VR technology has reached unprecedented momentum. According to CB insights, AR and VR startups raised $658 million in equity financing last year, and Florida based Magic Leap set a new bar for funding when it raised a $794 million round led by Alibaba in February 2016. The Nordics have a slew of startups in this …
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, …
Creathio is a platform that “bridges specialized students with cases posted by companies that have a problem to solve, or simply want to improve an area of their business”. The goal of the company is to match students with companies, so they can get “hands on” experience with business cases. Creathio works by having students …
Serial entrepreneur and investor Thor Angelo has thrown his weight behind OrderYoyo, and plans to overtake Just Eat as the go-to service in the Nordics to order food to your home. OrderYoyo, who received early investment from SEED Capital , are also said to be in dialogue with international investors. Helle Uth, Investment Manager at …
The learning curve is steep, but exciting, for 6 Danish founders participating in a US Entry Bootcamp, at Lemonsqueeze in Brooklyn, aimed at ”preparing for a successful launch in the US.” Where Silicon Valley is focused on trends like drones, blockchain and deeplinks, the New York startup scene is broader; tech is just one of …
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 …
The Cloakroom, a Danish startup specializing in providing men with an online personal shopper, has been acquired by the similar German company Modomoto. The Cloakroom, founded by Kasper Brandi Petersen and Asbjørn Jørgensen, works by putting customers in touch with a personal shopper, who will select outfits that are sent to the customer. The customer …
