Denmark

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 …

The Danish startup Colego experiences great growth and has just received 15 million Danish kroner from the venture company Northcap Partners. The money are earmarked to conquer the European market. On the online portal Colego private persons as well as businesses can obtain tenders on all sorts of tasks, big or small. Regarding their mission Martin Sylvest Lavlund CEO in …

Serbian Teleskin won Europe’s largest startup competition, Next Step Challenge, last year and the 1st prize of two million DKK. Now they are accelerating their growth with a venture investment of six million DKK. Teleskin has developed the app Skin Scan, which will revolutionize the prevention of skin cancer. The solution is based on the team’s more than 30 years …

Crowdcurity, a startup that is helping companies test their resilience against hackers, realized from the beginning, that trust was crucial if they wanted any customers. On the fourth floor of a building, on one of the better locations in downtown San Francisco, sits the core of the Danish startup Crowdcurity, with 11 employees. The road from the good idea, to …

Many startups are trying to make money on the popularity of social networking applications. Two Nordic startups, Icelandic Blendin and Danish Heaps, have created two very similar products that both focus on connecting people for parties. Everyone love spending time with friends, but everyone is always busy, making it hard to coordinate nights out, parties or other social events. Social networking …

At some point in their lives most women have faced the question: should I go with the graceful high heels but have my legs and feet suffer almost unbearable pain at the end of the day OR choose the comfortable, practical but boring shoes? Based on a mission to terminate this dilemma once and for all Danish Nanna Liv has …

Rainmaking Loft is a new Danish co-working space for tech entrepreneurs, which is opening this week at Holmen in Copenhagen. It is the biggest of its kind in Scandinavia with room for 320 residents. Rainmaking Loft Copenhagen is the biggest IT startup co-working space in Scandinavia. It is located in a historic warehouse, which is modernized to fit the need …

The Danish site Nustay.com, which will provide customers with exclusive, personalized offers on luxury hotels, has just secured 500.000 dollars in the first investment round. The site is expected to launch in April. Even though Nustay.com still has not launched and thus lacks a real product the 25 years old founder and CEO Mathias Lundø Nielsen has just secured his …

29 startups gathered at DARE2mansion to fight for a spot in the new Copenhagen based accelerator program Thinkubator. With 130+ applicants the 29 startups were chosen and pitched in front of a jury this week. Six were selected at the audition last week and the final four were announced this week. Thinkubator is focused on helping early stage startups create what they …

Every entrepreneurs worst nightmare became a reality for Danish startup, Sesame Labs, just a few days before they were about to launch their smart lock. An US based startup beat them to the punch and launched a similar product with an identical name. Sometimes fate plays cruel tricks and you are tempted to ask yourself “What are the odds?” This …

The Danish startup, Trustpilot, which specializes in user reviews of companies’ customer service products, has had a growth in revenue of 80% from 2013 to 2014 as well as an growth in reviews by 50% compared to previous years. The companies have realized the value of user reviews, explains the CEO of Trustpilot. You may also like: Trustpilot join Bing …

Danish Audiocase is the startup behind a new portable wireless speaker, with the goal of bringing back the social aspect of listening to music. The team behind Audiocase is ready to take the startup a step further, and will be launching their Kickstarter Campaign this Friday at CROWD15, a crowdfunding conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Premium sound on the go! Audiocase …

The vacation rental portal, SunnyRentals.com, was bought last year by their competitor Vacasol. The acquisition came after SunnyRentals has had a deficit for several years, but that does not mean the investment was bad. SunnyRentals, founded in 2009, has been acquired by Vacasol, which has facilitated online booking of vacation rentals throughout Europe. The Danish Vacation rental portal SunnyRentals.com had …

The following article is based on a blogpost by Thor Fridriksson, founder of the football app Champion. He shares his honest experiences with running out money for your startup, without a way for getting further funding. Thor Fridriksson developed the football app, Pumodo, in cooperation with Thomas Watson back in 2012. The product had a great start with good feedback …

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 …

“Nine out of ten Danes do not have a will. This is despite the fact that they are well aware of the difficult situation they put the people they leave behind in.” Says Jørgen Koch, Co-founder of a new online initiative, SikkerArv.dk. If you ask Danes, it is the lawyer’s high hourly rate, which is the cause behind the low …

This article is a part of our content-partner program and is made in collaboration with DI ITEK. DI ITEK is an organization that aims to give Danish businesses the best conditions possible to develop, among other things by offering consultancy concerning staff, international service, productivity and competence development. DI ITEK is part ofthe European campaign, Watify, which aims to support digital …

“TV commercials are expensive but strengthen the company’s brand.” So says the man behind the Danish online-based accounting program Billy, Toke Kruse, whom in recent times has had great success with a nationwide TV add on TV2. Toke Kruse talks about how Billy will improve its brand, how their product is being improved and how a nationwide TV commercial pave …

Both Nets and Cashbackpoint.dk has entered the battle for loyalty programs directly for the Danish payment card Dankort. Simply put the new services offer to collect the consumers’ entire range of customer loyalty cards in the Dankort. Loyalty clubs are often associated with overfilled wallets and a long line waiting behind the customer who is eagerly trying to find the …

Denmark’s largest startup conference kicks off on May 20th, when TechBBQ opens its doors for the third time. The event offers a full day of focused learning, valuable networking and delicious food. The organizing team is preparing for another amazing conference where we celebrate success and learn from stories delivered by Denmark’s elite startup founders. This year, TechBBQ is gearing …