Norrsken Accelerator: for early-stage founders with a vision for a better future.

2024 applications have closed. Any new submissions will be directed towards our 2025 program. The 2024 cohort will take place at Norrsken House in Stockholm July - September 2024.
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$125k Upfront Investment

Upfront pre-seed/seed investment of $125k. There’s no fee for the program so you keep the full amount. We invest globally and across all 17 SDGs.

Unicorn Founder Mentors

We don’t believe in a fixed curriculum - it wastes time and won’t fit everyone. Instead, we tailor make a program to suit your needs, with mentorship from founders who have built world-class companies and faced the same challenges as you.

Top Investors

Plug into Norrsken’s venture capital network and pitch in front of VCs at our Investor Day.

A Global Network

Become part of the global Norrsken ecosystem, connecting 1000s of impact founders, investors, mentors and partners worldwide.

Bolder raises $1.2M
That's what's up!

Congrats to Norrsken Accelerator 2023 alumni Boldr for raising $1.2 million in seed funding, from FP Solutions, LLC, Ada Ventures, Techstars, Focal and Norrsken Accelerator UK startup Boldr is developing design-driven home heating and cooling solutions, helping consumers save on energy bills and balance the grid.

Huge shoutout to Madi, Toma and the entire team at Boldr! 🚀  
Ocean Ecostructures raises €1.6M
Congrats to all oceans and to Norrsken Accelerator 2023 alumni and Norrsken Barcelona member Ocean Ecostructures for securing €1.6 million in funding, from Ship2B Ventures, Inclimo Climate Tech Fund and Bstartup.

Spanish startup Ocean Ecostructures provides regenerative solutions for degraded marine life impacted by infrastructure. Shoutout to founders Ignasi Ferrer Pellicer, Mireia de Mas Romeu, Anna Lloveras Armengol and the entire team at Ocean Ecostructures!
Vesiro raises 5M SEK
Even more fundraising news coming out of the Norrsken Accelerator portfolio! Big congratulations to Vesiro for securing 5 million SEK in pre-seed funding. Swedish startup Vesiro is building software making data servers more energy and cost efficient.

This round was led by Chalmers Ventures, Norrsken Accelerator, and Länsförsäkringar with First Gate Invest and E14 Invest AB also participating in the round. Shoutout to founders Oskar Hagman, Oscar Widén and the entire team at Vesiro.
Clafyia raises $610K
Always making us proud! Huge congrats to Norrsken Accelerator 2022 Alumni Clafiya for raising $610K in pre-seed funding. 🚀
Participants in the round included Norrsken Accelerator, Acquired Wisdom Fund, Hustle Fund and Voltron Capital, to name a few.

Clafiya is enabling more people in Africa access to affordable, quality healthcare by building a digital primary health care centre.
Big shoutout to founder Jennie Nwokoye and the entire team at Clafiya!
Basys.ai raises $2.4M
Wow! Huge congrats to Norrsken Accelerator 2022 alumni Basys.ai for raising $2.4 million in a pre-seed round. Basys.ai is accelerating the time to treatment by automating the health insurance approval process.

Big shoutout to co-founders Amber Nigam and Jie Sun! 🚀
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The people who will help you succeed
Johannes Schildt
Co-founder & CEO, Kry
Willard Ahdritz
Founder & Chairman, Kobalt Music
Susanna Campbell
Investor, Northvolt & Kinnevik
Tomi Pierucci
Co-founder, Bluesmart & Big Blue Ideas
Shams Jorjani
Founder & CEO, Fools Quest
Pär Norberg
Partner & Head of Investor Relations, Nordic Capital
Patricia Pomies
COO, Globant
Niklas Adalberth
Founder, Norrsken Foundation
Oscar Pierre
CEO & Co-founder, Glovo
Nami Zarringhalam
Co-founder & CSO, Truecaller
Maria Rankka
Co-founder, ABC Labs
Caitlin Nash
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Global Startup Awards Africa
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July 2024

Upfront investment

Begin your journey with Norrsken Accelerator. Teams arrive in Stockholm and will already have received a significant $125K investment to supercharge your venture, with no hidden fees attached.

august 2024

Tailor-made sessions

Based on your teams’ needs, attend world-class programming curated by the Accelerator team and Norrsken network.

august 2024

Mentorship with Unicorn Founders

Work with Unicorn founders, VCs and growth operators to tackle your businesses biggest needs and opportunities.

September 2024

Investor Day

Conclude the 8-week sprint with a pitch at our Investor Day. We’re planning something special this year, stay tuned for more information.

onwards

Join a global ecosystem

Beyond the program, remain an integral part of the Norrsken global network. Connect with impact founders, investors, mentors, and partners across the world, and continue to create positive change.

Timeline
Program Highlights
Scroll to learn more
July 2024
Upfront investment

Begin your journey with Norrsken Accelerator. Teams arrive in Stockholm and will already have received a significant $125K investment to supercharge your venture, with no hidden fees attached.

august 2024
Tailor-made sessions

Based on your teams’ needs, attend world-class programming curated by the Accelerator team and Norrsken network.

august 2024
Mentorship with Unicorn Founders

Work with Unicorn founders, VCs and growth operators to tackle your businesses biggest needs and opportunities.

september 2024
Investor Day

Conclude the 8-week sprint with a pitch at our Investor Day. We’re planning something special this year, stay tuned for more information.

onwards
Join a Global Ecosystem

Beyond the program, remain an integral part of the Norrsken global network. Connect with impact founders, investors, mentors, and partners across the world, and continue to create positive change.

team
Who we are
Magali Roy
Investment lead
Ebba Forsberg
Operations Analyst
Johan Attby
General Partner
Inez Atmer
Operations Lead
Alex Bakir
‍General Partner
Funda Sezgi
Co-founder
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