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STOCKHOLM SCHOOL
OF ECONOMICS

SSE Business Lab

Founded in 2001 and primarily funded through a donation from the Erling-Persson Family Foundation, SSE Business Lab is a startup hub for alumni, students and employees of the Stockholm School of Economics. It is the birthplace of companies including Klarna, VOI, Budbee, Froda, Lassie and Legora.

Key figures (since inception):
360+ startups incubated
40+ billion SEK in capital raised
100+ billion SEK in combined valuation
~60% of alumni companies have been acquired or remain active

This year The Financial Times ranks it the #1 startup hub in the Nordics and #7 in Europe out of 180 hubs assessed, making it the only Nordic hub in the top ten.