In the last couple of decades, videos have become the de-facto preferred mode of product marketing. Physical product innovators or makers showcase their products as a 3D animation to represent the product design exactly as it or to show the functional utility of their design. The Danish startup Pinksquare is addressing a couple of major …
While content might be king, the choice not to choose it yourself has proven to be just as popular. For the founders of Neverthink, the need for a background companion has turned a simple idea into a global success. By Elisa Häggström In an era of video on demand, where favorite series and movies are …
At the end of this month at the Slush conference in Helsinki, the Danish startup Valuer.ai will be launching its new platform. Their new matchmaking tool will connect corporations and investors to the startups that best match their needs and interests. Valuer was founded in February this year by Daniel Laursen, previously founder of Trendsonline, …
In these Trump-times it seems more important than ever to discuss discrimination and how we solve it. As the sharing economy grows it brings to light societal issues of bias and discrimination; but new approaches to data and business models offer hope that bias can one day be a thing of the past. By Pernille …
We spend more time messaging on our phones than ever before. What would the most amazing visual messaging service look like? That was the question Norwegian company DeeMe, founded in 2014, started from. “This question became the DeeMe project, and today our vision is still the same. The world of social media is in constant …
Earlier this month, a #nordicmade delegation of 30 Nordic startups attended the LAUNCH Festival in San Francisco. The tour, organized by STARTNordic, was part of an initiative that promotes the Nordic startup scene by connecting it to other startup ecosystems around the globe. Juraj Pal of Sure gives a recap of the festival. Juraj Pal …
Last week, Danish news channel DR1 insinuated that Trustpilot was involved in the extortion of small shopkeepers and cheating in user reviews. The Trustpilot team has now responded to the criticism. Trustpilot was put under the microscope last week in a news story about a beauty salon with poor user reviews. The salon’s owner, …
Norwegian startup Haxi has been given the green light to continue operations. The court has ruled that the startup is not breaking the law, and can therefore continue to run their shared transport service. Haxi has won an appeals trial in the Norwegian Court of Appeals, following a police complaint on the “pirate” taxi company …
A new era is arriving to Oslo. Equity crowdfunding has been booming, with an explosion of new platforms and regulations. In 2016, crowdfunding is expected to surpass VC investment. With new legislation such as the passage of the JOBS act in the USA, the funding scene is undergoing a sea-change. While equity crowdfunding is an …
As the economy created by alternative finance expands, services like Capdesk will become an essential tool for investors. Capdesk is a shareholder platform that improves the experience for shareholders of unlisted companies by gathering all investor activities in one place. Although currently only a small percentage of people buy shares in unlisted companies (companies not …