Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship

What Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship does

Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES) is a non-profit interdisciplinary educational consortium founded in 1999 and headquartered at Saltmätargatan 9 in Stockholm, Sweden. It operates as a collaboration between six of Stockholm's leading universities: Karolinska Institutet (KI), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), Konstfack, the Royal College of Music (KMH), and Stockholm University. The organization delivers entrepreneurship education across medicine, technology, economics, design, music, and the humanities, offering MSc-level courses (e.g., Digital Health, Finance for Start-ups, Trendspotting, Design Thinking), PhD-level courses (e.g., Research for Societal Impact, Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Research), bootcamps, and workshops. Faculty and centre directors are drawn from each member institution, with governance provided by a board that includes the sitting presidents of each member university and Henrik Wigzell as Chairman of the Board.

SSES is funded primarily by the Erling Persson Family Foundation (founded by H&M's Stefan Persson), with no commercial revenue model disclosed. PhD courses are offered at no cost to admitted students, and MSc course pricing is not publicly disclosed. Since inception, more than 22,000 students have participated in SSES programs, with 40%+ of alumni founding their own companies, producing 1,500+ self-founded organizations that employ 10,000+ people globally. The platform's distribution is inherently built-in through its member universities, which together provide access to a combined student population exceeding 50,000. The organization has received two GCEC awards in 2023 (Exceptional Contributions in Entrepreneurship Research; Outstanding Contribution to Venture Creation) and operates as a non-profit not intended for commercial monetization.

Name

Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship

Legal name

Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship

Website

https://sses.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SSES is a non-profit interdisciplinary educational consortium founded in 1999 that delivers entrepreneurship courses, PhD programs, and workshops across six Stockholm universities (KI, KTH, SSE, Konstfack, KMH, Stockholm University), funded primarily by the Erling Persson Family Foundation.

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Product category

Entrepreneurship Education / Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Entrepreneurship & Incubation Focus (EDAHAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Graduate & Professional School Preparation (EDALABAI)

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship education
• Interdisciplinary courses
• Doctoral programs
• University collaboration
• Innovation training

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Services (Indirect): SSES operates as a non-profit collaborative entity funded primarily by the Erling Persson Family Foundation. The organization provides entrepreneurship education courses and programs at no direct cost to students, with courses offered through member university frameworks.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SSES delivers interdisciplinary entrepreneurship education courses, workshops and bootcamps across six Stockholm universities. Offerings include MSc-level courses (e.g., Designing Empirical Research in Entrepreneurship, Finance for Start-ups, Trendspotting and Future Thinking, Digital Health, Design Thinking, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Startup Essentials, Entrepreneurial Family Firms) and PhD-level courses (e.g., Research for Societal Impact, Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Research), delivered to students and researchers from member institutions.

Product overview

Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES) is an interdisciplinary educational platform offering courses, workshops, and programs across six partner universities (KI, KTH, SSE, Konstfack, KMH, and Stockholm University). The portfolio includes MSc courses covering entrepreneurship, finance, digital health, and trendspotting; PhD courses on research methods, intellectual property, and societal impact; and intensive bootcamps/workshops on design thinking and business innovation. The offering integrates practical skills training (Startup Essentials, Finance for Start-ups) with research-oriented programs (Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Research, Research for Societal Impact) and creative methodologies (Design Thinking, Trendspotting and Future Thinking). Students access these programs through SSES's centralized platform while receiving instruction from faculty across member institutions, creating a unique cross-disciplinary educational experience.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• MSc Courses Interdisciplinary master's-level entrepreneurship courses offered across six Stockholm universities (KI, KTH, SSE, Konstfack, KMH, Stockholm University), covering empirical research design, finance for start-ups, trendspotting, digital health, design thinking and other entrepreneurship topics. Intended for Master's-level students from member universities.
• PhD Courses Doctoral-level entrepreneurship courses for researchers and PhD candidates focusing on entrepreneurship research, qualitative and quantitative methods, intellectual property rights, science communication, and research for societal impact. Course fee is waived for admitted PhD students. Intended for PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers from member universities.
• Bootcamps and Workshops Intensive hands-on programs and research-summary content — including design thinking workshops, faculty-in-residence bootcamps, introduction to business-model tokenization, and SSES Learning Lab research recaps on teaching AI, entrepreneurial resilience, role-model effects and the future of entrepreneurship education.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22,000+ students educated since 1999
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Karolinska Institutet (KI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999One of six founding member universities of SSES. Provides courses in bioentrepreneurship, medical innovation, and digital health. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's foremost medical universities and contributes research excellence and healthcare innovation perspectives to the interdisciplinary network.
• KTH Royal Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Sweden's largest technological university with over 14,500 undergraduate students and 1,700 postgraduate students. Contributes technology, engineering, and innovation expertise to SSES through courses in entrepreneurship and business development.
• Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999A private university training students for leading positions in private and public sectors with 2,200 students. SSE's researchers rank among the best in health economics, finance, business law, and economics. Hosts the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Creation as SSES competence center.
• Konstfack - University of Arts, Crafts and DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Sweden's biggest and oldest artistic public university with approximately 900 students. Contributes creative, design, and arts entrepreneurship perspectives to the interdisciplinary education platform.
• Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Educates musicians and music teachers at the highest international level. With roots dating back to 1771, it is the next oldest musical college in the world. Contributes arts entrepreneurship and creative industries perspectives.
• Stockholm University (SU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Ranked among world's top 100 universities with 30,400 students, 1,600 doctoral students, and 5,500 staff. One of Europe's leading centres for higher education and research in human science and science. Contributes humanities, social sciences, and broad academic perspectives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles36 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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