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Startup Collaboration for Societal Impact

Public sector organizations face increasingly complex societal challenges. At the same time, Nordic startups are at the forefront of developing innovative solutions across areas such as climate and energy, health, and circularity. By integrating these companies into your supplier base, you strengthen both your innovation capacity and your ability to deliver sustainable and effective services for your citizens over time.

Ignite Nordic connects your prioritized needs with carefully selected, innovative startups through a needs-driven and high-quality matchmaking process. The result is strategic collaborations where new solutions can be tested through small-scale pilots with the potential to scale across your organization.

How We Help Public Sector Find Innovative Solutions

Based on Your Needs

Through Ignite Nordic’s matchmaking process, you gain new perspectives and concrete partnership opportunities to address your key challenges.

System Innovation

We work with a systems approach, with experience navigating complex environments where collaboration between multiple stakeholders is essential to create innovative solutions.

Proven Methodology

Ignite Nordic’s approach is validated through thousands of matchmaking meetings and more than 70 startup-public sector collaborations.

Test Through Pilot Projects

By matching your needs with carefully selected startups, new solutions can be tested through small-scale pilot projects with scaling potential.

Nordic Network

With strong roots in SISP and over 50 ecosystem partners, you gain direct access to the Nordic innovation ecosystem and new opportunities for long-term collaboration with actors across research, industry, and innovation support.

Erfarenhetsutbyte

Exchange experiences with other public and private sector organizations working systematically with startups to develop their operations.

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What Public Organizations Say About Ignite Nordic

“Through our collaboration with Ignite Nordic, we have established a structured and reliable process for testing new solutions. With support from Ignite Nordic’s network, we have matched our needs with solutions from innovative startups in more than 50 pilot projects. This work strengthens our long-term ability to address societal challenges by fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning across the organization.”
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Annika RemaeusHead of Unit, Business and Development, Uppsala Municipality
“Region Dalarna participated in Ignite Nordic’s matchmaking process to identify companies that could help solve a technical challenge related to tracking material consumption. The solution was not available through traditional procurement. Thanks to Ignite Nordic’s support, network, structured process, and relevant startup matches, we were able to move forward and further develop our approach.”
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Oskar Baggens-CallenåsProcess Owner Logistics, Region Dalarna
“By integrating the Ignite process into our daily work, we have built a more innovative culture within the team. Employees have identified needs, engaged with companies, and driven pilot projects. This has created both curiosity and the confidence to test new solutions. Some remained pilots, while others were implemented and scaled across the organization.”
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Helena BovinHead of Marketing, Destination Uppsala

How the Process Works

We help you define your challenges, match your needs with relevant solutions, test, evaluate, and scale!
Ignite Nordic Process for Public Sector

1. Mobilize

We ensure alignment, mandate, and budget are in place at both leadership and operational levels.

2. Needs

We conduct a needs assessment to map, cluster, and prioritize your organization’s key challenges.

3. Match

We create quality-assured meetings where we match your organization’s prioritized needs with relevant Nordic startups.

4. Pilot

We support the planning, execution, and follow-up of pilot projects, and prepare for potential wider implementation.

5. Evaluation

We follow up and continuously refine both the process and the support provided.

6. Scaling

We support the development of strategies to scale successful pilot projects across your organization.

What Challenges Can You Solve with Startups?

Startups can bring new approaches to a wide range of public sector needs. This includes everything from pressing sustainability challenges that require new perspectives, to broader strategic priorities and specific issues in day-to-day operations.

Examples of areas where startups can contribute include:

  • Circular Economy & Resource Sharing
  • Civil Preparedness & Resilience
  • Communication & Citizen Engagement
  • Culture & Destination Development
  • Digitalization & Automation
  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Health & Social Care
  • Organizational Development
  • Smart Buildings & Efficient Facility Management

Resources for Public Sector

Ignite Nordic works to ensure that partnerships between public sector organizations and innovative startups creates value for both parties. As part of this work, we develop tools, methods, and learning forums that support successful collaboration.

Examples of resources developed by Ignite Nordic include:

Public Organizations We’ve Support

Borlänge kommun, partner of Ignite Nordic
Destination Uppsala, partner of Ignite Nordic
HBV, partner of Ignite Nordic
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Kalmar kommun logo
Umeå kommun logo
Uppsala kommun logo

Contact Us

Interested in exploring how your organization can collaborate with Ignite Nordic? Use the contact form below or reach out to us by email.

Marit Finch-Westin

Head of Public Sector Partnerships

marit@ignitesweden.org
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Vanessa Ware

Key Partner Manager Public Sector

vanessa.ware@ignitesweden.org
+46 707 50 24 54
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