BDO Startup & Scaleup Network

Start-up companies face many challenges – BDO is there every step of the way to support your growth

We understand the challenges faced by entrepreneurs, start-ups, and growth companies. With BDO by your side, you will have a trusted long-term partner to guide you through every hurdle from initial investment to successful maturity. Meet our specialists operating locally, nationally, and internationally, ready to support the demands that come with rapid growth. 

At BDO, we focus on getting to know our clients and their specific concerns so that we can provide high- quality guidance and provide a high level of service to ensure continued success. We want to find practical solutions for your challenges, as well as help you identify and seize new opportunities.

Some services we offer:

For companies seeking accounting and payroll services, we have created a tailored bundle specifically designed for start-ups, offering a streamlined and cost-effective solution. This service can be expanded with additional features to support growing businesses in achieving a fully digitalised process.

The basic service includes:
  • Routine bookkeeping and accounting services
  • Payroll processing 
  • Financial statement preparation 
  • Reporting to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) – income tax return, VAT return, etc.


We also assist in:  

  • Reports and analyses tailored to your customer
  • Financial follow-up reports of KPIs, budget, liquidity, etc.
  • Project reporting 

 

Specialist group for start-ups and growth companies 

We have a specialist group of auditors undergoing training specifically in auditing start-ups and growth companies. The specialist group possesses expertise in: 

  • Capitalised development costs
  • Subsidies and public financing 
  • Financing and financial instruments such as share issues and convertible instruments
  • Revenue processes 
  • Specific issues in the preparation and the board’s approval of the annual report


We also have a dedicated team that assists in corporate matters such as share issues, withdrawal of shares, etc. Our tax advisers have specialised expertise within the industry and offer: 

  • Qualified employee stock options, guidance and structure from beginning to end. 
  • Tax advisory in cross border transactions 
  • Assistance with the defense file in connection with reduced employer contributions for R&D


Our adviser team also assist in:  

  • Guidance and structure in raising of capital 
  • IPO / listing processes
  • Exit strategies / sale of whole or parts of company
  • Business valuation
  • Due Diligence

For growing tech companies

Meet Filip Laurin, who leads BDO’s tech industry group and runs the BDO Startup & Scaleup Network. He understands the industry and knows what it takes to finance a growth journey, what investment companies look for, and how to handle stock options and share issues. Feel free to contact us at BDO if you’re looking for a business partner to help you realise your entrepreneurial dreams!
Räkna med framgång

BDO’s podcast with tips for business leaders

To start, run, and let your business grow is a reality faced with many challenges. In the BDO podcast “Räkna med framgång”, listen to business leaders from different backgrounds talk about their unique journeys. We have met with both start-up and scale-up companies and followed them on their journey to listing on the market. Listen here! *Note: Podcast is recorded in Swedish
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Partners

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Contact information

Filip Laurin

Filip Laurin

Auktoriserad revisor / Partner / BDO i Göteborg
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Oskar Gustafsson

Oskar Gustafsson

Regionchef Syd / Partner Deal Advisory / BDO i Malmö
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Tony Salonen

Tony Salonen

Auktoriserad revisor / BDO i Stockholm
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