2015 has seen an explosion in funding, interest in, and new product development around Artificial Intelligence. Facebook delivered M, Amazon gave us Echo, and Google launched TensorFlow, its open source machine learning library. A whole host of startups…
In May 2015, Adrien Vetterli came up with an idea sparked by a recently viral story from the Netherlands where a man decided to clean trash along a polluted waterway bit by bit, every day on his way…
This week, Forbes released their annual “ 30 under 30 ” list of young talent, and 5 Swedes made the cut. The list, which totals 600 people in 20 different categories, is an annual compilation of young global…
Fintech companies have been a hot topic in the Nordics as startups rush to disrupt the traditional financial sector. Here is a look back at some of the main fintech trends and Nordic companies to watch in 2015.…
Leaders and politicians are constantly touting the need for more innovation . But is more innovation really what we need? Innovation moves us forward – as individuals, groups, businesses, and perhaps as a nation and civilization. At the…
While many consider innovation to be the province of Silicon Valley and other high-tech centers in developed markets around the world, the reality is very different. A look at where intellectual property is being created gives us some…
Nicolaj Højer Nielsen has an impressive track record as both a serial entrepreneur and an investor in Denmark . He has co-founded, among other businesses, CodeSealer and Sepior , and invested in many Danish startups, such as Penneo…
Entrepreneurship, Startup founding and investing in Startups is the best way to inject yourself with a steroid for meta-learning and self discovery. If you want to learn about yourself then you should definitely become an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship and…
Serial entrepreneur Paavo Beckman started his first company at 23, and has since come a long way. 15 years and 6 entertainment and tech companies later, Paavo has evolved into something of a specialist in his field. In…
With the holiday season in full swing, crowdfunding campaign s can be great sources of gifts for the technology fanatics in our lives. Here are 5 ongoing campaigns that make great holiday gifts. 1. Tiny Arcade Tiny Arcade…
BreedReply is an accelerator focused solely on IoT (Internet of Things) early stage startups in Europe and the US started by Repl y , a consulting, systems integration and digital services company. Similar accelerator s such as Startupbootcamp…
Atomico and Slush released a study,“The State of European Tech”, at Slush 2015. The study is the most comprehensive review to date carried out on the European tech community, its tech talent, capital flow, entrepreneurial mindset, and success…