Fox in a Box Stockholm

What Fox in a Box Stockholm does

Fox in a Box Stockholm is a single-venue escape room operator located at Sveavägen 14 in central Stockholm, operating under the broader Fox in a Box franchise brand owned by Fox in a Box AB (Swedish private limited company, reg. no. 559033-3075, headquartered in Solna). Founded in December 2013, the brand grew to 28+ franchise locations globally by 2017, making it one of the fastest-growing escape room chains of that period. The Stockholm location runs 8 distinct themed rooms — including Zombie Lab, Zodiac Killer, Life Sentence, Tesla's Mystery, Mastermind, Bunker, Golden Nugget Saloon, and Chamber of Lost Legends — each designed for 2-6 players on a 60-minute challenge format.

The underlying technology stack is custom-built: proprietary software and hardware integrate puzzles and room elements, individual puzzles are hand-drawn with functional descriptions and reviewed by electricians and carpenters before production, and rooms follow a 3-act narrative structure with foreshadowing elements. The design cycle per room is approximately 6 months. Beyond fixed-location rooms, the company offers a portable escape room service ('Final Exam,' launched January 2025) that can be deployed at corporate offices and conferences with capacity for up to 36 players per hour and ~1,000 participants per week.

Commercially, the company monetizes through per-session fees (350-400 SEK per person for 3+ player groups; 850 SEK flat for 2-player games), gift cards in preset denominations, kids' birthday packages, seasonal Julbord + Escape Room Christmas packages (in partnership with Hop & Vine bar located directly above the venue), and corporate team-building via portable games. Go-to-market is primarily direct-to-consumer with self-serve online booking supplemented by direct sales for corporate clients. The company is privately held with no disclosed venture funding, CEO Bob Melkus leads the firm, and the team is ~10 employees.

Name

Fox in a Box Stockholm

Legal name

Fox in a Box AB

Website

https://foxinabox.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fox in a Box Stockholm is a Swedish escape room operator running 8 themed 60-minute rooms plus portable corporate team-building experiences, serving consumer groups, families, and corporate clients from its Sveavägen venue under the Fox in a Box franchise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Escape Room Entertainment

NAICS

Amusement Arcades (71312), Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSACACAJ

Party Games, Activities & Interactive Entertainment

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Party & Social Event Services

SECONDARYMPAGAHAH

Incentive Travel Programs & Retreat Events (Offsites)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Corporate & Private Events (Galas, Product Launches)

SECONDARYHSACACAA

Birthday Party Services

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Party & Social Event Services

Keywords

• Escape room experiences
• Live entertainment services
• Team building events
• Portable escape games
• Themed puzzle attractions

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Escape Room Game Sessions: Per-person fees for 60-minute escape room experiences. Pricing varies by day of week, time of day, and group size (350-400 SEK per person for groups of 3+; 850 SEK fixed for 2-player games).
2. Gift Cards: Prepaid gift vouchers available in fixed denominations (850, 1125, 1500, 1875, 2250 SEK) and custom amounts. Valid for 12 months from purchase date.
3. Julbord + Escape Room Packages: Seasonal Christmas party packages combining escape room experience with traditional Swedish julbord (Christmas buffet), private dining, and drink packages.
4. Portable Escape Room Rentals: Corporate team building events with portable escape rooms brought to client locations. Supports up to 36 players per hour with 6 identical units, scalable to 1000 players per week.
5. Birthday Party Packages: Kids birthday party packages in collaboration with Hop & Vine restaurant, featuring escape rooms and celebrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fox in a Box Stockholm operates themed 60-minute escape room experiences in central Stockholm, offering 8 distinct narrative-driven rooms for groups of 2-6 players. The company also delivers portable escape rooms to corporate venues, hosts team building events, and runs seasonal packages including Christmas Julbord + escape room bundles and children's birthday parties in partnership with Hop & Vine bar. Revenue is generated primarily through per-person session fees, with gift cards and corporate event packages as additional streams.

