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Welcome to KTH Innovation #itallstartshere

We welcome everyone who has an idea to develop, an exciting research result, is curious about innovation and entrepreneurship, or wants to contribute to innovation at KTH. 

Since 2007, we have met over 4000 teams with new ideas and developed an internationally recognized innovation support process.

KTH Innovation is characterized by a combination of creativity and process orientation. We aim to inspire to entrepreneurship at KTH, and we are particularly good at supporting ideas based on advanced, research-based technology, so-called deeptech.

Our support is open to all teams led by students, researchers and employees at KTH.

You can contact us at any time. We welcome new ideas all year round!

The best time to try is here at KTH. 

Visit us at Teknikringen 1 

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This is Teknikringen 1

Teknikringen 1 is open for everyone every weekday from 07.30-16.30. Here, you will find:

  • Plenty of space to work or develop your idea
  • Makerspace, production studio, and co-working space
  • Frequent events, workshops and plenty of opportunities to meet others interested in innovation

Image: Google's CEO Sundar Pichai and KTH professor Danica Kragic at Teknikringen 1, spring 2023.

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The Rise Europe Network 2025

Networks and partnerships

KTH Innovation collaborates with leading actors to create the best possible conditions for innovations from KTH. We are a driving force in the global innovation ecosystem, with a strong focus on Europe.

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KTH Ventures

We collaborate closely with KTH Ventures (formerly KTH Holding), the venture capital arm of KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

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Rise Europe

Rise Europe unites leading start-up ecosystem builders from 14 European countries. We empower European start-ups to make a positive global impact.

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Global Change Award

KTH is partner in the Global Change Award, (GCA) an innovation challenge initiated by H&M Foundation. The mission is to accelerate early-stage innovation to support the textile industry in halving its greenhouse gas emissions every decade, reaching net-zero by 2050.

Innovations from KTH

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KTH Innovation in numbers

  • KTH Innovation meets over 400 teams with new ideas every year. Around 30% is deeptech; ideas based on advanced technology and research.
  • We rank as one of Europe's leading startup hubs according to the Financial Times.
  • In 2024, 25 % of Sweden's most innovative and promising tech companies ( NyTeknik ), and 30 % of current research with potential to create value (IVA)  came from KTH. 
  • Over 85% of the teams we support want to contribute to sustainable development.
  • We have helped start over 450 companies that together have raised over 8 billion Swedish crowns.
  • We work actively for increased equality within the innovation system. Around 40 % of the teams we support have at least one female founder.

Innovations from KTH

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KTH Holding transitions to KTH Ventures

KTH Holding, the venture capital arm of KTH Royal Institute of Technology officially transitioned to KTH Ventures on Tuesday 27 May during an event held in the historic reactor hall beneath KTH, marki...

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William Ferreira Andrén has further developed the Rolling spiked microspheres technology. Photo: Patrik Lundmark, KTH Innovation

Entrepreneurship scholarship for more effective skin cream

This year, the KTH Innovation & Stockholms Grosshandelssocietet Entrepreneurship scholarship goes to KTH student William Ferreira Andrén. His company has developed a new technology that greatly improv...

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Vishnu Rajanikanth, Head of CampX and Kajsa Karlsson, Senior Innovation Manager at CampX shared Volvo Group's offer for startups.

Opening doors to industry - perspectives from Volvo Group

How can an industry-leading corporation create opportunities for startups? Volvo Group’s Vishnu Rajanikanth, Kajsa Karlsson, and Claes Nordenberg share how they work with innovation.

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Experienced entrepreneurs and innovative researchers join forces

When KTH put out a call for venture builders to join a new program addressing the gap between research-based innovations and the entrepreneurial resources needed to scale them up into global companies...

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