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Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/07\/y-combinator-scandinavian-startups\/<\/a><\/br>
\nWhat if Scandinavian startups don\u2019t need Y Combinator?<\/br>
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When The Exchange<\/span> wrote about Sweden\u2019s startup scene at the end of last month, we said we\u2019d revisit the Nordics this week. Well, a promise is a promise.<\/p>\n

But after spending hours watching YC\u2019s Winter 2023 Demo Day<\/a> pitches this week, we also couldn\u2019t help but try to connect the dots: Are Scandinavian startups making waves at Y Combinator? Turns out, not really. And that\u2019s actually interesting.<\/p>\n

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Read it every morning on TechCrunch+<\/a> or get The Exchange newsletter<\/a> every Saturday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Two: That\u2019s the number of startups in YC\u2019s latest batch with offices in Denmark, Norway or Sweden, according to data from the accelerator itself. And yet, these three countries create more than their fair share of startups compared to their larger European peers.<\/p>\n

If you add up the fact that rival accelerators 500 Startups and Techstars have given up on their Stockholm programs, a pattern starts to emerge. Could it be that Scandinavian startups just don\u2019t need international accelerators, thank you very much?<\/p>\n

A number disconnect<\/h3>\n

That there were so few Scandinavian startups in YC\u2019s latest batch could be casual. YC often insists it invests in founders, not ideas<\/a>; presumably, this also implies that it doesn\u2019t give a lot of thought to office locations. As a result, the number of startups from a specific country can vary quite a bit from batch to batch.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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