Hotel, Stockholm PLEASE NOTE: Complimentary passes are only available to enterprise senior Cyber Security professionals If you are a technology or solution provider or you represent an IT consultancy that seeks commercial discussions, please contact rebecca.symonds@citrusevents.net to discuss sponsorship for the 24th of November 2026 Upon registering your interest to attend the event as a delegate you are agreeing to be contacted by Citrus Events who will approve your pass before issuing it to you. Your approved information will also be shared with partners of CyberSqueeze Nordics post event for marketing purposes including email and contact number. This is a business to business event (B2B), registration should include your business email address. Personal email addresses (gmail, Hotmail, yahoo etc) will not be approved. On the 24th November, join fellow CISOs, Heads of Cyber Security, and Risk Leaders at the Grand Hotel, Stockholm, for a full day of strategic insight, peer discussion, and collaboration. Cyber Squeeze Nordics is designed to address specific cyber, regulatory, and resilience challenges across multiple industries, with strong emphasis on board level decision making and real-world outcomes Join us on the 24th of November 2026 – Grand Hotel, Stockholm. Topics include: Cyber Resilience vs. Cyber Security, AI-Driven Threats & Defences, Supply Chain & Third-Party Risk, Talent, Skills & Burnout There are also many opportunities to network in a more relaxed environment with our networking coffee breaks, networking lunch and post event networking drinks and canapés. We look forward to seeing you there! Limited tickets are available so register your interest now!

About TECHSPO Stockholm 2027 Where Business, Tech & Innovation Collide in Stockholm Step into the future at TECHSPO Stockholm 2027 , a two-day technology expo that showcases the innovations redefining how we live, work, and grow. Here’s why you can’t miss it: Experience Innovation Firsthand – Explore exhibitors presenting the latest in Internet, Mobile, AdTech, MarTech, and SaaS. Get Inspired & Informed – See how emerging technologies are transforming industries and uncover new opportunities for business growth. Network & Collaborate – Connect with tech enthusiasts, innovators, and peers from across the industry. TECHSPO Stockholm will be held on September 9–10 , 2027 at Stockholm, Sweden. This premier event attracts developers, brands, marketers, designers, technology providers, and visionaries all eager to shape the future of tech. Alongside TECHSPO, attendees also have exclusive access to DigiMarCon Northern Europe 202 7 —a limited-capacity, paid conference focused on digital marketing, media, and advertising. While DigiMarCon delivers the strategy and insights , TECHSPO is where you can see, test, and experience the technology in action . 👉 For complete event details, visit: https://techspostockholm.se! Event Zones Get ready to explore these exciting zones at TECHSPO Stockholm 2027 : Auditorium – The main stage comes alive with Keynotes, Industry Panels, and Master Classes , all led by world-class experts. Learn the latest trends, proven strategies, and practical solutions shaping the future of digital marketing and technology. Exhibition Hall – Discover the next generation of tech innovation across Internet, Mobile, AdTech, MarTech, and SaaS. Network with peers and industry leaders while exploring cutting-edge solutions designed to transform your business. Training Theater – Dive deeper with a curated mix of live-streamed sessions from DigiMarCon’s global conferences and Lunch & Learn presentations during the Networking Luncheon—perfect for actionable insights