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The project is a three-year initiative to take the next step in developing the games and creative tech industries in northern Sweden. By supporting companies all the way from early validation to investment readiness, and by connecting support structures with the funding ecosystem, the project aims to make the industry a more sustainable part of the regional economy.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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2026<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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6.9<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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2029<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Purpose<\/h3>\n

Despite strong growth in the global games industry, the games sector in Norrbotten and V\u00e4sterbotten has struggled to establish itself as a sustainable part of the regional economy. Most companies are small, competition is fierce, and there is a lack of early-stage funding in the region, as well as limited understanding among investors of how the industry\u2019s business models work. There is also too little connection between education, company development and capital.<\/p>\n

The project will strengthen companies throughout the entire journey, from validation to investment readiness, and build support structures and a funding ecosystem that work together. The goal is to make games and creative technologies a more stable part of the region\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

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The project is led by Lule\u00e5 University of Technology, with Skellefte\u00e5 Science City, Boden Business Park and the Municipality of Ume\u00e5 as partners.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Business Development Manager<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Tim Leinert<\/h3>\n

Email<\/p>\n tim@arcticgame.se<\/a>\n

Phone<\/p>\n +46 76 146 50 01<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Anna Drejing-Carroll<\/h3>\n

Email<\/p>\n anna.dc@skellefteasciencecity.se<\/a>\n

Phone<\/p>\n +46 70 508 18 72<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":5635,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[72,72],"class_list":["post-6426","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projekt"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCreativeTech North - Skellefte\u00e5 Science City<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skellefteasciencecity.se\/en\/projekt\/creativetech-north\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CreativeTech North - Skellefte\u00e5 Science City\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.skellefteasciencecity.se\/en\/projekt\/creativetech-north\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Skellefte\u00e5 Science City\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-27T12:29:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.skellefteasciencecity.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JW_250528_135759_webb__socialmedia.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skellefteasciencecity.se\\\/en\\\/projekt\\\/creativetech-north\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skellefteasciencecity.se\\\/en\\\/projekt\\\/creativetech-north\\\/\",\"name\":\"CreativeTech North - 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