Swedish startups are on the rise lately.
This means more successful businesses… but at the same time, more failures.
Here’s a quick list of 3 startups from Sweden that have shut down.
3 Failed Swedish Startups & the Reasons Behind
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Brisk was a sales and marketing platform founded in 2012. They started to offer customization to paying customers, but this became costly in the long term.
Details of the startup:
Founders:
Alfred Beckman, Andreas Pålsson, Hampus Jakobsson, Mikael Tellhed
Country:
Sweden
Industry:
Marketing
Started in:
2012
Closed in:
2016
Nº of employees:
10-50
Funding Amount:
< $1M
Specific cause of failure:
Lack of Focus
Brisk
You can read more about their failure here.
Brisk
Brisk was a prescriptive intelligence company which suffered from lack of focus. Being dependant on Salesforce was a fatal mistake.
Details of the startup:
Founder:
Hampus Jakobsson
Country:
Sweden
Industry:
Software & Hardware
Started in:
2012
Closed in:
2016
Funding Amount:
$1M-$5M
Specific cause of failure:
Lack of Focus
Brisk
You can read more about their failure here.
Lockpick Entertainment
Lockpick Entertainment was a small game studio, that created Dreamlords, a famous MMORTS game. They did it well, making thousands per month. But they began to increase the scope, and after 6 years, they went out of business due to bankruptcy.
Details of the startup:
Founder:
Jesper Bylund
Country:
Sweden
Industry:
Software & Hardware
Started in:
2006
Closed in:
2012
Funding Amount:
$0
Specific cause of failure:
Competition
Lockpick Entertainment
You can read more about their failure here.
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