March, 2015

• 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 …

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• 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 …

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• 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 …

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• 2 March

  Danish startup hit by bad luck

  

  Every entrepreneurs worst nightmare became a reality for Danish startup, Sesame Labs, just a few days before they were about to launch their smart lock. An US based startup beat them to the punch and launched a similar product with an identical name. Sometimes fate plays cruel tricks and you are tempted to ask yourself “What are the odds?” This …

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• 2 March

  Uppstart Tech Meetup Doubles in Size in Uppsala

  

  Uppstart is a free one-day technology startup event for anyone interested in the field, regardless of occupation. So whether you are a student, a startup, an entrepreneur, an investor or anything in between Uppstart is the event you want to join if you share the interest. Two times a year the city of Uppsala hosts Uppstart and recently the event …

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February, 2015

• 27 February

  StartupDocs – a helping hand for entrepreneurs and investors

  

  Erik Byrenius is a former entrepreneur who wishes to give something back to the startup community. After selling his first startup Onlinepizza.se Erik wished to “enter” the startup scene anew. By a circuitous route this wish turned into startupdocs.se. Here, you can download fair and standardised term sheet, shareholders’ agreement, a guide to stock options and more – for free. …

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• 27 February

  Trustpilot’s revenue grows 80% in one year

  

  The Danish startup, Trustpilot, which specializes in user reviews of companies’ customer service products, has had a growth in revenue of 80% from 2013 to 2014 as well as an growth in reviews by 50% compared to previous years. The companies have realized the value of user reviews, explains the CEO of Trustpilot. You may also like: Trustpilot join Bing …

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• 27 February

  Audiocase is bringing back the ghettoblaster

  

  Danish Audiocase is the startup behind a new portable wireless speaker, with the goal of bringing back the social aspect of listening to music. The team behind Audiocase is ready to take the startup a step further, and will be launching their Kickstarter Campaign this Friday at CROWD15, a crowdfunding conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Premium sound on the go! Audiocase …

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• 26 February

  iZettle Unveils World’s First Free Chip & PIN Reader

  

  Last week Swedish iZettle, Europe’s number one provider of mobile payment services introduced iZettle Card Reader Lite – the world’s first free-­of-­charge Chip & PIN reader. With the Chip and PIN reader from iZettle all you need to start, run and improve your business is a smartphone or tablet. An easy solution with a transparent price structure Lite is a …

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• 25 February

  Can a business steeped in deficit be a valuable acquisition?

  

  The vacation rental portal, SunnyRentals.com, was bought last year by their competitor Vacasol. The acquisition came after SunnyRentals has had a deficit for several years, but that does not mean the investment was bad. SunnyRentals, founded in 2009, has been acquired by Vacasol, which has facilitated online booking of vacation rentals throughout Europe. The Danish Vacation rental portal SunnyRentals.com had …

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