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11 March

Recap from CROWD15 in Copenhagen

CROWD15, the biggest crowdsourcing and crowdfunding conference in the Nordics, was held 26 and 27 of February. The conference was held in Copenhagen’s stock exchange’s facilities and Nordicstartupbits was present at the event. The CROWD15 conference had a content rich program, with several speakers from some of the most successful startup, which focus on the strength of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding in …

11 March

Workaway’s Morroco experience

Danish startup Workaway is at it again, this time whizzing its entrepreneurs to a secluded villa in the outskirts of Marrakesh and Adadir. The goal of Workaway is to give participants an opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs, solve internal business problems and expand their customer base. The seven day course also gave participants the opportunity to take in the …

11 March

Danish Colego receives a 15 million investment from Northcap Partners

The Danish startup Colego experiences great growth and has just received 15 million Danish kroner from the venture company Northcap Partners. The money are earmarked to conquer the European market. On the online portal Colego private persons as well as businesses can obtain tenders on all sorts of tasks, big or small. Regarding their mission Martin Sylvest Lavlund CEO in …

11 March

Showmybuy empower e-shops

Showmybuy is a word of mouth marketing’s platform, which ensures better and more trustworthy marketing by utilizing the social media, and the power of personal recommendations. Traditional banner marketing is being highly neglected by internet users and banner marketing is in a negative trend. Swedish startup, Showmybuy, has created a social shopping service, which take advantage of customers’ use of …

10 March

Ambitious telehealth app secures six million DKK investment

Serbian Teleskin won Europe’s largest startup competition, Next Step Challenge, last year and the 1st prize of two million DKK. Now they are accelerating their growth with a venture investment of six million DKK. Teleskin has developed the app Skin Scan, which will revolutionize the prevention of skin cancer. The solution is based on the team’s more than 30 years …

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 …