KTH Royal Institute of Technology
MSc Technology-based Entrepreneurship
Stockholm, Sweden
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2027
TUITION FEES
SEK 360,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-EU/EEA/Swiss | no tuition fee for citizens of EU/EEA country or Switzerland
Key Summary
About: The MSc Technology-based Entrepreneurship at KTH blends technology, innovation and venturing to prepare founders and corporate innovators. It's a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) taught in English, awarding a Master of Science and taught at KTH Campus in Stockholm. Year one covers entrepreneurship fundamentals and venture execution; year two includes research methodology, a challenge-based field project in the Stockholm ecosystem, and a master's project. The Technology Entrepreneurship Lab and international faculty advise projects.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as founder, innovation manager, product manager, digital strategy consultant, management consultant, customer success manager, project manager globally in firms and startups.
The master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship provides students with the skills to drive innovation at large corporations or create and grow their entrepreneurial ventures. It combines a strong focus on technology with expertise in entrepreneurship, innovation and venturing. Graduates have a unique skill-set in innovation and management and a value-creating mindset adept for dynamic careers.
Technology-based Entrepreneurship at KTH
Today's economy demands individuals with entrepreneurial skills who can identify opportunities, take initiative, and solve problems creatively. This new programme aims to develop future leaders of change who will not only lead large global corporations and organisations but also create and expand innovative ventures that deliver value by addressing customer and societal issues in sustainable, non-traditional ways.
During the first semester, you will gain fundamental knowledge about entrepreneurship, finding challenges, and capturing and developing ideas to solve problems. In the second semester, you will learn how to execute and grow a company. The second year starts with a course in research methodology and a field project focusing on challenge-based entrepreneurship that will allow you to work closely with the more practical project together within the Stockholm entrepreneurship ecosystem. During the final semester, you will conduct a master's degree project.
The programme has an international panel of professors and experts who advise the programme leadership on content issues and provide control and external validation regarding the field and final master's degree projects. Additionally, Sweden is a leading nation in technology and innovation, and this programme is developed in close collaboration with the Technology Entrepreneurship Lab at KTH, providing significant opportunities for students.
This is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) in English. Graduates are awarded the Master of Science degree. The School of Industrial Engineering and Management (at KTH) offers the programme mainly at the KTH Campus in Stockholm.
The two-year master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship consists of three terms of courses and one final term dedicated to the master's degree project. Each term consist of approximately 30 ECTS credits. The courses presented on this page apply to studies starting in autumn 2026.
Year 1
Mandatory Courses
- Technology-based Venture Realisation (ME2623) 7.5 credits
- Managing Firm Growth (ME2624) 7.5 credits
- Technology-based Entrepreneurship (ME2620) 7.5 credits
- Business Opportunity Development (ME2621) 7.5 credits
- Innovative Business Models (ME2622) 7.5 credits
- Finance for Technology-based Entrepreneurship (ME2626) 7.5 credits
A Language course can not be counted as an elective course within the programme
A minimum of 3 conditionally elective courses must be taken during years 1-2.
Conditionally Elective Courses
- Logistics & Supply Chain Management (ME2053) 6 credits
- Leadership and Power in Industrial Organisations: Perspectives of Gender and Diversity (ME2075) 6 credits
- Project Management: Leading Project-based Operations (ME2017) 6 credits
- Supply Chain Risk Management (ME2154) 7.5 credits
- Energy Business (ME2087) 6 credits
- Brand Portfolio Management (ME2088) 6 credits
- Purchasing & Supply Chain Management (ME2054) 6 credits
- Transformation in Energy Systems and Industries (ME2085) 6 credits
- Negotiations for Start-ups (ME2827) 7.5 credits
- Entrepreneurial family firms (ME2836) 7.5 credits
- Luxury Strategy and Business Reality (ME2188) 3 credits
- Green Economics (ME2722) 7.5 credits
- Project Management: Leadership and Control (ME2016) 6 credits
- Global Energy Markets and Systems in Transition (ME2086) 6 credits
- Internet Marketing (ME2094) 7.5 credits
- Social Entrepreneurship (ME2826) 7.5 credits
- Finance for Start-ups (ME2825) 7.5 credits
- Entrepreneurial Mindset (ME2838) 5 credits
Year 2
A minimum of 3 conditionally elective courses must be taken during years 1-2.
