Nordic Startup News Early Stage Startup News From The Nordics
The two-day tech conference Next, which happened in the middle of the four-day Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, was an introduction to the new technologies that will shape of how we will live and work in the future. But what about the ethics behind these technologies? It all comes down to the kind of legacy we are leaving and what we …
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December, 2015
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30 November
What do we mean when we talk about embracing play?
The DXTR team is on a mission to help the world embrace play — yes, that’s implying that the world is not doing this today. I will do my best to explain our thinking in my own words. But first I want to make it clear why we are so passionate about play. We all know the famous quote sometimes credited to …
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30 November
How company culture helps King make great games
HYBE visited the head quarters of King, the Stockholm based gaming company that was recently bought with whopping 5.9 billion dollars. King is best known for their smash hit Candy Crush Saga, which is played by millions of people around the world. See what’s the company culture behind the company’s success? How does the magic happen? This video was created …
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27 November
Nordicmade.org showcases the Nordic startup ecosystem
NordicMade.org brings together the disparate grassroots movements in the Nordic startup community. Hashtag communities such as this have sprung up over the past few years to help promote entrepreneurship ecosystems. The purpose of Nordic Made (#Nordicmade) is to showcase the Nordic startup environment. Although the Nordic countries represent less than 4% of the total European population, they account for 26% …
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27 November
What it’s like to run a successful crowdfunding campaign
Someone.io, a Norway-based social task management app for businesses, recently ran a successful equity crowdfunding campaign, closing at 107% of their goal. Dan Hesketh, a brand strategist for the company, writes about the experience from the companies HQ at Startup Lab. Read the original blog post here. Thanks to investors from around the world, we closed our funding drive successfully on …
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27 November
Health Operator’s non-invasive sensor brings diagnostics to your bathroom
Helsinki based Health Operator offers personalized diagnostics and monitoring services to the private health sectors as well as commercially to the public. They were one of the winners of this year’s Nokia Open Innovation Challenge, held at Slush 2015. Imagine going to the bathroom to go about your daily routines, while an array of non-invasive sensors monitors your blood pressure, …
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26 November
Growing a passion for entrepreneurship at a young age
Thousands of ambitious and inventive students gathered in Fredericia, Denmark last Thursday to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship, where they competed to have the best ideas, creative solutions, and designs at the Danish Entrepreneurship Awards 2015. As a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark, The Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with neighboring community Trekantsområdet, gathered over 6300 students in Fredericia …
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26 November
Crowdsourcing Week launches equity crowdfunding campaign
Crowdsourcing Week (CSW), a platform for promoting the crowd economy, has launched their own equity crowd-funding campaign. The goal of the campaign is to increase their e-learning and consulting offerings, to spread crowd-sourcing how-to to a wider audience. This includes an online educational program to teach businesses about the crowd economy While the current CSW community is in over 50 …
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25 November
Sensative turns magnetic strips into smart home security system
Sensative AB has created the world’s thinnest wireless magnetic sensor, called Strips, which can be placed invisibly on windows and doors to create a smart home security system. Sensative AB’s founders mostly come from a background in mobile technology – in fact, the company is based out of Mobile Heights Center in Lund, Sweden. However, their first product, Strips, is …
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25 November
Stuttering tales from the pitching stage at Slush: Part 2
The pitching competition at the massive startup conference Slush is high stakes and high pressure. After some stressful preparations, I was called onto stage to pitch my start, EdTech Foundry, in front of an audience in hopes of winning an investment. Last night ended on a high note, and I felt ready to pitch. But in the morning, will all …
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