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12 November

EventEye – Envisioning the future of Events

Take your event to the next level. That is what EventEye offers their customers. Working as a freelance app developer Fredrik Hoel, CEO and co-founder of EventEye discovered that he kept doing the same thing over and over again. He started to question why he had to ‘reinvent the wheel’ every time he made an app for an event. He came up with …

12 November

Sling brings communication and scheduling to non-desk workers

Sling, developed by Icelandic app studio Gangverk, is a communication and shift scheduling application for the non-desk working industries. This article was originally posted on Nordurskautid, Iceland’s premier outlet for news and discussion about the Icelandic Startup and Tech scene Sling is a free app is available on the web, iOS and Android, and was released in June following …

11 November

Catching Up with NA3M Games — Slush 2014’s Demo Showcase Winner

Located in Amman, Jordan and Copenhagen, Denmark, NA3M Games develops entertaining games, animated series and webcomics that are inspired by Arab culture. NA3M was founded in 2013 and has already released 7 games, and to top it off, it was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, interviewed by Becky Anderson on CNN, and featured in large …

11 November

Largest US digital health accelerator ventures to the Nordics

The NYC based StartUp Health, a global digital health organization boasting the world’s largest portfolio of companies. Yesterday, the Finnish Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, Finpro, and Team Finland announced the launch of StartUp Health Finland. StartUp Health Finland will be based at the Health Innovation Village in the Finnish Capital Helsinki, which houses a collection of Nordic health tech …

10 November

500 Startups announces $15M Nordic fund

Today,global venture capital seed fund 500 Startups announced the launch of a $15 million fund to invest in early stage Nordic startups. In anticipation of the fund, the company has already invested in several Nordic companies across the region: Tagbeat, Filmgrail, and Socius in Norway, Pacemaker, Brisk.io, Proleads and Vint in Sweden, EasySize and Iconfinder in Denmark, and YouApp in …

10 November

The sharing economy meets the Internet of Things

The two-day tech conference Next, which happened in the middle of the four-day Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, showcased the future of tech. The conference covered all things futuristic in your lifestyle, your business, and of course, the technology you will use. David Mattin, from TrendWatching helped outline the biggest trends to look out for in 2016, and encouraged attendees to …

10 November

5 reasons to visit Ultrahack 2016

Running from the airport to the bus, trying to find my way over to a place called Bruno, using Google maps in desperation trying to find to this place. Finally arriving, sweaty, tired and confused — But I made it. I made it to Ultrahack 2015. Let me give you 5 good reasons to go to Helsinki in November. 1. First of …

9 November

Cooperative urban planning platform Butterfly Effect takes home grand prize at Ultrahack

The grand prize at Ultrahack 2015 went to the Butterfly Effect Project, who participated in the Civic Tech Track sponsored by Forum Virium. The project aims to enhance the way cities handle urban planning, by creating a platform for citizen involvement. The team, led by Natalia Remee, an architect by training from Northern Mexico, came from diverse backgrounds and nationalities: …

9 November

Danish “Entrepreneur house” Nest brings residents to the Big Apple

Nest is a curated community of entrepreneurs, living together in a shared apartment in the center of Copenhagen. In fact, it is the world’s largest non-profit co-living space for entrepreneurs. The 21 residents are involved in all sorts of entrepreneurial ventures, some of the most well-known being Drivr, Airtame, Startupbootcamp, and Coderstrust. The community was founded to hack the challenges …

9 November

Previous Jubii CEO joins Gravity4’s European Team

The previous Jubii CEO, Thomas Rimington, has joined the board of the digital marketing company Gravity4 and has become the new CFO/COO in Europe. Gravity4 has just acquired the two Danish companies EuroAds and Conyak, and with Thomas’ involvement, Gravity4 aims to reach a European turnover at 400 million DKK in 2016. Within the last six weeks Gravity4 has acquired two …