The sharp warning rings hollow
Anthropic calls for a pause in AI development follow a familiar pattern of alarming warnings paired with accelerating fundraising – raising the question of who these warnings are really for.
All posts tagged: venture capital
Can she stop the flight to the US?
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 19th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The EU is reaching out to the startup world with its new proposal “EU Inc.” Regulations for starting companies are to be simplified. But it misses the region’s most pressing problem. It is the day before Christmas Eve 2025. In Berlin, a startup is trying […]
Ark Kapital: Tailored Financing for Startups
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 23rd, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. What happens when venture capital dries up for software companies? A new industry of alternative financing emerges. Ark Kapital is one of them. It might seem like a return to an older era. How did companies get funded before venture capitalists started investing our pension […]
Instabox and Budbee Merge as Venture Capital Demands Profitability
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 […]
SoftBank and Masayoshi Son Face the Fight of Their Lives
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on August 30th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. They lost billions in the scandal-ridden WeWork, handed Klarna a record valuation and allowed Uber to steamroll its competitors. Now Japanese SoftBank and its CEO Masa are fighting the match of their lives. Can they survive the tech chill? Dressed in a black suit and […]
How Sweden Went from Startup Paradise to Tech Black Hole
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. […]
Why the next Theranos is already being funded
Elizabeth Holmes is convicted, but the fear-of-missing-out that enabled Theranos is alive and well. Due-diligence timelines are shrinking, not expanding.