Radar › Companies › Auto · Stockholm
Radar · Auto in Stockholm

Best Auto Companies in Stockholm, Sweden

The 38 best Auto companies in Stockholm, Sweden in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Carla.

38companies tracked
$46.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised

Ranked: Best Auto companies in Stockholm

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Carla
Manufacturer of electric car
$35M50 mo agoSeries BNiklas Jungegard
Co-Founder
2020—1 partnership
2Cascade Drives
Manufacturer of electromechanical actuator and steering
$5M22 mo agoSeedKristian Floresjo
CEO
2014——
3Woshapp
Online platform to book car wash service
$4M81 mo agoSeries AMark Owuya
Co-Founder & Cto
2016——
4Leaseonline
Online private leasing
$2M123 mo agoSeedSverker Andersson
Co-Founder & CEO
2014——
5Modern Car Group
Online platform for car sales
$572K113 mo agoDeadpooled—2016——
6Granges
Manufacturer and supplier of rolled aluminium products for heat exchangers to OEM
—45 mo agoPublic—1972—1 expansion
7Movs
Provider of bicycles, electric scooters, and electric bicycles
—49 mo agoSeries AMikael Klingberg
CEO
2021——
8Autoliv
Manufacturer and supplier of major auto components to OEMs
—66 mo agoPublic—1953—1 launch · 1 award

Top 12 Auto companies in Stockholm

#1
Seed · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2014 · 21 employees
$5.5Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of electromechanical actuator and steering

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Seed—
  • Sep 2022Seed$5M
  • May 2020Grant (prize money)$27.5K
  • Feb 2020Seed$506.9K
Founders & team
Kristian FloresjoCEO
Investors
EIT InnoEnergy, Industrifonden, TechFounders, Almi Invest, CVC, Stoaf
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceHsts
#2
Series B · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2020 · 67 employees
$34.6Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of electric car

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Carla Partner Services) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Series B$23.3M
  • Dec 2021Series A$11.3M
Founders & team
Niklas JungegardCo-Founder
Investors
VNV Global, Max Ventures & Industries, Luminar Ventures, Inbox Capital, Black Ice Capital, Bonnier Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#3
Series A · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2016 · 24 employees
$4.1Mraised
▾

Woshapp is an online platform to book a car wash service. Users are allowed to book the service by providing location & can make an online payment. The platform provides a waterless car wash. Users can track the service through the app & get notified when the washing is done. Car companies are also allowed to register on the platform for availing services such as a car wash & more. Their app is available for Apple & Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Head of New Sales x 2 (Automotive and Fleet/Mobility), Account Executive – Automotive (Field Sales / New Business)
Activity: 3 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Zivi) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2019Series A$3M
  • Nov 2018Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Mark OwuyaCo-Founder & Cto
Investors
Norrsken Foundation, Inbox Capital, Bonnier Capital, Pluscap, Norrsken VC
#4
Seed · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2014 · 3 employees
$1.7Mraised
▾

Leaseonline offers online private car leasing. Fleet contains hatchbacks and SUVs. Includes car brands such as Honda, Ford, Mazda and Nissan among others. Leasing period is either 24 months or 36 months. Rental price starts from 2899 SEK/month. Bookings can be done via the online platform. Only Swedish drivers above 18 years of age can lease the cars.

Funding rounds
  • May 2016Seed$725K
Founders & team
Sverker AnderssonCo-Founder & CEOSverker CarlssonCo-Founder & CMO
Investors
NFT Ventures, Wakaba
Tech stack
Node.JsVue.JsNuxt.JsNginxCloudflareGoogle Font Api
#5
Deadpooled · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2016 · 5 employees
$572.4Kraised
▾

Online platform for car sales

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2017Seed$572.4K
Investors
Spintop Ventures, Almi Invest
#6
Public · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 1972 · 2703 employees
—raised
▾

Manufacturer and supplier of rolled aluminium products for heat exchangers to OEM

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Investors
Europa, Industry Corporate Finance, Bluepeak
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAzureAzure MonitorBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Series A · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2021
—raised
▾

Provider of bicycles, electric scooters, and electric bicycles

Founders & team
Mikael KlingbergCEO
Investors
Jula Holding, Svea Bank
#8
Public · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 1953 · 249 employees
—raised
▾

Manufacturer and supplier of major auto components to OEMs. Manufactures radar systems, vision systems, night vision systems, active seatbelts, brake systems, system integration, dynamic spotlight, airbags, seatbelts, steering wheels, passive safety electronics, pedestrian protection and child restraints for four-wheelers. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $8.84B and a net profit of $0.42B.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 368k LinkedIn followers — 91.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Investors
Europa, Cevian, Economy And Finance
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailBootstrapCdnjs
#9
Seed · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2019 · 6 employees
—raised
▾

