Sting startup programs

Want to feel like a serial entrepreneur, even if you’re starting a business for the first time? Tap into decades of experience scaling startups so you can grow your business faster, smarter.

The application for Sting Accelerate and Incubate fall program has closed. If you have applied, expect to hear back from us within the next couple of weeks.

Didn’t get your application in on time? Send in your late application for a chance in our wild card final. Read more and apply under the programs below.

Scale Faster

Sting Accelerate

An intense, 4-months program for startups with a launched product/service that can show market traction. Includes an investment of 500 KSEK from Propel Capital.

Grow Smarter

Sting Incubate

A 12-months program for early-stage startups with a launched prototype/alpha or who want to launch in the next year. Includes a possibility of 500 KSEK investment from Propel Capital.

Start Out

Sting Incubate Deeptech

An 18-24 months long program of tailor-made coaching and support at a slower pace. In addition to all the support that startups in Sting Incubate enjoy, you get access to specific deeptech-related resources.

Early stage support

Not quite ready to join Sting yet? Sting Test Drives and open coaching are for early-stage startups who are ready to begin turning their idea into reality. The next Sting Test Drive will be held in the fall of 2022 – sign up to our newsletter to get notified when the application opens!

Sting Open Coaching

Facing a specific challenge? Book a free session now with one of Sting’s experienced startup coaches. Slots fill up fast!

Our focus areas

We work with startups in pretty much all industries. However, we have specific expertise and experience within Sustaintech, Healthtech, Deeptech, and Digital Innovation.

Click and read below about our industry-specific offers, the coaches, and what alumni companies in that specific field say about us. If you don’t see your industry here, not to worry; we can almost always contribute anyway.

Healthtech

Do you want to shake-up the healthcare industry? We help promising healthtech startups accelerate growth so you can change the healthcare sector for the better.

Digital

Startups disrupting their industries with cutting edge digital solutions within Edtech, Fintech, Games, SaaS, Web 3.0, Blockchain, Security, Regtech, Marketplaces, AI, VR, Sports, media, music, fashion… the list goes on.

Sustaintech

Are you ready to start making some serious impact? We actively look for startups with innovations in areas such as climate tech, sustainable energy, food and agriculture, new materials, circular solutions and bioeconomy.

Deeptech

Are you a Startup with a ground-breaking technology within, for example, AI, new materials, and solutions within energy, water, biotechnology?

What others say about us

One of the best decisions in our early days was to join Sting. To be part of this community has given so much; coaching in sales, strategy and a boost in contacts and marketing.
Caroline Walerud, Volumental

We closed a successful seed round with backers from Sting’s network. We established our core team and grew our business with at least 50 % per month during the fall.
Christian Tärnholm, MediCheck

The coaches gave lots of great advice; some that I listened to, and some that I should have listened to. I also learned a lot about sales and still carry with me lessons from the sales training.
Stina Ehrensvärd, Yubico

Our partners

As a Sting company, you’ll also gain access to an exclusive range of industry partners and perks worth over SEK 1 million. Explore our offering here.