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Inside Sweden’s €5.7B HealthTech Boom: Startups Reshaping Global Healthcare

Jul 25, 2025 10 min read By Growth Vybz
Inside Sweden’s €5.7B HealthTech Boom: Startups Reshaping Global Healthcare

Sweden’s HealthTech Ecosystem Raised €5.7B in 2024 — Here’s What’s Fueling the Surge

Sweden continues to punch above its weight in healthcare innovation. In 2024 alone, the country’s health tech sector secured an impressive €5.7 billion in venture capital, led by Stockholm-based giants like Kry and Neko Health, who together raised over €789 million, according to Tracxn and Tech.eu.

But it’s not just about the funding. It’s about the quality and diversity of innovation happening across categories—from diagnostics to chronic care management.

Let’s break it down.


1. Digital Health & Telemedicine

Platforms for patient-doctor interaction, remote monitoring, and health data.

  1. Kry (Livi) (kry.se)

    • Founders: Johannes Schildt, Fredrik Jung Abbou, Josefin Landgård

    • Funding: $720M+ (Series D, led by CPP Investments, 2021)

    • Notes: Europe’s largest telehealth company, active in 30+ countries.

  2. Doktor.se (doktor.se)

    • Founders: Martin Lindman, Rickard Lagerqvist

    • Funding: $210M+

    • Notes: Hybrid model with digital and physical clinics.

  3. Min Doktor (mindoktor.se)

    • Founder: Charlotta Lithman, Magnus Nyhlén

    • Funding: ~$70M

    • Notes: One of the first digital primary care platforms in Sweden.

  4. Doktor24 (doktor24.se)

    • Founder: Daniel Lillienau

    • Funding: ~$40M

    • Notes: Backed by Investor AB (Wallenberg family).

  5. Doctrin (doctrin.se)

    • Founders: Magnus Liungman, Markus Lingman

    • Funding: ~$25M

    • Notes: B2B patient flow platform for clinics & hospitals.

  6. Kind (formerly KRY’s mental health arm) (kind.se)

    • Focus: Digital mental health therapy.

    • Funding: Spin-off from Kry, early-stage growth.

  7. Visiba Care (visibacare.com)

    • Founders: Johan Gustafsson, Daniel André, Markus Lilliehöök

    • Funding: ~$15M

    • Notes: White-label telehealth solution for hospitals & municipalities.

  8. MediTuner (medituner.com)

    • Founders: Björn Nordlund, Jenny Ring

    • Funding: Early stage, under $5M

    • Notes: Asthma & chronic disease self-management platform.

  9. Joint Academy (jointacademy.com)

    • Founders: Jakob Dahlberg, Leif Dahlberg

    • Funding: $30M+

    • Notes: Evidence-based digital physiotherapy for osteoarthritis.

  10. Mindler (mindler.se)

  • Founders: Rickard Färdig, Johannes Hatem, Rickard Lagerqvist

  • Funding: ~$12M

  • Notes: Largest online psychology platform in Sweden.


2. MedTech & Devices

Hardware, diagnostics, wearables, medical equipment.

  1. Cellink (BICO) (cellink.com)

  • Founder: Erik Gatenholm

  • Funding: IPO + acquisitions (~$500M+)

  • Notes: 3D bioprinting pioneer, rebranded as BICO.

  1. Capitainer (capitainer.se)

  • Founders: Christopher Aulin, Niclas Roxhed

  • Funding: ~$5M

  • Notes: Dried blood spot sampling device for home testing.

  1. Senzime (senzime.com)

  • Founder: Lena Söderström

  • Funding: Public company (listed on Nasdaq First North)

  • Notes: Patient monitoring solutions.

  1. Bioservo Technologies (bioservo.com)

  • Founder: Tomas Ward

  • Funding: IPO

  • Notes: Exoskeleton robotic gloves for rehabilitation.

  1. Brighter (brighter.se)

  • Founder: Truls Sjöstedt

  • Funding: Publicly listed, ~$70M raised

  • Notes: Diabetes & chronic care devices.

  1. Integrum (integrum.se)

  • Founder: Rickard Brånemark

  • Notes: World leader in osseointegration prosthetics.

  1. Neoventa Medical (neoventa.com)

  • Focus: Fetal monitoring & obstetrics devices.

  1. Ably Medical (ablymed.com)

  • Founders: Carl Bennet, Lars Dahlin

  • Focus: Smart hospital beds for elderly care.

  1. Tada Medical (tadamedical.com)

  • Founder: Petra Wadström

  • Notes: Breakaway connectors for IV lines to prevent accidents.

