The VR Hackathon in Brussels kicked off last night, bringing with it the promise of a new world of VR in 2016 and a healthy dose of viking tech-savvy – 20% of the participants came from the surprising VR stronghold of Denmark. Perhaps a sign of things to come, a surprising number of pitches came …
According to the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index, Denmark ranks as the highest country in Europe and is number four worldwide, after the United States, Canada, and Australia. This means Denmark is in the top 5 performing countries globally, moving 2 places up from 2015. But what is Denmark is doing better than other countries? Education …
After a turbulent year that saw markets riled, commodities plunge, and currencies wither against the dollar, many expected the American dollar to come back out as the top currency in 2015. Instead, the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is being heralded as the best performing currency. Does this mean everyone is poised to get on board with bitcoin? …
The VR Hackathon is coming to Europe from San Francisco this weekend. With a slew of product releases and project sales of 14 million units, it is not without reason that 2016 is being called “The Year of VR”. The VR Hackathon in Brussels, hosted by the Danish Sound Innovation Network and EUVR.org from January …
Nowadays, the apps on your smartphone today are far more likely to be created in Stockholm or Sweden than in Silicon Valley. If asked most people would assume these businesses are American or British creations, but they’d be wrong.While they may have now moved the bulk of their staff to those countries, these businesses are …
The latest figures from the Danish Business Authority reveal that the distribution between men and women engaging in entrepreneurship has remained constant since 2001, with 1 out of every 3 entrepreneurs being female. An entrepreneur is statistically defined as a person who creates new business in non-agricultural industries, meaning re-launches, acquisitions and the like are …
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 have also emerged, including x.ai, HyperScience, and Vicarious. There’s an interesting parallel to the web, circa 1998. …
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 talent. The categories listed include e-commerce, enterprise tech, gaming, and finance. Although the Nordics (and Europe as a whole) …
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. Bitcoin Bitcoin reached a big milestone in 2015, when it scored a major win in Europe …
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. Read his crash course on how to get financing for your business in Denmark. I am often asked by …