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Danish Nustay.com secures 500.000 dollars in investment

The Danish site Nustay.com, which will provide customers with exclusive, personalized offers on luxury hotels, has just secured 500.000 dollars in the first investment round. The site is expected to launch in April. Even though Nustay.com still has not launched and thus lacks a real product the 25 years old founder and CEO Mathias Lundø …

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Ten startups selected for Thinkubator in CPH

29 startups gathered at DARE2mansion to fight for a spot in the new Copenhagen based accelerator program Thinkubator. With 130+ applicants the 29 startups were chosen and pitched in front of a jury this week. Six were selected at the audition last week and the final four were announced this week. Thinkubator is focused on helping early …

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Danish startup hit by bad luck

Every entrepreneurs worst nightmare became a reality for Danish startup, Sesame Labs, just a few days before they were about to launch their smart lock. An US based startup beat them to the punch and launched a similar product with an identical name. Sometimes fate plays cruel tricks and you are tempted to ask yourself …

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Trustpilot’s revenue grows 80% in one year

The Danish startup, Trustpilot, which specializes in user reviews of companies’ customer service products, has had a growth in revenue of 80% from 2013 to 2014 as well as an growth in reviews by 50% compared to previous years. The companies have realized the value of user reviews, explains the CEO of Trustpilot. You may …

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Audiocase is bringing back the ghettoblaster

Danish Audiocase is the startup behind a new portable wireless speaker, with the goal of bringing back the social aspect of listening to music. The team behind Audiocase is ready to take the startup a step further, and will be launching their Kickstarter Campaign this Friday at CROWD15, a crowdfunding conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Premium …

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Can a business steeped in deficit be a valuable acquisition?

The vacation rental portal, SunnyRentals.com, was bought last year by their competitor Vacasol. The acquisition came after SunnyRentals has had a deficit for several years, but that does not mean the investment was bad. SunnyRentals, founded in 2009, has been acquired by Vacasol, which has facilitated online booking of vacation rentals throughout Europe. The Danish …

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When you run out of money

The following article is based on a blogpost by Thor Fridriksson, founder of the football app Champion. He shares his honest experiences with running out money for your startup, without a way for getting further funding. Thor Fridriksson developed the football app, Pumodo, in cooperation with Thomas Watson back in 2012. The product had a …

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Startup Travels teams up with Workaway Camp

Startup Travels and Workaway Camp are partnering up this May to help connect entrepreneurs around the world in sunny Barcelona. Workaway Camps provides entrepreneurs with a more unorthodox working environment. The two types of camps on offer include ‘adventure camps’ whereby Workaway organizes trips to ‘explore parts of the world,’ climbing mountains and the likes, …

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