Unlocking the Next Wave of Growth
Stockholm’s remarkable strengths include more unicorns per capita than New York or London, a dense founder network, and world-class universities. However, maintaining this momentum requires addressing three structural bottlenecks: slow and unclear visa processes, equity incentive rules that exclude the companies that need them most, and a shortage of local late-stage capital for deep tech and scale-ups.
In response, Stockholms Handelskammare launched a report, Unlocking the Next Wave of Growth, which examines key opportunities in talent attraction, founder policy, and the conditions for building and scaling companies in the Stockholm region.
00:00 Opening from Peter Sandberg, Deputy CEO, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
03:19 Report insight from Emily Nagler, Senior Analyst, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
09:38 Commentary on findings from the Expat survey. James Savage, Publishing Director, The Local.
16:52 Panel with Vilgot Kledzik, Vice President Operations, Legora, Lucas Otterling, CEO & Co-Founder, Brickanta and Erik Lindblad, Founding General Partner, Inception Fund.
38:05 Political debate between Tobias Gerdås, Budget Policy Spokesperson, the Social Democrats (S), Arba Kokalari, Member of the European Parliament (M) and Svante Linusson, Professor of Mathematics (KTH) and candidate for the Swedish Parliament for the Centre Party (C).
