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10 September

To Borrow is a New Day

Sofie Lundström, founder of To Borrow, is building a lending platform, easing access to capital for new smaller companies. Originally published in #NordicMade magazine. When Sofie Lundström was growing up, she did a great deal of sports. It is during that time she got her strong character and zest to be the best at what she does. Later on, in …

9 September

Deloitte’s Fast50 and Rising Star Launched in Iceland

Business competitions are a tricky concept. They are based around the idea of a group of humans evaluating (read: judging) teams and their ideas, and trying to overcome any biases they have in the process. Judges are basically asked to evaluate unquantifiable things with their very human and biased brains. They then make a judgement based on what they know …

9 September

The Butterfly Effect: Belightful Butterfly wins Boost Turku Startup Journey 2015

Earlier this month, Boost Turku accelerator found it winners for its yearly summer edition of Startup journey. The Finnish accelerator provides a two months summer program for teams whom want to transform their ideas into businesses. The nine teams selected receive support, coaching and eventually a prize . This year, Boost Turku has decided to double up. In prizes. The …

9 September

Peter Green brings you the vibe of all Nordic startup events at once!

Last week he visited us at the Founders House in Copenhagen to talk about Ultrahack, part of SlushHacks, the biggest European hackathon happening in Helsinki this November. In addition, he told us about an even bigger startup event called Slush. “Each time I travel to different (Nordic) cities, I try to visit few co-working spaces. This time I was in …

9 September

Atomico’s Ljungman Sees Power in the Nordic Spirit

In nine years, Mattias Ljungman, co-founder of Atomico alongside Niklas Zennström, has built a Nordic-flavoured, London headquartered investment company that already has some impressive exits under its belt. Think Supercell. Originally published in #NordicMade magazine by Tarmo Virki of CoFounder Magazine. Ljungman works closely with teams like Truecaller and Klarna, while also leading global operations of Atomico, which now includes …

8 September

Danish platform to help job seekers get investment

The new Danish platform Praice received an investment of one million from four private investors, including former Endomondo co-founder Christian Birk. The platform Praice caters to companies and job seekers. In addition to a normal CV and letter of motivation, job-seekers can have a social profile based on their network. The Danish-developed platform has landed four private investors, who will …

8 September

From Oslo Uni to Palo Alto: AIMS Innovation

Ivar Sagemo, CEO of AIMS Innovation, finds anomalies in complex IT systems. Originally published in #NordicMade magazine In comparison to how most startups are born, the beginning of AIMS Innovation was different. At first there was innovation – in 2011, two scientists at the University of Oslo came up with a technology to detect patterns. Then the Technology Transfer Office …

7 September

Tagplay puts ‘the Social’ into corporate websites

Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, integrates social content into your website to create a lively feel. This article was originally posted on Startup Iceland. I first met Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, when she was doing her documentary called the Startup Kids. What really impressed me was how Sesselja and her friend, Vala Halldorsdottir, had bootstrapped and created …

4 September

Can you get a foothold in the US market in 30 days?

Establish a solid, sustainable business in the United States in just 30 days! This is the challenge the Danish startup Planday have given themselves – look over their shoulders and experience their 30-day voyage ‘over there’. Each year, many Danish companies try to put down roots in the US market, but only a few succeed in this mission. What is …

4 September

StartupLab brings together some of Oslo’s most promising startups and potential employees

On September 3rd, 20 startups went on stage at Oslo Science Park and pitched their companies and recruitment needs to over 200 potential employees. For a second time, StartupLab.no opened their doors and welcomed 20 of the most promising Norwegian startups and a bunch of potential employees to an evening of meet and greets. After the pitches, refreshments went on …