The World Bank has just released it's annual report, "Doing Business in 2017". Last year we reported on Nordic countries coming in at the to...
Roope Mokka: Basic Income Could Be the Moonshot of Our Generation
In the startup world the role of an investor is to take “capital off the table”. This means that an entrepreneur can focus on delivering... Read More
Best Nordic Dating Apps for 2016
Apps like Tinder and OkCupid are filled with people looking for love. But are there any apps that cater to Nordic users? Fortunately there a... Read More
“Our drivers won’t unionize,” says CEO of MyTaxi, Uber’s European competitor
A new wellspring of employee organization is emerging in the so-called 'sharing economy', but the CEO of Daimler-backed ridesharing business... Read More
Impact Iceland 2016 seeks to make Iceland the next social entrepreneurship hub
Impact Iceland 2016 is crowdfunding Iceland's first conference on social entrepreneurship on Karolina Fund. It will be the first in a seri... Read More
Sweden’s Naturalbox raises capital with Prowly
The Stockholm-based healthy food startup Naturalbox explains their successful crowdsourcing campaign on Prowly. Results: coverage in key med... Read More
A common thought, though perhaps a naive one, is that the online fashion retail market is saturated and there's no room for newcomers to hav...
5 Ways fintech enables online lending
Little by little financial technology (FinTech) entrepreneurship has been chipping away at the once mighty banking industry, threatening to ... Read More
The Swedish ed-tech ecosystem
Sweden. The Unicorn Factory. Top three on the Global innovation index. One of the strongest Gaming Industries in the world. The potent... Read More
A founder looks back: Vibes at SXSW 2016
I had the great pleasure of paying a week long visit to South By South West (SXSW) in Austin, Texas in May 2016. My first thoughts on scene ... Read More
SXSW recap: a week of crazy
The South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) is more like a festival than a traditional expo. It figures, as it has its roots as a film and mu... Read More
Couriers Track has created an infographic of their top cost-cutting tips for startups, including digital advertising, "cloudsourcing", and...
Shipitwise – the road to success from Estonian bootcamp Garage48
For years, it’s been a norm that sending something in long distance means going to a post office or using Fedex-like businesses. Shipitwis... Read More
Finland’s EduLAB expands ed-tech pre-incubator program
EduLAB is part of a rapidly expanding pre-incubator program at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences in Finland called Oamk LABs. EduLAB s... Read More
Helsinki is the most prolific source of successful mobile apps after Silicon Valley. This was revealed by the British think tank Caribou D...