June, 2015

• 10 June

  Finnish startup Smartly.io hopes to win advertisers

  

  Facebook ad management looks deceptively simple. Sure, anyone can do it, but only the best practices resulting from painstaking trials and errors provide optimal/wanted results. Smartly.io is a Finnish startup that promises better and simpler platform for advertisers made through that process. Soon after the launch of Smartly.io in 2013, they became trusted partners in Facebook Marketing Partner community in building tools …

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• 9 June

  Nordic Innovation is Building a United Startup Community

  

  The Nordic region is experiencing an entrepreneurial blossoming. Nordic Innovation wishes to brace the progress and is therefore currently running ten different projects to help strengthen the Nordic startup ecosystem. In the individual Nordic states there are several initiatives working to support the flourishing environment, both public such as the ‘Væksthus’-initiative in Denmark or private such as the grassroot organization #sthlmtech in …

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• 8 June

  Track your sleep with Emfit QS

  

  Emfit QS (Emfit quantified-sleep) is a device that can help users optimize their fitness performance by tracking heart rate variability. The company Emfit has a long track record, but is now pivoting into a fast growing health tech company. The device itself is a non-contact monitoring system that is unobtrusively installed under the mattress and it provides comprehensive reports about physical …

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• 8 June

  TED Talk: The single biggest reasons why startups succeed

  

  In this TED Talk Bill Gross explains why one certain factor is often essential for startups to succeed. Bill Gross, founder of Idealab, a business incubator focused on new ideas, got curious about why some startups succeed and other fails. Therefore he gathered data from hundreds of companies (100 Idea Lab startups and 100 non-Idea Lab startups). He ranked each of …

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• 4 June

  Estonian Startup Creates Fastest Charger – The BOLD Knot

  

  The Tartu based company Bold Gadget created an innovative and fashionable tech gadget that quickly solves low battery problems. BOLD Knot is a USB charging cable that charges your phone 2x faster than other cables. Charging is possible everywhere you are at, without the need of connecting the BOLD Knot to a power source as the knot can withhold power …

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• 4 June

  Going Global From Day One – The Nordic One Alliance

  

  The Nordic One project strives to create an ecosystem for young and experienced entrepreneurs alike with a focus on international growth from day one. Starting a company is a daunting task, no matter which market one starts out in. But being from a city in the Nordic region that would be considered a town in the US – perhaps a …

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• 3 June

  Nordic Startup Awards: The Grand Final winners and a look behind the curtains

  

  On the 26th of May the Nordic Startup Awards grand final took place in Helsinki, Finland. See the winners and get a more thorough impression of the entire initiative here. Before the final Kim Balle, CEO of Nordic Startup Awards said the following about the event: “We have received hundreds of nominations and more than 10,000 votes have been submitted. …

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• 3 June

  Pricelizer targets e-commerce domination

  

  Swedish startup, Pricelizer is all about creating a great online shopping environment for their customers. The what and the how  is what they believe sets them apart from the competition.   Bought an item online? Then you’ve likely encountered instances when you have failed to follow through with a purchase. This could be down to a variety of reasons. What Pricelizer is aiming …

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• 2 June

  From Prison Cell #118 to CEO (repost)

  

  In the following very inspirational blog post CEO of Swipes Kasper Phil brutally honest tells about how his experience with prison helped him become the CEO he is today. Find the original post here When you meet me today talking about my startup Swipes, an inspiring productivity company, you’ll see a very smart and passionate guy that makes it all look …

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• 1 June

  Danish Aporta Digital in the finals at World Cup Tech Challenge

  

  On June 4 the Danish startup Aporta Digital will compete at this year’s Tech World Championship. You now have the opportunity to vote them to the top. On June 4 World Cup Tech Challenge 2015 is launched at Microsoft in Silicon Valley, San Francisco. 200 startups from 53 different countries have been cut down to a final group consisting of …

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