Interview

Communities, Fintech, Interview, The Nordic

For Nordics, “It’s about creating a larger ecosystem,” says fintech exec

Juwan Lee has spent over 30 years working around the world in financial services, before leaving money management to create NexChange, a global social network for the financial services industry. Armed with in-depth experience from the worlds major financial capitals, he shares his insights for the Nordic countries. Fintech, such as electronic finance, digital wallets, …

Computer, Enterprise SaaS, Entrepreneurs, Hi-Tech, Iceland, Interview

Breakroom brings virtual reality into your office

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 …

Entrepreneurs, Interview, Norway, Travel

Routes solves complex travel planning

The Norwegian startup Routes uses user-generated routes to solve the problem of complex travel planning. We met Routes at Oslo Innovation Week, where the founders pitched to investors and tried to grow their audience at the Afterwork Startup event at the newly relaunched co-working space MESH. “We started out with testing the concept on an …

Denmark, Events, Finland, Funding, Interview, Slush, Sweden, The Nordic

An interview with Marta Sjögren, Principal at Northzone

Marta Sjögren’s debut to the venture capital world resulted from a passion for innovation and a desire to make an impact in the world. Today, she is the Principal at Northzone,a Danish VC, nd focuses on companies in the early stage. Northzone, established in 1996, is a leading technology investor. Today Northzone has raised over …

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