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Swiftcourt

Swiftcourt (http://swiftcourt.se/) is an online justice platform that creates access to justice for individuals and small- and medium sized companies by enabling them to resolve legal disputes within 6 weeks with a legally binding verdict. The company was founded in 2013 by two Swedish lawyers, Jakob Elander and Johan Hedén Hultgren (today the CEO of Swiftcourt), together with the co-founders Hampus Sahlin (today the CTO of Swiftcourt), Niklas Holmquist and Fredrik Andersson.

Since the start, Swiftcourt has come to be a praised startup in Sweden and has been awarded for their efforts of creating access to justice with different innovation prizes (See below). Also, the CEO of Swiftcourt, Johan Hedén Hultgren, has been recognized as one of the top young innovators and influencers in Sweden (See below).

Swiftcourt launched the online justice platform during the in the summer of 2014 and has since then been part of over 5 000 transactions and contracts. In the beginning of 2015, Swiftcourt received a € 0,5m seed investment from SEED Capital alongside two business angels. Today the company has 5 employees and the headquarter is located in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Swiftcourt in the press

·http://oresundstartups.com/slashing-legal-prices-interview-johan-heden-hultgren-swiftcourt/

·http://www.ehandel.se/Swiftcourt-lanserar-en-digital-skiljedomstol,4231.html

·http://www.geektime.com/2014/07/07/swedish-swift-court-launches-online-arbitration-platform/

·http://www.arcticstartup.com/2014/07/25/swedish-swiftcourt-takes-the-step-towards-the-future-of-online-justice

·http://swedishstartupspace.com/2014/07/04/legal-tech-heating-sweden-swiftcourt-launches-first-digital-arbitration-court/

·http://8till5.se/2015/05/12/swiftcourt-tar-in-45-miljoner-kronor-fran-seed-capital-nu-ska-den-digitala-domstolen-exporteras-till-usa/

·http://www.va.se/nyheter/2014/11/05/en-ny-digital-domstol/

·http://breakit.se/artikel/575/digitala-domstolen-swiftcourt-tar-in-4-5-miljoner-kronor-i-riskkapital

·http://finans.dk/live/erhverv/ECE7707649/Fem-unge-advokater-vil-nyt%C3%A6nke-en-rusten-branche/?ctxref=ext

·https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26989-digital-judges-to-help-settle-disputes-in-online-courts/

Honors & Awards

·Winner of Venture Cup South, Human & Society; http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/venturecup/pressreleases/sveriges-baesta-affaersideer-aer-utsedda-940117

·Top 3 Finalists, Business Challenge; https://www.facebook.com/businesschallengeswe/posts/754774087896262

·Winner of Veckans Affärer’s Innovation Prize; http://www.va.se/nyheter/2014/11/05/en-ny-digital-domstol/

·Johan Hedén Hultgren recognized as one of Swedens Supertalents in 2015; http://www.va.se/nyheter/2015/02/02/supertalangerna-2015---19-nytankare/

·Johan Hedén Hultgren recognized as one of Sweden’s most powerful young professionals; http://nyheter24.se/nyheter/inrikes/802776-sveriges-100-maktigaste-unga

External links

• http://swiftcourt.se/