Polarium

๐Ÿ“‚ Climate Tech๐Ÿ“‚ Hardware & Deep Tech๐Ÿ“ Stockholm๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Founded: 2015

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

SE

Funding & Investors

Total Funding

SEK2.069M (somma di quattro annunci equity 2022-2024; storico 2015-2021 non verificato)

Latest Valuation

$1B (round AMF, 03/05/2022) e oltre $1B (round del 28/06/2022, stesso prezzo per azione); pre/post-money non esplicitato; valore corrente non verificato (2022)

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

AMFAlectaVargasStefan Jansson Global InvestRoosGruppenFormica CapitalAbsolute UnlistedBeijer Ventures

Founding Team

Founders

Stefan JanssonFondatore (comunicato AMF, 03/05/2022); elenco completo non verificato

Key Executives

  • Pontus Winberg - CEO dal 01/10/2026
  • Harald Mix - Chairman
  • Leif Ottosson - CEO uscente, advisor senza ruolo operativo formale

Key Metrics

Ricavi nettiSEK 896M (2025)
Utile lordoSEK 114M (2025)
EBITDA-SEK 61M (2025)
Batterie installateOltre 540.000 in 80 paesi (2026)

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Sources

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