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Authenteq is a identity verification and reputation management platform that helps online marketplaces increase transparency and trust by issuing Authenteq IDs to their users to verify that they are who they say they are. By Thorunn Jonsdottir Started as Verificy in March 2014, the team soon decided to change the name to Authenteq as most people pronounced Verificy as “Very …

At TechBBQ the question “Is it possible to grow a global company from Denmark” was raised for a panel consisting of Peter Mühlman, founder of Trustpilot, Morten Lund founder of Skype, Simon Schmincke VC at Earlybird Venture Caital and Thomas Kragelund CEO of Pixels. During the day here at TechBBQ it has been ascertained several times that the Danish startup environment is thriving …

Living his life on what he calls ‘data based gut feelings’ Henrik Werdelin, founder and CEO of Prehype calls himself an OCD entrepreneur. Being a true believer that structure always defines the output, Henrik Werdelin started his presentation explaining how he coincidentally met his wife at a dinner with friends. First he studied various fields of personal psychology and dating theories, …

Unity is a game engine with an integrated development environment that is used by developers around the world to make games that work on multiple platforms, including computers, consoles, smartphones, smart TVs, virtual reality and augmented reality glasses. Unity engine is the dominant global game development software. More games are made with Unity than with any other game technology, as …

Rainmaking Kids is asking the question: “Why not empower our children to aspire to become job creators rather than job seekers?” Today Rainmaking Kids took place at the coworking space Rainmaking Loft in Copenhagen with first and second grade schoolchildren from Frederiksberg Ny Skole. By organising workshops about entrepreneurship, like the one today, Rainmaking Kids wants to familiarize children with …

The tattoo site tattoodo.com is only two years old. Nonetheless, it already has over 10 million visitors a month and is constantly growing. By Torben Kloster “Why aren’t there actually any design portals for tattoos? Just like 99designs.com, but just for people who wants a tattoo?” Johan Plenge, co-founder and owner of Tattoodo.com, wondered as he was getting a tattoo a …

There are generally few women on the stages at entrepreneurial conferences, and this year TechBBQ line up has provoked many inquiries – and with good reason. But it should not lead to women being favoured simply because of their gender. As co-organiser of the entrepreneurial conference TechBBQ I am part of the group (of men), who originally initiated the non-profit …

By receiving data from about 5,000 apps operating worldwide, Priori Data is mapping the mobile app world. What is happening in the mobile app world? Is there a way to unravel the tangle around apps’ performances and revenues to visualize opportunities? Priori Data offers a solution that embraces the entire app economy. Before introducing the company, it might be helpful …

Planday has developed an online rostering system for all types of businesses that use a flexible workforce, such as restaurants, hotels, stores, call centers and gyms. Today the vast majority of small and medium-sized companies are handling their internal organisation, such as duty roster planning, with physical boards and homemade spreadsheets. It is time consuming, and even the smallest mistake …

To get business angel Klaus Nyengaard’s attention you need to mix the characteristics of being entrepreneurial with professionalism Entreprofessionals = a person who is mixing the best of entrepreneurship and professionalism. The Nordics lack experienced entrepreneurs. As one of the most active business angels in the Nordic countries, Klaus Nyengaard takes an active part in shaping the entrepreneurial tech environment. …

On Indiakaj in Copenhagen sits a small group of people rethinking entrepreneurship as we know it – they’re going to make an entrepreneurship formula. Identifying patterns and utilizing standardized processes The company factory Founders has used the first three years to identify the processes that are important for the success of a business. So far, Founders has co-founded five companies, …

As the Western world faces longer life spans and lower birth rates, the demand for innovating welfare technologies is increasing. By Sisse Melsen Today there are four workers per pensioner in Europe. In 2025 there will be three. And in 2050 there will be two. In other words, we will experience a halving of the workforce to support Europe by …

One of Denmark’s most spectacular scenes provide the framework for TechBBQ 2015 – a festival for the country’s startup environment. By Torben Kloster The event frames investors, the national Nordic Startup Awards final, barbeque, big business, entrepreneurs and a lot of brave speakers on stage. Wednesday May 20 the Opera House in Copenhagen hosts TechBBQ 2015. With more than 30 speakers …

Nordic Startup Bits was there as STING Day was held for the sixth consecutive year. With 65 selected startups and more than 140 investors gathered we were in for a great and inspiring day. STING Day is held by the Stockholm based business incubator STING and took place in Stockholm last week. Photo credit stingsthlm The headline of the day was …

Becoming a successful game developer in Denmark is not easy. Yet Steffen Kabbelgaard Grønning, the CEO of the Copenhagen game developing company BetaDwarf, has managed to stand out.   By Jesper K. Kristiansen  In 2011, Steffen Kabbelgaard Grønning and his BetaDwarf cofounder, Kenneth Harder, were both medialogy students at Aalborg University, Ballerup dreaming of becoming game developers. There was only …

No matter where in the world you are, Bownty promises to find you the best value for money experiences. The deal aggregator site Bownty helps clean the clutter created by hundreds of providers of discounted experiences. Bownty makes it possible to only receive preferred deals, in a frequency that suits you, on the medium you’re happiest with. Bownty was founded …

Yesterday the Icelandic startup community got together at Reykjavik University, courtesy of Klak Innovit, Nyherji, and Stjornvisi, to find out who were the Icelandic winners Nordic Startup Awards 2015. (photo credit: Haraldur Gudjonsson) “We are proud to connect with the nordic startup scene and other community leaders through the Nordic Startup Awards. It’s a great platform to bring attention to …

There is room for improvement in the pulsing Nordic startup and business angel environment. The Nordic startup and business angel environment is pulsing. Still more highly remarkable Nordic startups are emerging, and there has never been more venture capital available. But just as startups and entrepreneurs have to mature and grow, great business angels must also emerge over time.  There …

Zpindler is a new platform to capture, play and share interactive video. Using natural interfaces they break the static rules of video as we know it. Video has evolved and changed a lot the past years. Evolving smartphones combined with high speed internet enable multiple ways of creation and consumption of video. New tools enable extreme creativity and engagement. We …

The Norwegian startup community got together at Ingensteds, central Oslo last week to discover who will be competing against the other Nordic startups at the Helsinki Grand Finale of the Nordic Startup Awards this year. By Thorunn Jonsdottir, photo credit Noor Dawod The evening was organised by Oslo Business Region and Startup Norway with a crowd of around 200 people …