Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping media & entertainment in Sweden. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
45 of 1,122 tracked companies have open roles.
116 of 1,122 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 145 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 80.2% of disclosed capital, while 89.7% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.04B | 54 | 22 |
| 2017 | $91.47M | 47 | 22 |
| 2018 | $97.62M | 35 | 17 |
| 2019 | $72.42M | 61 | 19 |
| 2020 | $143.01M | 67 | 17 |
| 2021 | $516.33M | 47 | 14 |
| 2022 | $15.86M | 32 | 7 |
| 2023 | $29M | 26 | 10 |
| 2024 | $160.79M | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | $1.3M | 4 | 1 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
175 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in media & entertainment company rounds since 2016.
Backed by TPG and Dragoneer Investment Group.
Backed by Senvest Capital and TCV and others.
Backed by EQT and Blackstone.
Backed by TCV.
Backed by Fidelity Investments and The Coca-Cola and others.
Backed by Accel and DST Global and others.
Backed by Wellington Partners Venture Capital and Horizons Ventures and others.
Backed by Första AP-fonden and Ny Teknik.
Backed by Adrigo and Consensus Asset Management and others.
Backed by Alfvén & Didrikson and Swedbank Robur and others.
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How the Sweden companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
62 of the 1,124 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (5.5%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 470,323 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delishdelish.com | 18,564,235 | 75 | 88.5% |
| Pixlrpixlr.com | 14,111,139 | 75 | 28.5% |
| Svenska Spelsvenskaspel.se | 8,295,403 | 62 | 83.1% |
| Epidemic Soundepidemicsound.com | 7,708,320 | 59 | 30.6% |
| Mi.tvmi.tv | 6,257,038 | 54 | 87.6% |
| TV4Playtv4play.se | 5,935,056 | 63 | 19.5% |
| Soundtrapsoundtrap.com | 4,341,798 | 55 | 15.6% |
| Fria Tiderfriatider.se | 4,074,014 | 47 | 89.7% |
| Omniomni.se | 3,131,503 | 52 | 57.6% |
| Bigwinboardbigwinboard.com | 2,723,657 | 50 | 63.2% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
155 of these companies (13.8%) publish at least one Android app — 225 apps in all, carrying 251.5M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixlr AI Photo & Video EditorPixlr | 103.3M | 3.9 | Photography |
| Storytel - Audiobooks & BooksStorytel | 45.1M | 4.4 | Books & Reference |
| Fishbrain - Fishing AppFishBrain | 10.5M | 4.5 | Sports |
| Forza Football - Soccer ScoresForza Football | 9.6M | 3.8 | Sports |
| Foap - sell photos & videosFoap | 8.7M | 2.3 | Photography |
| Perfect Ear: Music & RhythmPerfect Ear | 8.6M | 4.7 | Education |
| mi.tv - Programación de TVMi.tv | 7.6M | 3.6 | Entertainment |
| TV4 PlayTV4Play | 6.6M | 2.8 | Entertainment |
| SQUID - News & MagazinesSquid | 5.6M | 4.8 | News & Magazines |
| MoShow Slideshow Maker VideoPicadelic | 5.3M | 4.1 | Video Players & Editors |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Photos | 9 | 113.8M | Pixlr AI Photo & Video Editor 103.3M | |
| Tech For Digital Publishers | 12 | 103.3M | Mag+ Designd Reviewer 11K | |
| Book Tech | 15 | 53M | Storytel - Audiobooks & Books 45.1M | |
| Music Tech | 28 | 19.3M | Perfect Ear: Music & Rhythm 8.6M | |
| Social Platforms | 22 | 18.3M | Fishbrain - Fishing App 10.5M | |
| Internet First Media | 57 | 16.3M | Forza Football - Soccer Scores 9.6M | |
| Tech For Film & Tv | 7 | 15.7M | mi.tv - Programación de TV 7.6M | |
| Ott Video | 25 | 12.5M | TV4 Play 6.6M |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 193 of 225 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
17 companies hiring · $857.46M disclosed funding
Explore in RadarCommon revenue models; a company can use more than one.
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
The Japanese government has decided to provide an additional 631.5 billion yen (approximately 5.9 trillion Korean won) in subsidies to Rapidus, a foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing) company it is fostering to reclaim the 'lost 30 years' of its domestic semiconductor industry.
Electrical services and system supplier Austevoll Elektro, which Seam acquired in 2024, will be merged with Seam as part of the transaction.
Boutique gear brand Elektron has been acquired by Bonnier Capital, a Swedish investment division of the “family‑owned media group,” Bonnier Group, according to a press statement issued by Elektron.
Press aggregation platform Cafeyn Group is acquiring Readly’s non-Nordic operations, marking a significant step forward in its European expansion.
Serafin sees the value in having them as assets.
UK firm Ambie and Belgian company Tunify will now be part of Soundtrack, with CEO Ola Sars (pictured) telling Bloomberg that they will help his company grow to up to 140,000 subscribers by the end of this year.
Playdigious was acquired by Fragbite in 2021.
Swedish SaaS company Flowbox has acquired Danish Dreaminfluence, pushing Flowbox past 1,000 customers in Europe and bringing its annual recurring revenue (ARR) close to €9 million.
Viaplay announced that it, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement to acquire Telenor Communication II AS’s 50 percent stake in Allente Group.
