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Authenteq, the Icelandic startup, was selected by CTIA Innovation Council Investor Advisors as one of the five most forward-thinking, innovative companies worldwide in the category of identity management. Trusted. Authentic. Identity. These words describe the Icelandic startup Authenteq. Their great vision and innovative technology, that secures interaction between users of sharing economy and eliminate possible deception, made them a part …

Business competitions are a tricky concept. They are based around the idea of a group of humans evaluating (read: judging) teams and their ideas, and trying to overcome any biases they have in the process. Judges are basically asked to evaluate unquantifiable things with their very human and biased brains. They then make a judgement based on what they know …

Last week, leading games VC London Venture Partners (“LVP”) and Klang Games signed an investment agreement  to back the gaming company’s future projects, including the upcoming mobile and tablet game, ReRunners. LVP will not only be financially investing in the game developer but also offering valuable knowledge of publishing within the gaming industry. Oddur Magnússon, Developer and Co-Founder of Berlin-based Klang Games, commented: “We …

Authenteq is a identity verification and reputation management platform that helps online marketplaces increase transparency and trust by issuing Authenteq IDs to their users to verify that they are who they say they are. By Thorunn Jonsdottir Started as Verificy in March 2014, the team soon decided to change the name to Authenteq as most people pronounced Verificy as “Very …

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 – …