Studentvikarie added Viking Ventures as investor in the company.

Studentvikarie, a Gothenburg, Sweden-based company operating a digital recruitment marketplace for the education industry, announced that it added an undisclosed amount of capital investment from Viking Ventures.

Viking Venture holds 40% of the shares of Studentvikarie after the investment while the two founders of the company continue as major shareholders together with the management team.

Studentvikarie, founded in 2015 by Kristoffer Persson and Gustav Bild, built a digital marketplace used for matching the need for temporary teachers in education with motivated and competent students. The company has undergone rapid growth in Sweden reaching SEK 48M ($5.2M) revenues in 2018.