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Winners of Venture Cup STARTUP 2025 - Region East
Venture Cup Region Final East 2025: Winners Announced
Stockholm, May 6, 2025 — On May 6, the Region Final for Venture Cup’s STARTUP 2025 competition in Region East was held at The Link Business Center in Linköping.
During the event, four winners were announced in the categories: Game Changer, Beyond Academic, Best Traction, and Impact Maker.
Additionally, two special awards were presented: the Flemingsberg Science Award and the Audience Choice Award, voted on by the audience in real-time.
The winning companies were Digital Q, Adhistly, UniShare and Peckiiless.
Each winner earned a place in the upcoming National Final later this fall, where they will compete against the winners from other regions.
The Flemingsberg Science Award was awarded to Portabel Health, and the Audience Choice Award went to Peckiiless.
Mehkar Sheikh, CEO of Venture Cup Sweden, states:
"Innovation is not just about ideas; it's about making ideas happen. The winners of Venture Cup STARTUP Region East 2025 have demonstrated exceptional ability to turn vision into reality — and their journey is a powerful signal of the world-class entrepreneurship emerging from Sweden today."
Below are all the winners from Region East along with the jury's motivations:
Game Changer: PeckiiLess AB
"With the goal of improving the lives of a large global population by addressing a growing medical need, this entrepreneur has already achieved significant milestones and demonstrates immense potential for further development and growth.
Leveraging novel and cutting-edge technology, this innovation offers substantial improvements in glucose monitoring, providing increased ease of use, reduced costs, and enhanced sustainability. Truly a potential game-changer in diabetes care."
Team: Marzyeh Advand
🏆 Beyond Academic: UniShare UF
"This startup approaches a large problem withing their target group, with a simple platform solution which is scalable outside of the academic world. The jury consider the team to be driven and committed to see this solution through. Despite their young age they have already build a fully function MVP platform, got some traction from early adopters and have the right mindset of how to grow their business by sales and marketing . We in the jury truly believe in the team, their credibility and are curious to see where the impact they will create in the years to come!
Team: Axel Bäckström
🏆 Best Traction: Digital Q
Since the pandemic, this small but driven team has kept on innovating and are today solving a problem for both businesses and consumers. The recent months have accelerated their growth and now more and more clients are joing them on their journey to improve the future of the retail expereince."
Team: Emma Hägg, Daniel Oskar Eliovits and Amanda Eriksson
🏆 Impact Maker: ADHISTLY
"Addressing an urgent challenge that effects entire families, this startup tackles the complex and often overwhelming landscape of information. With a deeply personal connection to the problem, the team brings both empathy and expertise to the table. This startup stands out as an impactful solution, offering clarity, support, and empowerment where it’s most needed."
Team: Johanna Goa and Mounia Tajiou
Flemingsberg Science Award: Portabel Health
"With a timely and scalable innovation that addresses one of society’s most pressing challenges – the shortage of healthcare staff – we are proud to present Portable Health as this year’s winner of the Flemingsberg Science Award STARTUP. Their smart, data-driven platform connects healthcare providers with qualified professionals more efficiently, saving time and resources. With a clear market strategy, strong team, and scalable business model, Portable Health is built for real-world impact and global growth."
Team: Abdullah Hariss Qurashi and Omar Ahmed
🏆 Audience Choice Award – Peckiiless
Team: Marzyeh Advand
Next Step: National Final
Later this fall, all regional winners will meet in the National Final in Stockholm, where they will compete for additional prizes, and the prestigious title Startup of the Year.
More information about the event and registration is available soon at:
🔗 www.venturecup.se
Photo Credits: Crelle Ekstrand
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