April, 2015

• 14 April

  Reverse Pitching 3.0 in Helsinki

  

  Do you have what it takes to boost the business of five major organisations? Then attend Reverse Pitching 3.0 in Helsinki, Finland at the 17th of April and show off your talent. Special focus: Media The focus of this edition of Reverse Pitching is Media and Aller, Alma Media, DNA and YLE as well as the energy company Helen are …

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• 14 April

  Startup Iceland helps grow the startup ecosystem in Iceland

  

  Startup Iceland is the first of its kind in Iceland. Among other things, it is a yearly conference build on a philosophy and mission of building a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems in Iceland. The conference takes place in May and welcomes startups and entrepreneurs from all over the world to participate. While other startup events often have a certain agenda – …

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• 13 April

  New application deadline! Want a chance to win 10,000 EUR for your startup?

  

  With a still growing pool of awards awaiting the most innovative ideas, STARTER has decided to postpone the application deadline for their Startup Contest. The new deadline is May 4.  The infoShare Startup Contest in Poland gives you a chance to win 10,000 euro in cash plus an opportunity to tap into the pool of further 850,000 euro accumulated by investors. At the …

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• 13 April

  Finnish accelerator and investor KoppiCatch launches lean venturing program

  

  While major corporations often have a hard time keeping up with a rapidly changing environment, the converse is true for startups, who are often more agile. StarTap, a new Finnish accelerator program, facilitates partnerships between the two parts allowing them to tap into each other’s strengths. KoppiCatch StarTap™ is a new Finnish lean venturing program launching this month. The aim …

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• 13 April

  Participate in The World Cup Tech Challenge

  

  The World Cup Tech Challenge was launched in 2014. Now, startups from all over the world are welcomed to sign up for the 2nd Annual World Cup Tech Challenge. So if you wish to compete for the coveted World Championship title in Silicon Valley this summer read on here. World Cup Tech Challenge is for the next generation of the …

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• 10 April

  Lemonsqueeze outgrows their office space in Manhattan

  

  The Danish company Lemonsqueeze, who helps companies enter the States has now outgrown their current office space in Manhattan. In order to keep welcoming promising new Scandinavian startups a place to grow their business the company now occupies new office space in Brooklyn. Lemonsqueeze helps startups with everything from recruiting and managing the right talent, to ensuring control of the corporate …

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• 10 April

  Three budding startups receives a “wise” grant

  

  Today the association WeLoveStartups has awarded its first grants. The non-profit association has selected three promising startups from extremely diverse fields. After a long selection process, where 50 applicants were narrowed down to only 9 finalists WeLoveStartups‘ expert jury has now selected the three final recipients of the association’s grant. A wide diversity of scholarship recipients The three startups that …

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• 8 April

  Finnish Screenful provides overview of business projects

  

  Large business projects have several stakeholders and each of them often have different understandings of the current state of a given project. This causes miscommunication which can lead to fatal consequences for the entire project. Screenful helps prevent this by visualising the true progress of the project in a way, that everyone understands. Based in Helsinki, Finland Screenful develops business performance …

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• 7 April

  Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute launches startup program in Iceland

  

  The Founder Institute launches their first chapter ever in Iceland. After an exploratory trial uncovering a large number of interested aspiring entrepreneurs looking for training and membership, the program has now decided to officially launch in Reykjavik. The Founder Institute is a four month accelerator program. Participating entrepreneurs are promised a “learning by doing”-process in which they will encounter structured training, …

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• 7 April

  Join a startup day

  

  This job-hunting day was possible due to the joint efforts of Oslo Business Region, StartupLab, Mesh and Nordic One. Thursday March 26, 2015 was the day for the Norwegian Startup ecosystem. It was an episode -the first one of its kind in Oslo – that involved 20 companies pitching to an audience of +150 guests in order to recruit new …

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