Sustainability a trend with new SSE incubator startups: “A clear driving force”

The Stockholm School of Economics is backing nine new companies through its Business Lab incubator, renowned for kick-starting many successful large businesses.

The list of new startups includes companies ranging from a digital solution for documenting maritime activities, to a new way to enable the sustainable home delivery of groceries.

The nine companies chosen had to impress an admissions committee of prominent leaders, including Lisa Lindström, Sebastian Knutsson and Mattias Miksche.

“It was an impressive breadth of companies, both among those who applied to the Activate program, and those who applied to Incubate,” Miksche said. “Everyone who got a yes was a team that we believe has great potential and we look forward to seeing the companies develop within the framework of SSE Business Lab.”

Six of the chosen companies will start in Activate, which is an eight-week acceleration program. The other three companies will start in Incubate, where they can participate for up to 18 months to develop their business ideas.

The SSE programs help with coaching, mentoring, workshops and access to a network of alumni and investors as well as first-class partners.

SSE Business Lab’s CEO, Julia Delin, said that sustainability is a clear trend with the startups in the incubator.

The nine companies include:

Incubate:

Boxxy: Installs coolers in residential buildings, which enables sustainable home delivery of groceries.

Circulate: Purchasing platform and B2B marketplace for sustainable packaging.

Spunshift: B2B marketplace for the apparel industry, with SaaS for Product Lifecycle Management for the manufacture of clothing.

Activate:

Diretto: Make it easy to calculate and declare salaries for small companies or for individuals who employ domestic staff.

EMEK: Makes microfinance available to private investors and simplifies the private microfinance market, with a focus on Africa.

Rippl: A comprehensive digital solution for documenting maritime activities. Improves workflow, fuel consumption, and business performance through data analytics.

Kedra: Offers an alternative to traditional recruitment that enables tech startups and scaleups to find a competent and affordable programmer remotely within 14 days.

Nifty Nordics: Facilitates and accelerates the transition to Web3 by educating, inspiring and onboarding people and organizations.

OnGrow: Offers e-retailers flexible, cost-effective and frictionless financing for their imports.