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KTH Innovation — Stockholm's University-Embedded Startup Support Office

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Since 2007, KTH Innovation has met more than 400 new-idea teams a year and helped launch over 450 companies that together raised more than SEK 8 billion, earning KTH 21st place among 150 organisations in a Financial Times ranking of Europe's leading start-up hubs.

400+
New-idea teams met per year
450+
Companies started since 2007
8,000,000,000+ SEK
Cumulative capital raised by supported companies
21st of 150
Financial Times ranking among European start-up hubs
~40%
Teams supported with at least one female founder
KTH Innovation — Stockholm's University-Embedded Startup Support Office

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
KTH Royal Institute of Technology — KTH Innovation
Period
2007-present
Region (NUTS)
SE11
Keywords
University technology transfer, deep-tech startup support, IP commercialisation

Context

KTH Innovation is the central innovation-support office of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, operating since 2007 to help researchers and students turn university research into companies, meeting 400+ new-idea teams a year (~30% deep-tech) and admitting ~10% into its 6-12 month Launch programme.

Results

Since 2007 it has helped start 450+ companies which have together raised over SEK 8 billion; ~40% of supported teams include at least one female founder and 85%+ describe their work as contributing to sustainable development. KTH Innovation was ranked 21st of 150 organisations in a Financial Times ranking of Europe's leading start-up hubs, and 2nd in Europe among sustainability-focused hubs, per independent coverage by Science|Business.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
KTH Innovation coaching and IP-guidance staff

Conditions for success

  • Innovation support run as a central university department rather than a separate licensing office
  • Competitive, intensive Launch accelerator for the most promising ~10% of teams

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