N-ink wins Voima Ventures’ science challenge and secures a €1M investment

Stockholm — A Swedish deep technology company N-ink is announced as the winner of a science challenge by Voima Ventures, an early-stage investor based in Helsinki and Stockholm. The challenge targeted Nordic and Baltic early-stage startups and research teams with groundbreaking science-based innovations. By winning the challenge, N-ink secures a €1M investment as a convertible note from Voima Ventures.

Out of one hundred applications, eight teams were selected to compete in a final round before a jury of top-tier investors and industry experts. These included Paebbl’s Co-founder and co-CEO Marta Sjögren, Principal at Angelini Ventures Nils Bottler, Silo.AI’s Co-founder and Chairman Tero Ojanperä, and Algorithmiqm’s Co-founder and CEO, Professor Sabrina Maniscalco.

Contest Jury member Tero Ojanperä, Silo.AI’s Co-founder and Chairman, said: “N-ink’s solution is a breakthrough built on the sustainable rulebook.”

N-ink provides high-performing, scalable conductive polymers that boost battery and solar cell performance to provide solutions for the electrification of the future. The company was founded in 2020 by scientists at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University in Sweden.

Johannes Bintinger, co-founder and CEO of N-ink, said: “We are extremely happy and honored to win this contest, but the most significant contest of all is against climate change. N-ink is not just shaping the future of printed electronics; we are rewriting the rules of sustainability and innovation.”

Inka Mero, Founding Partner of Voima Ventures, said: “We are thrilled to back N-ink in their journey to the next stage. N-ink demonstrates the deep scientific and research foundation of the Nordic region combined with a unique innovation, big market opportunity, and ambitious team.