Joachim Karlsson

Univrses is a Swedish AI company, specialising in self-driving vehicles, mobile robotics and smart city development. We work with 3D Computer Vision and Machine Learning to redefine city living, making urban environments smarter, safer, and more sustainable. We are passionate about keeping the roads happy and healthy, and have created two solutions for doing so: 3DAI™ Engine and 3DAI™ City. Since our start in 2015, we have proudly collaborated with global leaders like ABB, Husqvarna and Volvo, and were on a mission to create a tangible, positive impact on urban communities worldwide. We envision a future where cities and communities are seamlessly interconnected, and want to empower city officials and infrastructure managers to overcome traditional barriers and limitations by embracing smart city management. Want to join our journey? Visit https://univrses.com/

Almi Invest is Sweden’s most active startup investor. We invest all over Sweden through seven regional VC-funds and one national Green Tech fund. Almi Invest manages a total equity of SEK 3,5 billion and has since start invested in almost 1 000 startups. Our best holdings have been divested to major industry players such as Google, Apple, Microsoft and Qlik or through IPOs. Almi Invest is a venture capital company within the Almi Group and financed by European Regional Development Fund, Almi, Almi Invest and regional representatives.

Univrses is a Swedish AI company, specialising in self-driving vehicles, mobile robotics and smart city development. We work with 3D Computer Vision and Machine Learning to redefine city living, making urban environments smarter, safer, and more sustainable. We are passionate about keeping the roads happy and healthy, and have created two solutions for doing so: 3DAI™ Engine and 3DAI™ City. Since our start in 2015, we have proudly collaborated with global leaders like ABB, Husqvarna and Volvo, and were on a mission to create a tangible, positive impact on urban communities worldwide. We envision a future where cities and communities are seamlessly interconnected, and want to empower city officials and infrastructure managers to overcome traditional barriers and limitations by embracing smart city management. Want to join our journey? Visit https://univrses.com/

Vinnova is Sweden’s innovation agency. Our mission is to promote sustainable growth by improving the conditions for innovation, as well as funding needs-driven research. Vinnova’s vision is for Sweden to be a world-leading country in research and innovation, an attractive place in which to invest and conduct business. We promote collaborations between companies, universities, research institutes and the public sector. We do this by stimulating a greater use of research, by making long-term investment in strong research and innovation milieus and by developing catalytic meeting places. Vinnova’s activities also focus on strengthening international cooperation. In order to increase our impact, we are also dedicated to interacting with other research financiers and innovation-promoting organisations. Every year Vinnova invests about SEK 2 billion in various initiatives. Vinnova is a Swedish government agency working under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications and acts as the national contact agency for the EU Framework Programme for R&D. We are also the Swedish government’s expert agency within the field of innovation policy. Vinnova was founded in January 2001. About 200 people work here and we have offices in Stockholm and Brussels. Our Director General is Charlotte Brogren.