Last week I had a pleasure to join the 2nd ever NORDEEP 2023 Summit, to see and hear what’s happening in Deep Tech scene within the Nordics. The opening keynote insights were given by Risto Siilasmaa, and that paved the way for this 2 days conference for a good crowd of attendees mainly from Finalnd …
Inpay, a Copenhagen based fintech, has been named the fastest growing company in Denmark out of millions of enterprises in the annual FT1000 business rankings. The company was also recognised as the sixth fastest growing fintech in Europe, and entered the ranking at as the 87th fastest growing company in Europe, the highest position a …
The biggest Danish and Swedish esports teams, Astralis and Ninjas in Pyjamas, have come together to attract game development talent to Greater Copenhagen. The partnership launches ahead of Denmark’s biggest esports event to showcase the significant organizations and career opportunities in the region following a shortage of game developers Copenhagen Capacity and Invest in Skåne, …
A new survey from Digital Hub Denmark shows that the need for digital talent among Danish companies has significantly increased since the spring of 2020. As of Q2 2021, the Danish demand for digital talent is 22 per cent higher than before the pandemic. While many companies continued to thrive during Covid-19, they have struggled …
Justlearn is Danish ed-tech company founded in 2017 with a mission to democratize access to language learning. The mission behind Justlearn it to be able to teach language without attending any classes, educational institutions, or standardized language courses. Justlearn plans to democratize acces to language learning through customization. Each student learns at their own pace …
Danish software start-up Custimy.io has developed a Customer Data Platform (CDP), to help SMBs challenge the multinational e-commerce giants through smarter use of customer data. Less than a year into its existence, Custimy.io raises more than ＄800k in pre seed funding to take the next steps in their journey towards empowering SMBs through data insights. Software …
The Copenhagen-based Nordic accelerator Urbantech Program, hosted by BloxHub, has announced the 10 most promising and innovative sustainable technology startups for their 2021 batch. This announcement comes after a global search for urbantech startups. According to the UN, up to 70 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2050. This …
According to a report by Money UK, Denmark is the second best-funded nation for startup businesses after the US. With a total of five new business grants offering over $1,000,000, Denmark only lags slightly behind top funding opportunities in the US. The report, which is based on data from the Innovation Investment Index, highlights Denmark …
Danish customer support innovator Dixa has acquired Melbourne-based knowledge management platform Elevio in a circa US$15m deal. The acquisition supports Dixa’s long term vision to simplify more aspects of customer service through personalization and machine learning. Dixa’s platform is used by consumer-facing brands to serve customers across multiple channels from a single screen including social media, …
Since launching its report on who funds whom in the Nordics, together with partners like Startup Sweden and NVCA, the team at Unconventional Ventures have been busy. They recently launched the UV Syndicate, giving everyone the opportunity to co-invest in, by UV vetted, startups at pre-seed and seed stages. Today they announce the first digital …