Startup program

The AI Sweden Startup Program supports AI startups on their journey. We offer training, testing environments, and the opportunity to engage in goal-driven projects. As the National Center for Applied AI, we have a mission to accelerate the use of AI in Sweden. We know that startups play an essential role in this.

Two stages

The first step to engaging with AI Sweden as an AI startup is to join our startup community. As you grow and accelerate, we welcome you to become a full partner in our network.

AI Sweden community member

For startups that are registered companies (in Sweden) and work with AI as a core part of their business.

WHAT:

Access to the AI Sweden startup community with monthly inspirational and informative community meetings, as well as access to the startup slack channel.

PRE-REQUISITES:

In-house AI engineers
Min two FTEs (full time equivalent)
Registered Company In Sweden

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AI Sweden (startup) partner

By invitation only for more mature AI startups, ready to scale their business and add value to other AI Sweden partners.

WHAT:

Full AI Sweden partnership. Access to the partner network of 170+ organizations to engage with. This cross-collaboration provides a unique, neutral platform for exploring technical and organizational AI needs.

PRE-REQUISITES:

AI community member
Not pure consultancies

About AI Sweden partnership

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Explore & learn

Just starting out and not quite ready to join our AI community? AI Sweden offers a variety of resources you can use until you’re prepared to take the next step:

My AI

Join over 20 000 others and explore My AI—a personalized platform for the AI community and industry, packed with use cases and valuable resources.

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AI Sweden Podcast

Meet some of Sweden's foremost experts in AI and hear what they believe you as a leader and manager need to know about artificial intelligence.

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Get started with AI

A free online course aimed to educate on some fundamental aspects of AI. If you are a complete beginner, this is a good place to start.

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Reports

Generative AI in the European Startup Landscape 2024

AI Sweden, together with Hub France IA, Nederlandse AI Coalitie (NL AIC), and Ignite Sweden has been part of a collaborative effort to create a comprehensive analysis of the current state and challenges faced by generative AI startups in Europe. This study has been published by the appliedAI Institute for Europe gGmbH.

Generative AI in the European Startup Landscape 2024 - Report PDF, 1.88 MB

Newsletter for AI Startups

For more information, contact

Alexander Brunner

Partner Manager: Startups

alexander.brunner@ai.se

+46 (0)70-271 23 83

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