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Sting
Sting is a Stockholm-based accelerator and incubator that supports early-stage startups across various sectors, including Health, Climate, and DeepTech. Established in 2002, it focuses on fostering a collaborative community and providing strategic support to founders.
Overview
What Sting does
What Sting is
Sting is a Stockholm-based accelerator and incubator that supports early-stage startups across various sectors, including Health, Climate, and DeepTech. Established in 2002, it focuses on fostering a collaborative community and providing strategic support to founders.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host and community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Accelerator
- Founded
- Founded in 2002
- Approximate age
- About 24 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host · Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 27, 2026
What Accelerator means
An accelerator is a structured, short-term program designed to speed up a startup's progress toward product-market fit, traction, fundraising, or scale.
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Capability profile
Sting as a funder
Investment thesis
Sting supports tech founders and startups addressing significant global challenges.
Focus narrative
Sting invests in startups across various sectors, with a particular emphasis on Health, Climate, Society, and DeepTech. They support companies at different stages of development, from early-stage ideas to more established ventures.
Value beyond capital
Sting offers several programs to assist startups, including a flagship six-month program, initiatives for climate tech, early-stage development opportunities, online courses, coaching sessions, and intensive workshops.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series B · Series C · Growth Equity
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 400
Portfolio context
Sting has supported over 400 startups, although specific names and descriptions of notable portfolio companies were not provided.
Capability profile
Sting as a program host
Program thesis
Sting is a community of entrepreneurs based in Stockholm, Sweden, focusing on supporting tech founders and startups that aim to address significant global challenges.
Focus narrative
Sting invests in startups across various sectors, with a particular emphasis on Health, Climate, Society, and DeepTech. They support companies at different stages of development, from early-stage ideas to more established ventures.
Value and support
Sting offers several programs to assist startups, including a six-month flagship program, initiatives for climate tech startups, opportunities for early-stage startups, an online course for entrepreneurs, coaching sessions, and intensive workshops.
Format and cadence
- Typical duration
- 26 weeks
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Europe
Capability profile
Sting as a community
Community overview
Sting is a community of entrepreneurs based in Stockholm, Sweden. The organization focuses on supporting tech founders and startups that aim to address significant global challenges.
Community focus
Sting invests in startups across various sectors, with a particular emphasis on Health, Climate, Society, and DeepTech. They support companies at different stages of development, from early-stage ideas to more established ventures.
Member value
Members benefit from various programs designed to accelerate growth, including coaching sessions, workshops, and courses tailored for tech entrepreneurs.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 400
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- moderate
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- accelerator, community, and course
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
Events and activity
Sting organizes events such as Demo Day, where startups can showcase their progress and innovations.
Notable members
Sting has supported over 400 startups, although specific names and descriptions of notable portfolio companies were not provided.
Capability profile
Sting as an event host
Event focus
Sting is a community of entrepreneurs based in Stockholm, Sweden, focusing on supporting tech founders and startups that aim to address significant global challenges. They invest in startups across various sectors, with a particular emphasis on Health, Climate, Society, and DeepTech.
Format narrative
Sting offers several programs to assist startups, including a six-month flagship program, initiatives for climate tech startups, early-stage development opportunities, an online academy, coaching sessions, and intensive workshops.
Participant value
Sting provides a comprehensive support system for tech founders, helping them accelerate growth and develop their ideas through various tailored programs.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- demo-day
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A
- Audience
- Founders
- Regions
- Europe
Common questions
What to know about Sting
Upseed classifies Sting under the Accelerator organization type. Its current public profile includes funder, program host, community, and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 27, 2026
Known limits
Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.
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