Garden Eight is a multi-award-winning digital production team from Japan specialising in visual design, web design and web development. Founded in Asakusabashi, Tokyo in 2011, the studio has just opened their European headquarters in Copenhagen. The Nordics are known as the world’s “unicorn factory” per capita outside of Silicon Valley and have enjoyed a spotlight …
Danish Industrial biotech startup Kaffe Bueno received EUR 1.1 million from, PINC (Paulig Group venture capital, FI), Vækstfonden (DK), The Yield Lab (IE), and a Danish business angel. The money will be spent on scaling up production, growing the team, IPR, and further process and product development. Kaffe Bueno is an ingredients company using green …
More than ever we need strong role models and entrepreneurs who can inspire others and actively help put focus on growth and innovation. For 25 years, EY has paid tribute to Denmark’s best growth creators, and this year they want to engage the business community and the participating companies in the fight to defy the crisis we are in and …
Danish startups AddiFab and Nordbo Robotics, were selected among more than 570 applications from all over the world to develop solutions in collaboration with companies in the health and manufacturing fields, such as BTI and ITP, as part of the BIND 4.0 accelerator. Each year, BIND 4.0, developed by the Department of Economic Development and …
Danish edtech CanopyLAB is behind a social and adaptive learning platform that is being used in more than 85 different countries. By Esben Trier Based on co-founder Sahra-Josephine Hjorth’s Ph.D. research at the University of Aalborg, CanopyLAB launched its product in late 2018 with a focus on corporate learning. With COVID-19 CanopyLAB’s reach expanded dramatically …
TEDxCopenhagen is a local gathering where live TED-like talks and performances are shared with the community. TEDx´s are normally held physically as an event, and the Corona virus has therefore challanged this format. TEDxCopenhagen license holder, René Munk, speaks about how Corona has changed the TEDxCopenhagen format, maybe forever. TEDx has always been about the …
Each year, Danes miss out on 11 billion kroner in deductions, either because people don’t know what they are entitled to, or because the process is simply too cumbersome. Tax Helper wants to change that. By Aske Buemann Taxes and deductions can give many a blank look in their eyes. Therefore, two entrepreneurs will now help people find …
Copenhagen-based travel startup, PackitUp, is on a mission to provide help in the time of Coronavirus crisis. The team turned their existing social network platform into BringHero help platform, where people can either offer or request for help during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Ira Leino The platform functions worldwide on voluntary-basis, and therefore, is completely …
The Copenhagen Metro is getting an extension, a 15.5km line called the Cityringen Metro. The Cityringen Metro is set to open soon, upgrading Copenhagen’s already efficient metro system. The expected opening date is September 29, 2019. The project of Cityringen Metro uses modern technology, setting it apart as an automated metro line. The driverless trains …
Nordic Startup Bits sat down for an interesting talk about the foodtech startup scene at SLUSH in December with Accelerace’s Investment Manager, Business Accelerator and Head of Venture Scouting Martin Holmboe. Accelerace is the Nordics’ leading startup accelerator and pioneering in the corporate – startup matchmaking space. Martin has many years of experience as a …