This edition of SV Briefings introduces Acast – a Swedish podcast platform giant that has grown its sales at a rate of more than 100% per year since 2015. Founded in 2014, Acast has built an ecosystem around itself in the podcasting industry, with innovative solutions for Listeners, Advertisers & Creators. Over the years Acast has attracted an outstanding group of investors, including Alfvén & Didrikson, Bonnier Ventures, Inbox Capital, Första AP-fonden (AP1) & Swedbank Robur

This week on SV Briefings we introduce to you Truecaller - a company that has announced an upcoming IPO in 2021 at a rumored valuation well above USD 1 Billion. Originally founded in 2009 as a freemium anti-spam app, Truecaller is a multi-functional app with integrated communications & fintech services from caller identification to payment and micro credit solutions. Truecaller's impressive track-record has attracted several top-tier institutional investors such as Sequoia Ca