Welcome to Open Office Hour, come speak to us on March 9! 

We at Ignite exist to support startups reach commercial collaborations. We want to hear from you!

Sign up to speak to us in person and talk about:

• How we can better support your business
• Learn more about our process
• Share a bit about your company
• Answer and questions you have
• Have a coffee!

The Open Office Hours will be in the following locations with the following team members:

Malmö: Minc with Startup Community Manager Elijah Aldana
Gothenburg: Stena Center with Matchmaking Project Manager Filip Tiderman
Stockholm: Combient Zenit with Director of Strategic Partnerships Regina Summer
Örebro: Örebro University with Tech Lead Michell Hanna
Västerås: B26 with Key Partner Manager Niklas Sikström and our friends at Create Business Incubator

We ask that you register below so we know how much coffee to brew (and tell you how to get in)!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Applications for Sustaintech Matchday are now closed!

Collaboration is key to achieving a fossil-free future! Fourth edition of Sustaintech Matchday on November 28 in Stockholm will connect startups with solutions within energy and sustainability with corporates and public organizations.

At this matchmaking event, startups and scaleups with climate technologies and solutions with energy and sustainability relevance will have the opportunity to be matched with corporations and public organizations that have expressed prior interest in meeting your company. If the initial meeting proves successful, there will also be an opportunity for a follow-up meeting in the afternoon.

Sustaintech Matchday is arranged by Ignite Sweden and Sting in collaboration with KTH Innovation, KTH Holding and THINGS as part of the Sustainable Energy Action, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.

Please note that this is an in-person event and meetings cannot be conducted online. Time is preliminary.

Applications for Sustaintech Matchday are now closed.

Our biggest matchmaking of the year is returning March 21-23, 2023! Sweden Innovation Days will connect corporates from ten countries to startups with innovative solutions to their specific needs. 

Back for its third year, this matchmaking offers a unique opportunity for corporates, startups and public sector organizations from Sweden, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, South Korea, and the USA to meet and potentially create new business collaborations together. 

The event will again focus on how innovation can increase environmental, social and economic sustainability. See below for a full list of the key areas we are looking for solutions within.

With 420+ planned meetings across all three days, between at least 60 corporates and 180 startups, Sweden Innovation Days is a fantastic opportunity to kickstart your international business connections. 

Apply via the forms linked below. Please note that only startups and corporates from the ten participating countries are eligible for this event. 

Deadline for corporates has now closed.

Deadline for startups has now closed

We are looking for solutions within:

Sweden Innovations Days are organized by Vinnova – Sweden’s innovation agency together with Energimyndigheten – the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas – a Swedish research council for sustainable development, SISP, Ignite Sweden, Business Sweden and AI Sweden.

The matchmaking is a part of the wider Sweden Innovation Days conference. This wider event will offer a platform for digital and physical meetings such as workshops, fireside chats, networking, knowledge sharing and matchmaking sessions as well as practical information about future network and funding opportunities. Find out more about the conference at www.swedeninnovationdays.se 

Letar du efter lösningar på en plast-relaterad utmaning? Eller har du lösningen? RE:Source & Ignite Sweden skapar nya möten med Sveriges mest innovativa startups – Fokus PLAST. LÄS MER OM PROGRAMMET HÄR

Välkommen till programmets INFO & BEHOVSINTRODUKTION

Första intromöte: den 28 april kl. 13.00-14.00 på Zoom! 
Anmälan görs via detta formulär.

AGENDA

Välkomna & introduktion

I hela gruppen: (15-20 min)

• Syfte, och vad kan man förvänta sig
• IGNITE = Behov, matchningar och pilot-testprojekt. Hur går det till?
• Case /Exempel från IGNITE (Kommuner, företag & Startups)

— — — — — — — — — — —

Break Out sessions: (20 min)

A) Prova på – smakprov på behovsworkshop/intervju :  FÖR BEHOVSÄGARE

• En första behovsgenomgång, med exempel på hur Ignite kan matcha mot just dina behov, hur startups kan möta det med nya perspektiv
• En första klustring och prioritering av behov

