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UPPSTART MALMÖ
The sounding board building
Malmö’s businesses.
The idea is simple – more people in employment already established but looking to grow further.
lead to a better Malmö. Based on the conviction that Since the start of the year, both initiatives have
entrepreneurship can reduce segregation and social
exclusion, Uppstart Malmö was founded in 2011 been based at the Mobilia shopping centre in Malmö,
by Dan Olofsson and Luciano Astudillo. Uppstart providing a “one-stop shop” for the city’s entrepre-
Malmö is run as a non-profit foundation and has neurs, where all support is free of charge. At the
strong support and engagement from private inve- core of the operations is individual business deve-
stors, partners, the City of Malmö, and the business lopment. Additionally, seminars and various events
community. So far, the foundation’s activities and are offered to inspire, share knowledge, and create
collaborations have helped over 3,800 people find networking opportunities.
new jobs.
THE YEAR IN BRIEF
A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ENTREPRENEURS In 2024, Maxa Malmö, the Malmö version of
The foundation runs two initiatives, Tillväxt Malmö Dragons’ Den, was held for the ninth year in a row.
and Level Malmö, both aimed at creating more job Twelve companies took the opportunity to present
opportunities. Level Malmö targets entrepreneurs, themselves to eight well-known investors. During an
particularly those of foreign origin, who want to intense afternoon, with a wide and exciting range of
start a business, while Tillväxt Malmö offers busi- participating companies, new contacts were estab-
ness development for Malmö companies which are lished that will hopefully lead to new collaborations
and accelerated growth.
We also awarded this year’s “Growth Entrepre-
neur of the Year”. This award is given to one or more
people who, through their entrepreneurship, have
contributed to the growth of a company or organi-
sation. All sectors are eligible; what matters is the
quality of entrepreneurship and the ability to drive
growth.
Following a successful first year, the mentoring
programme for young people from Möllan Basement
was expanded to include mentors from business
networks. The programme culminated in the Malmö
Youth Gala, where the city’s youth and business
community came together.
WEB
uppstartmalmo.se / tillvaxtmalmo.se / levelmalmo.se
