From barn to part of a Norwegian fintech group

It started with five friends building websites in a barn in Götene. Now Stacc Farm is part of the Norwegian fintech group Stacc and new opportunities have opened up for the company.

Digital payment services are present in our everyday lives and make our lives easier in many ways, but despite this, the fintech industry is a bit of a doldrums, at least compared to the well-known gaming industry, which many people associate Skövde with. But the fact is that it was fintech that was part of the start of the development of the tech industry in Skövde. Today, there are several companies in the city that have customers all over the world.

- A proof that we are good at what we do here in Skövde is that when we are out on customer visits in the Nordic region, we often hear "Oh, are you also from Skövde?". Skövde is so strongly associated with fintech, says Roderick Hristov, CEO of Stacc Farm. Well played, Skövde!

The development plan gained extra momentum

When Stacc Farm finished their new five-year plan, they were determined to work hard to get where they wanted to go. A week later, they were contacted by Norwegian Stacc.

- The acquisition allowed us to move forward much faster," says Roderick Hristov, CEO of Stacc Farm.

The acquisition of Stacc Farm is fully in line with Stacc's growth plan in the Nordic market.

- On our first visit to Skövde, we were impressed by the municipality's plans to develop Skövde Science Park and the surrounding area. Skövde "Skövde is an exciting and rapidly developing city with many great technology environments and a lot of expertise. Stacc Farm has a strong competence in our investment areas and the team in Skövde is the perfect start for our Sweden expansion," says Henna Raknes, CEO of Stacc.

How do you find housing in Skövde? We put the question to the relocation guides Maja Söderberg and Linda Ilsefjäll at Welcome House in Skövde. Welcome House is a combined tourist and newcomer service where visitors can get help with everything from tips on hiking trails and restaurants in Skövde to how to find the right information about looking for a job, finding housing and school in Skövde.
Marta and Santiago moved to Skövde a year ago to study industrial engineering with a minor in automation. Thanks to the close collaboration between industry and academia in Skövde, they got an opportunity to put their knowledge to test. The two of them carried out a thesis project at Elektroautomatik, an automation integrator founded right here in Skövde. The success of their project led to a summer employment, giving them a chance to connect, explore and enjoy Skövde a little longer.
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