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Kaupthing Fonder AB (Kaupthing Fonder) is the asset management subsidiary of Alandsbanken Sverige AB, itself a subsidiary of Finland-based Alandsbanken Abp (HE: ALBAV). Located in Stockholm, the firm was formerly known as Aragon Fonder AB. The firm provides brokerage and corporate finance services as well as asset management for corporate and institutional clients as well as high-net worth private individuals. One of the firm's major institutional clients is the Premium Pension Authority (PPM), which is part of the Swedish national pension system. Kaupthing Fonder manages a diverse range of funds, in cooperation with other asset management teams throughout the parent group.

Swedbank Robur AB operates International commercial bank. Its products include Fixed-income mutual funds, Unit-linked life insurance policies, Pension plans and Discretionary accounts. The company operates into four segments: Retail accounts, Discretionary accounts, Pension accounts and Insurance accounts. The Retail accounts segment has about 3 million unit holders in its 100 mutual funds, or roughly 30 percent of the Swedish population. The Discretionary accounts segment manages investment funds on the behalf of private individuals, governments, corporations, universities, institutions and labour unions. The Pension accounts segment which offers stock and equity funds are marketed and offered as part of tax-deferred retirement programs. The Insurance accounts segment manages the assets of more then 900,000 unit-linked insurance policies, whose assets are invested in a range of funds. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Andra AP-fonden (AP2) is the Swedish Government's Second National Pension Fund/AP2 (SSNPF), headquartered in Gothenburg. The firm was founded in 2001 and has progressively developed and implemented their strategies and infrastructure to become an internationally focused portfolio management firm. AP2 is tasked with an important assignment by the Swedish Government – maximizing the long-term return on Swedish pension assets. Their Board is appointed by the Swedish Government.

Handelsbanken Fonder AB (HBF) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of Handelsbankens Fondbolagsförvaltning AB, ultimately held by Svenska Handelsbanken AB (STO: SHB-A, ADR: SVNLY) in Swede. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm with offices in Luxembourg, Oslo and Helsinki. Founded in 1959, HBF provides financial advisory and investment management services to private individuals as well as corporate and institutional clients including pension funds. They also manage a range of mutual funds as well as exchange-traded funds. The firm is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is an organization that brings together around 1,300 academy members and 250 companies to bridge the gap between academia, business, and politics. The non-profit company is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish company's aim is to work towards people's ability to contribute positively to society. The organization runs an internship program called Tekniksprånget, which gives young people in Sweden the opportunity to test the engineering profession through a four-month paid internship. The program has been running since 2012 and aims to inspire more people to choose a higher technical education. The CEO of the company is Björn O. Nilsson.

Part of Västsvenska Industri- & Handelskammaren Service AB, the private company is based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Swedish company is a private, non-partisan business organization with over 3,000 member companies from all over western Sweden. The company offers export assistance to small and medium-sized businesses, providing a structured path to new markets for successful foreign establishment. The company also offers leadership development programs for customer service, after-sales support, and financial executives. Johan Trouvé has been the CEO of the company since 2009.