Nordic AI companies join”Digital future for Europe” manifesto released at Slush 2019

Lisa Mallner - November 29, 2019 - Events, Finland, Slush

Nordic AI companies join”Digital future for Europe” manifesto released at Slush 2019

Lisa Mallner - November 29, 2019 - Events, Finland, Slush

A new coalition of European startups, unicorns, think tanks, and trade associations has launched a manifesto for startups and innovation ... Read More

Fintech startup EnFuce raises €10 million for sustainability service

Lisa Mallner - November 22, 2019 - Finland, Fintech

Finland’s Enfuce secures €10 million from Maki.vc to launch a sustainability service, MyCarbon Action, a service for banks and financi... Read More

Vilnius positions itself as a global startup ecosystem competitor

Lisa Mallner - June 6, 2019 - , Events, The Baltics

At Startup Fair Lithuania last week, the city of Vilnius touted it’s position as a city-sized sandbox to develop and test new product... Read More

An interview with Inka Mero, founding partner of first Nordic VC focused purely on deeptech

Lisa Mallner - June 4, 2019 - Finland, Funding, , Interview, Profile

This month, the first VC in the Nordics focusing purely on startups with a background in deeptech and science launched.  Headed by serial ... Read More

€100M NordicNinja VC fund officially launches operations in the Nordics and Baltics

Lisa Mallner - February 22, 2019 - Funding, Slush, The Nordic

NordicNinja VC by JB Nordic Ventures has officially launched its new €100M VC fund in partnership with Panasonic, Honda, Omron, and the Ja... Read More

New €100m Japanese VC fund backs startups in Nordics and Baltics starting in 2019

Lisa Mallner - January 2, 2019 - Funding, Sweden, The Nordic

BaltCap, together with JBIC IG Partners, a Japanese government backed private equity and venture capital firm, is establishing a new €100m... Read More

Record-breaking Danish startup Airtame launches new product, Airtame 2

Lisa Mallner - October 10, 2018 - Denmark, Hardware,

Airtame, a Danish startup that produces a wireless HDMI solution for both the business and education sectors, has announced the launch of t... Read More

Arctic15 launches new Funding Program for early-stage startups and angel investors

Lisa Mallner - May 11, 2018 - Events, Finland

Arctic15, the most effective matchmaking startup event in the Nordics and Baltics, has announced its new Funding Program. The program takes ... Read More

Latvia’s Droneplan creates drones for risky industrial inspections

Lisa Mallner - March 3, 2018 - Events, Hardware, , International, Norway

Industrial inspections are a risky job.  To inspect overhead power lines, for example, a person usually has to climb up a high tension wire... Read More

After applying for EU banking license, Revolut announces launch in the Nordics

Lisa Mallner - November 21, 2017 - Fintech, International, The Nordic

In early November, the London-based fintech firm Revolut announced that it had applied for a European Banking License and was building its o... Read More

Denmark’s Autobutler goes live in France

Lisa Mallner - November 7, 2017 - Denmark

Unlike the retail & travel industries, the car repair market has yet to benefit from a digital, transformative wave to facilitate and si... Read More

The Rising North fund targets cross-border collaborations to boost the Nordic startup ecosystem

Lisa Mallner - August 24, 2017 - Funding, The Nordic

Rising North is a fund that aims to help Nordic startups become global leaders. It finances with up to €50,000 unique projects and initia... Read More

Blueprint Genetics AI-enabled clinical genetic testing gets €14 million boost

Lisa Mallner - July 14, 2017 - Finland, Funding, Health

Creathor Venture announced this week that it is leading a financing round of up to €14 million for Helsinki-based Blueprint Genetics, an A... Read More

How can the Nordics best compete on the global event stage?

Lisa Mallner - June 7, 2017 - Insight, SXSW, The Nordic, Uncategorized

In March 2017, #nordicmade companies took over SXSW at the #nordicmade booth.  With a helpful boost from the Rising North fund, the #nordic... Read More

Tech Open Air to unite 20,000 technologists in Berlin

Lisa Mallner - June 1, 2017 - Events, International

Now in it’s sixth year, Europe’s largest interdisciplinary festival, Tech Open Air, is uniting the international tech and creative scene... Read More

bSaka’s journey from sheep-shearing to sustainable entrepreneurship

Lisa Mallner - April 26, 2017 - Funding, Norway, Social, Sweden

bSaka founders Matilda Waldner, Kicki Hallberg, and Sandra  Ny met while work as sheep-shearers in Stavanger, Norway.  They found they sha... Read More

#nordicmade at SXSW: What makes the Nordics different?

Lisa Mallner - April 18, 2017 - Events, International, SXSW, The Nordic

For the last few years, the Nordics have tried to gain a foothold at SXSW, the unparalleled tech festival that collectively  brings  over ... Read More

In photos: Making deals the Finnish way in the SaunaBus

Lisa Mallner - April 4, 2017 - Events, Finland, International, SXSW

In Finland, the sauna is a way of life.  It is not just a place to ease muscle pain after a hard workout, but a place for relaxing, drinkin... Read More

Rising North promises €550,000 to help Nordic startups in 2017

Lisa Mallner - March 20, 2017 - Funding, News, The Nordic

Rising North is a fund that aims to help Nordic startups become global leaders. The fund was launched in October 2016 with a NASDAQ bell ri... Read More

3 Nordic smart home products to build your own Apartimentum

Lisa Mallner - January 21, 2017 - Denmark, Finland, Internet of things(IoT), Personal Tech, Sweden

The world’s smartest apartment building is Apartimentum, located in Hamburg. It is the brainchild of Xing founder Lars Hinrichs, who has s... Read More