“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 …

Tuesday last week Canon Inc made an 23.6 billion SEK ($2.83 billion) offer for network video surveillance market leader Axis AB. This is the biggest purchase ever for the Japanese firm. Canon’s decision about the offer is based on falling demand for digital cameras and an aim to diversify its operations overseas. Axis AB With 1627 employees in more than …

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 …

1. BannerFlow Do you want to make high quality banner ads, so you can retarget your customers on other websites? Banner Flow is a Stockholm-located startup that allows you to make HTML5 banner ads, so you don’t have to hire a graphic designer. Try it here: http://www.bannerflow.com/ 2. Zendesk Zendesk is a Danish startup that has made an online service …

Elance was back with Expert Night on Wednesday, February 4, this time with the theme “Funding for startups”. It was a packed meeting room at Rocket Labs on Wednesday, February 4, which could welcome a number of experienced entrepreneurs who responded to questions and shared their best advices to get funding. The panel had Tine Thygesen, Founders House, Martin von …

Nordic Startup Bits have interviewed some of the most prominent Nordic VC’s, Gregers Kronborg from Northzone, Martin Hauge from Creandum, and Niels Vejrup Carlsen from SEED Capital, about their view on the Nordic startup scene. In the series of articles Nordic Startup Bits will look at the most promising, the worst and the biggest challenges on the Nordic startup scene …

Last fall the startup Noisli was part of the Startupbootcamp Mobile accelerator program in Copenhagen. Now, Apple and Starbucks have chosen them as Starbuck’s Pick of the Week and therefore it will be available as a free download in all Starbucks shops in USA and Canada for the entire week. This is revealed by CEO and founder of Noisli, Stefano …

Are you currently working from your own home and do you have excess space? Then why not share this space with other people also working from their home? The Swedish movement Hoffice facilitates home sharing in a new innovative way. It is a philosophy, and a network of people who wants to work together for free in each others’ homes …

The Icelandic startup scene rejoice after three new VC funds open within the first week of February. There has been talk about creating new VC funds in Iceland for years. As both of the current Icelandic VC funds, NSA Ventures and Frumtak, have been fully invested for years with little flexibility towards new investments. The Icelandic startup scene can rejoice …

UBER breaks their own record week by week – new investment and a very high valuation have been a part of UBERs short history. The total raised capital since the birth of UBER is insanely 2.7 billion dollars. But how can a six-year-old company be worth more than the iconic Harley Davidson, the cereal brand Kellogg’s or Mattel, one of …

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 …

The event organizing startup Conferize has now launched a free version for smaller event organizers. Conferize was founded by entrepreneur Martin Ferro-Thomsen who also co-founded the startup succes Issuu that moved to San Francisco back in 2011. Martin Ferro-Thomsen and his team of 10 people are working straight out of Founders House, the first tech co-working space in Copenhagen that …

The startup community in Stockholm has its own hashtag for the social media called #sthlmtag, the startup community in Oslo has its own hashtag called #Siliconfjord, and the startup community in Copenhagen has introduced its own hashtag called #cphftw. The startup community of the second largest city in Denmark, Aarhus has recently introduced its own hashtag – called #AARsome. Behind …

Are you ready to get out of the basement and move your startup into a real office? Before you get yourself locked into a lease, consider trying a co-working space! They are affordable, flexible and full of like-minded people. This is the first article in a series about co-working spaces in the Nordic region. A co-working space is often a …