Telenor Group has signed an agreement to sell its 50 per cent stake in Allente to Viaplay for a total consideration of SEK 1.1 billion (€0.09bn).
Top 10 categories among 170 recorded events in the 24-month window.
15 tracked people moves
Appointment Chief Product Officer
Appointment Group Business Director
Promotion Sales Director, ANZ
Appointment Senior Vice President of Sales, Americas
Appointment Chief Commercial Officer
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Appointment EVP Content Acquisition
Promotion Executive Vice President and Group CFO
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
3 recorded customer wins
Customer: Collective Newsroom
Customer: Preferred Networks (PFN) and Sakura Internet
Customer: broadcomSemiconductor
2 companies with reported reductions
Scale not stated rolesrestructuring
21 rolesbusiness downturn
8 recorded events
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 52 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seam→austevoll elektro | Completed | 2026-04-13 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Bonnier Capital→Elektron ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-08 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Cafeyn Group→Readly ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-03 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Serafin Group→eccho rights ↗ | Announced | 2026-03-19 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Soundtrack Your Brand→ambie | Announced | 2026-02-04 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Soundtrack Your Brand→tunify | Announced | 2026-02-04 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
Recorded hiring and workforce signals from the available source snapshot.
No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Betsson Group ↗ | 2,119 |
| Modern Times Group ↗ | 1,117 |
| Storytel ↗ | 766 |
| Epidemic Sound ↗ | 500 |
| aftonbladet ↗ | 350 |
| Kulturhuset Stadsteatern ↗ | 265 |
| goodbye kansas ↗ | 203 |
| BookBeat ↗ | 200 |
389 founders and chief executives across 279 companies.
Co-Founder Neko Health, Prima Materia, Helsing.
Co-Founder Rebtel, Ark Kapital, ex-EQT Ventures, Microsoft. Stockholm University 2001
Aonic, ex-Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Procuritas. University of Mannheim BSc 2011, Stockholm School of Economics MSC 2014
Lund University MSc 1994, INSEAD MBA 2001
Founder & CEO Acast, ex-Founder Trace Erase, Goodmorning Sunshine, The Second Layer. JMK, Stockholm University
Ex-Co-Founder Beats by Dr Dre, Let's Mix, Pacemaker, The ODF Project · Lund University
Zwapgrid, ex-Foreseeti, ex-Connected Tv Marketing Association, Lund University, 1998
Co-Founder Triple Global, Ex-Nyheter24, Founder Bilddagboken. Linkoping University 2007
Co-Founder Solur, Bright Sunday, Sniph, ex-Innovative Media, Digiscope. University of Gothenburg 1995
Binary Brains, ex-Spotify, ex-Soundtrap, Örebro university, 1998
Co-Founder Flowbox, Smart Media Agency, ex-Co-Founder EBS. Regent's University London 2002
Fidesmo, ex-Keyflow, ex-Starz Play, Berghs School of Communication, 2008
39 profiles with education records.
6 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
198,559 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Media & Entertainment coverage across Sweden · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 27,199 |
| 2021Q3 | 27,313 |
| 2021Q4 | 26,747 |
| 2022Q1 | 31,144 |
| 2022Q2 | 34,430 |
| 2022Q3 | 31,028 |
| 2022Q4 | 38,117 |
| 2023Q1 | 40,343 |
| 2023Q2 | 38,666 |
| 2023Q3 | 40,154 |
| 2023Q4 | 35,140 |
| 2024Q1 | 43,379 |
| 2024Q2 | 49,632 |
| 2024Q3 | 46,944 |
| 2024Q4 | 48,224 |
| 2025Q1 | 65,730 |
| 2025Q2 | 40,460 |
| 2025Q3 | 115,191 |
| 2025Q4 | 22,430 |
| 2026Q1 | 29,468 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
240 recorded company events across 18 companies; percentages use that event total.
Media & Entertainment coverage across Sweden · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Media & Entertainment coverage across Sweden
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 4,193 | 1,858 | 126% |
| tariff negotiations | 715 | 115 | 522% |
| free trade deals | 365 | 52 | 602% |
| final match recaps | 365 | 143 | 155% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 364 | 46 | 691% |
| women\'s champions league | 362 | 198 | 83% |
| bilateral trade | 351 | 42 | 736% |
| thrash rock elements | 331 | 37 | 795% |
| ski competitions | 320 | 199 | 61% |
| international cups | 315 | 165 | 91% |
| summer olympics athletics | 35 | 277 | -87% |
| olympic career milestones | 67 | 273 | -75% |
| olympians career highlights | 67 | 271 | -75% |
| budget motel | 6 | 268 | -98% |
| motel | 0 | 262 | -100% |
Media & Entertainment coverage across Sweden
territories, disputed islands, countries
8.3% critical · 7.2% positiveice palace hotel, ice hotel, budget motel
34.5% critical · 42.6% positivequarterly results, quarterly financials, earnings report
29.6% critical · 48.6% positiveMedia & Entertainment coverage across Sweden. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
76.9% across the displayed hubs
26 companies hiring · $3.3B disclosed funding
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9.5% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $7.2M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Gothenburg ↗
4.1% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $8.0M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Malmo ↗
3.2% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $4.4M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Uppsala ↗
2.0% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $41.4M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Linkoping ↗
1.5% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $15.1M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Lund ↗
1.5% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $3.1M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Umea ↗1.4% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 31 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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