Flic is a wireless shortcut button that allows you to perform smart actions on your phone with a simple click. Flic is a Swedish startup that is making life even more simple for smart phone users. With a simple click of a Flic button, users have access to a variety of different functions. These include controlling lights, playing music, taking …

Emfit QS (Emfit quantified-sleep) is a device that can help users optimize their fitness performance by tracking heart rate variability. The company Emfit has a long track record, but is now pivoting into a fast growing health tech company. The device itself is a non-contact monitoring system that is unobtrusively installed under the mattress and it provides comprehensive reports about physical …

Nicolai Sederberg Rottbøll is a Danish entrepreneur who used his industry experience and expertise in cluster development to form a unique consulting company called the Quercus Group. I was lucky to get to chat with him over coffee to discuss the exciting world of cluster development and his experiences starting his company. What was your background before you became an entrepreneur? …

4Alle Denmark is an organization that links consumers, businesses and non-governmental organizations. Their innovative and novel platform has the potential to make impact on current corporate social responsibilities (CSR) strategies and set a new trend in charitable giving for consumers. 4Alle Denmark is a non-for-profit organization founded in 2015 by Toni Prodan and Adrian Holm. The two friends met during their studies …

Minc’s Wearable Tech Hackathon is welcoming IT enthusiasts for the second time. Hackers in and around the Skåne County are invited to participate in 24 hour intensive hackathon and are challenged to come up with the next wearable tech innovation. What is Minc? Minc is a hub tailored for entrepreneurs and offering such services as coaching and mentoring, office space, networking …

For the moment Danish startups do not have the opportunity to compare themselves to their counterparts in the international arena. A collaboration with DAMVAD and Startup Compass hopes to put Danish startups on the map. Limited Information Denmark is international renown for its startup scene. Yet there is little data available about the startup industry. This lack of data makes …

Danish startup Workaway is at it again, this time whizzing its entrepreneurs to a secluded villa in the outskirts of Marrakesh and Adadir. The goal of Workaway is to give participants an opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs, solve internal business problems and expand their customer base. The seven day course also gave participants the opportunity to take in the …

Startup Travels and Workaway Camp are partnering up this May to help connect entrepreneurs around the world in sunny Barcelona. Workaway Camps provides entrepreneurs with a more unorthodox working environment. The two types of camps on offer include ‘adventure camps’ whereby Workaway organizes trips to ‘explore parts of the world,’ climbing mountains and the likes, and remote luxury hotel getaways …

Kahoot is Norwegian game-based classroom response application aiming to allow teacher to engage students in a fun, interactive and innovative way. The application allows users to create quizzes, discussions and surveys in real time that students can access on any web browser. From gameshow to lecture quiz Kahoot was conceptualized by Norwegian University of Science and Technology professor Alf Inge …

Danish start-up Airtame just received 1.4 million of seed funding from angel investor and Libratone-founder Tommy Andersen and SEED Capital. This is after Airtame successfully raised 1.3 million from crowd-funding site Indiegogo in late 2013 The money will be used to fund a full product launch of Airtame’s HDMI device which lets users share content from their devices wirelessly.  Airtame …

The popular digital health application Endomondo has been sold to the fitness brand Under Armour. The fitness app has been downloaded over 24 million times from users around the world since they started back in 2007. Access to the data of these millions of users is the likely motivation of Under Armour’s acquisition of Endomondo. Endomondo contains user profiles and …

Recently there has been a trend for unconventional style work experiences for entrepreneurs. Work camps and adventure trips have become popular alternatives for startups to unleash their creativity. By Dinuka Muhandiramge. Startups are typically renown for their cool, funky work spaces. Ping pong tables, sauna-style meeting rooms, faux grass floors are just a few of the unorthodox design styles one …

Grants4Apps is an accelerator programme conceptualized by pharmaceutical giant Bayer.  The 1st of December marked Demo Day where each of the five European healthcare startups had the opportunity to unveil their product. By Dinuka Muhandiramge. I arrived in Berlin the first day of December. The wind was chilly amongst the derelict Soviet style buildings and the majestic historical landmarks. The air was filled …

Often great ideas are bestowed amongst those who have limited funds to invest in them. We often hear of entrepreneurs using up their life savings and maxing out their credit cards in order to follow their passion. Crowdfunding has become a recent phenomenon for entrepreneurs and other idea-makers to gain funds on a grassroots level. They do this through accumulating …

Woomio is a platform enabling everybody to get paid for becoming brand ambassadors for their favourite fashion stores. A popular method used by fashion retailers is the use of affiliates to endorse their products. Popular fashion bloggers often have access to affiliate links from such retailers. They hence are entitled to a cut of the revenue if their followers use …

Startuptravels is an online platform connecting entrepreneurs across the globe. The idea for the platform was conceptualised by Anders Hasselstrøm. The Danish entrepreneur spends an extensive amount of time in Scotland visiting his girlfriend. During this time he realised there was no adequate platform to connect travelling entrepreneurs with one another. Essentially most networking sites are focused on connecting people …

Workflow-to-go is a mobile based solution providing information about specific workflows to employees when needed. Optimizing workplace productivity is an aim of all companies and organizations. Poor quality work can directly lead to wastage, less output and a negative reputation. workflow-to-go was essentially conceptualized to solve the problem of poor productivity. It is an IT system that is programmed to …

Flauntin: a platform strengthening the relationship between fashion stores and their customers. Flauntin is an app that enables fashion lovers to get discounts on their favourite boutiques through essentially “flauntin” their purchases. A generous 10% discount is available for users that share their purchases on social media applications such as Facebook. These discount opportunities are available in the 32 stores …

APPLE A DAY is attempting to penetrate the fat and sugar filled market with its line of tasty fruit and vegetable based treats. Attributing its name from a famous English proverb, APPLE A DAY, is Danish company producing healthy, organic and delicious snack foods. The company was first launched in February 2013 and is run by three young entrepreneurs Rasmus …

Sharingear is a peer-to-peer platform for musicians to lease or rent backline equipment and instruments. With the increased rate of piracy in recent years, touring has become a popular means of financial support for musicians. However touring is an expensive exercise due to the high costs of transporting heavy equipment. Sharingear aims to solve this problem by offering users a …