New research explores the success of Swedish high-tech startup companies
When evaluating the number of 鈥渦nicorns鈥, i.e., high-tech startup companies valued at 1 billion USD within 10 years of founding, 海角社区下载 stands out as the city with the most unicorns per capita in the world.
In the report called 鈥淐hasing the Tale of the Unicorn 鈥 A study of Sweden鈥檚 misty meadows鈥, the research team, led by Professor Robin Teigland, outlines Sweden鈥檚 IT and Internet development from 1980 to today, focusing particularly on the late 1990鈥檚 IT boom and bust, and the influence on present conditions.
The report also shows that successful startups in fast-paced environments are those that are able to leverage their formal and informal networks to gain access to necessary resources. The researchers investigated business networks of 15 Swedish startups, where four have unicorn status and 11 are considered to be within unicorn reach. These 15 startups exhibit an increasing diversity both in terms of age and international composition of their boards and top management positions over time.
This report presents the preliminary results of The Innovative Internet project, a three-year project funded by the Internet Foundation in Sweden, IIS. The project鈥檚 primary objective is to examine how the internet and digitalization have influenced entrepreneurship and innovation in Sweden.
For further information, please contact:
Robin Teigland
Professor, Department of Marketing and Strategy
海角社区下载 School of Economics
Robin.Teigland@hhs.se
+46 70 781 44 22
Elisabeth Nilsson
Public Relations Manager, IIS
elisabeth.nilsson@iis.se
+46-70 407 58 29
