Ignite Sweden is now Ignite Nordic

After nearly a decade of enabling strategic collaboration between Swedish startups and established organizations, Ignite Sweden becomes Ignite Nordic.

“This is a natural next step in our development. Our new name reflects how Ignite has evolved from a national initiative into a shared Nordic platform,” says CEO Sara Hamlin.

The shift strengthens Ignite Nordic’s position both within the region and internationally, offering a unified platform for startup collaboration to partners, stakeholders, and global actors engaging with the Nordic innovation ecosystem.

Scaling a Startup Collaboration Model That Works

Since 2017, Ignite Nordic has focused on one core mission: creating real business opportunities for startups by connecting them with B2B and B2G customers.

Through a structured and quality-assured process developed by Ignite, in collaboration with leading Swedish incubators, the organization has enabled more than 780 concrete business collaborations between startups, corporates, and public sector organizations.

Today, Ignite Nordic operates in Sweden as a subsidiary of SISP – Swedish Incubators & Science Parks, working alongside more than 40 ecosystem hubs across the country, with funding from Vinnova – Sweden’s Innovation Agency.

The platform is also active in Norway, following its launch earlier this year in partnership with David & Goliath Ventures, supported by funding from Innovation Norway and with six innovation hubs as founding partners. Ignite Nordic is now preparing to establish operations in additional Nordic countries.

“We have built a model in Sweden that creates real outcomes by structuring how startups and organizations meet and collaborate,” says Sara Hamlin. “Our focus is now on building on what has already proven to work and extending it to a broader Nordic context.”

An Entry Point to Startup Innovation in the Nordics

With the shift to Ignite Nordic, the organization takes on a broader role: enabling collaboration across borders through a shared startup collaboration model. The ambition is to establish Ignite Nordic as a clear entry point to startup innovation in the region, making it easier for startups, organizations, and partners to connect, collaborate, and scale beyond their home markets.

“Across the Nordics, startups, corporates, and public organizations face similar challenges and share similar needs. This new phase responds to that demand,” says Sara Hamlin. “Ignite Nordic brings them together under one platform, one methodology, and one way of working, but applied to each local context, while ensuring consistency across the region.”

For startups, this means access to a broader market and new customer opportunities beyond their home country. For corporates and public sector organizations, it enables engagement with relevant startup solutions from across the Nordics through a structured and trusted process.

“Ignite has always been about making startup collaboration possible in practice. With Ignite Nordic, we are creating the conditions for that to happen at a regional scale,” concludes Sara Hamlin.