August, 2020

• 6 August

  Danish AI & 3D Printing companies lead Spanish accelerator BIND 4.0

  

  Danish startups AddiFab and Nordbo Robotics, were selected among more than 570 applications from all over the world to develop solutions in collaboration with companies in the health and manufacturing fields, such as BTI and ITP, as part of the BIND 4.0 accelerator. Each year, BIND 4.0, developed by the Department of Economic Development and Infrastructure through the SPRI Group, …

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June, 2020

• 26 June

  Danish edtech CanopyLAB acquires Peruvian publishing startup YoPublico to serve rapidly expanding userbase in Latin America.

  

  Danish edtech CanopyLAB is behind a social and adaptive learning platform that is being used in more than 85 different countries. By Esben Trier Based on co-founder Sahra-Josephine Hjorth’s Ph.D. research at the University of Aalborg, CanopyLAB launched its product in late 2018 with a focus on corporate learning. With COVID-19 CanopyLAB’s reach expanded dramatically in South America and Africa, …

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• 26 June

  TEDxCopenhagen innovated by Corona

  

  TEDxCopenhagen is a local gathering where live TED-like talks and performances are shared with the community. TEDx´s are normally held physically as an event, and the Corona virus has therefore challanged this format. TEDxCopenhagen license holder, René Munk, speaks about how Corona has changed the TEDxCopenhagen format, maybe forever. TEDx has always been about the great ideas, making them visible …

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• 16 June

  Baltic startup Cargo Stream aims to reduce Covid-19 stress on logistics sector

  

  Due to the current Coronavirus crisis, supply chains around the world are being disrupted. Cargo Stream – a logistics management system established in Lithuania, is proposing a solution that optimize logistics processes and utilizes the potential of communication between the carriers, recipients, and logistics companies. Cargo Stream enables companies to manage logistics documentation and data more precisely, and shifts information …

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• 10 June

  New startup wants to help Danes get 11 billion in forgotten tax deductions

  

  Each year, Danes miss out on 11 billion kroner in deductions, either because people don’t know what they are entitled to, or because the process is simply too cumbersome. Tax Helper wants to change that.  By Aske Buemann Taxes and deductions can give many a blank look in their eyes. Therefore, two entrepreneurs will now help people find their deductions and get their …

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May, 2020

• 13 May

  Danish startup PackitUp launches a platform to help in the Coronavirus pandemic

  

  Copenhagen-based travel startup, PackitUp, is on a mission to provide help in the time of Coronavirus crisis. The team turned their existing social network platform into BringHero help platform, where people can either offer or request for help during the COVID-19 pandemic.  By Ira Leino The platform functions worldwide on voluntary-basis, and therefore, is completely free to use. Indeed, many …

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April, 2020

• 7 April

  How Estonia Became A Tech Startup Nation

  

  Situated in Northern Europe, Estonia is home to around 325 million people. Back in 1991, when Estonia gained independence from the Soviet Union, it was a relatively poor country. However, this relatively small country, that includes around 1500 islands, has slowly but surely made its mark by evolving into a top startup nation. But how did they do it? By …

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March, 2020

• 16 March

  Guest post: Remote development teams in the Nordics

  

  Countries all over the globe incline to hiring developers for startups as their business model as it is a modern, proactive, and effective solution in the business world. With remote employees that work for your project from around the world, you get maximum efficiency and cut costs considerably. But can this scenario be applied to startups in the Nordic countries? …

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• 16 March

  Accelerate Estonia & Garage 48 organize hackathon against coronavirus

  

  The accelerator program Accelerate Estonia and Garage48 organized an online hackathon to develop solutions to help Estonia emerge from the coronavirus crisis and create competitive advantages for the post-crisis period. By Elis Tootsman The initiative, which has become the largest online hackathon in Estonia, was opened by President Kersti Kaljulaid and Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology Kaimar Karu. …

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January, 2020

• 9 January

  Recap: The Nordics at Shenzhen Hi-Tech Fair

  

  In late 2019, 40 companies from across the Nordics traveled to Shenzhen, China, to join the Shenzhen Hi-Tech Fair. This a 500,000+ attendee event, one of the largest in the world, is a hotbed of the latest technology. The Nordic China Startup Forum (NCSF), a community-run initiative supporting Sino-Nordic collaboration in the startup ecosystem, joined forces with local communities and …

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