> raise money across borders
Tell that to any number of seed-stage, bootstrapped companies in Stockholm. A fund-raising "roadshow" from Stockholm to London can be very costly -- especially if it is unsuccessful.
[1] - https://www.cbinsights.com/reports/CB-Insights-KPMG-Report-Q...
As I said, you don't get funding for an idea anymore so being bootstrapped is becoming the norm. The presentation even says that "all in all, Q3 was a quarter for big, big deals. Less so for seed-stage and Angel financing, both of which were down for the fifth consecutive quarter on a global basis". Fundraising is never easy, but having more and more eyes on Stockholm helps.