Justlearn is Danish ed-tech company founded in 2017 with a mission to democratize access to language learning. The mission behind Justlearn it to be able to teach language without attending any classes, educational institutions, or standardized language courses. Justlearn plans to democratize acces to language learning through customization. Each student learns at their own pace with a dedicated tutor, always …
Read More »Finnish biotech startup Kääpä raises Series A to grow mushroom product line
The industry award winning Nordic Mushrooms product line by KÄÄPÄ Biotech, a Finnish biotechnology startup, has caught the attention of major global nutritional supplement manufacturers. The demand on the wholesale product line has increased rapidly and therefore KÄÄPÄ Biotech is now entering into the Series A investment stage to scale up the production capacity to match the high international demand …
Read More »Crowd For Impact disrupts the crowdfunding market through impact specific crowdfunding
A Helsinki based startup, Crowd For Impact, has launched a crowdfunding platform for impact startups solving global issues. It offers both individuals and companies a chance to support impact projects, and receive responsibly produced goods and services in return. Crowd For Impact is a reward based crowdfunding platform that combines crowdfunding, corporate sustainability and startup funding into a unique tool …
Read More »Swedish Truecaller to IPO (aka what is in an exit)
This week, tech platform Intuit announced they are acquiring marketing firm Mailchimp for $12bn. Altanta-based Mailchimp has grown to its 2.4 million monthly active users without raising a single dollar of external funding, making the exit a lucrative one for the owners. The owners of Mailchimp are its two founders. Also this week, Stockholm-based caller-identification service Truecaller confirmed its intention …
Read More »Finland’s StemSight, first human stem cell startup from Finland, announces seed funding round
All female founded StemSight is the first human stem cell startup from Finland to receive funding, announcing a €500000 seed round from Voima Ventures. Stemsight aims to help over 12 million people suffer from corneal blindness regain their sight. The all female-founded team, based in Tampere, has announced a new seed round from the DeepTech fund Voima Ventures and Avohoidan …
Read More »EU Agency for the Space Programme launches #myEUspace competition for startups
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) launches #myEUspace competition. The EU prize contest targets innovators and entrepreneurs ready to explore, develop and commercialize innovative solutions that leverage EU Space data and services, going beyond the current space-applications horizon, and fusing and testing new technologies in location-based services, smart mobility, smart agriculture, geomatics, and for the first-time, quantum …
Read More »Finnish startup Pibox raises funding for remote collaboration solution for audio content
Pibox is a centralized/all-in-one remote collaboration solution developed for working with creative collaboration. It is used daily by the head of a production, music producers, managers and sound engineers. Now, Pibox has raised € 150,000 in funding from the Pitchdrive fund and several angel investors. Pibox was launched in 2018. The solution first raised interest among music producers, sound technicians …
Read More »Beauty-tech startup Watalook lands $1M in pre-seed
The Lithuanian based startup Watalook is striving to redefine the beauty tech market with its digital assistant for independent beauty professionals across the U.S. Watalook has experienced a growth of over 30% in users each month and has recently raised $1M in the pre-seed round co-led by Startup Wise Guys, Crosspring, Launchpad Capital, and angel investors. Watalook provides a platform …
Read More »Estonian start-up helps to save up to 50% of EU housing energy consumption through intelligent building solution
Bisly, the Estonian tech company developing intelligent building solutions, has raised 1.7 million euros to carry out its aggressive expansion plan into European countries. The tech start-up’s technology helps to make energy consumption up to two times more efficient. According to Siim Vips, founder and CEO of Bisly, buildings consume up to 40% of energy in the EU and automated …
Read More »Swedish startup ElByte combines comparison of electricity agreements to reduce energy consumption
Elbyte started as a page with detailed guides about the Swedish electricity market, but now you can also compare and find cheap electricity prices and electricity agreements in their comparison service. Elbyte was started with a passion for sustainability and how you as a consumer of electricity could reduce your consumption. The founders of Elbyte felt that more sustainability is …
Read More »Denmark’s Custimy raised $800K round to help SMBs understand their customers
Danish software start-up Custimy.io has developed a Customer Data Platform (CDP), to help SMBs challenge the multinational e-commerce giants through smarter use of customer data. Less than a year into its existence, Custimy.io raises more than $800k in pre seed funding to take the next steps in their journey towards empowering SMBs through data insights. Software start-up Custimy.io has developed a …
Read More »SNÖ Ventures launch new $100m Nordic venture fund backed by Peter Thiel
Oslo-based SNÖ Ventures has launched its second fund to invest in visionary Nordic entrepreneurs and connect the Nordics with the US and broader Europe. The new fund targets $100M to invest in early stage, high-growth Nordic tech companies with the potential to disrupt, create or capture large markets through transformative technology or solutions. By Kremena Tosheva SNÖ Ventures is led …
Read More »Ten startups chosen to accelerate the development of sustainable cities in Nordics
The Copenhagen-based Nordic accelerator Urbantech Program, hosted by BloxHub, has announced the 10 most promising and innovative sustainable technology startups for their 2021 batch. This announcement comes after a global search for urbantech startups. According to the UN, up to 70 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2050. This creates major challenges and calls …
Read More »Civinity invests €15 million in PropTech startups
Civinity, one of the largest facility management and engineering groups in the Baltic states, has announced the launch of their new investment management firm called Pentaframe Capital. Pentaframe Capital plans to invest up to €15 million across the following five years, with focus on real estate, facility management, and smart city tech startups across Europe. By Rūta Lapinskienė Pentaframe Capital plans …
Read More »Finnish scale-up Nosto acquires Stackla, a global visual content marketing platform
The Finnish commerce experience scale-up Nosto has aquired Stackla, a visual content marketing platform for user-generated content. The acquisition is Nostos first acquisition and marks their entrance into the Australian and Southeast Asian markets. By Uday Radia AI-powered personalized shopping Nosto, a Finnish commerce experience scale-up which helps retailers deliver personalized digital shopping experiences, has acquired Stackla, a global visual …
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Slush 2024 Side Events (hand picked by the pros)
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#ActionMatters 2024 edition – Arctic15
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Hunome is for humans, by humans, and about humans.
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Silo.ai launches at Slush 2023
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The Slush Chronicles: Founders Unplugged: Veera Siivonen
This piece is part of the Slush Chronicles series, “Founders Unplugged,” where we interview founders …
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Slush 2024 Side Events (hand picked by the pros)
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#ActionMatters 2024 edition – Arctic15
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Hunome is for humans, by humans, and about humans.
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Silo.ai launches at Slush 2023