Name

HETCH

Legal name

HETCH

Website

https://hetch.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsingborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. HETCH Capital Pre-seed Investment: HETCH invests 500 K SEK in early-stage tech startups in exchange for equity. Revenue is generated through exit events when portfolio companies are acquired or go public.
2. HETCH Venture Seed Investment: HETCH Venture invests 1-5 MSEK initially in growth-stage companies with product-market fit, with follow-on investment capability. As an evergreen structure, they remain long-term partners and generate returns through exits.
3. Co-working Space Rental: HETCH generates revenue through flexible office solutions including Community Seats and Private Offices for 2-30 people, as well as meeting and event space rentals (Trappan, Open Space, Ginni).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HETCH is a venture builder and startup accelerator in Helsingborg, Sweden, that supports early-stage tech founders through a multi-stage program ecosystem (Startup Space, Accelerator, Grow, Scale) and direct equity investments (HETCH Capital pre-seed 500K SEK and HETCH Venture growth-stage 1–5 MSEK). It also operates physical co-working facilities, hosts community events, and runs youth entrepreneurship programs such as Techship and Future Techstar.

Product overview

HETCH is an early-stage venture builder in Helsingborg, Sweden that provides a multi-stage support ecosystem for startups. The portfolio consists of programs for different growth stages: HETCH Startup Space (pre-MVP/early-stage flexible workspace), HETCH Accelerator (12-week intensive program for AI-native companies), HETCH Grow (ongoing scaling support), and HETCH Scale (strategic capital for proven models). Investment offerings include HETCH Capital (500 K SEK early-stage) and HETCH Venture (1-5 MSEK growth-stage). Additional offerings include Techship (youth entrepreneurship program) and co-working facilities. HETCH Companies showcases portfolio companies including Aphygo, Klara Labs, SaveMeal, shoWMe, and Sumbios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HETCH Accelerator: 12-week accelerator program helping founders move fast from idea to revenue to pre-seed investment, focused on AI-native companies.
• HETCH Grow
• HETCH Scale
• HETCH Startup Space
• HETCH Capital
• HETCH Venture
• Techship by HETCH
• Future Techstar by HETCH
• HETCH Co-working

Products and services

• HETCH Accelerator A 12-week intensive accelerator program designed for AI-native companies or founders ready to make AI a core part of their operations. Helps founders move from prototype to production with output-based sprints tied to milestones, with WizardWorks as build partner and access to HETCH's mentorship network. HETCH leads the pre-seed round for founders showing real traction.
• HETCH Grow An ongoing program open throughout the year for founders facing the challenges of scale. Provides individual coaching, strategic funding support, mentorship access, and guidance on team scaling, operations, and sales for tech-driven startups ready for growth.
• HETCH Scale A tailored offering for founders with proven models who are ready to expand. Provides strategic capital, board-level expertise, investor introductions, and financial and legal support for structuring the next raise.
• HETCH Capital An early-stage investment vehicle that invests 500K SEK in tech-driven startups with strong potential in the Skåne region. Provides hands-on support, network access, and advisor connections in exchange for equity stakes.
• HETCH Venture A growth-stage investment vehicle investing 1-5 MSEK initially in tech-driven companies with proven product-market fit. Operates as an evergreen structure providing follow-on capital and long-term partnership support.
• Techship by HETCH An 8-week autumn startup program for young people aged 17-24 curious about innovation, tech and entrepreneurship. Includes three-day evening school in self-leadership, a Lovable account for teams, product development model, one-on-one coaching sessions, network access, and pitch coaching.
• HETCH Startup Space A flexible workspace program for early-stage founders and startups exploring their next step. Provides office space access for up to 6 months, community access, events, and 1:1 check-ins. Open year-round and applications are processed via Typeform.
• HETCH House (Co-working) Physical co-working space at Redaregatan 48 in Prisma, Oceanhamnen, Helsingborg. Offers Community Seats (flexible membership), Private Offices for 2-30 people (monthly subscription), and meeting/event spaces including Trappan (51 people), Open Space (up to 125 people), Ginni (16 people), and 17 additional meeting rooms available for rent on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of Accelerator alumni have raised and closed funding after the program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WizardWorkscoreTechnology or IntegrationBuild partner for the HETCH Accelerator program, helping startups solve the leap from vibe-coded prototype to production-ready product. Provides technical development expertise as part of the 12-week accelerator curriculum.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Accelerace: Accelerace is a Nordic accelerator based in Denmark that provides seed investment, mentorship, and growth programs for early-stage tech startups. It is a regional peer in Scandinavia offering comparable multi-stage founder support.
• Sting (Stockholm Innovation & Growth): Sting is a Swedish venture builder and accelerator based in Stockholm that combines coaching, capital, and community support for early-stage tech startups. Like HETCH, it offers programs across multiple stages and direct investment, making it a strong functional direct peer in the broader Swedish market.
• Chalmers Ventures: Chalmers Ventures is a Gothenburg-based venture builder and investor that takes equity in early-stage deep-tech and software startups. It mirrors HETCH's venture-builder model with direct investment, accelerator programs, and follow-on capital, though based in a different Swedish tech hub.
• MINC (Malmö Incubator): MINC is a Malmö-based startup incubator and accelerator operating in the same Skåne region as HETCH. It offers pre-seed programs, co-working, and investor access for early-stage tech founders, making it the closest geographic and functional direct peer.
• LU Innovation / VentureLab (Lund University): Lund University's innovation arm supports student and researcher-founded startups with incubator programs, mentorship, and seed funding in Skåne. It overlaps with HETCH's Startup Space and Techship programs, especially around academic and youth founder pipelines in the same region.

Broad incumbents

• Techstars: Techstars is a global accelerator network with intensive 13-week programs and seed investment. While operating at a much larger scale, it is comparable to HETCH's accelerator cohort structure and community-driven founder support model.
• Antler: Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator operating across multiple geographies including the Nordics. It offers founder programs, pre-seed investment, and a global network, representing a larger and better-capitalized competitor to HETCH's model.
• Startupbootcamp: Startupbootcamp is a global accelerator with vertical-focused programs, mentorship, and seed funding. It represents a more established, brand-recognized peer in the same accelerator category as HETCH, though with different geographic concentration.

Others

• Almi (Sweden): Almi is a Swedish state-owned financier that provides loans and equity to early-stage SMEs across Sweden. It is an adjacent, ecosystem-level actor that overlaps with HETCH's pre-seed capital deployment for early-stage companies in the same geography.
• Vinnova (Swedish Innovation Agency): Vinnova is Sweden's national innovation agency and a core public-sector funder of HETCH. It is not a direct competitor but is the principal enabling ecosystem partner whose continued funding materially supports HETCH's operations and expansion capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments4 records

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