My presentation in Jakarta in Sept 2016. More info is in our report here: http://www.slideshare.net/eteigland/chasing-the-tale-of-the-unicorn-a-study-of-stockholms-misty-meadows

1. Sept 2016

2. Stockholm – a unicorn breeding ground
Unicorns: Private companies valued at more than USD 1 bln

3. 263 Swedish startups raised USD 24 bln
2000-2014
Creandum

4. Stockholm #2 in Fintech after London –
USD 659 mln invested in last 5 years
100 Fintech startups
in Stockholm

5. #1 in the world in 9 months – Amazing Brands

6. Stockholm
seems to
have it all.
World Economic Forum
https://www.weforum.org/reports/entrepreneurial-ecosystems-around-globe-and-company-growth-dynamics/

7. Selected results from our study
 Foresighted politicians and substantial social safety
net reducing entrepreneurial risks
 Flat networked organizations empowering
collaboration across boundaries for innovation and
problem-solving
 Strong focus on satisfying user needs through
technology over creating most advanced technical
solutions
 High level of knowledge and resource flows
enabled by “pay-it-forward” culture through strong
informal networks both locally and internationally

8. Foresighted politicians and social safety net
“When I was young, my family couldn’t
afford a computer. But because of this
subsidy ……from the age of 10 I was
always playing around with it. [It] was
very visionary of the politicians back then.”
Zero university
tuition fees, etc.
-Klarna CEO & Co-founder
Siemiatkowski, The Independent

9. Flat “network” structure enabling
collaboration across all boundaries
Hierarchy Network

10. Technology with a focus on the User
LinkedIn Stockholm Economic Graph 2015
Stockholm’s top industries Stockholm’s unique skills

11. Strong “pay-it-forward” culture
“Stockholm has accumulated a
high degree of entrepreneurial
experience that continues to be
fed back into the ecosystem.”
- Stockholm entrepreneur
“I really think that there is something special here in Stockholm
that I haven’t seen anywhere in the world. I came here with no
networks and less than six months later, I have an extensive
network in the Stockholm startup community.”
- Hong Kong entrepreneur

12. Stockholm’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
June 2016
http://www.slideshare.net/eteigland/chasing-the-tale-of-the-unicorn-a-study-of-stockholms-misty-meadows

13. Previous reports

14. Robin Teigland
robin.teigland@hhs.se
www.slideshare.net/eteigland
www.funnovation.se
@robin.teigland
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