App-based P2P platform for buying and selling used cars. The platform enables sellers to check the valuation of their car and can post their ad by uploading the details through the platform. Buyers are allowed to find the cars on the platform they want to buy. Their app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2019Seed—
Investors
Sting
#10
Acquired · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 1988 · 6 employees
—raised
▾

Manufacturer and supplier of electrical components

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 367 LinkedIn followers
Investors
Fouriertransform
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWp RocketYoast SeoLitespeed
#11
Funding Raised · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2008
—raised
▾

Manufacturer of water and air heaters

Founders & team
Claes HofmannCEODaniel HagstromCo-FounderBard LindstromCo-Founder
Investors
Vinnova
#12
Acquired · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2002 · 21 employees
—raised
▾

Bythjul is an online car tire retailer operating in the Nordic countries. They provide tires & rims of various brands including Nokian, Pirelli, Goodyear, Continental, Dunlop, etc. The buyers can search & purchase the desired tire based on the season, car model, tire size or the manufacturer and get it delivered to the preferred location or nearby mounting workshop. The company claims to have over 900 mounting partners across the Nordic region. It won the award "The Year's Tire Shop" 2012 held by prisjakt.nu.

Funding rounds
  • 2006Series A—
Founders & team
Oscar FredrikssonFounder
Investors
Verdane, Aggregate Media, Nordic Etail
Tech stack
Cloudflare

Funding & investor landscape

$46.4Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
9disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Aggregate Media2 rounds
Almi Invest2 rounds
Bonnier Capital2 rounds
Europa2 rounds
Inbox Capital2 rounds
Nordic Etail2 rounds
Schibsted Media Group2 rounds
Black Ice Capital1 rounds
Bluepeak1 rounds
CVC1 rounds

Notable founders

Kristian Floresjo
CEO · Cascade Drives
Niklas Jungegard
Co-Founder · Carla
Mark Owuya
Co-Founder & Cto · Woshapp
Sverker Andersson
Co-Founder & CEO · Leaseonline
Sverker Carlsson
Co-Founder & CMO · Leaseonline
Mikael Klingberg
CEO · Movs
Claes Hofmann
CEO · ReformTech
Daniel Hagstrom
Co-Founder · ReformTech
Oscar Fredriksson
Founder · Bythjul
Prism market signals · Sweden · country-scoped Prism corpus, 832,516 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Auto coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Sweden

How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Sweden

A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 219 Sweden-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201920232025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 35% → 36% across 2019–2025.
top research entities
  • Chalmers University of Technology53
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology35
  • Volvo19
  • Lund University19
  • Linköping University15
leading researchers
Paolo Falcone · Christian Berger · Erik Frisk · Jonas Mårtensson · Qunying Song · Mehdi Imani · Jie Zhu · Kun Gao
▲ Breakthroughs60 · 27%
▲ 0%→29% share
4 median citations87% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→29% of field), led by Computer vision.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Computer vision13
  • Human–computer interaction8
  • Perception5
  • Computer graphics (images)5
  • Reinforcement learning4
Newly emergingComputer vision 0→12 · Human–computer interaction 0→8 · Perception 0→5
Landmark Combining Planning and Deep Reinforcement Learning in Tactical Decision Making for Autonomous Driving · 296 cites
◆ Advancements87 · 40%
▲ 0%→39% share
7 median citations75% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→39% of field), led by Transport engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transport engineering1→9
  • Automation1→4
Newly emergingHuman–computer interaction 0→7 · Reinforcement learning 0→5
Landmark Real-time indoor autonomous vehicle test environment · 410 cites
▼ Concerns48 · 22%
▲ 0%→22% share
2 median citations77% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→22% of field), led by Context (archaeology).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Context (archaeology)7
  • Humanities6
  • Human–computer interaction4
  • Field (mathematics)3
  • Transport engineering3
Newly emergingHumanities 0→6 · Context (archaeology) 0→5
Landmark A Systematic Literature Review About the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Autonomous Vehicle Safety · 144 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Sweden

Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Sweden

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Gothenburg10 · +0.45
Opportunity · Software
Stockholm8 · +0.71
Opportunity · Motion planning

Common questions

How many Auto companies are there in Stockholm, Sweden?
Radar tracks 38 indexable Auto companies headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto companies in Stockholm, Sweden?
The Auto companies in Stockholm, Sweden on this list have raised a combined $46.4M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto company in Stockholm, Sweden?
Carla is the highest-funded Auto company in Stockholm, Sweden, with $34.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto companies in Stockholm, Sweden are funded?
5 of the 38 Auto companies in Stockholm, Sweden on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto unicorns are there in Stockholm, Sweden?
None of the Auto companies in Stockholm, Sweden on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Stockholm, Sweden Auto companies?
The most active investors in Stockholm, Sweden Auto companies on this list include Aggregate Media, Almi Invest, Bonnier Capital, Europa, Inbox Capital.
Riya SenguptaFinancials

Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.

Coming soon