Sting
Accelerator, Incubator, FellowshipActiveSting (Stockholm Innovation & Growth AB) is Sweden's leading startup accelerator and incubator, founded in 2002 and based in Stockholm. Its flagship offering, Sting Core, is a cohort-based program running 6 to 18 months (in three 6-month blocks), accepting 12–16 startups per cohort across two cohorts per year (April and October). Accepted startups receive tailored coaching, go-to-market support, recruitment assistance, IP strategy, and access to Sweden's largest early-stage investor network. A possible investment of up to 600,000 SEK is available via the connected Propel Capital vehicle; the program carries a success fee of up to 2% warrant per 6-month block (excluding Propel Capital). Office space is provided at A House in Stockholm. Pre-program offerings include Startup Academy (online self-paced course), Open Coaching, and Test Drive workshops. Focus areas are Climate & Energy, Health & Life Science, DeepTech, and Digital Society & AI. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Sting has supported 400+ startups, whose companies have collectively raised over €1.23B in private capital.
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