Polarium
Swedish lithium battery and energy storage company headquartered in Stockholm. Valued at $1B in the 2022 AMF round; the current value is not verified.
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About Polarium
Polarium develops lithium-ion batteries, energy storage systems and management software for telecoms, commercial and industrial sites and homes. Its software platform aggregates distributed capacity into virtual power plants, and the group also offers leasing and battery-as-a-service after integrating Stella Futura, announced on 04/06/2025. It was founded in 2015 by Stefan Jansson, was called Incell International until 2020 and is headquartered in Stockholm. On 03/05/2022 AMF joined as a new investor with SEK 955M at a $1B valuation, followed on 28/06/2022 by SEK 178M at the same price per share. A SEK 436M rights issue followed on 28/08/2023 and SEK 500M of convertible preference shares on 01/10/2024, for SEK 2,069M across the four equity announcements. It remains a private unicorn on the strength of the 2022 round valuation, but the current value is not verified. In 2025 net sales were SEK 896M with EBITDA of minus SEK 61M; Pontus Winberg has been CEO since 01/10/2026.
The Story
Polarium was founded in 2015 by Stefan Jansson in Stockholm and was called Incell International until 11/2020.
Products & Services
Key Products
- Batterie agli ioni di litio per telecomunicazioni
- Sistemi di accumulo commerciali, industriali e residenziali
- Software di gestione e virtual power plants
- Leasing e battery-as-a-service
Core Use Cases
- Backup power for telecom networks
- Storage and consumption optimisation in commercial sites and homes
Market & Clients
Geographic Presence
Funding & Investors
Total Funding
Latest Valuation
Funding Rounds
- 2022 - Round 2022 (AMF): SEK 955M
- 2022 - Round 2022 (giugno): SEK 178M
- 2023 - Directed rights issue 2023: SEK 436M
- 2024 - Azioni privilegiate convertibili 2024: SEK 500M
Key Investors
Founding Team
Founders
Key Executives
- Pontus Winberg - CEO dal 01/10/2026
- Harald Mix - Chairman
- Leif Ottosson - CEO uscente, advisor senza ruolo operativo formale
Key Metrics
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Read AnalysisSources
- Polarium - batterie e sistemi di accumulo — Polarium
- About Polarium — Polarium
- Contact — Polarium
- Polarium welcomes AMF as new investor at a $1B valuation — Polarium
- Polarium raises SEK 178M from new investors — Polarium
- Polarium welcomes new owners — Vargas
- Alecta investerar 950 miljoner kronor i Polarium — Alecta (via TT)
- Polarium raises SEK 436 million in directed rights issue — Vargas
- ESS firm Polarium raises US$50 million — Energy-Storage.news
- Polarium Annual Report 2023 — Polarium
- Polarium raises SEK 500 million from existing investors — Polarium
- Hakan Roos invests in Polarium (Incell) — Polarium
- Polarium announces acquisition of Stella Futura — Polarium
- Polarium sharpens strategic focus after year of transformation — Polarium
- Pontus Winberg appointed new CEO of Polarium — Polarium