Events
Finns take over SXSW Interactive
The annual South by Southwest festival (aka SXSW) kicked off on Friday , and for the 7th year in a row, Finns are going over to Austin, Texas to show what they’re made of. The rest of the…
EdTech
Finland: the Nordic ed-tech trailblazer?
Yes, this title is intentionally a bit “provocative”—especially for my friends in Norway, Sweden and Denmark—as there have been a number of interesting edtech developments in each of these countries, especially in the last year or two. But…
Climate
5 Finnish bioeconomy innovations to watch out for
It has been calculated that, as a result of population growth, the Earth will require 50% more food, 45% more energy and 30% more water by the year 2030. The environment can no longer tolerate production processes that…
News
Disruptors are Getting Disrupted: How Will You Position Your Company?
Crowdsourcing isn’t a buzzword, neither is the sharing economy, crowdfunding, blockchain or collaborative economy — they’re already part of our lives. The cumulative disruption of these crowd-powered paradigms will have a significant influence on sectors worldwide. The question…
Fintech
Should Singapore and the Nordics fight over fintech?
Singapore has unveiled a plan to become the world’s leading startup ecosystem within fintech, challenging similar initiatives in the Nordic countries. Singapore has developed a lot since becoming independent in 1965. Before, the country was a central post…
Communities
Investoreye adds social dimension to investor communications
For many companies, managing investor relations means unilateral communications, which may turn into a strategic pitfall. On the other hand, small-scale investors often find it difficult to locate easily understandable investment information on companies. Investoreye offers a tool…
News
3 debates surrounding Virtual Reality
VR technology has reached unprecedented momentum. According to CB insights, AR and VR startups raised $658 million in equity financing last year, and Florida based Magic Leap set a new bar for funding when it raised a $794…
News
Fewer startups are content with traditional equity: here’s why
For many startups looking to raise venture capital, it looks like traditional equity is no longer enough. More and more startups are looking at convertible notes or other debt alternatives. By Andrew Woodman Earlier this week, CB insights…
EdTech
Experiments in Edtech – Interview with Saku Tuominen, CEO of Scool
The Redefining School program, which covered the challenges of education, was featured at Slush 2015 . Among the speakers was Saku Tuominen , CEO and Co-Founder of Scool . Scool aims to find the best practices in education…
Social Entrepreneurship
New app can save over 100,000 newborn lives each year
Every year, over 100,000 children of jaundice, mainly because of lack of access to diagnostic equipment in the poorest parts of the world. A new Norwegian app aims to reverse this statistic. The treatment of jaundice is both…
Denmark
The proportion of women entrepreneurs in Denmark falls
According to new figures from the Danish Business Authority, there has been a positive development in the actual number of female and male entrepreneurs from 2014 to 2015. But at the same time, the number of male entrepreneurs…
Data/Analytics
Iris.AI democratizes access to scientific research
You just saw a really cool TED talk on, say lab-grown organs , and want to learn more about it, but you don’t know anything about biotechnology. Google scholar would be a good place to start – if…