21 new startups, a free cap table tool, and SEK 608M for DeepTech
October in brief
21 startups joined Sting Core, our largest and most international cohort.
Karin Ruiz made Sifted's 100 Women in Tech in Europe.
Turbine Capital, the DeepTech fund Sting initiated, closed at SEK 608M.
aktiebok.io, our free share register and cap table, is now open to every startup.
Sting Core Fall 2026
From the Moon to the ocean floor, and into your wine glass
On 5 October, 21 startups started Sting Core. Some are building for places no one can visit easily, like the lunar surface and the seabed. Others are fixing things you deal with every week, like a dental appointment or the recycling in your building.
We asked every founder how it started. Here are four of their stories.
21 startups, 21 origin stories
Ultralithic · DeepTech
"We know the physics, and we've built lunar hardware before."
Björn Fhager, co-founder and CEO
Edith Care · Health & Life Science
"Gustav has waited twice, three years in total, for a public ADHD assessment. We're done waiting, so we're fixing it."
The Edith Care team
the most an artist can make per click
Smash · Digital Society & AI
"You shouldn't have to please an algorithm and get lucky to make money from your music."
Sebastian Geels, founder and CEO
Capable · Digital Society & AI
"We got our first enterprise deal before we had written any code, a HubSpot user who had a lot of issues getting value from it. That's when we knew the pain was real."
The Capable team
Guess the startup
Three clues from this cohort. Tap an answer to see who it is.
? Which team runs their own clinic and build their software inside it? Answer →
? Which team wants to reuse 90% of retired wind turbine blades? Answer →
? Which startup is putting AI cameras in your building's waste room so recycling gets sorted right? Answer →
Sting Core Fall 2026 at a glance
Capable: The CRM your AI agents run
Dentra: The intelligent way to run a dental clinic
Diamind: Sustainability compliance and reporting on autopilot
Edith Care: Building 100x better ADHD care
Evora Labs: Autonomous operations for batteries and renewable energy assets
Fortivra: Autonomous assurance for continuous security resilience
Fundsqore: Market intelligence for private market funds
June Livia: Continuous in-body sensing for hormone-free contraception and fertility
Matchly Care: Intelligent matching to prevent failed child placements
Motlr: Intelligence infrastructure for connected audio devices
Norigen: Third-party cyber risk, mapped to your products
Ocean Risk Intelligence: Risk intelligence for infrastructure beneath the ocean
PanelPlanner: Detailed solar quotes in under two minutes
Regnora: Trusted AI agents for 10x faster life-science compliance
Siwra: Turning waste rooms into smart recycling hubs
Smash: Early access to music
Swirl: Personalised wine discovery powered by your taste
Ultralithic: Survivability hardware for hostile worlds
WingBeam: Construction materials from used wind turbine blades
Wyrde AI: Wearable AI for field workers
Yta Labs: Google Maps for your cells
Three business coaches join the Sting team
Sting News
100 Women in Tech in Europe
Karin Ruiz made Sifted's list
Sifted's 2026 list features 100 founders, investors, operators and ecosystem builders across Europe. Our CEO Karin Ruiz is one of them. Congratulations, Karin!
SEK 608M
Turbine Capital closes Fund I
The DeepTech fund Sting initiated held its final close on 9 October. Mycronic joins Saab, Scania, Volvo Cars and Stena as corporate investors, and the fund has made seven investments so far.
Now open to every startup
A free share register and cap table for Swedish companies. We built it for our own startups, and now we're opening it to everyone. Planning a round? Simulate it first and see what it means for every holder, then tell your AI to issue the shares. Nothing is registered until you say yes.
From our companies
Sting Events
Public workshops, tech seminars and open houses, open to everyone. Coming up:
10 Nov Sting Open House
16 Nov IP Crash Course
17 Nov Defence tech seminar
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