Sweden’s startups will raise $5 billion in 2026. Our secret sauce is 150 years old

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Key facts

• The precedents run so far back that we even have a Swedish word for inventor-founded firms of the late 19th century: snilleföretag or "genius companies."…
• Reported by Fortune and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:00 UTC.

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1. 07:00 UTC · Fortune

   Sweden’s startups will raise $5 billion in 2026. Our secret sauce is 150 years old

2. 07:00 UTC · Fortune

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3. 07:04 UTC · Fortune

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4. 08:23 UTC · BBC Business

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