Maersk starts Foodtrack accelerator
Shipment giant A.P. Moller Maersk has recently been in the news, for their shift to a digital future and further focus on startups. Now a new initiative has been announced – the FoodTrack accelerator. During one month this summer, the programme aims to cease global food loss. Today, one-third of the global food production for […]
New free legal docs for better option program in Sweden released
Startupdocs, the free to use resources provided by angel investor Erik Byrenius, has gotten an update for it’s Swedish documents. “Since January a new law makes it much easier and cheaper for most Swedish startups to give stock options to employees. Today I published The Ultimate Guide to Stock Options in Swedish Startups where you […]
Mapillary raised €12 million from BMW for self-driving car tech
Last week startup Mapillary, one of the most talked about startups from the region and which has attracted interest from amongst other Sequoia, has announced they have raised a new round. The Series B is €12 million, led by BMW Ventures with support from Samsung Catalyst Fund, NavInfo and previous backers. The main driving force […]
Apple rumoured to start new team in Lund
This region, seen by many as one of the top regions for mobile developement in the world, continues to grow. Rapidus reports that Apple is expanding it’s present here. In 2016, Apple moved its mapping development department to Malmö. Now they report that Apple is secretly starting a new development team in Lund. The secretiveness […]
OrderYOYO raised series A round
Techsavvy reports that OrderYOYO recently closed it’s series A round. The round, at over € 5 million, was with both existing and new investors participated. OrderYOYO is a startup that focuses on creating services in the take-away business, a field where there already have been some very strong startups emerging from the region, such as […]
Startup finds your valuables in the attic
The two young entrepreneurs, Mads Hallas Bjerg and Johan Laidlaw, have launched their online service that helps people find the value of art and antiques, called mearto.com. The interest for art and antiques is rising. Countless tv-shows captivates people at home when the hunt for valuable treasures sets in. It has increased the public interest […]
Danish startup docs launched: free legal documents
Erik Byrenius, one of the most famous angel investors in the Nordics, launched a while back startupsdocs for Sweden, a collection of free to use legal documents specially for early stage startups. Now he has, in collaboration with others, made the same for the danish startup scene, under startupsdocs.dk. The documents include term sheets for […]
Linda Bjernstål heads new venture in e-commerce
Linda Bjernstål is one of the less known successful entrepreneurs in the region. Growing Flygstolen, an online flightsearch site, to over €175 million in revenue since starting it over 10 years ago, Linda later sold her company to Dutch Otravo. Continuing to head it as CEO after the acquisition, she in december 2016 stepped down. […]
The Danish startup KVAERN aims to be a tesla-solution for electric bikes
The Copenhagen based startup KVAERN has designed a solar power pack for e-bikes. The power pack named ‘Kvaern+’ is a stationary battery pack that is charged from solar energy generated during the day and makes it available when your bike needs it. This way, you can ride your electric bike on 100% pure solar energy. […]
Peakon continues to raise ambitions and funding – closes a €18 M investment
People Analytics startup Peakon, whos solution help corporations spot problems within the organisation, has announced they raised a series B round of €18 million ($22 million). The round was led by Balderton Capital, but the existing investors, being EQT Ventures fund, IDInvest Partners, and Sunstone Capital, participated as well. Peakon has been one of the […]