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August, 2017

  • 24 August

    The Rising North fund targets cross-border collaborations to boost the Nordic startup ecosystem

    Rising North is a fund that aims to help Nordic startups become global leaders. It finances with up to €50,000 unique projects and initiatives that tackle the challenges limiting the growth of Nordic companies. The fund is operated in Finland by the Startup Foundation, which is a non-profit founded in 2012 to support entrepreneurship and startups. The fund that totals …

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  • 18 August

    Finland is top Nordic destination for foreign direct investment

    Finland continues to be the most attractive Nordic country for securing foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with 133 ventures commenced in 2016. This is the fifth consecutive year Finland beats its neighbours in attracting FDI projects. According to the Attractiveness Report 2017 by EY, Finland seized 41 per cent of FDI projects started in the Nordics last year. The secured 133 …

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July, 2017

  • 25 July

    What happens when your business shares a namesake abroad? The story of Hoods

    The Danish App Hoods, which launched in November, has a namesake in the United States – that is, a similar app with the same name.  But what are the rules really when you happen to have the same good idea as someone in another country? The idea was sound. It originated from a need the founder, Susanne Sandsberg, experienced after …

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  • 16 July

    Maria 1-0: Former Helsinki hospital is now largest (and hottest) startup hub in the Nordics

    A sign reading “Not a hospital” greets you as you enter the newish start-up hub of Helsinki, Maria 1-0. The first time I walked under the sign, my instant thought was how many people have come here  to seek treatment – the hospital was only closed a few years ago. The possible hospital-creeps, however, disappear as you enter the colourful …

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  • 15 July

    How Swedish gaming unicorn King achieves more diversity

    According to research by McKinsey, diversity means higher financial performance for companies.  King, the gaming powerhouse behind games such as Candy Crush, works towards inclusion through “nudging”. “There is a direct correlation between diversity and companies’ financial performance,” says Stine Rømmen Andersen, leader for diversity research at McKinsey Norway. At the recent Innoversity conference in Oslo she presented McKinsey’s findings …

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  • 14 July

    Blueprint Genetics AI-enabled clinical genetic testing gets €14 million boost

    Creathor Venture announced this week that it is leading a financing round of up to €14 million for Helsinki-based Blueprint Genetics, an AI-enabled clinical genetic testing company.   Blueprint Genetics is among a wave of Nordic companies using AI within med-tech, including Lytics, Medeye, and Nox Medical. Blueprint Genetics, which launched in 2012, provides clinical genetic testing for the diagnosis of …

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  • 12 July

    Infographic: How Apple’s Arkit will change AR and VR development

    Remember the Pokemon Go and all the hype and fiver around it?  You will be surprised, but the next big thing is already here.  Augmented Reality is ready to be introduced to anyone who owns an Apple device running the iOS 11 this fall. On the WWDC this June, Senior VP of software engineering Craig Federighi announced the numerous inventions …

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  • 4 July

    Winning with the lean startup model, from Bangladesh to Norway

    Heidi Berg and her team was one of the winners of the first round of Ignite intrapreneurship programme. She and Nazmin Neza are now developing Engage, a new business venture, in Grameenphone, Telenor Group’s company in Bangladesh. The goal with our product is to help over one million sales agents in Telenor to communicate better with their customers. “We are …

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June, 2017