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10 March

Trust is the currency of the security industry

Crowdcurity, a startup that is helping companies test their resilience against hackers, realized from the beginning, that trust was crucial if they wanted any customers. On the fourth floor of a building, on one of the better locations in downtown San Francisco, sits the core of the Danish startup Crowdcurity, with 11 employees. The road from the good idea, to …

9 March

Bungalo adds a unique local experience to traveling

Founded in 2010 Bungalo is an Icelandic based online marketplace for cottage rentals. The company focuses on providing cottages through local families who can help travelers explore the area and culture. Last year the company expanded to launch in the Canadian market as well. CEO Haukur Gudjonsson leads a team of seven staff. A solution to an experienced need The …

9 March

Get connected with Heaps and Blendin

Many startups are trying to make money on the popularity of social networking applications. Two Nordic startups, Icelandic Blendin and Danish Heaps, have created two very similar products that both focus on connecting people for parties. Everyone love spending time with friends, but everyone is always busy, making it hard to coordinate nights out, parties or other social events. Social networking …

6 March

Danish Sargossa is bridging the gap between style and comfort

At some point in their lives most women have faced the question: should I go with the graceful high heels but have my legs and feet suffer almost unbearable pain at the end of the day OR choose the comfortable, practical but boring shoes? Based on a mission to terminate this dilemma once and for all Danish Nanna Liv has …

6 March

Holvi – Banking for small businesses

There are 40 million small business owners in Europe alone. The one thing they all got in common is that every small business needs a bank account, as well as tools to take care of their business. Holvi is looking to fill that need. Currently there are 40 million small business owners in Europe, making the micro business segment the …

5 March

#4 Nordic Co-working Spaces: Rainmaking Loft Copenhagen

Rainmaking Loft is a new Danish co-working space for tech entrepreneurs, which is opening this week at Holmen in Copenhagen. It is the biggest of its kind in Scandinavia with room for 320 residents. Rainmaking Loft Copenhagen is the biggest IT startup co-working space in Scandinavia. It is located in a historic warehouse, which is modernized to fit the need …

5 March

Startup Extreme Is Not Your Average Tech Conference

Startup Extreme is a two-day technology conference in the end of June. Three hundred invited guests, consisting of international investors, tech media, community leaders and tech stars from Norway and the rest of the Nordics, will be experiencing the extremes of Norway’s fjords and mountains. In the mountains of Voss Three hundred invited guests, consisting of international investors, tech media, …

4 March

Danish Nustay.com secures 500.000 dollars in investment

The Danish site Nustay.com, which will provide customers with exclusive, personalized offers on luxury hotels, has just secured 500.000 dollars in the first investment round. The site is expected to launch in April. Even though Nustay.com still has not launched and thus lacks a real product the 25 years old founder and CEO Mathias Lundø Nielsen has just secured his …

4 March

Ten startups selected for Thinkubator in CPH

29 startups gathered at DARE2mansion to fight for a spot in the new Copenhagen based accelerator program Thinkubator. With 130+ applicants the 29 startups were chosen and pitched in front of a jury this week. Six were selected at the audition last week and the final four were announced this week. Thinkubator is focused on helping early stage startups create what they …

3 March

#3 Nordic Co-working Spaces: MESH

MESH is a Norwegian co-working and event space in downtown Oslo, which is connecting and accelerating the startup scene in Norway. MESH believe that Norway’s future should be dependent on talented people creating startups instead of the North Sea oil. MESH is a big house for the entrepreneurs and creative minds of Oslo, located in a 2500 square meter four …