Lars Eriksson 
Amanda AI, backed by Spiltan, announced a new funding round of 10 million SEK, a change in leadership with Charlotte Berg becoming CEO, significant cost cuts, a move to cheaper offices, and its first steps into the UK market.
Finland‑based STRGY AI secured €1 million in angel investment from a group of European private investors, Innovestor’s Angel CoFund and Business Finland to accelerate the rollout of its StrategyOS platform, which helps mid‑market organisations translate strategic plans into daily actions.
Swedish podcast platform Acast is expanding its global reach by buying the strategic U.S. network Backyard Ventures for about 200 million Swedish crowns, bringing well‑known personalities like Piers Morgan into its roster and strengthening its claim to be the world’s largest podcast network.
Brickanta, supported by Northzone, has acquihired AI proposal tool Alysa, marking its second such acquisition and signaling a faster pace of development.
Zoofabriken, a Swedish online pet‑supplies retailer linked to Samuel Wennberg, has applied for bankruptcy due to delivery failures and customer dissatisfaction.
Copenhagen‑based startup Palette raised €3 million in a pre‑seed round led by Ugly Duckling Ventures to build a model‑neutral operating system that lets AI‑native teams integrate and switch between different AI models while preserving company context.
Transfer Galaxy, a Swedish fintech startup, changed its strategy to a strict profitability focus, resulting in the distribution of nearly the entire profit from the previous year – roughly 25 million SEK – to shareholders, with rumours that the major owners may be planning an exit. Co‑founder and CEO Yosef Mohamed highlighted how special this achievement feels personally.
After his hedge fund Situational Awareness suffered a historic crash, investor Leopold Aschenbrenner is returning to the market with a new multi‑billion‑krona investment in Swedish chip maker Source Foundry.
Quartr, a financial and stock information provider, has secured new funding for its expansion and welcomed a new majority owner, described as a major industry player.
Ellos saw 64 million SEK of its shares traded after its recent IPO, including a 44 million SEK support purchase by Danske Bank, which can no longer buy additional shares.