Mandatory Courses
- Degree Project in Industrial Economics and Management, Second Cycle (ME210X) 30 credits
- Research Methods in Industrial Engineering and Management (ME2003) 7.5 credits
- Challenge-driven technology-based entrepreneurship (ME2625) 15 credits
The master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship provides you with the frameworks and skills to develop companies in a dynamic global business environment. The programme equips you with a specialist understanding of technology-based entrepreneurial management. It's about designing the systems and organisations that create, capture and deliver value based on products and services.
The programme focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation and venturing within a predominantly technical context. You will understand the dynamics of innovation and entrepreneurship through advanced-level academic courses on entrepreneurial business and management, concentrating on the specific technological and business conditions within selected technology application areas (for example, ICT, life sciences, manufacturing and services). Challenges and opportunities in essential aspects such as sustainability, globalisation and diversity are discussed throughout the programme.
KTH Scholarships
KTH offers four different scholarship opportunities for master's studies. The KTH Scholarship covers the tuition fee of a one or two-year master’s programme. The KTH One-Year Scholarship is aimed at current KTH master's programme students and covers the tuition fee of the second year of studies. The KTH Joint Programme Scholarship is aimed at students in certain joint programmes and covers the tuition fee for the study period spent at KTH. The KTH India Scholarship is aimed specifically at students from India.
- KTH Scholarship
- KTH One-Year Scholarship
- KTH Joint Programme Scholarship
- KTH India Scholarship
Swedish Institute
SI Scholarship for Global Professionals
The SI Scholarship for Global Professionals covers the tuition fee for a master's programme and also includes living costs. It is open to students from 33 countries with previous work and leadership experience. You apply directly to SI after completing your application to KTH.
SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM
The SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM covers the tuition fee of a selection of master's programmes at KTH and also includes living costs. It is open to female students from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand or Vietnam. You apply directly to SI after completing your application to KTH.
KTH associated scholarship organisations
KTH cooperates with the following organisations, providing scholarship opportunities for prospective KTH students.
- COLFUTURO (Programa Crédito Beca) for students from Colombia
- LPDP (Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education) for students from Indonesia
- FUNED for students from Mexico
- MESCYT for students from the Dominican Republic
- ANII for students from Uruguay
Scholarship portals
- IEFA database: The IEFA database offers a comprehensive scholarship search, grant listing, and international student loan programmes.
- Studyportals: The Studyportals scholarship database lists over 1,000 scholarships and grants for students worldwide applying for studies in the EU.
- Scholars4dev: Scholarships for Development is a database of scholarships open to students from developing countries.
- WeMakeScholars: WeMakeScholars helps students from India secure education loans from banks and NBFCs. They also list more than 26,000 international scholarships from different trusts, foundations, and the government. Bodies.
Deferment of student loans in the United States
KTH is an accredited institution at the US Department of Education and holds a Title IV 'Deferment Only' status (OPE ID 03274300). US students may defer payments on existing federal student loan accounts while enrolled in a master’s programme at KTH. The 'Deferment Only' status does not allow students to take out federal student loans for enrollment at KTH. However, the accreditation facilitates grant and loan opportunities for US students, as many private student loan institutions in the US use this designation as a requirement to grant new loans. Students who wish to defer payments must contact their lending institution in the US.
The master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship represents one of the most important engines of value and new wealth creation in the contemporary economy. We developed this programme for those who want to kick-start a new personal venture or who are looking to pursue a fast-track career in innovative companies. As most corporations need to be more innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial, this programme prepares you to meet this demand.
After graduation, you can expect to take on roles such as innovation manager, customer success manager, management consultant, founder, digital marketer, business intelligence developer, digital strategy consultant, sales and marketing manager, product development manager and project manager. Graduates work in companies such as Ericsson, H&M, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PayPal, PWC, Salesforce, SEB, and Telia, as well as start-ups like Detectify, Furhat Robotics, FunRock, Connected Senses and MAD Foundation.
This programme is ideal for students who aim to launch successful technology-based ventures in large organisations or new entities. It is designed for students pursuing careers in various roles, such as corporate ventures, venture capital, technology development and commercialisation, product and project management, start-up leadership, and other broad management roles.