This April it is exactly three years since the acquisition of Danish startup, Podio, was celebrated. Since then we have been hoping to see new angels in the Nordic startup scene – but we also see the Podio team continuously improve Podio. The latest news is of a launch of a new app, the Podio Chat app. When you’re working on the …

Denmark’s first platform for peer-to-peer car rental, MinbilDinbil, has been acquired by the largest car sharing platform in the Netherlands, SnappCar. MinbilDinbil takes a serious step back into the race for the Danish car sharing market as the Dutch counterpart SnappCar has bought the company. The merger makes SnappCar the second largest car sharing solution in Europe with a total …

“Donkeys” is the name of a new type of bicycle sharing system, which the Danish company Donkey Republic launches in late July this year. The concept is inspired by the car sharing service Car2Go, and the team behind have already received their first million-investment. By Josefine Maria Hansen  The idea for Donkey Republic emerged as CEO Erdem Ovacik had seen …

Stockholm based Universal Avenue is announcing the international launch of their ‘sales as a service’-app today. With $2 million in investment and initial launch brands including e.g. iZettle and Spotify​ Business from Soundtrack Your Brand, Universal Avenue is ready to start helping small and medium size companies advance their businesses by introducing them to innovative solutions by prominent brands. A …

Great news for the population of the Nordic countries! Ngenic, a Swedish startup from Uppsala, has found a way to solve energy management by creating a special thermostat system which can be managed through a mobile, computer or tablet and can help you save up to 15% of energy you are currently wasting. According to Norden, between 1995 and 2010, energy …

Snapchat is becoming more and more relevant in companies’ branding process. Are you using Snapchat for business purposes and would like to have insight about it? A Danish startup has proposed a new product on the market for a social media channel that marketers still find difficult to figure out. How do my company’s snapchat perform? Which kind of content does my …

The American seed accelerator Y Combinator might be one of the world’s most desired and respected of its kind. Henrik Zillmer, founder of AirHelp, managed to get through the eye of the needle and got accepted to the program. In this blog post he share his experience in order to help other hopeful startups. By Henrik Zillmer, posted at henrikzillmer.com Twice every year, I …

Danish Drinkster won the ‘Student Startup Award’ at Nordic Startup Awards 2012 You can now take part in deciding who should be praised at the Nordic startup scene. The voting for Nordic Startup Awards 2015 is now open. Among other things you can vote for ‘Startup of the Year’, ‘Founder of the Year’ and ‘Best Office Space’. A few honourable …

The Danish startup Refurb focuses on recycling of IT equipment in large companies. They buy up for example used computers, optimise them and sell them with full warranty. By Tobias Ehlig The concept is actually quite simple. Out in the big companies around Europe are a lot of IT equipment that is no longer being used. Refurb contacts these companies, …

Tine Thygesen has decided to change course – after eight years as a CEO she now becomes marketing manager for the upcoming Danish startup Colego. So announces Tine Thygesen in her own blog. In the blog post, she tells that she has decided to devote her talents to Colego, where she will lead a marketing and communication team of eight people. …

Mobile Heights Business Center invites you to a two-day community meetup in Lund,on the 23rd and 24th April. Mobile Heights Business Center, MHBC, is a Swedish business accelerator whom created Nordic Connected Health Star Track, seeking to enhance the success and international scaling of Nordic health startups and so to enable them to compete in the global marketplace. The first day …

Entrepreneurs who want to develop mobile technologies, can now apply for a participation in Startupbootcamp Mobile 2015 in Copenhagen. By Torben Kloster They call themselves the world’s leading accelerator program within mobile technologies, devices and solutions. Startupbootcamp has existed since 2010, and now there is only 10 days until deadline for applications to the mobile version in 2015. Startupbootcamp Mobile 2015 offers startups an …

Agera helps companies and private persons obtain offers from auditors, lawyers and accountants. After conquering especially Sweden Agera is armed to the teeth to continue their expansion. The service is simple: fill in a form describing the task you need completed and receive three non-committal offers within a few hours. Agera is mainly a B2B service but private persons can …

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 …

Do you have what it takes to boost the business of five major organisations? Then attend Reverse Pitching 3.0 in Helsinki, Finland at the 17th of April and show off your talent. Special focus: Media The focus of this edition of Reverse Pitching is Media and Aller, Alma Media, DNA and YLE as well as the energy company Helen are …