Engineers Without Borders Sweden / Ingenjörer utan gränser

Name

Engineers Without Borders Sweden / Ingenjörer utan gränser

Legal name

Ingenjörer utan gränser (Engineers Without Borders Sweden)

Website

https://ewb-swe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Engineering Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Professional Organizations (81392), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure, Engineering & Public Works Technical Assistance (WASH/Transport/Energy) (BPADAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC), Education Systems & Skills Technical Assistance (BPADAEAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian engineering
• Volunteer engineering
• International development projects
• Labor market integration
• Sustainable engineering programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Gothenburg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Monthly donations and one-time contributions from individuals supporting humanitarian engineering projects
2. Corporate Partnerships: Strategic partnerships with companies for project funding, employee engagement, and CSR initiatives
3. Membership Fees: Annual membership dues from individual members supporting the organization's mission

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Engineers Without Borders Sweden is a volunteer-led non-profit NGO that mobilizes engineering expertise to support sustainable development projects in education, gender equality, energy access, clean water, and housing across approximately eight countries. Its domestic offering includes the Engineer to Engineer labor market integration program for newly arrived engineers in Sweden and the OpenHack humanitarian hackathon. The organization funds this work through individual donations, membership fees, corporate partnerships, and grants, and operates via local chapters and student groups across Sweden.

Product overview

Engineers Without Borders Sweden is a volunteer-led NGO focused on humanitarian engineering. The organization operates as a portfolio of programs and projects rather than a commercial software product. Key offerings include the Engineer to Engineer labor market integration program, OpenHack hackathon events, international engineering projects like Build Up Nepal, a Professional Network for engineers, and annual impact publications. The organization leverages engineering expertise to address global development challenges in areas including education, gender equality, energy access, and clean water.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Engineer to Engineer: Program connecting companies with engineers new to Sweden, aimed at creating equal labor market opportunities.
• OpenHack

Products and services

• Engineer to Engineer A labor market integration program that connects newly arrived engineers and scientists with Swedish professionals and companies through networking events, CV workshops, recruitment fairs, interview training, and case events, intended for refugees and foreign-trained engineers entering the Swedish labor market.
• OpenHack A 48-hour hackathon event that brings together engineers to address humanitarian challenges through collaborative technology solutions, intended for engineering students, professionals, and partners interested in humanitarian engineering.
• Build Up Nepal Project

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects supporting communities in 8 countries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SandvikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSandvik has a long tradition of community involvement and partners with EWB-SWE for employee engagement opportunities. Through the collaboration, Sandvik employees contribute expertise to humanitarian engineering activities in Sweden and abroad. This is described as a great match aligning with Sandvik's CSR goals.
• NetlightminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology consulting firm that conducted Java programming workshops together with EWB-SWE's Engineer to Engineer program, focusing on Test Driven Development (TDD) for newly arrived engineers.
• Ångström MakerspaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Uppsala makerspace collaborated on a 3D printing course for newly arrived engineers and scientists as part of the Engineer to Engineer program.
• Skanska SverigeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company that hosted Engineer to Engineer program participants for study visits to their Norrköping operations, providing insight into the company's engineering work.
• KnightecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology company conducted workshops teaching interview techniques and LinkedIn profile optimization for newly arrived engineers and scientists.
• VattenfallminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy company collaborated on case events with the Engineer to Engineer program, providing professional development opportunities for participants.
• EWB Germany (Ingenieure ohne Grenzen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHave successfully executed projects in partnership with EWB Germany as part of the global EWB network collaboration.
• EWB AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport dissemination of the Journal of Humanitarian Engineering published by EWB Australia, and serve on its Editorial Advisory Board.
• Sveriges IngenjörerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwedish professional engineering association that partnered through Ingenjörsvalet campaign, donating 10 SEK per vote to EWB-SWE, resulting in 130,300 SEK donated.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Engineers Without Borders International: Umbrella organization coordinating the global EWB federation. EWB-SWE is a member chapter; useful for understanding federation governance, peer benchmarking, and cross-chapter resource sharing.
• Engineers Without Borders Australia: Direct peer within the EWB network; publishes the Journal of Humanitarian Engineering in which EWB-SWE participates. Shares similar volunteer-led model and humanitarian engineering focus across Asia-Pacific.
• Engineers Without Borders UK: Direct peer EWB chapter in the UK with comparable volunteer-led humanitarian engineering model. Provides insight into European NGO operations and corporate partnership structures.
• Engineers Without Borders USA: Direct EWB chapter serving the US with similar humanitarian engineering programs. Useful for benchmarking program scale, fundraising model, and impact-measurement approaches.
• Engineers Without Borders Germany (Ingenieure ohne Grenzen): Direct sibling organization within the global EWB network. Identical mission of mobilizing engineering expertise for humanitarian development, with overlapping thematic areas (WASH, energy, housing) and confirmed project collaboration.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: Major international housing-focused NGO. Directly relevant to EWB-SWE's Build Up Nepal project; comparable on volunteer mobilization, corporate partnerships, and project-based fundraising model.
• WaterAid: Well-established international WASH NGO with significant global footprint. Overlaps with EWB-SWE's water access and sanitation projects; useful for benchmarking scale and institutional funding access.
• Swedish Red Cross (Svenska Röda Korset): Large Swedish humanitarian organization with international programming. Comparable in member/donor model, Swedish corporate partnerships, and humanitarian mission framing.

Others

• Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida): Swedish government bilateral aid agency. Represents a potential institutional funder, partner, or co-financier for EWB-SWE's international development projects.

Regional players

• Sveriges Ingenjörer (Swedish Association of Engineers): Swedish professional engineering association that has already partnered with EWB-SWE through the Ingenjörsvalet campaign. Comparable membership/association model and shares the engineering professional base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ewbswe
• Instagraminstagram.com/ewb_swe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/engineerswithoutborderssweden

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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