The AI boom is pulling Europe’s hottest startups to the U.S.—whether they planned to move or not

Carl Fritjofsson smiles in a blue t-shirt (Credit: Courtesy of Creandum)

Carl Fritjofsson, who has run Stockholm, Sweden-based Creandum’s San Francisco office since 2016, says the timeline for European founders to cross the pond is compressing at a pace he’s never seen. 

“There is more demand in the U.S. today than there is in Europe,” he told Fortune. “Especially if you’re selling towards enterprises with some kind of AI-native product. That is pulling people to do the U.S. expansion faster than ever before.”