The Nordic One project strives to create an ecosystem for young and experienced entrepreneurs alike with a focus on international growth from day one. Starting a company is a daunting task, no matter which market one starts out in. But being from a city in the Nordic region that would be considered a town in the US – perhaps a …

On the 26th of May the Nordic Startup Awards grand final took place in Helsinki, Finland. See the winners and get a more thorough impression of the entire initiative here. Before the final Kim Balle, CEO of Nordic Startup Awards said the following about the event: “We have received hundreds of nominations and more than 10,000 votes have been submitted. …

Swedish startup, Pricelizer is all about creating a great online shopping environment for their customers. The what and the how  is what they believe sets them apart from the competition.   Bought an item online? Then you’ve likely encountered instances when you have failed to follow through with a purchase. This could be down to a variety of reasons. What Pricelizer is aiming …

In the following very inspirational blog post CEO of Swipes Kasper Phil brutally honest tells about how his experience with prison helped him become the CEO he is today. Find the original post here When you meet me today talking about my startup Swipes, an inspiring productivity company, you’ll see a very smart and passionate guy that makes it all look …

On June 4 the Danish startup Aporta Digital will compete at this year’s Tech World Championship. You now have the opportunity to vote them to the top. On June 4 World Cup Tech Challenge 2015 is launched at Microsoft in Silicon Valley, San Francisco. 200 startups from 53 different countries have been cut down to a final group consisting of …

All are equal before the law. Yet, sometimes it is quite impossible to reach the courtroom and get your rights recognized. Swedish Swiftcourt wishes to change this by making the legal framework accessible, fast and economically affordable. Nowadays, many legal disputes arise as a result of unsatisfactory transactions over the internet. However, these disputes  are not tried in court as …

Finnish mobile technology company meshly is building a community of people seeking to explore immediate Opportunities around them – like professional offers, expert help, events and networking meetings or even just lunch. “We have seen the need for meshly many times when looking to find great people or trying to start businesses abroad without an existing network”, says CEO Niko Porkka in a recently published press …

At TechBBQ on May 20th 2015 The Nordic Web had a chance to talk two of the most prominent and successful Danish entrepreneurs; Esben Østergaard founder of Universal Robots and Peter Mühlmann founder of Trustpilot. In addition they also talked to some venture capitalists regarding the Nordic startup ecosystem. Get some unique insights by listening to the podcast in the end of …

With their task management app the Danish startup Swipes helps users get to the bottom of the daily tasks. In a new blog post they explain how you can become more effective using their app. Swipes was founded in June 2013 by Kasper Pihl Tornøe, Yana Vlatchkova and Stefan Vladimirov. The startup drew attention to themself in September 2014 as they secured the …

A few months ago a colleague came to me talking about m-commerce instead of e-commerce, regarding some solutions for my company. Curious idea, I thought, while this guy kept talking about how Mobile Commerce is changing our concept of “Store”. He was really very good explaining to me some of the best practices currently in use on mobile commerce sites …

The Danish user review platform Trustpilot raises 500 million Danish kroner in a new investment round, and is getting ready for a major US venture, and to redeem the global potential. Trustpilot started in Aarhus, Denmark in 2008 and has since proven to be spot on with current trends of user generated content and user reviews. The global journey began …

The social football network Tonsser enables football players of all levels to measure and analyse their performance. Simply put, Tonsser is a hybrid of Football Manager and LinkedIn, where players’ performance comes to life after a game. Before Tonsser, tracking your performance at practice as well as matches was reserved for professionals. Now, football players of all ages and levels …

During the weekend 15th-17th of May Startupbootcamp Mobile 2015 had their ‘Selection Days’ and the final eight participants for the program is now found. By Torben Kloster Startupbootcamp is an accelerator that helps startups from across Europe to kick start their business. The accelerator is founded in Denmark, but has since then evolved to become a European accelerator program also …

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? …

What happens when you bring together more than 1,000 tech entrepreneurs in the Opera and give them the stage? They make a pose and ask you to take them a picture and then share the success, the failure and the lessons learned from their startup experience. By Zlatina Tsvetkova Who has “complexity issues?” This is the question that the startup team …