April, 2022

• 9 April

  HoloCare and Illumie Showcased at SXSW 2022

  

  The Norwegian medical startup projects HoloCare and Illumie were present at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Robert Stigliano After a cancellation in 2020, and an online-only version in 2021, South by Southwest was back this year to it’s full, pre-pandemic glory, showcasing the trends and technologies influencing our collective future. One of this year’s themes was imagining society in …

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March, 2022

• 26 March

  CTO Survey says that Finnish companies are at the forefront of digital and green transition

  

  Although R&D investments in Finland will continue to grow, some brutal challenges are looming in the future. R&D investments in Finland will continue to grow, driven by public funding. Finnish companies will continue to increase their product development investments in Finland also in 2022. Growth will be accelerated by the green transition, the advancement of digitalisation and the growth of …

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• 7 March

  Fintech startup Inpay named fastest growing company in Denmark

  

  Inpay, a Copenhagen based fintech, has been named the fastest growing company in Denmark out of millions of enterprises in the annual FT1000 business rankings. The company was also recognised as the sixth fastest growing fintech in Europe, and entered the ranking at as the 87th fastest growing company in Europe, the highest position a Danish company has ever reached. …

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• 7 March

  Estonian start-up UP Catalyst secures EUR 1.59 million to turn CO2 from heavy industry emitters into graphite

  

  Lead by Estonian startup UP Catalyst, a two-year pilot program was launched to design and build a scalable shipping container synthesis reactor that is capable of transforming CO2 emissions into graphite, a mineral now classified by the EU as a critical raw material, and various carbon nanomaterials. By Teele Niidas  Until now, 500 thousand tons of graphite, has been imported …

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February, 2022

• 4 February

  Norwegian VC insights: How to win in venture when the rules-and geography- of the game is chaning?

  

  In this blog post, Katapult Group CEO, Fredrik Winther assesses the fast-changing landscape of venture, and why venture investors need to re-think strategy. By Frederik Winther The venture capital industry broke all records in 2021, and it led to systemic changes as to how it operates. Not long ago start-ups fought for the investors, these days investors are fighting to …

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• 4 February

  Norway’s Katapult VC gains two impact unicorns in one week

  

  With Chilean insurance tech startup Betterfly now sharing prestigious unicorn status with fellow portfolio company, Esusu, Norwegian VC Katapult has gained its second accelerator-bred impact unicorn in one week. Katapult first discovered and invested in Betterfly at the early Seed stage in mid-2019 with further investment via their follow-on fund in mid-2020. With Betterfly already reaching Unicorn status and $1 …

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December, 2021

• 17 December

  Finland has largest number of companies using AI in Nordics

  

  Silo AI, one of Europe’s largest private AI laboratories, published a comprehensive market review of the use of artificial intelligence in Nordic countries. The Nordic State of AI report, which will be published annually with the Finnish Artificial Intelligence Center and other Nordic artificial intelligence organizations, provides a comprehensive overview of the Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish artificial intelligence markets …

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November, 2021

• 25 November

  Biggest e-sports teams in Greater Copenhagen team up to attract game development talent

  

  The biggest Danish and Swedish esports teams, Astralis and Ninjas in Pyjamas, have come together to attract game development talent to Greater Copenhagen. The partnership launches ahead of Denmark’s biggest esports event to showcase the significant organizations and career opportunities in the region following a shortage of game developers Copenhagen Capacity and Invest in Skåne, the official investment promotion agencies …

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• 23 November

  Altermail, world’s first blockchain-based communication platform, launches in Estonia

  

  Altermail, worlds’ first blockchain-based communication platform, offers an alternative to email, messaging and file sharing. Altermail disrupts existing information sharing with the help of the latest technological innovation in blockchain. The company has attracted $75 200 from two grant programs and looks to scale its service with the next financing round. Altermail addresses the gap in how people communicate online …

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• 16 November

  Swedish and Ukrainian tech ecosystems meet over sustainable innovations

  

  Sweden and Ukraine have had a close tech exchange for many years. To further cooperation between the countries, the Sweden-Ukraine Business Forum was founded by the Swedish Embassy in collaboration with the business community. On November 18, ministers, leaders of large export companies and tech startups will gather for the ninth year in a row in Stockholm. Sustainable tech focus …

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