B) Hur fungerar Ignite/matchmaking/pilot för startup :  FÖR START-UPS

• Tips inför möten, vad är matchmaking, vad kan en pilot innebära, 
• Erfarenhetsutbyte mellan startups, exempel på lösning som tillkommit efter match

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Gemensam sammanfattning och nästa steg med IGNITE

• Sammanfattning/exempel på behov som dök upp
• Exempel på lösningar/startups som kan lösa behov
• Introduktion till “vad händer sen” 
  • dedikerad individuell behovsworkshop (nytt datum sätts)
  • deltagande i Ignite Matchday (nytt datum)
  • uppföljning efter matchning, stöd i prio/sållning och uppföljning mot ev pilot
  • upphandling/inköpsfunktion av pilot-tester, vilket stöd ger Ignite
• Behov av erfarenhetsutbyte (bokas upp separat efteråt för de som vill)

> Ignite kommer sedan söka startups med lösningar för era behov

Nya datum bokade för de som vill, samt att vi återkommer efteråt med nya inbjudningar.

Letar du efter lösningar på en plast-relaterad utmaning? Eller har du lösningen? RE:Source & Ignite Sweden skapar nya möten med Sveriges mest innovativa startups – Fokus PLAST. LÄS MER OM PROGRAMMET HÄR

Välkommen till programmets INFO & BEHOVSINTRODUKTION

Första intromöte: den 12 maj kl. 10.00-11.00 på Zoom! 
Anmälan görs via detta formulär.

AGENDA

Välkomna & introduktion

I hela gruppen: (15-20 min)

• Syfte, och vad kan man förvänta sig
• IGNITE = Behov, matchningar och pilot-testprojekt. Hur går det till?
• Case /Exempel från IGNITE (Kommuner, företag & Startups)

— — — — — — — — — — —

Break Out sessions: (20 min)

A) Prova på – smakprov på behovsworkshop/intervju :  FÖR BEHOVSÄGARE

• En första behovsgenomgång, med exempel på hur Ignite kan matcha mot just dina behov, hur startups kan möta det med nya perspektiv
• En första klustring och prioritering av behov

B) Hur fungerar Ignite/matchmaking/pilot för startup :  FÖR START-UPS

• Tips inför möten, vad är matchmaking, vad kan en pilot innebära, 
• Erfarenhetsutbyte mellan startups, exempel på lösning som tillkommit efter match

— — — — — — — — — —

Gemensam sammanfattning och nästa steg med IGNITE

• Sammanfattning/exempel på behov som dök upp
• Exempel på lösningar/startups som kan lösa behov
• Introduktion till “vad händer sen” 
  • dedikerad individuell behovsworkshop (nytt datum sätts)
  • deltagande i Ignite Matchday (nytt datum)
  • uppföljning efter matchning, stöd i prio/sållning och uppföljning mot ev pilot
  • upphandling/inköpsfunktion av pilot-tester, vilket stöd ger Ignite
• Behov av erfarenhetsutbyte (bokas upp separat efteråt för de som vill)

> Ignite kommer sedan söka startups med lösningar för era behov

Nya datum bokade för de som vill, samt att vi återkommer efteråt med nya inbjudningar.

Välkommen till en interaktiv förmiddag tillsammans med Uppsala kommun och Ignite Sweden den 8 oktober.

Under förmiddagen kan du lyssna till ett inspirerande samtal kring offentlig sektor och öppen innovation. Var med när Uppsala kommun inviger Innovationslabbet, Uppsalas nya idéverkstad. Du kommer också kunna prova på hur Ignite Public matchar olika behov med innovativa startups.

En förmiddag för att bli inspirerad, knyta nya kontakter och ladda erfarenhetsbanken! Eventet sker online på Zoom den 8 oktober mellan kl 8:30 och 11:30. En del av Innovationsveckan 2020.

