LinkedIn Top Startups 2022: The 10 companies on the rise in Sweden

The 2022 LinkedIn Top Startups list reveals 10 emerging Swedish companies gaining attention. Backed by unique LinkedIn data measuring different elements of growth and demand, the list reveals companies like Einride , Heart Aerospace and Curb Food that you should be paying attention to.

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Starting and growing a company has always been tough, but it’s especially tough right now. As the working world navigates widespread inflation and economic uncertainty, it’s getting more challenging for young companies to get investment and grow quickly.

But while it’s a challenging moment, some argue that innovative ideas are born in times of uncertainty. Operating under constrained resources and limited capital can push young companies to prioritise assets and values and adapt quickly.

Our second annual LinkedIn Top Startups list is the resource to find the startups to pay attention to right now, featuring 10 Swedish companies that are rising to the challenges of the moment and continuing to innovate and gain attention in 2022.

To compile the list, we looked at LinkedIn data across four pillars: employee growth; jobseeker interest; member engagement within the company and its employees; and how well these startups pulled talent from our flagship LinkedIn Top Companies list. (You can learn more about our methodology and eligibility requirements at the bottom of this article.)

This list is ultimately meant to be a resource for jobseekers excited by the opportunity to innovate, solve big problems and grow their skills. If joining a startup is the right fit for you, check out which roles, functions and skills are in demand at each company —? and click on them to find the associated LinkedIn Learning courses to study up. If you see a company that sparks your interest, take a look at who you may know and turn on job alerts to stay on top of future opportunities.?

Here are this year’s 10 Top Startups in Sweden — and join the conversation using #linkedintopstartups.

Full-time headcount: 3.000 | Headquarters: Stockholm | Year founded: 2016 | Most common skills: Digital Literacy, Project Management, Manufacturing Operations | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Quality Assurance | What they do: Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt specialises in supplying sustainable batteries in Europe. Last year, they became the first European company to produce a lithium-ion battery cell at their Swedish factory, and are planning to venture even further into eco-friendliness by building a recycling facility.?

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Full-time headcount: 450 | Headquarters: Stockholm | Year founded: 2016 | Most common skills: Software Development, Project Management, Business Management | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Arts and Design | What they do: Einride is a truck transportation company that specialises in electric and self-driving vehicles. Their vision is to make the world a better place through intelligent movement.

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Full-time headcount: 115 | Headquarters: Stockholm | Year founded: 2021 | Most common skills: Project Management, Business Management, Digital Literacy | Largest job functions: Media and Communication, Program and Project Management, Human Resources, Administrative, Information Technology | What they do: Steel company H2 Green Steel has been manufacturing primary metal since 2020. The European steel industry causes a large part of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, and H2 Green Steel is passionate about minimising this through replacing carbon with hydrogen.??

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Full-time headcount: 130 | Headquarters: Gothenburg | Year founded: 2018 | Most common skills: Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, SDLC | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology |? What they do: Heart Aerospace’s goal is to create an affordable and sustainable mode of transport for domestic travel. Their first plane, ES-30, is completely electric, and they’re hoping it will be cleared for commercial flights before 2028.?

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Full-time headcount: 50 | Headquarters: Stockholm | Year founded: 2016 | Most common skills: Sales Operations, Technical Support, Project Management | Largest job functions: Sales, Customer Success and Support, Engineering | What they do: All Ears was created with the purpose of providing a simplified media monitoring platform that allows for analysis of all social media platforms in one place. Clients can receive alerts when their company, competitors or anything else of interest is mentioned.

See more about All Ears | See people you may know at All Ears

Full-time headcount: 85 | Headquarters: Stockholm | Year founded: 2021 | Most common skills: Digital Literacy, Project Management, Digital Marketing | Largest job functions: Sales, Operations, Engineering | What they do: Carla wants to create an easy, comfortable way to buy or lease electric vehicles online. Their service enables customers to sell, lease or buy an electric car and have it delivered within 72 hours.

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Full-time headcount: 130 | Headquarters: Stockholm | Year founded: 2016 | Most common skills: Digital Literacy, Business Management, Sales Operations | Largest job functions: Operations, Customer Success and Support, Engineering | What they do: Logistics company Airmee uses machine learning technology to offer same-day deliveries. Routes are optimised in real-time for minimum travel distance and maximise vehicle capacity to ensure the fastest and most sustainable deliveries.??

See more about Airmee | See people you may know at Airmee

Full-time headcount: 60 | Headquarters: Stockholm | Year founded: 2020 | Most common skills: Web Development, Software Development, Graphic Design | Largest job functions: Engineering, Arts and Design, Product Management | What they do: Curb Food is a food- and drink service. With several kitchens under the same roof, they’re able to offer food completely tailored for home delivery.?

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Full-time headcount: 700 | Headquarters: Stockholm | Year founded: 2015 | Most common skills: Project Management, Digital Literacy, Manufacturing Operations | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Information Technology | What they do: Polarium is a company dedicated to providing energy storage for telecom, commercial, and industrial segments, using batteries.?

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Full-time headcount: 2500 | Headquarters: Stockholm | Year founded: 2015 | Most common skills: Business Management, Project Management, Development Tools | Largest job functions: Operations, Customer Success and Support, Engineering | What they do: Instabox is a service focused on offering simple shipping solutions for selected stores online, with the goal of delivering shipments on the same day as they’re ordered.?

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You can also check out the Top Startups in Australia, Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, the UAE, the UK and the U.S.

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Methodology

LinkedIn measures startups based on four pillars: employment growth, engagement, job interest and attraction of top talent. Employment growth is measured as percentage headcount increase over methodology time frame, which must be a minimum of 10%. Engagement looks at non-employee views and follows of the company’s LinkedIn page, as well as how many non-employees are viewing employees at that startup. Job interest counts rate at which people are viewing and applying to jobs at the company, including both paid and unpaid postings. Attraction of top talent measures how many employees the startup has recruited away from any global LinkedIn Top Company, as a percentage of the startup’s total workforce. Data is normalized across all eligible startups. The methodology time frame is July, 1 2021 through June 30, 2022.?

To be eligible, companies must be fully independent, privately held, have 50 or more full-time employees, be 7 years old or younger and be headquartered in the country on whose list they appear. We exclude all staffing firms, think tanks, venture capital firms, law firms, management and IT consulting firms, nonprofits and philanthropy, accelerators and government-owned entities. Startups who have laid off 20% or more of their workforce within the methodology time frame are also ineligible.?

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Methodology and insights by: LinkedIn Economic Graph team

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Honoree companies: 1. Northvolt | 2. Einride | 3. H2 Green Steel | 4. Heart Aerospace | 5. All Ears | 6. Carla | 7. Airmee | 8. Curb Food | 9. Polarium | 10. Instabox