Product overview

Fox in a Box Stockholm is an escape room entertainment company offering fixed-location themed escape rooms and portable escape room experiences for team building and events. The core product consists of 8 distinct escape room scenarios (Zombie Lab, Zodiac Killer, Life Sentence, Tesla's Mystery, Mastermind, Bunker, Golden Nugget Saloon, and Chamber of Lost Legends), each designed for 2-6 players with varying difficulty levels and themes including horror, heist, sci-fi, and historical scenarios. Add-on services include portable escape rooms brought to corporate events (Final Exam), corporate team building packages, children's birthday packages, and a Christmas julbord package in partnership with Hop & Vine bar. The company also offers gift cards and a free DIY Easter game for kids.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zombie Lab A zombie virus themed escape room where players are scientists in a Russian lab finding a cure before zombies break in. Contains flashing lights, can be adapted for deaf players. Difficulty 3.5/5 stars. Designed for 2-6 players, ages 10+.
• Zodiac Killer Serial killer themed room where players wake up tied in a killer's lair echoing the infamous Zodiac. Designed for 2-6 players.
• Life Sentence Maximum security prison escape room where players must escape during a riot. Also available in Head-to-Head competitive variant. Designed for 2-6 players.
• Tesla's Mystery Players retrieve plans for Tesla's final invention from his hotel room before FBI arrives, set in 1943. Designed for 2-6 players.
• Mastermind Heist-themed room where players break into a bank vault as master thieves to steal diamonds within one hour. Designed for 2-6 players.
• Bunker Cold War nuclear theme where players as special agents must stop a nuclear launch triggered during the Cold War. Designed for 2-6 players.
• Golden Nugget Saloon Wild West themed escape room set in 1890 Tombstone where players as US marshals must escape a saloon surrounded by corrupt sheriff's henchmen. Difficulty 4/5 stars, 2-6 players, recommended age 12+.
• Chamber of Lost Legends Immersive escape room adventure with a mysterious theme about something awakening beneath Earth's surface, with humanity running out of time. Designed for 2-6 players.
• Final Exam (Portable Escape Room) Portable escape room that can be brought to offices, conferences or events. Bomb defusal themed with Mr. Fox's challenge. 6 identical units running simultaneously for up to 36 players per hour. Supports up to 200 people per day, 1000 per week.
• Team Building Packages Corporate team building activities using teamwork and creative thinking to solve logical problems. Escape rooms packaged as team building exercises for businesses and organizations.
• Gift Cards Gift vouchers available in preset amounts (850 SEK, 1125 SEK, 1500 SEK, 1875 SEK, 2250 SEK) and custom amounts. Valid for 12 months, can be purchased online or on-site.
• Julbord + Escape Room Package Christmas party package combining 1-hour escape room with traditional Swedish julbord (Christmas buffet) at Hop & Vine bar. Includes welcome glögg, private dining room, and drink packages. Available November 24 - December 19, 2025. Minimum 6 people.
• Kids Birthday Packages Birthday party packages for children and teens with escape room experiences, in collaboration with Hop & Vine restaurant.
• Mr. Fox's Easter Game Free printable DIY escape-style treasure hunt for kids ages 7-10, downloadable from Google Drive. Can be played at home, school, or birthday parties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports up to 1000 participants per week through portable escape rooms

Named customers2 records

Segments3 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Hop & VinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHop & Vine bar is located directly above Fox in a Box Stockholm escape rooms. The two businesses collaborate on combined experiences including birthday party packages, Julbord + Escape Room Christmas packages, and general food & drinks bundles for groups completing escape rooms. The venue offers board games, craft beers, and special events, making it a natural extension of the escape room experience.
• ARTpartyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerARTparty collaborates with Fox in a Box and Hop & Vine for Sip & Paint events. ARTparty provides professional artists who guide participants through painting sessions while Hop & Vine provides drink and snack packages.
• Red Bull (Mind Gamers)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFox in a Box was responsible for production of escape rooms and puzzles for the Red Bull Mind Gamers World Finals in Budapest. The company worked with Dr. Scott Nicholson (game theorist) to design semi-final and finals rooms inspired by quantum computing. This was a televised live broadcast event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Escape Game: US-based escape room chain with multiple themed rooms and corporate team-building offerings. Comparable as a multi-location, professionally designed escape room operator targeting both consumer groups and corporate clients with similar 60-minute experiences.
• 60out Escape Rooms: LA-based escape room chain with multiple locations and a wide portfolio of themed rooms. Comparable as a multi-room, multi-location operator with professional design and an active corporate team-building business.
• Breakout Games: US escape room franchise with dozens of locations offering themed 60-minute rooms and corporate events. Comparable as a franchise-style, multi-site escape room operator with a standardized room catalog and B2B sales motion.
• Escape Hunt: International escape room franchise with locations across the UK, Europe and beyond. Comparable as a branded, multi-site escape room operator offering themed 60-minute experiences and corporate team-building packages.
• Fox in a Box (Global Brand / Other Locations): The same Fox in a Box brand operated as a franchise network of 28+ escape room locations worldwide. Directly comparable because they run the same room IP, design process, and operational playbook that Fox in a Box Stockholm delivers locally.
• ClueQuest: Award-winning London escape room operator with multiple themed rooms and a strong corporate/team-building offering. Comparable as a design-led, premium-positioned European escape room venue serving both consumer and B2B segments.

Emerging players

• The Go Game: US provider of mobile, app-driven team-building games brought to corporate offices and events. Comparable to Fox in a Box's portable escape room B2B service as an on-site corporate entertainment/team-building vendor with scalable group capacity.

Others

• Hop & Vine: Stockholm craft beer and board game bar co-located with Fox in a Box Stockholm and a strategic bundling partner for birthday, Julbord, and Sip & Paint packages. Comparable as an adjacent hospitality partner whose economics directly influence Fox in a Box's bundle revenue.

Regional players

• Escape Room Stockholm (EscapeRoom.se): Stockholm-based escape room operator with multiple themed rooms. Comparable as a local competitor in the same city competing for the same walk-in tourist, family, and corporate group bookings.
• Mystery Rooms Stockholm: Local Stockholm escape room operator offering themed rooms to Swedish consumers and groups. Comparable as a direct Stockholm-market competitor targeting the same tourist, family, and corporate group demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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