Crowdsourcing Week 2018 to take place deep in the Arctic Circle
CSW Arctic // Europe 2018 will take place in the quiet wilderness of two unique Swedish locations deep in the Arctic Circle: Luleå (20-21... Read More
Norwegan startup ACT wants to increase the visibility of eco-friendly produce
It is currently easy to compare food based on price, for example, but not so simple to see which food products are the most environmentally ... Read More
Danish startup Iver: We reached our crowdfunding goal in less than 3 hours
Nordic design is indeed trending worldwide. In less than three hours the new Danish watch brand IVER Denmark reached their funding goal on K... Read More
bSaka’s journey from sheep-shearing to sustainable entrepreneurship
bSaka founders Matilda Waldner, Kicki Hallberg, and Sandra Ny met while work as sheep-shearers in Stavanger, Norway. They found they sha... Read More
New Danish social app IUSO gets massive support on Kickstarter
The world's biggest internet portal for crowdfunding seems to be the perfect platform for 5 Danish entrepreneurs. Just 24 hours on www.kicks... Read More
Infographic: From outsourcing to crowdsourcing
There was a time when if you wanted something done affordably and efficiently you would outsource it to somebody else. Outsourcing is of cou... Read More
Danish underwater camera Paralenz fetches half million in record time on Kickstarter
Paralenz, a new project by Danish design agency Moef, has broken a Kickstarter record, by obtaining a third of their funding in just the fi... Read More
Shipitwise: Crowdfunding “couldn’t be easier”
"Fundraising isn’t hard. At least not hard like impossible," says Shipitwise. Sander Gansen tells the story of how Shipitwise succeeded ... 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
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With Invesdor, crowdfunding gains increased legitimacy in the Nordics
Doubling each year over recent years, Crowdfunding has seen dynamic growth from $2.7 billion in 2012, to an expected level greater than $34 ... Read More
Journalism failed – not Bitcoin
Mike Hearn, one of the core developers of Bitcoin, recently wrote a Medium post in which he publicly announced that he will no longer be tak... Read More
Tips to succeed at equity crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is fun and exciting, but it also requires hard work and a bold attitude to go the extra mile. It cannot be overemphasized how i... Read More
Innovation center for the disabled successfully funded
Iceland's Frumbjörg, started by Brandur Karlsson in cooperation with Sjálfsbjörg, the Icelandic national federation of the disabled, is a... Read More
Fintech 2015 – Bitcoin, crowdfunding, and cybersecurity
Fintech companies have been a hot topic in the Nordics as startups rush to disrupt the traditional financial sector. Here is a look back a... Read More
5 crowdfunding gifts for tech fans
With the holiday season in full swing, crowdfunding campaigns can be great sources of gifts for the technology fanatics in our lives. Here... Read More
3 reasons European crowdfunding platforms beat U.S. ones
If negotiations regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement are finalized, European FinTech startups will ... Read More
What it’s like to run a successful crowdfunding campaign
Someone.io, a Norway-based social task management app for businesses, recently ran a successful equity crowdfunding campaign, closing at 107... Read More
Crowdsourcing Week launches equity crowdfunding campaign
Crowdsourcing Week (CSW), a platform for promoting the crowd economy, has launched their own equity crowd-funding campaign. The goal of the... Read More