All posts tagged: swedish tech

Viceroy Research’s Truecaller Bet Signals a New Era for Swedish Tech

October 3, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 3rd, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Viceroy Research’s short bet against Truecaller signals a new era for Swedish tech companies. Financial actors actively looking for opportunities to sink them is the kind of challenge many newcomers have never faced. A lot can happen in 18 months. During the spring and summer […]

Instabox and Budbee Merge as Venture Capital Demands Profitability

September 19, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 19th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. When Instabox and Budbee merge, a new delivery giant is born. Behind the merger sits a bigger trend: venture capital owners think it is time for the companies to get big — so they can become profitable. This summer the American magazine The Atlantic ran […]

The Number That Should Worry Klarna’s CEO Most

August 31, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on August 31st, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Klarna will shrink its loan amounts to bring down credit losses. But while the company’s focus has been on the US, the Swedish business is now shrinking for the first time. It is every CEO’s job to present and package reality as positively as possible. […]

How Sweden Went from Startup Paradise to Tech Black Hole

June 24, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 24th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. In a matter of months, Sweden went from one of the world’s hottest countries for startups to dark headlines about layoffs and cutbacks. A deeper look shows that what has crashed, above all, is a particular way of building companies. “AI will affect us all. […]

Just How Bad Things Are at Klarna

June 17, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 17th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Klarna’s valuation is reportedly collapsing in the increasingly tough climate for tech companies. But what does that actually mean for the company? SvD’s tech analyst Björn Jeffery explains. What is going on at Klarna? Klarna is a company that has been saddled with large losses […]

Klarna’s Results — a Warning to Every Swedish Tech CEO

May 24, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 24th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Klarna’s quarterly report and announcement of layoffs isn’t just a rude awakening for one of Sweden’s new flagship companies. The message — despite all the flowery language — will send a chill through every leader and owner of a Swedish tech company. A good way […]