Reshopper helps families to recycle items such as clothes through their platform, which joins local buyers and sellers. Now, former AirBnB manager Aja Guldhammer Henderson has joined Reshopper to help them flourish abroad. For last four years, 31-year-old Aja Guldhammer Henderson has been a key figure behind the sharing economy-success of AirBNB in Scandinavia and …
Want to help shape the future of green cities and create sustainable solutions to climate challenges on a regional level? Join the Nordic Cities Workshop, held in Malmö, Sweden from the 28-29th of April, 2016. Climate-KIC works to create consistency between private, public, and academic initiatives on climate change. Their goal is to find solutions …
The Danish startup Planday has closed a $14 million (DKK 93 million) investment lead by the Indinvest and Sweden’s Creandum. The investment will be used to strengthen Planday’s growth in the US and UK – and build more presence in the European market. Planday has developed an online roster planning system for all types of …
The “tech startup ecosystem” Livit, which operates internationally, focuses strongly on international talent. Why? To get the best educated employees, gain local insights on specific countries, be able to communicate fluently with international customers – and have the most dedicated employees. Livit has a combined 100 employees in 5 offices worldwide; Bandung in Indonesia, Copenhagen, …
According to new figures from the Danish Business Authority, there has been a positive development in the actual number of female and male entrepreneurs from 2014 to 2015. But at the same time, the number of male entrepreneurs increased significantly more than the number of female entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is growing in Denmark, and the number …
After a test period in Scandinavia, Plane is ready to launch its icebreaker app globally. The launch will occur in connection with the LAUNCH Festival in San Francisco. The founders of plane are CEO and co-founder,Tim Allison , and co-founder, Thomas Baastrup Jacobsen. “We have spent the last few months testing our app in Scandinavia …
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, …
Sustainable Brands is a global business community dedicated to helping shift the world to a sustainable economy. In anticipation of their Copenhagen conference in 2016, founder KoAnn Skrzyniarz outlines 7 sustainable, global business trends. KoAnn Skrzyniarz travels around the world working with large brands to promote sustainability while still maintaining a competitive business. “There will …
The startup ecosystem in Stockholm will have the backing of both local politicians and large companies – and this is among the reasons why Stockholm’s startups are ahead of their Danish counterparts, according to Tim He of Northzone. The Swedish startup scene blooms in Stockholm, and the Business Region Stockholm, which is part of the …
Thor Angelo has for many years worked as a business angel and advisor in Danish startups. Now you can hear him talk about the journey from entrepreneur to investor. Thor Angelo has a past as co-founder of LanguageWire, and nearly 16 years of experience in internationalization and product development. In addition, he has been an …
