Indian Founder Forced to Leave Sweden Sparks Debate: Is Europe Losing Global Talent to Bureaucracy?
Abhijith Nag Balasubamanya, founder and CEO of Hydro Space Sweden AB—an agri-tech startup focused on microgreens production to enhance local food security—announced on LinkedIn that he is being forced to leave the country by the end of February 2026. He has sold the company and is returning to India, describing the situation as an “eviction” rather than a voluntary exit . In a detailed, widely shared post that has resonated across global founder communities, Abhijith accused Sweden’s Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) of operating a “hostile,” “dysfunctional,” and increasingly “xenophobic” system toward foreign entrepreneurs .