REGISTRERA DIG KOSTNADSFRITT HÄR

Uppsala kommun och innovation

Uppsala kommun har 18 000 anställda i över 10 förvaltningar och lika många bolag. Vi står inför samma demografiska utmaning som övriga landet. Samtidigt kommer staden att växa kraftigt med mycket höga ambitioner för hållbar stadsutveckling. Därför behöver vi satsa på innovation för att bli så hållbara som möjligt. Kommunledningen har därför, innan sommaren, tagit fram en plan för hur kommunen med tillräcklig hastighet ska kunna möta utmaningarna och nyttja möjligheterna i den utveckling som kommer .

Let’s celebrate the collaboration heroes and the new successful cases born this year at Ignite Awards 2020 on 16 December.

Ignite Awards 2020 prizes startups, large companies and public sector organizations for their outstanding collaboration efforts. 

The program for the online event includes first-hand information about the new collaborations born this year and other interesting presentations.

We count on you for the celebration!

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A digital matchday where corporates established in France, Germany & Sweden meet AI startups featured in the European AI Startup Landscape. Part of the Swedish-French-German Innovation Initiative.

More info coming soon!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MATCHMAKING SESSION IS EXCLUSIVE FOR FRENCH, GERMAN & SWEDISH STARTUPS THAT ARE CURRENTLY FEATURED IN EUROPEAN AI STARTUP LANDSCAPE. ONLY 5 SELECTED CORPORATES PER COUNTRY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS MATCHDAY!

Preliminary agenda:

8:00-8:30 Introduction (Session 1)
8:30-12:00 Matchmaking meetings (Session 1)
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-13:30 Introduction (Session 2)
13:30-17:00 Matchmaking meetings (Session 2)
17:00-17:30 Break
17.30-19.00 Executive Round Table (only for corporate participants)

The European AI Startup Matchday 2021 is a co-hosted by AI Sweden, appliedAI by UnternehmerTUM (Germany), Hub France IA and Ignite Sweden, in cooperation with the Swedish Embassies in Berlin and Paris. Funded by Vinnova – Sweden’s Innovation Agency. The matchday is part of the Swedish-French-German Innovation Initiative & the International Innovation Initiative, a platform to strengthen Sweden’s strategic promotion of innovation.

How to apply to the European AI Startup Matchday 2021

Application for corporates: http://www.ignitesweden.org/contact-ignite-events.
Application for startups: Apply here if you have already signed up to Ignite Magic: https://ignitemagic.org/startup
If you haven’t signed up yet, you should register your startup first to be able to apply to this event: https://ignitemagic.org/startup/auth/register

IMPORTANT: Once you are logged in to Ignite Magic and you have completed your company’s profile, you must sign up for the European AI Startup Matchday 2021 at “Events”, otherwise you won’t be registered as a participant.
If you have participated in an Ignite Sweden event before, you already have an account on the platform. Please don’t create a new account as we have all the information that you provided us in your existing account. If you cannot remember your username or password, please contact us at support@ignitemagic.org and we will send you the instructions.
Please note that our matchmaking meetings are carefully curated based on a potential business opportunity. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that there will be any matches for your startup or how many meetings each startup will get, but what we can guarantee is that every meeting will have a real business potential.

OBS! Preliminary time. Opened to startups, large companies and public organizations established in Sweden, France and Germany.

Last chance for startups to join Ignite Smart Cities on June 1!

Together with Kista Science City, we invite startups to a new edition of Ignite Smart Cities on June 1, a matchmaking session where you can meet corporates and public sector organizations looking for innovative technology for smart cities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to explore potential collaborations and ways you can work together with established companies and municipalities to shape tomorrow’s smart cities for the better.

Assa Abloy, E.ON, IBM, IHI Corporation, Kalmar Municipality, LeanLink, the City of Linköping, Sveriges Allmännyttas Digitaliseringsintiativ (through Narvalen, which represents 100+ public housing companies), Toyota Material Handling Europe and Växjöbostäder are some of the companies and municipalities joining the event.

