Peakon acquired by Workday for €580 million
Workday, a California based enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, has announced they have signed an agreement with Peakon about acquiring the startup. The price has been announced as approximately $ 700 million (€ 580 million) in cash. “Peakon is on the cutting edge of helping organizations turn employee insights into more connected […]
Forbes highlights The Org
Theorg.com, a startup founded in 2017 by Christian Wylonis and Andreas Jarbøl, has the mission to “make organizations more transparent”. The startup, based in Copenhagen and New York, has raised over € 9 million from prominent VCs such as Sequoia, Founders Fund and Balderton. Recently Forbes did a piece of them, highlighting their ambitions and […]
Miinto raises €20M series D
The company behind the Danish fashion portal Miinto, which acts as an online sales channel for more than 1,800 fashion brands and designers, has reportedly raised a new funding round. Miinto is in a strong position. The startup reports that they have crossed 1 billion DKK in sales (€ 135 million), and the current marked […]
From startup to scaleup – Meetios journey
Meetio, the Malmö-based startup focusing on solutions for managing meeting rooms at offices, has published a series of articles about their journey. Founded in 2015, the company has grown to almost 40 employees and over 1000 business customers. The insights are in three different bloggposts: The challenges Take aways About recruiting
Lund-Based startup launches eco-friendly cleaning solution outside of Sweden
Solid soaps, shampoos & conditioners as well as toothpaste tabs: As the demand for plastic-free & sustainable solutions in almost all areas of life is increasing, the industry of household cleaning liquids is staying behind. The Lund-based startup Skosh has now launched their sustainable alternative: eco-friendly cleaning tabs in the size of effervescent vitamin tablets […]
Superb expands with new category: Guest Experience Management
Superb, the Copenhagen startup that is an all-in-one platform for restaurants, announced a new category: Guest Experience Management (GXM). GXM enables restaurants to gather all their tools in one platform while collecting actionable insights about both the business and guest to improve performance and provide each guest with a more personalised guest experience making them […]
IKEA invests in logistics startup Mover
The Copenhagen based logistics startup Mover Systems reports it has secured an investment “in the millions” by southern Sweden based IKEA, which takes a 25% equity stake in the company. Movers service will become the backbone of IKEA´s logistics all the way from inventory to consumer. Its solution is to be rolled out in a […]
Joint Academy raises €19M to digitally tackle chronic joint pain
Joint Academy, a healthtech startup which connects patients with licensed physical therapists, has raised a €19 million ($23 million) in a Series B funding round led by international investment company Kinnevik. Existing investors Karl-Johan Persson (chairman of H&M) and Alfvén & Didrikson also participated in the round, which will enable Joint Academy to accelerate in […]
Digital brokerage Norban raises € 1.7 M
Norban, the Malmö based digital brokerage for home owners, is reported to have raised € 1.7 million (SEK 17.5 million) at a € 4.8 million (SEK 50 million) valuation. The investors include Johan Tjärnberg (founder of fintech startup Bambora) and David Hedman (from Sneakers & Stuff, WESC) Norban, founded by Adrian Miller and Per Hedenmark, […]
Bio-chip startup DSruptive raises €400K
DSruptive, a startup offering small, passive, sensor-equipped injectable subdermal implants that allow users to check their vital parameters, has secured an investment of € 400 000. The investment is a combination of cash and services from Nordic Group ApS. This is reported to also includes a follow up financing setup of an additional € 500 […]