Instabee introduces new solutions for circular commerce and flexible delivery
Instabee is launching Instabox Instant – a new service that makes it possible to carry out contactless second-hand deals via Instabox lockers. The seller places the item in a locker and the buyer can collect it directly, without physical contact. The first partner is the buy-and-sell platform Plick. According to Instabee, the solution means both a lower cost and faster access to the item, while reducing the need for physical meetings between private individuals.
Ahead of the Christmas shopping season, Instabee is also launching Instabox PopUp – container-based parcel lockers that can be set up quickly without groundwork or fixed electricity connections. The PopUp solution is powered by solar panels and is used to meet temporary capacity peaks in e-commerce. The first installation has been placed at the Årstafältet light rail station in Stockholm.
Epidemic Sound makes its biggest investment yet in classical music
Epidemic Sound is presenting its most extensive classical music release to date. The recordings include works by Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss, among others, performed by a 54-piece orchestra conducted by Grammy-nominated conductor Eric Jacobsen. Opera singer Erika Sax features as the company's first classical vocal artist. Classical music is now one of Epidemic Sound's fastest-growing genres, with a sharp increase in both YouTube views and TikTok activity.
CorPower Ocean leads EU project to scale up wave power commercially
CorPower Ocean has been selected to lead POWER-Farm EU, a EUR 30 million project partly financed by Horizon Europe. The project aims to strengthen the competitiveness and bankability of wave power through large-scale testing in British waters. The initiative is to contribute to industrial scale-up, strengthen European supply chains and position wave power as an important part of the future energy mix.
Quartr strengthens AI-based investment analysis through new partnership
Blueflame AI has integrated the Quartr API to give investment and IR teams direct access to: – Real-time transcripts from earnings calls and M&A events- Financial reports and presentations- Peer analysis and narratives over time
The aim is to enable faster and more data-driven qualitative analysis directly in Blueflame AI's platform. The collaboration also provides real-time monitoring of covered companies and an improved understanding of the companies' strategy and communication.
Billogram enters partnership to modernise insurance billing
Billogram has entered into a strategic collaboration with Seamless Insure to offer integrated and automated payment solutions to insurance companies in the Nordic region. The first customer to go live is Mysafety. The collaboration aims to improve the customer experience, increase transparency and streamline payment flows in the insurance sector.
Kaunis Iron completes permit project and intensifies strategy work
Kaunis Iron has completed the expansion of the sand reservoir in Kaunisvaara in accordance with the applicable environmental permit. The project was completed on schedule and is an important prerequisite for continued long-term operations. At the same time, the company has intensified its strategy work with a focus on logistics, value chain development, permit issues and future market positioning.
Yabie divests subsidiary and secures self-financed growth
Yabie has entered into an agreement to sell InfraSec Sweden AB to fiskaly GmbH. The divestment is part of the company's strategy to focus fully on its core platform for point-of-sale systems. The transaction strengthens the balance sheet and makes it possible to finance continued growth without external capital.
Blykalla strengthens its organisation with strategic recruitments
Blykalla ends the year with five new recruits in quality, nuclear safety, fuel manufacturing, operations and administration. The new employees have backgrounds at Northvolt, the IAEA and international industry, among others. The recruitments strengthen the company's work to develop and commercialise small modular reactors (SMR).
Courtier acquires long-established estate agency
Courtier has acquired Lundin Fastighetsbyrå, thereby strengthening its presence in the Gothenburg region. Lundin Fastighetsbyrå was founded in 1979, has more than 30 employees and completes around 800 residential deals a year. The acquisition is a strategic step in Courtier's ambition to bring together locally market-leading estate agencies in Sweden's largest regions.
Einride uses quantum computers to optimise electric freight
Einride is presenting the first results from its collaboration with IonQ, in which quantum technology is used to optimise logistics flows in electric and autonomous transport networks. The work focuses on improving route planning, load allocation and energy use. The collaboration is one of the first commercial applications of quantum computers in transport logistics.
Wesports Group makes stock market debut against headwinds
The sports e-commerce group Wesports was listed on Nasdaq First North this week at an offer price of SEK 80 per share and a valuation of 2.2 MDSEK. Although the offering was oversubscribed several times, the share fell immediately in opening trading to around SEK 77.
Shortly after the listing, Wesports announced an acquisition of Nordica Golf, which signals a continued appetite for expansion despite a shaky start on the stock exchange.