They are looking for startups with expertise in these areas:

• AI solutions for impact measurement
• Citizen communication management
• Digital solutions used in everyday life
• IoT & mobile access
• Logistic flows optimization
• Recycling
• Scheduling and time-tracking management tools
• Security & safety
• Sharing economy: digital ecosystems & digital flows within cities
• Smart Building: Building permits (site-plan drawings), and land and development’s economic flows
• Smart cities & homes
• Smart error reporting
• Social innovations against segregation and to improve elderly communities
• Solar cells
• The digital workplace
• Tools for behavioural change towards energy and sustainability

Ignite Smart Cities will be held online as a part Kista Mobility Day. Co-hosted with Kista Science City & Urban ICT Arena.

Applications for corporates and public organizations close on Monday, 10 May.
Applications for startups close on Sunday, 16 May.

How to join Ignite Smart Cities 2021

Application for corporates: http://www.ignitesweden.org/contact-ignite-events

Application for the public sector: http://www.ignitesweden.org/contact-ignite-events

Application for startups: Apply here if you have already signed up to Ignite Magic: https://ignitemagic.org/startup

If you haven’t signed up yet, you should register your startup first to be able to apply to this event: https://ignitemagic.org/startup/auth/register

 IMPORTANT: Once you are logged in into Ignite Magic and you have completed your company’s profile, you must sign up for Ignite Smart Cities 2021 at “Events”, otherwise you won’t be registered as a participant.

If you have participated in an Ignite Sweden event before, you already have an account on the platform. Please don’t create a new account as we have all the information that you provided us in your existing account. If you cannot remember your username or password, please contact us atsupport@ignitemagic.org and we will send you the instructions.

Please note that our matchmaking meetings are carefully curated based on a potential business opportunity. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that there will be any matches for your startup or how many meetings each startup will get, but what we can guarantee is that every meeting will have a real business potential.

In this second edition of the successful Sweden-Brazil Startup Matchday on May 26, Swedish startups have the unique chance to meet world-leading corporations established in the South American country including:

ArcelorMittal: One of the largest steel manufacturers in the world. With customers in 160 countries they aim to develop a smarter, more sustainable steel for the future.  

Ambev: A brewing company responsible for bottling PepsiCo in South America. They are Brazil’s largest company by market capitalization and the third largest in the southern hemisphere. 

BRF: One of the world’s largest food companies with 30 brands and international reach. 

LelloLab: An Innovation Lab dedicated to research and prototyping of communal strategies and new business models for private dwelling communities in São Paulo. They focus on the safety and security of their residents. 

Natura: A cosmetics and personal care company that has been carbon neutral since 2007. With a large focus on sustainability, they are part of the Natura group which also includes Aesop, The Body Shop and Avon.

Oxiteno: A leading multinational specialising in the production of surfactants and specialty chemicals in the Americas. It provides solutions for a range of sectors including Crop Solutions, Home Care and I&I, Personal Care, Coatings, Oil & Gas, Functional Fluids, Nutrition and Health.

PreventSenior: PreventSenior is a network of hospitals and emergency care centres throughout the Sao Paulo area.  

Sabesp: Provides water and sanitation to over 26 million people in the San Paulo region. The state owned company is the largest water and sanitation company in Latin America.  

Suzano: Produces pulp and paper products and is the largest producer of eucalyptus pulp in the world.

WEG: Works with electrical engineering, power and automation technology. With a portfolio of over 1200 product lines and branches in 36 countries, WEG aims to be the benchmark company for electrical machines.

These companies are looking for innovative solutions within smart cities, sustainability, sustainable mobility, water, renewables, health tech, bioeconomy, circular economy, sustainable forest management and biorefinery technologies.

A selected group of participating startups will receive funding from the Swedish government to visit Brazil in November during the Sweden Brazil Startup Week (TBC due to the pandemic).

Below you will find the details on how to apply to this international matchmaking! Applications for startups close on May 9.

The Sweden-Brazil Startup Matchday is a joint initiative between Ignite Sweden and CISB (Swedish-Brazilian Research and Innovation Centre), funded by Vinnova, and with the support of the Embassy of Sweden in Brazil, RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden, and SISP – Swedish Incubators & Science Parks. The matchday is part of the Sweden-Brazil Innovation Initiative & the International Innovation Initiative, a platform to strengthen Sweden’s strategic promotion of innovation.

Applications to the Sweden-Brazil Startup Matchday are now closed.