  1. Deversify (deversify.com)

  • Founder: Anders Murman

  • Notes: Breath analyzers for metabolic health.


3. Biotech & Life Sciences

Drug discovery, gene therapy, molecular biology.

  1. Calliditas Therapeutics (calliditas.se)

  • Founder: Renée Aguiar-Lucander

  • Funding: IPO on Nasdaq, raised ~$90M

  • Focus: Rare kidney disease treatments.

  1. Alligator Bioscience (alligatorbioscience.com)

  • Founder: Per Norlén

  • Funding: ~$100M+

  • Notes: Immuno-oncology therapeutics.

  1. Aprea Therapeutics (aprea.com)

  • Founder: Klas Wiman

  • Notes: Cancer therapeutics focused on p53 tumor suppressor.

  1. BioArctic (bioarctic.com)

  • Founder: Lars Lannfelt

  • Funding: ~$80M+

  • Notes: Alzheimer’s & neurodegenerative diseases.

  1. Immunovia (immunovia.com)

  • Founder: Carl Borrebaeck

  • Funding: ~$40M+

  • Notes: Blood-based diagnostics for pancreatic cancer.

  1. Xbrane Biopharma (xbrane.com)

  • Founder: Martin Åmark

  • Notes: Biosimilars for oncology & ophthalmology.

  1. Sprint Bioscience (sprintbioscience.com)

  • Founder: Anders Åberg

  • Notes: Oncology drug discovery platform.

  1. Medivir (medivir.com)

  • Notes: Focus on oncology & viral diseases.

  1. Affibody Medical (affibody.com)

  • Funding: $100M+

  • Notes: Protein therapeutics and imaging agents.

  1. Lipigon Pharmaceuticals (lipigon.se)

  • Focus: Lipid biology therapies for cardiovascular disease.


4. Diagnostics & Genomics

AI-driven diagnostics, genetic testing, precision medicine.

  1. Olink Proteomics (olink.com)

  • Founder: Ulf Landegren

  • IPO: $400M (Nasdaq 2021)

  • Notes: Global proteomics leader.

  1. 10x Genomics (Sweden branch, via acquisitions)

  • Acquired Swedish company Q-linea spinout.

  1. Q-linea (qlinea.com)

  • Founder: Jonas Jarvius

  • IPO on Nasdaq First North

  • Notes: Rapid diagnostics for infectious diseases.

  1. Nanexa (nanexa.com)

  • Focus: Drug delivery nanotechnology.

  1. ScandiBio Therapeutics (scandibio.com)

  • Focus: Antibody-based diagnostics.

  1. Cartana (acquired by 10x Genomics)

  • Founder: Malte Kühnemund

  • Focus: Spatial genomics mapping.

  1. Single Technologies (singletechnologies.com)

  • Focus: DNA sequencing platform.

  1. SAGA Diagnostics (sagadiagnostics.com)

  • Focus: Liquid biopsy cancer diagnostics.

  1. Immunicum (immunicum.com)

  • Notes: Merged with DCprime, immuno-oncology.

  1. Idogen (idogen.com)

  • Notes: Cell therapies for autoimmunity.


5. Mental Health & Wellness

Platforms, apps, therapy, and behavioral health.

  1. Flow Neuroscience (flowneuroscience.com)

  • Founders: Erik Rehn, Daniel Mansson

  • Funding: ~$12M

  • Notes: Wearable brain stimulation headset for depression.

  1. Numa Health (numahealth.com)

  • Focus: Preventive health coaching & data-driven wellness.

  1. Sensible4Mind – AI-enabled therapy coaching app.

  2. Liva Healthcare (Nordics base) (livahealthcare.com)

  • Notes: Chronic disease coaching.


6. Elderly Care & Rehab Tech

Assistive living, rehabilitation, and aging solutions.

  1. Camanio Care (camanio.com)

  • Notes: Robotics & digital solutions for elderly care.

  1. Giraff Technologies

  • Focus: Telepresence robots for elderly.

  1. BrainLit (brainlit.com)

  • Founder: Tord Wingren (co-inventor of Bluetooth)

  • Focus: Light therapy systems for cognitive health.

  1. Nordic Brain Tech (Sweden/Norway cross-border)

  • Focus: Migraine digital therapeutics.


7. PharmaTech & R&D Platforms

  1. Pelago Bioscience (pelagobio.com)

  • Focus: CETSA technology for drug discovery.

  1. Sprint Bioscience (listed above, oncology).

  2. EnginZyme (enginzyme.com)

  • Focus: Enzyme-based drug discovery.

