There are 40 million small business owners in Europe alone. The one thing they all got in common is that every small business needs a bank account, as well as tools to take care of their business. Holvi is looking to fill that need. Currently there are 40 million small business owners in Europe, making the micro business segment the …

Rainmaking Loft is a new Danish co-working space for tech entrepreneurs, which is opening this week at Holmen in Copenhagen. It is the biggest of its kind in Scandinavia with room for 320 residents. Rainmaking Loft Copenhagen is the biggest IT startup co-working space in Scandinavia. It is located in a historic warehouse, which is modernized to fit the need …

Startup Extreme is a two-day technology conference in the end of June. Three hundred invited guests, consisting of international investors, tech media, community leaders and tech stars from Norway and the rest of the Nordics, will be experiencing the extremes of Norway’s fjords and mountains. In the mountains of Voss Three hundred invited guests, consisting of international investors, tech media, …

The Danish site Nustay.com, which will provide customers with exclusive, personalized offers on luxury hotels, has just secured 500.000 dollars in the first investment round. The site is expected to launch in April. Even though Nustay.com still has not launched and thus lacks a real product the 25 years old founder and CEO Mathias Lundø Nielsen has just secured his …

29 startups gathered at DARE2mansion to fight for a spot in the new Copenhagen based accelerator program Thinkubator. With 130+ applicants the 29 startups were chosen and pitched in front of a jury this week. Six were selected at the audition last week and the final four were announced this week. Thinkubator is focused on helping early stage startups create what they …

MESH is a Norwegian co-working and event space in downtown Oslo, which is connecting and accelerating the startup scene in Norway. MESH believe that Norway’s future should be dependent on talented people creating startups instead of the North Sea oil. MESH is a big house for the entrepreneurs and creative minds of Oslo, located in a 2500 square meter four …

Every entrepreneurs worst nightmare became a reality for Danish startup, Sesame Labs, just a few days before they were about to launch their smart lock. An US based startup beat them to the punch and launched a similar product with an identical name. Sometimes fate plays cruel tricks and you are tempted to ask yourself “What are the odds?” This …

Uppstart is a free one-day technology startup event for anyone interested in the field, regardless of occupation. So whether you are a student, a startup, an entrepreneur, an investor or anything in between Uppstart is the event you want to join if you share the interest. Two times a year the city of Uppsala hosts Uppstart and recently the event …

Erik Byrenius is a former entrepreneur who wishes to give something back to the startup community. After selling his first startup Onlinepizza.se Erik wished to “enter” the startup scene anew. By a circuitous route this wish turned into startupdocs.se. Here, you can download fair and standardised term sheet, shareholders’ agreement, a guide to stock options and more – for free. …

The Danish startup, Trustpilot, which specializes in user reviews of companies’ customer service products, has had a growth in revenue of 80% from 2013 to 2014 as well as an growth in reviews by 50% compared to previous years. The companies have realized the value of user reviews, explains the CEO of Trustpilot. You may also like: Trustpilot join Bing …

Danish Audiocase is the startup behind a new portable wireless speaker, with the goal of bringing back the social aspect of listening to music. The team behind Audiocase is ready to take the startup a step further, and will be launching their Kickstarter Campaign this Friday at CROWD15, a crowdfunding conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Premium sound on the go! Audiocase …

Last week Swedish iZettle, Europe’s number one provider of mobile payment services introduced iZettle Card Reader Lite – the world’s first free-­of-­charge Chip & PIN reader. With the Chip and PIN reader from iZettle all you need to start, run and improve your business is a smartphone or tablet. An easy solution with a transparent price structure Lite is a …

The vacation rental portal, SunnyRentals.com, was bought last year by their competitor Vacasol. The acquisition came after SunnyRentals has had a deficit for several years, but that does not mean the investment was bad. SunnyRentals, founded in 2009, has been acquired by Vacasol, which has facilitated online booking of vacation rentals throughout Europe. The Danish Vacation rental portal SunnyRentals.com had …

The app Closr is started by the two Swedish entrepreneurs Alex Lewerentz and Peter Eriksson. They started the app Closr because they had so many contacts spread over the phone book and other social networks, but still they had no place to save important information to help them remember stuff that they wanted to pick up on the next time …

Swedish Phoodster has created an app that generates mouth-watering meal suggestions incorporating items currently on sale at your local stores. An Idea Born from an everyday problem Most of us have a hard time deciding what to cook, especially if you are trying a new diet or are looking for something special. We are bombarded with promotions as soon as …