Our report reveals a continued growth in invested capital for the Swedish tech sector in the first six months of 2017. While the number of deals kept steady, the amount of capital increased following a surge of larger Series A and B rounds. Noteworthy is that the share of funding rounds with participation from international investors hit an all time low, pointing to a strong appetite from domestic investors.

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So far in 2017 domestic investors have remained crucial to the ecosystem, as the most active investors across all stages were domestic. Top backers included Industrifonden, Northzone, Almi Invest and Wellstreet.

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Disrupted Bankers and Digitized Doctors - 2017 keeps the fire burning" by Björn Bergström (Investment Manager)