By Tina Søndergaard Thorsen and Sisse Melsen On the 14-16 of August, Camp Ven #2015 was held for the first time. Entrepreneurs and startup players from the Øresund region were invited to spend the weekend on the island of Ven, located between Sweden and Denmark. The concept was simple: to gather 50 people for an …
When a knee injury forced footballer Philip Haglund to miss a season for football club IFK Gothenburg, he knew he had to do something different during his time for recuperation. Haglund chanced upon an article that talked about how as a society we were moving away from cash-based transactions to paperless or digital money. Haglund …
Garage Technology Ventures, Norway’s StartupLab, and Silicon Valley-based MAD-Partners announced earlier this month the launch of Silicon Valley Catalyst, a new joint venture to fund and grow brilliant emerging European technology companies that are ready to launch in the U.S. The collaboration brings together a team of experienced Silicon Valley and Nordic venture players to …
Jam-packed STHLM Tech Meetup with Atomico event brought Ngenic, MedUniverse, and Shipwallet on the stage. Who had the best pitch this Tuesday? NSB was there to find out Yet another STHLM Tech Meetup is behind us. If anything, the event, which has been going on for over two years, is getting more and more popular, …
Nordic Startup Bits will attend the STHLM Tech Meetup this week, and the doors for the event open up tomorrow, June 23 at 17:30 in Hilton Stockholm Slussen Hotel. One of the most important investors in the tech industry, Atomico, will be on stage, while three of the Stockholm’s hottest startups try to pitch them. …
The Nordic One project strives to create an ecosystem for young and experienced entrepreneurs alike with a focus on international growth from day one. Starting a company is a daunting task, no matter which market one starts out in. But being from a city in the Nordic region that would be considered a town in …
Swedish startup, Pricelizer is all about creating a great online shopping environment for their customers. The what and the how is what they believe sets them apart from the competition. Bought an item online? Then you’ve likely encountered instances when you have failed to follow through with a purchase. This could be down to a variety of …
All are equal before the law. Yet, sometimes it is quite impossible to reach the courtroom and get your rights recognized. Swedish Swiftcourt wishes to change this by making the legal framework accessible, fast and economically affordable. Nowadays, many legal disputes arise as a result of unsatisfactory transactions over the internet. However, these disputes are …
A few months ago a colleague came to me talking about m-commerce instead of e-commerce, regarding some solutions for my company. Curious idea, I thought, while this guy kept talking about how Mobile Commerce is changing our concept of “Store”. He was really very good explaining to me some of the best practices currently in …
Featuring over a 100 participants, the Gothenburg Startup Hack set sail on a ten hour journey of discovery and innovation designed to ignite the tech startup-community of Gothenburg, Step aboard to learn more about the events goals and motivations. By Vic Bassey Originally conceived by Andreas Rolén and Linus Olsson, students at Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship, the GbgtechWeek …