The Øresund region: top in the Nordics
Recently numbers analysted by The Nordic Web, show clearly that the Øresund region, which consists of Greater Copenhagen and Southern Sweden, is the second strongest region in all of the Nordics. Over a quarter of all investments According to a recent mapping of investments made in the Nordics between 2014-2016, the Oresund region amassed 30% […]
Swedens largest 3D-printing meetup
During the 25th and 26th of March a group of entusiasts are hosting an event called 3D Meetup Sweden. It’s a meetup for beginners as well as 3D-printing enthusiasts and will be the biggest meetup so far in Sweden. It also includes big names from the scene, such as Thomas Sanladerer. “Our goal is to […]
Øresundstartups during 2017 and onward
A short message from me, Karsten Deppert, initiator of this site: With changes happening to Trendsonline and it being closed down, I felt it could be good to give an update on what happens here on this site. I have for 2017 decided to renew oresundstartups and it’s focus – it has been not improved […]
Nordic Growth Hackers #7: Your business model is constantly evolving
What a lineup for the 7th Nordic Growth Hackers there was! Over 2 billion euro worth of valuation took the stage at the small but intimate event held earlier this week. The founders of Unity, Tradeshift, Siteimprove, Tactile, Penneo and Iconfinder shared how their business models had evolved. David Helgason, founder of Unity, told an […]
Conferize launches commission free way to sell tickets
The social-network-for-conferences startup Conferize just introduced a new way to sell event tickets. With a focus on gathering all kind of events and conferences, they are launching a zero commission system, even for paid tickets. The new registration works together with their already popular social event website and community. “At Conferize, we want to turn […]
Founders shared their greatest growth hacks
At the 6th Nordic Growth Hackers event, held at Founders House earlier this week, the nearly 100 participants was introduced to a great deal of growth hack tricks including ’the hire hack’. The atmosphere was relaxed and cozy and the invited speakers alternately made the crowd laugh and listen intensely. The first of the four […]
VR / AR tech startup Crunchfish goes for IPO
Crunchfish, the touchless tech startup, has earlier announced it will aim for an IPO at Nasdaq First North. Crunchfish has build a tech that fits both the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality need for controlling devices. From selfies to virtual worlds Its technology, using hand-gestures to control devices, mostly mobile phones, started out being used […]
Denmark’s largest mortgage provider invests in neobank Lunar Way
Lunar Way has already been backed by angel investors and the venture fund SEED Capital, one of the most successful venture funds in the Nordics. Now mortgage provider Nykredit will have a minority interest too. With this Lunar Way is ready to move into Sweden and Norway later this year, where local partner banks are […]
Skåne tech scene adds jet fuel – Malmö Startups expands
Malmö Startups announces today the recruitment of two local startup ecosystem talents to lead Malmö Startups and help drive faster growth and innovation for the startup community in the south of Sweden: Lovisa Nicklasson and Jeremie Poirier. The two recruits will work hand in hand, serving as Co-Heads of Malmö Startups and will report directly […]
Shipbeat files for bankruptcy
Shipbeat, the startup focusing on making shipping easier and better, has filed for bankruptcy. The startup, founded by Kenneth Svenningsen and Joachim Rørbøl, aimed at enabling e-commerce companies to lower there shipping costs and making the solution easier. Making what Klarna has done with payment, but for logistics. “Logistics is costly for online retailers. About […]