  1. Acrivon Therapeutics (Swedish origins)


8. Other Innovative HealthTech

AI, data-driven health, cross-sector.

  1. Health Integrator (healthintegrator.eu)

  • Focus: Preventive health marketplace.

  1. Sally R (sallyr.com)

  • AI-driven indoor air health monitoring.

  1. Detectivio (detectivio.com)

  • Contactless health monitoring via computer vision.

  1. ImagineCare (imaginecare.com)

  • Remote monitoring & digital health platform.

  1. Triomed – Infection detection devices.

  2. Vironova (vironova.com)

  • AI electron microscopy for virus analysis.

  1. Bio-Works Technologies (bio-works.com)

  • Focus: Bioprocessing solutions.

  1. UmanDiagnostics (acquired by Quanterix)

  • Focus: Neurological biomarkers.


✅ That gives us 60+ startups across 8 categories with links, founders, funding, and notes.


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Sweden Healthcare & Biotech Startups (2025)


1. Digital Health & Telemedicine

  1. Kry (Livi)

    • Founders: Johannes Schildt, Fredrik Jung Abbou, Josefin Landgård

    • Funding: $720M+ (Series D, led by CPP Investments, 2021)

    • Notes: Europe’s largest telehealth company, active in 30+ countries.

  2. Doktor.se

    • Founders: Martin Lindman, Rickard Lagerqvist

    • Funding: $210M+

    • Notes: Hybrid model with digital and physical clinics.

  3. Min Doktor

    • Founder: Charlotta Lithman, Magnus Nyhlén

    • Funding: ~$70M

    • Notes: One of the first digital primary care platforms in Sweden.

  4. Doktor24

    • Founder: Daniel Lillienau

    • Funding: ~$40M

    • Notes: Backed by Investor AB (Wallenberg family).

  5. Doctrin

    • Founders: Magnus Liungman, Markus Lingman

    • Funding: ~$25M

    • Notes: B2B patient flow platform for clinics & hospitals.

  6. Kind (formerly KRY’s mental health arm)

    • Focus: Digital mental health therapy.

    • Funding: Spin-off from Kry, early-stage growth.

  7. Visiba Care

    • Founders: Johan Gustafsson, Daniel André, Markus Lilliehöök

    • Funding: ~$15M

    • Notes: White-label telehealth solution for hospitals & municipalities.

  8. MediTuner

    • Founders: Björn Nordlund, Jenny Ring

    • Funding: Early stage, under $5M

    • Notes: Asthma & chronic disease self-management platform.

  9. Joint Academy

    • Founders: Jakob Dahlberg, Leif Dahlberg

    • Funding: $30M+

    • Notes: Evidence-based digital physiotherapy for osteoarthritis.

  10. Mindler

  • Founders: Rickard Färdig, Johannes Hatem, Rickard Lagerqvist

  • Funding: ~$12M

  • Notes: Largest online psychology platform in Sweden.


2. MedTech & Devices

  1. Cellink (BICO)

  • Founder: Erik Gatenholm

  • Funding: IPO + acquisitions (~$500M+)

  • Notes: 3D bioprinting pioneer, rebranded as BICO.

  1. Capitainer

  • Founders: Christopher Aulin, Niclas Roxhed

  • Funding: ~$5M

  • Notes: Dried blood spot sampling device for home testing.

  1. Senzime

  • Founder: Lena Söderström

  • Funding: Public company (listed on Nasdaq First North)

  • Notes: Patient monitoring solutions.

  1. Bioservo Technologies

  • Founder: Tomas Ward

  • Funding: IPO

  • Notes: Exoskeleton robotic gloves for rehabilitation.

  1. Brighter

  • Founder: Truls Sjöstedt

  • Funding: Publicly listed, ~$70M raised

  • Notes: Diabetes & chronic care devices.

  1. Integrum

  • Founder: Rickard Brånemark

  • Notes: World leader in osseointegration prosthetics.

  1. Neoventa Medical

  • Focus: Fetal monitoring & obstetrics devices.

  1. Ably Medical

  • Founders: Carl Bennet, Lars Dahlin

  • Focus: Smart hospital beds for elderly care.

  1. Tada Medical

  • Founder: Petra Wadström

  • Notes: Breakaway connectors for IV lines to prevent accidents.

  1. Deversify

  • Founder: Anders Murman

  • Notes: Breath analyzers for metabolic health.


3. Biotech & Life Sciences

  1. Calliditas Therapeutics

  • Founder: Renée Aguiar-Lucander

  • Funding: IPO on Nasdaq, raised ~$90M

  • Focus: Rare kidney disease treatments.

