Cota Robotics, an AI robot startup, has raised over 20 million SEK in venture capital after already deploying its robot in two stores, aiming to replace the most tedious tasks on the retail floor.
Starling Bank, the UK‑based challenger bank, rolled out an artificial‑intelligence platform to automate parts of its workflow. While the move aims to improve efficiency, employees have voiced worries that the technology could replace human roles and affect service quality.
Finnish AI billionaire Peter Sarlin is bringing his defence-focused company Nest AI to Sweden. The company, valued at about 5 billion SEK, aims to hire 50 engineers and researchers in Stockholm by 2027.
Revolut has launched a new internal AI research division to build its own AI models for the fintech sector, emphasizing in‑house development over third‑party tools.
Vlad Tislenko, a partner at Ukrainian VC SMRK VC, launched Startup Due Dil, an AI‑driven web platform that automates the collection, verification and structuring of information during startup due‑diligence, delivering an initial report in roughly ten minutes using ten specialized AI agents.
Maska is an AI-driven platform that enables companies in the food, textile and tourism sectors to verify and manage sustainability claims on websites, social media, packaging and reports, connecting each claim with supporting evidence and relevant regulations to mitigate legal and reputational risks and prevent greenwashing.
Dutch startup Guzco teamed up with payment platform Mollie to offer an AI‑driven, automated dispute‑resolution service for e‑commerce merchants, allowing them to automatically gather carrier data and other evidence and respond to chargeback claims without manual effort.
Lunar’s founders have secured €8.2 million in financing to create Repodo, a new startup that leverages artificial intelligence to provide audit services. The capital will support product development, market entry, and scaling of the AI‑native audit solution.
IOVI creates intelligent artificial vision solutions for factories and other industrial settings. Its main product, INESCUBE, merges artificial intelligence, high‑precision optics, 3‑D and multispectral imaging, and embedded hardware to automate quality inspections, spot anomalies and improve processes across Industry 4.0, food‑processing and logistics.
Swedish entrepreneurs Andreas Willgert and Robin Bartholdson have launched the AI‑focused startup Cofactor, which immediately attracted 13 million SEK in backing from major investors and retail leaders.