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Candela

Candela

Private
StockholmMobility, Transportation & Logisticshttps://candela.com/

Last Round

VC Round

Mar 17, 2026

Est. Valuation

$238M

Total Funding Raised

$123.2M

Momentum

Top 10%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Candela is a marine technology company that manufactures electric hydrofoil boats and ferries designed to facilitate the transition to fossil-fuel-free marine transportation through advanced flight control systems and fully submerged hydrofoils.

Sector

Mobility, Transportation & Logistics

Verticals

Electric Vehicles, Clean Transportation, Maritime & Shipping, EV Charging

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

electric hydrofoilTesla of boatselectric ferryhydrofoil vesselflying boatelectric boatsustainable maritimewaterborne transportflight control systemelectric day cruisermarine decarbonizationEV chargingclean transportation

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Candela Comps

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Candela comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Candela Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
VC RoundMar 17, 2026
Series CNov 21, 2024
Series CMar 19, 2024
VC RoundAug 13, 2023
Series BMar 20, 2023
Series A
Dec 8, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Johan Wadelius

Director Manufacturing Engineering (Interim), Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Mats Zellmer

CFO

Executive Team

Markus Gardbring

COO

Executive Team

Karl Fägersten

CPO

Executive Team

Candela Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Candela investors
InvestorRounds
EQT VenturesSeries C, Series B, Series A
Skandinaviska Enskilda BankenSeries C
SEB Private EquityVC Round, Series C
International Finance CorporationVC Round
Swedish Transport AdministrationGrant
Region StockholmGrant
EQT VenturesSeries C, Series B, VC Round, Series A

Market signals

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  • Apr 11, 2026

    Boreal AS ordered 20 electric hydrofoil vessels.

  • Apr 8, 2026

    Sofia Graflund appointed as the new chief executive officer.

Candela Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersStockholm
Employee Range344
Year Founded2014
Last FundingMar 17, 2026

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