Welcome to the Swedish tech community
In the spotlight
Emad Zand
Tavion
How Northvolt veteran Emad Zand raised over SEK 500 million for Tavion
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
From chatbot to digital alter ego
A podcast series with Tomas Seo, innovation strategist at Phorecast, where he shares events, discoveries, and new technologies that make him exclaim: This changes everything!
Johan Lindskog
Vntrs
AI Venture Building – From Opportunity to Product in 30 Days
How do you move from an AI opportunity to something worth building? This masterclass explores a practical approach to identifying, testing and validating AI-powered products faster.
In collaboration with
Latest
Industrial Ventures Pitch
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
How to win over investors as profitability demands rise – and avoid common founder mistakes
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
What drives corporate innovation – and who needs to step up: corporates or startups?
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
Collaborators and Contributors
Latest
Industrial Ventures Pitch
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
Jane Walerud
How to win over investors as profitability demands rise – and avoid common founder mistakes
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
What drives corporate innovation – and who needs to step up: corporates or startups?
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
Industrial Ventures Day
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
Emad Zand
Tavion
How Northvolt veteran Emad Zand raised over SEK 500 million for Tavion
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
From chatbot to digital alter ego
A podcast series with Tomas Seo, innovation strategist at Phorecast, where he shares events, discoveries, and new technologies that make him exclaim: This changes everything!
The Nordic advantage is gone
The Nordics are still among the world’s most competitive economies. Strong institutions, highly educated populations, high labour-force participation and ambitious climate targets have helped build economies that consistently rank among the global leaders. But look beneath the surface, and the picture becomes more challenging.
The Nordic Edge
The Nordics are among the world’s most competitive and innovative economies. But is that position beginning to weaken?
Industrial Ventures Pitch
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
Jane Walerud
How to win over investors as profitability demands rise – and avoid common founder mistakes
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
What drives corporate innovation – and who needs to step up: corporates or startups?
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
Industrial Ventures Day
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
Emad Zand
Tavion
How Northvolt veteran Emad Zand raised over SEK 500 million for Tavion
Industrial Ventures Day brings together startups, established industrial companies and investors to spark new partnerships, unlock investment opportunities and drive innovation across the industry.
In collaboration with
From chatbot to digital alter ego
A podcast series with Tomas Seo, innovation strategist at Phorecast, where he shares events, discoveries, and new technologies that make him exclaim: This changes everything!
The Nordic advantage is gone
The Nordics are still among the world’s most competitive economies. Strong institutions, highly educated populations, high labour-force participation and ambitious climate targets have helped build economies that consistently rank among the global leaders. But look beneath the surface, and the picture becomes more challenging.
The Nordic Edge
The Nordics are among the world’s most competitive and innovative economies. But is that position beginning to weaken?
Tech Forward is about lowering the barriers between startups and established companies. By sharing knowledge and creating the right connections, we can turn collaboration into real action and strengthen the Swedish tech industry together.
Tobias Hansson
Country Managing Director
Hitachi Energy Sweden
Meaningful change requires uncomfortable conversations. Tech Forward is one of the few forums in Sweden that is genuinely willing to enable them - and thus fills a critical gap, as a forum that is willing to honestly confront current perceptions, in order to help drive necessary changes.
Aaron Dinardi
Space Tech Consultant
Aarospace Solutions
For me, Tech Forward is about taking responsibility for the future. Not just talking about the potential of technology, but together making sure that it makes a difference, for real!
Marie Sandin
VD
Tetra Pak
The future of Swedish industry depends on strong collaboration between large companies and smaller innovative businesses. When established industry leaders and agile entrepreneurs come together, we accelerate innovation, share knowledge and create solutions that drive both competitiveness and sustainable growth. Tech Forward is an important platform for making those connections happen.
Åsa Granli
Business Area Manager
ABB Sweden
The single most important factor in the Swedish innovation system is that large companies talk to each other and learn best practices on how to best collaborate with startups and SMEs
Karoly Szipka
CEO and Founder
IPercept
Tech Forward is about lowering the barriers between startups and established companies. By sharing knowledge and creating the right connections, we can turn collaboration into real action and strengthen the Swedish tech industry together.
Tobias Hansson
Country Managing Director
Hitachi Energy Sweden
Meaningful change requires uncomfortable conversations. Tech Forward is one of the few forums in Sweden that is genuinely willing to enable them - and thus fills a critical gap, as a forum that is willing to honestly confront current perceptions, in order to help drive necessary changes.
Aaron Dinardi
Space Tech Consultant
Aarospace Solutions
For me, Tech Forward is about taking responsibility for the future. Not just talking about the potential of technology, but together making sure that it makes a difference, for real!
Marie Sandin
VD
Tetra Pak
The future of Swedish industry depends on strong collaboration between large companies and smaller innovative businesses. When established industry leaders and agile entrepreneurs come together, we accelerate innovation, share knowledge and create solutions that drive both competitiveness and sustainable growth. Tech Forward is an important platform for making those connections happen.
Åsa Granli
Business Area Manager
ABB Sweden
The single most important factor in the Swedish innovation system is that large companies talk to each other and learn best practices on how to best collaborate with startups and SMEs
Karoly Szipka
CEO and Founder
IPercept
Tech Forward is about lowering the barriers between startups and established companies. By sharing knowledge and creating the right connections, we can turn collaboration into real action and strengthen the Swedish tech industry together.
Tobias Hansson
Country Managing Director
Hitachi Energy Sweden
Meaningful change requires uncomfortable conversations. Tech Forward is one of the few forums in Sweden that is genuinely willing to enable them - and thus fills a critical gap, as a forum that is willing to honestly confront current perceptions, in order to help drive necessary changes.
Aaron Dinardi
Space Tech Consultant
Aarospace Solutions
For me, Tech Forward is about taking responsibility for the future. Not just talking about the potential of technology, but together making sure that it makes a difference, for real!
Marie Sandin
VD
Tetra Pak
The future of Swedish industry depends on strong collaboration between large companies and smaller innovative businesses. When established industry leaders and agile entrepreneurs come together, we accelerate innovation, share knowledge and create solutions that drive both competitiveness and sustainable growth. Tech Forward is an important platform for making those connections happen.
Åsa Granli
Business Area Manager
ABB Sweden
The single most important factor in the Swedish innovation system is that large companies talk to each other and learn best practices on how to best collaborate with startups and SMEs
Karoly Szipka
CEO and Founder
IPercept
Key ingredients for positive change
Share actionable insights
What's your biggest challenge? Chances are your colleagues in other sectors have faced it before. We are lowering the barriers for sharing insights worth acting upon.
Connect with peers
When tech experts from different industries meet, magic happens. We're here to help you find others facing similar challenges – and work together to unlock new possibilities.
Act beyond the silos
Be part of a community of likeminded "tech doers" who work in a cross-industry fashion and collaborate across silos to advance the Swedish tech industry and beyond.
Join us
Membership is free and open to anyone interested in shaping a positive, world-class future for the Swedish tech industry.
Sign up now!