15 days left – do you know someone who should apply to Founders Challenge 2025?
- Nov 13
- 2 min read

Applications for this year’s Founders Challenge close on November 30!
Our annual idea competition highlights entrepreneurs who want to make a real difference through innovation and sustainability.
Do you know someone with a tech-driven idea that could make industry more sustainable? Or are you working on a solution that could transform how we produce, build and shape tomorrow’s society? Then it’s time to apply – or share this opportunity within your network!
This year’s theme, developed together with our main partners Quokka and A Working Lab, focuses on UN Goal 9 – Sustainable Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. We’re looking for startups ready to help shape the industry of the future – smart, sustainable and innovative.
The 2025 Prize – worth 100,000 SEK
This year’s winner will receive:
A development grant from Quokka (value 85,000 SEK)
A place in Founders Loft’s Startup Boost program with coaching, mentorship and advisory,plus a workspace at A Working Lab (Akademiska Hus) during the program period (value 15,000 SEK).
📅 Application deadline: November 30, 2025 - Apply now – or share with someone you think has the potential to win.
Join the audience at Founders Challenge Final 2025!
Come and experience the excitement live as the finalists pitch their ideas on stage!
On December 11, we invite you to the Founders Challenge Final at A Working Lab – an evening filled with innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability.The finalists will present their ideas in front of the jury and audience – and a winner will be announced live. We’ll provide food, drinks and plenty of inspiration. Meet entrepreneurs, partners and investors – and celebrate the sustainable innovators of tomorrow with us.
👉 Register to attend here:
Founders Challenge 2025 - Together with Quokka and A Working Lab, we’re building the sustainable industry of the future. See you 11th of December!



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