Icelandic startup Breakroom provides its users with a private virtual reality workspace for wherever and whenever they may need it. A simple request: Imagine your current work surroundings. Next, imagine yourself working in a café tucked away on a peaceful and quaint street somewhere in beautiful Vienna, Austria or perhaps imagine yourself reading through work …
Sling, developed by Icelandic app studio Gangverk, is a communication and shift scheduling application for the non-desk working industries. This article was originally posted on Nordurskautid, Iceland’s premier outlet for news and discussion about the Icelandic Startup and Tech scene Sling is a free app is available on the web, iOS and Android, and …
Last week, Deloitte announced the winners of the Rising Star Awards in Iceland, with Kúla 3D and Authenteq winning this year’s title after pitching to a panel of judges at the final event. The other four companies that made it to the finals were Flygildi, Solid Clouds, Dent & Buckle, and GeoSilica. Kúla 3D was founded by …
How is the Icelandic startup scene doing? Here is an overview of what has happened over the last year, using the entrepreneurial ecosystem model developed by Nicolas Collin. This article was originally posted on Startup Iceland. It has been an interesting and inspiring to see what Ken Bautista and Cam Linke with their team have …
Authenteq, the Icelandic startup, was selected by CTIA Innovation Council Investor Advisors as one of the five most forward-thinking, innovative companies worldwide in the category of identity management. Trusted. Authentic. Identity. These words describe the Icelandic startup Authenteq. Their great vision and innovative technology, that secures interaction between users of sharing economy and eliminate possible …
This analysis of Q3 investments in the Nordics is based on a combination of publicly available and proprietary data gathered by Index. In Q3, tech startups based in the Nordic countries collectively raised $296.5 million in 73 rounds. This falls short of Q1 for the region by 21.9 percent. Compared to Q2, it comes in …
Crowdfunding as a fundraising method has had tremendous momentum in recent years, with multiple platforms competing for the multi-billion dollar pie. What does the future hold? Crowdfunding as alternative finance has been on the rise for the past few years, with around €710 thousand being raised in 2010, €14.4 billlion in 2014, and an …
Discover how to start your own startup and build great products in this How to Start a Startup lecture by Bala Kamallakharan, an investor, entrepreneur, speaker, and Startup Coach from Iceland. This article was originally posted on Startup Iceland. In today’s How to Start a Startup lecture, we will be talking about Building Great Products. …
Business competitions are a tricky concept. They are based around the idea of a group of humans evaluating (read: judging) teams and their ideas, and trying to overcome any biases they have in the process. Judges are basically asked to evaluate unquantifiable things with their very human and biased brains. They then make a judgement …
Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, integrates social content into your website to create a lively feel. This article was originally posted on Startup Iceland. I first met Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, when she was doing her documentary called the Startup Kids. What really impressed me was how Sesselja and her friend, Vala …