Finnish entrepreneurs founded a startup grant for refugees , says Finnish Broadcasting Company . This article was originally posted on Arctic Startup . Finnish entrepreneurs and TV-personalities Tunna Milonoff and Riku Rantala have started a startup grant for…
One of the biggest payment companies in Sweden, Bambora , has bought the Norwegian startup dSAFE. dSAFE was created in 2009 in Trondheim by four engineers and has now more than 5000 customers in the North, such as…
Co-founder and former COO Patrick Lund has replaced Jens Reimer Olsen as the CEO of Graduateland, Europe’s largest career network for students and graduates. “The timing is just right,” says Jens Reimer Olesen. With the launch of their…
Contact lenses for diabetes, which can measure your health, insect-flour that can replace cereals, or a tiles with naturally growing grass that can replace traditional tiles to make cities greener? The ideas are only some of many that…
In nine years, Mattias Ljungman, co-founder of Atomico alongside Niklas Zennström, has built a Nordic-flavoured, London headquartered investment company that already has some impressive exits under its belt. Think Supercell . Originally published in #NordicMade magazine by Tarmo…
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…
Earlier this month, Boost Turku accelerator found it winners for its yearly summer edition of Startup journey . The Finnish accelerator provides a two months summer program for teams whom want to transform their ideas into businesses. The…
Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, integrates social content into your website to create a lively feel. This article was originally posted on Startup Iceland . I first met Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, when she was…
Establish a solid, sustainable business in the United States in just 30 days! This is the challenge the Danish startup Planday have given themselves – look over their shoulders and experience their 30-day voyage ‘over there’. Each year,…
On September 3 rd , 20 startups went on stage at Oslo Science Park and pitched their companies and recruitment needs to over 200 potential employees. For a second time, StartupLab .no opened their doors and welcomed 20…
Per Emanuelsson, co-founder of Soundtrap, is building an easy-to-use online recording studio. Originally published in #NordicMade magazine While there is no standard recipe for success, one thing is clear: success typically comes to those who enjoy what they…
Thomas Helms, CEO and co-founder of Vaavud, is building a crowdsourced weather platform… a Waze for weather Everyone has experienced a weather forecast that did not quite hold true and experienced how it can ruin everything from picnics…