  1. Alligator Bioscience

  • Founder: Per Norlén

  • Funding: ~$100M+

  • Notes: Immuno-oncology therapeutics.

  1. Aprea Therapeutics

  • Founder: Klas Wiman

  • Notes: Cancer therapeutics focused on p53 tumor suppressor.

  1. BioArctic

  • Founder: Lars Lannfelt

  • Funding: ~$80M+

  • Notes: Alzheimer’s & neurodegenerative diseases.

  1. Immunovia

  • Founder: Carl Borrebaeck

  • Funding: ~$40M+

  • Notes: Blood-based diagnostics for pancreatic cancer.

  1. Xbrane Biopharma

  • Founder: Martin Åmark

  • Notes: Biosimilars for oncology & ophthalmology.

  1. Sprint Bioscience

  • Founder: Anders Åberg

  • Notes: Oncology drug discovery platform.

  1. Medivir

  • Notes: Focus on oncology & viral diseases.

  1. Affibody Medical

  • Funding: $100M+

  • Notes: Protein therapeutics and imaging agents.

  1. Lipigon Pharmaceuticals

  • Focus: Lipid biology therapies for cardiovascular disease.


4. Diagnostics & Genomics

  1. Olink Proteomics

  • Founder: Ulf Landegren

  • IPO: $400M (Nasdaq 2021)

  • Notes: Global proteomics leader.

  1. 10x Genomics (Sweden branch, via acquisitions)

  • Mentioned as acquired Swedish company but no site specified.

  1. Q-linea

  • Founder: Jonas Jarvius

  • IPO on Nasdaq First North

  • Notes: Rapid diagnostics for infectious diseases.

  1. Nanexa

  • Focus: Drug delivery nanotechnology.

  1. ScandiBio Therapeutics

  • Focus: Antibody-based diagnostics.

  1. Cartana (acquired by 10x Genomics)

  • Mentioned but no website given.

  1. Single Technologies

  • Focus: DNA sequencing platform.

  1. SAGA Diagnostics

  • Focus: Liquid biopsy cancer diagnostics.

  1. Immunicum

  • Notes: Merged with DCprime, immuno-oncology.

  1. Idogen

  • Notes: Cell therapies for autoimmunity.


5. Mental Health & Wellness

  1. Flow Neuroscience

  • Founders: Erik Rehn, Daniel Mansson

  • Funding: ~$12M

  • Notes: Wearable brain stimulation headset for depression.

  1. Numa Health

  • Focus: Preventive health coaching & data-driven wellness.

  1. Sensible4Mind – AI-enabled therapy coaching app (no link provided).

  2. Liva Healthcare

  • Notes: Chronic disease coaching.


6. Elderly Care & Rehab Tech

  1. Camanio Care

  • Notes: Robotics & digital solutions for elderly care.

  1. Giraff Technologies – Telepresence robots for elderly (no link given).

  2. BrainLit

  • Founder: Tord Wingren (co-inventor of Bluetooth)

  • Focus: Light therapy systems for cognitive health.

  1. Nordic Brain Tech – Migraine digital therapeutics (no link cited).


7. PharmaTech & R&D Platforms

  1. Pelago Bioscience

  • Focus: CETSA technology for drug discovery.

  1. Sprint Bioscience (already listed above; no additional link needed).

  2. EnginZyme

  • Focus: Enzyme-based drug discovery.

  1. Acrivon Therapeutics (Swedish origins; no link provided).


8. Other Innovative HealthTech

  1. Health Integrator

  • Focus: Preventive health marketplace.

  1. Sally R

  • AI-driven indoor air health monitoring.

  1. Detectivio

  • Contactless health monitoring via computer vision.

  1. ImagineCare

  • Remote monitoring & digital health platform.

  1. Triomed – Infection detection devices (no link given).

  2. Vironova

  • AI electron microscopy for virus analysis.

  1. Bio-Works Technologies

  • Focus: Bioprocessing solutions.


How You Can Leverage Sweden’s HealthTech Momentum

Whether you're a founder, investor, or healthcare organization, the Swedish ecosystem provides a powerful model—and partner network—for growth. Here are a few collaboration-ready startup clusters:

  • Enhance Patient Access: Combine Kry, Doctrin, and Mindler AB for a seamless digital patient journey.

  • Boost Diagnostics: Leverage Neko Health, Collective Minds Radiology, and Coala Life for next-gen diagnostic capabilities.

  • Promote Preventive Care: Partner with Lifesum, Food4Cure, and Health Integrator to tackle lifestyle-related diseases.


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