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13 May

Tradeshift’s Danish values helped their success

The story of Tradeshift has become somewhat legendary in Nordic entrepreneurial circles. The company was “founded on Twitter”, after one of Tradeshift’s founders Christian Lanng responded to a tweet by serial entrepreneur Morten Lund asking about interesting work being done to make government more efficient. Lang tweeted back about some of the projects he was doing with his colleagues Mikkel …

10 May

Why gamification is going global

Gamification is a term that’s been sweeping through Europe and Scandinavia like wild fire, inspiring business, educational institutions and individuals alike to achieve more by making everyday tasks more rewarding… but, what exactly is gamification, how does it work, where is it used and why is it suddenly becoming so popular? WHAT: Simply stated, gamification is the application of game-like …

10 May

Identitrade aims to unlock the web

Stockholm-based Identitrade, founded by Phillip Hallenborg in 2014, is on a mission: to unlock the web for trusted consumers. B2C companies need to create best in class user journeys for online domains and devices. Increasingly, they need to do so in the context of commercial partnerships. Today consumers cannot flow freely between domains – they are subject to signups, logins …

9 May

Nixu makes the Internet a secure proposition

The growing variety of threats to IT security represents an expansive future for the Finnish company Nixu, who are making cyber security services to keep the digital society running. Overlooking the sea in the Espoo suburb of Keilaniemi, it seems somehow fitting that a world globe is situated inside the meeting room at Nixu’s office. “Our strategy is to be …

9 May

10 takeaways from Startup Day 2016

On April 23, in packed Münchenbryggeriet in Sweden, Startup Day 2016 through open the doors to the Swedish startup scene. The event included 10 keynote speakers with a well-maintained gender balance, an Impact Expo offering resources for growing startup, fintech panel discussion, Nordic Startup Awards, and well done startup pitches. After the hype around the event is gone and …

9 May

Donate your data to charity

When you surf the internet, different companies gather your data in the form of so-called cookies, which are used to, for example, tailor advertising. Now, the Danish ISP Waoo has developed a new plugin that allows you to donate your data to charity. On the internet, your data is used daily by companies, who are interested to find out how …

5 May

Nordic Startup Awards finalists announced

The semi-finals of the Nordic Startup Awards are now finished. This series of events promotes and celebrates startups in the Nordic region. Country winners are chosen for each country, and the finalists move upwards to a grand ceremony held in Iceland at the end of May. Winners in Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark have been announced in regional ceremonies …

5 May

IDtracker gets to the bottom of identity theft

Idtracker is a company that was born out of necessity. Sindre Hagen, CEO, had his identity stolen and the company came into being to essentially get to the bottom the case. Idtracker aims to get to the bottom of identity theft. During the process of trying to obtain further information on his case, Sindre noticed that he was not getting …

4 May

10 statistics about fintech that will blow your mind

Fintech is increasingly changing the way business is done globally. For the first time in history, both start-ups and established businesses have easy access to alternative sources of finance. Check out the below infographic on 10 statistics about fintech that will blow your mind. Fintech, or the provision of financial services through technological devices, has made it easier for borrowers …

2 May

InnoFrugal: Doing more (and better) with less

The InnoFrugal Conference acts as a forum for best practices, policy analysis, sharing the latest thinking and highlighting success in frugal innovation. The second annual InnoFrugal event was held last week at Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre in Vantaa, a few minutes north of Helsinki. Co-organised by the non-profit Nordic Frugal Innovation Society and the Ministry For Foreign affairs Finland, …