IKAROS

What IKAROS does

IKAROS is a partner-owned professional IT consulting firm headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden, founded in 1976 and operating with approximately 30 senior consultants. The company delivers three interconnected service lines: Arkitektur & Utveckling (software architecture and development on the Microsoft stack including .NET, C#, and Azure), Data & Analytics (business intelligence and data engineering using Power BI, Qlik, and Databricks), and Verksamhetsutveckling (business process improvement, project management, and agile coaching). It also references a product offering called SPIN, though no detailed specification is publicly available.

Customers are predominantly large and medium-sized enterprises in Western Sweden. Named clients span the Volvo corporate family (Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Personbilar Sverige, AB Volvo, Polestar, VCRS), banking (Ziklo Bank, Norion Bank), healthcare (Evinova, Mölnlycke Health Care), manufacturing (SKF), transportation (Stena Line, Stena Metall), public sector (Västra Götalandsregionen IT), and fintech (Wint). Delivery is direct and consultant-led: specialists are placed at client sites under long-term assignments, with revenue generated from billable consulting hours.

The operating model is differentiated by ownership structure: the majority of consultants are co-owners, individual pay is decoupled from individual billing rate, and ISO 9001:2015 plus ISO 14001:2015 certifications cover quality and environmental management. GTM is sales-led via a small in-house sales team, supported by LinkedIn, Instagram, the corporate site, and a Teamtailor-powered career portal. Geographic scope is explicitly regional (Västsverige), with no evidence of international expansion or external investment.

Name

IKAROS

Legal name

IKAROS

Website

https://ikaros.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IKAROS is a partner-owned IT consulting firm in Göteborg, Sweden, founded in 1976, with about 30 senior consultants delivering Microsoft-stack software development, Data & Analytics, and business process consulting to large and medium enterprises in Western Sweden, including Volvo Cars, Volvo Group, and Polestar.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

Keywords

• IT consulting services
• Software development consulting
• Data analytics consulting
• Microsoft .NET development
• Business process consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Göteborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting Services: Professional IT consulting services delivered by specialized consultants placed at customer sites. Revenue is generated through billable consulting hours with consultants working on software development, data & analytics, and business development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IKAROS is a partner-owned IT consulting firm that places specialized consultants at client sites to deliver software architecture and development, data and analytics, and business development services. Its practices are anchored in Microsoft technologies (.NET/C#, Azure, SQL Server) and BI/data platforms such as Power BI, Qlik, and Databricks, serving large and medium-sized enterprises primarily in Western Sweden.

Product overview

IKAROS is a professional IT consulting company (IT-konsultbolag) founded in 1976, headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden. Rather than a single unified product, IKAROS offers three interconnected consulting service areas: (1) Arkitektur & Utveckling focusing on software development with Microsoft .NET technologies, (2) Data & Analytics covering business intelligence platforms like Power BI, Qlik, and Databricks, and (3) Verksamhetsutveckling for business process improvement and agile transformation. They also mention a product called SPIN in their portfolio. The company employs approximately 30 consultants who deliver services primarily to clients in western Sweden, with significant expertise in the automotive industry (Volvo Cars, Volvo Group, Polestar).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arkitektur & Utveckling (Architecture & Development) Consulting service delivering software architecture and development expertise, focused on the Microsoft technology stack including .NET (C#), Azure cloud solutions, system development, and integration solutions. Targeted at large and medium-sized enterprise clients in Western Sweden.
• Data & Analytics Consulting service providing business intelligence and data analytics, including BI development, data warehousing, and data-driven decision support using Power BI, Qlik, Databricks, SQL, and Python. Designed for enterprise clients that need to operationalize data for decision-making.
• Verksamhetsutveckling (Business Development) Consulting service focused on operational development and business process improvement, including requirements management, project management, product ownership, and agile methodologies such as Scrum and SAFe. Targeted at organizations undergoing digital or agile transformation.
• SPIN SPIN is a product referenced in IKAROS's portfolio (with a dedicated page at /om-ikaros/produkten-spin/ on the company website). Detailed functional description is not available in the source data.

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DatabrickscoreTechnology or Integration · 24 November 2025IKAROS established a partnership with Databricks as a technology partner. The company received a visit from Magnus Helmvee from Databricks who presented new features including Unity Catalog and Genie. Some IKAROS consultants specialize in Databricks for data engineering and analytics solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Knowit AB: Stockholm-headquartered Nordic digital/IT consulting firm with a strong Western Sweden presence (Gothenburg/Malmö offices) and overlapping Microsoft, data, and digital transformation service lines — the most direct mid-size Swedish peer to IKAROS.
• B3 Consulting Group: Sweden-based IT and management consulting firm with strong Gothenburg operations spanning business development, digital, and IT services — directly overlapping IKAROS's 'Verksamhetsutveckling' and software development offerings.
• HiQ (now part of Atea): Swedish-origin IT consulting firm with deep automotive (Volvo) relationships across Gothenburg; now integrated into Atea but historically the closest mid-size competitor for Microsoft-centric automotive consulting work.
• Consid AB: Swedish IT and digital consulting firm with offices across Swedish cities including in the West region, pursuing growth and competing for the same Microsoft/data consulting talent as IKAROS.
• Xlent Technology Group: Swedish IT and digital consulting firm headquartered in Göteborg, serving both enterprise and public-sector clients — directly overlapping with IKAROS's Western Sweden geographic and SMB/enterprise customer footprint.
• NEXER (formerly Sigma IT): Swedish IT consulting firm with operations across Sweden including Western Sweden, offering software development, data, and enterprise digital services — a direct competitor for the same talent pool and Microsoft-line engagements.
• Bouvet AB: Nordic IT and digital consulting firm with offices in Västsverige, offering Microsoft, data analytics, and enterprise application consulting — a comparable scale and capability set for regional enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Sweden: Global consulting incumbent with a Gothenburg delivery center serving the same Volvo ecosystem and enterprise customers — represents the scale ceiling against which IKAROS competes for large transformation mandates.
• Atea Sweden: Large Nordic IT infrastructure and services incumbent with major Gothenburg presence; competes for Microsoft-stack consulting work and offers a broader services portfolio than IKAROS's specialist positioning.

Regional players

• Sigma IT (consulting arm): Long-established Swedish IT consultancy with operations in Western Sweden focused on Microsoft and data platforms; shares IKAROS's service scope and customer profile within the Gothenburg market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ikaros-datakonsulter
• Instagraminstagram.com/ikaros_konsulter

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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