March, 2015

• 20 March

  Nordic startups stick to their domestic market

  

  A majority of the best Nordic startups are content with being on the domestic market, and has no ambitions for global and international success, even though they have the potential to create tomorrow’s global successes. It is looking good for the best Nordic startups, especially on their domestic market. EY’s Nordic Entrepreneurship Survey 2015, show that less than half have …

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• 19 March

  What role the state should play in forming a healthy startup environment

  

  Nordic Startup Bits have interviewed some of the most prominent Nordic VC’s, Gregers Kronborg from Northzone, Martin Hauge from Creandum, and Niels Vejrup from SEED Capital about their view on the Nordic startup scene. In the series of articles Nordic Startup Bits will look at the most promising, the worst and the biggest challenges on the Nordic startup scene based …

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• 19 March

  WeLoveStatups chooses the first potential grant receivers

  

  WeLoveStartups are just around the corner from announcing the first receivers of our smart startup grants! It has been a long process of first finding the perfect co-initiators and thereafter making entrepreneurs in Denmark aware of the grants. It has resulted in more than 50 applications for our first round and the quality as well as potential is impressive. “It …

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• 18 March

  Real-time social heat maps by Heatcord

  

  Heatcord is a Swedish startup that has created a real-time social heat map that helps people find the excitement, places and crowd that fits their personality and mood of the day. Their vision is to crowdsource the world’s first social map. Many people decide on where to go based on what other people do. No one wants to spend time …

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• 18 March

  Onehundredforty is now live on Kickstarter

  

  The Kickstarter Staff picked their project, definitely for their originality. There are only 22 days to go before the project of a group of creatives from Stockholm will end their pledge on the famous crowdfunding site. And if you think that, you need to redecorate your home with a more original and personal touch, this is your chance. Onehundredforty is …

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• 18 March

  Music streaming is significantly more popular in Scandinavia

  

  One might easily believe that the transition from downloaded music to streaming is already finished. However, a new report from research firm Bernstein shows that the opposite is true. Even though the numbers are from 2013 they still give a good picture how Scandinavia is radically different from the rest of the western world. In Sweden streaming services was responsible …

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• 17 March

  SXSW – Audiocase is kickstarting Austin

  

  Danish Audiocase is joining our Nordic Startup booth at the SxSW tech & music festival in Austin Texas. We had a chat with Søren Larsen the CEO and founder of Audiocase about being a startup and the progress of their current Kickstarter campaign. Audiocase is attending the SxSW tech & music festival, which is the largest music festival in the …

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• 17 March

  How the future of the Nordic startup scene looks like

  

  Nordic Startup Bits have interviewed some of the most prominent Nordic VC’s, Gregers Kronborg from Northzone, Martin Hauge from Creandum, and Niels Vejrup from SEED Capital about their view on the Nordic startup scene. In the series of articles Nordic Startup Bits will look at the most promising, the worst and the biggest challenges on the Nordic startup scene based …

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• 17 March

  Tradeshift: Believing in yourself is the single most important thing

  

  This article is part of our content-partner program and is made in collaboration with DI ITEK. DI ITEK is an organization that aims to provide Danish businesses the best conditions possible to succeed, among other things by offering consultancy concerning staff, international service, productivity and competence development. DI ITEK is part of the European campaign,Watify, which aims to support digital entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs have the opportunity …

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• 17 March

  Former Just-Eat CEO invest knowledge and money in Planday

  

  When Planday received an investment from Creandum back in 2014, they kept a part of the investment open for the right Co-Investor. They found Klaus Nyengaard, who previously led the Danish startup Just-Eat towards an international market, and therefore was a perfect fit. The experienced entrepreneur and business angel must now help Planday, with their continued growth adventure. Klaus Nyengaard …

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