Area9 acquired by McGraw-Hill – allegedly for up to €130 Millions
E-learning startup Area9 announced earlier that they had been acquired by McGraw-Hill Education. Terms of the deal were not disclosed officially, but rumored it could be as much as 1 billion DKK in total by Børsen (over €130 millions). Area9 has had a collaboration with McGraw-Hill Education since 2007 and in early 2013 the company […]
Christoffer from Localize Direct about pitching to american VC:s
Business Sweden organized a trip to the U.S. for four startups that looked for investments. One of the companies accepted was Localize Direct, a Helsingborg-based startup focusing on translation and localizations for game developers. Their specialized tool and service helps both big and small game developers to be playable on all languages – both local […]
Project Canvas – a BMC inspired project tool launched
Earlier this week Project Canvas was launched officially, a simple canvas model for projects. The aim is to simplify project communications, and it is available for download here. Behind the tool are 8 project addicted people, amongst them Simon Stubben, who is also involved in the startup BillyTracker, and who started working on the Project […]
DealCircle raises $750k to slash legal fees for startups
Copenhagen-based investment platform DealCircle announced today it has raised $750k (€ 550k), with some impressive names on the list. It aims to slash the legal fees racked up in early stage investments in startups, ensuring that entrepreneurs can keep hold of as much of their funding as possible. DealCircle, a members-only investment platform, came together […]
E-commerce meetup #2
In late 2013 a network focusing on e-commerce in southern Sweden was started, called “skånska ehandelsnätverket“. The aim of the group is to create stronger connections between entrepreneurs working within the e-commerce sector, and facilitate better sharing of knowledge. On the 19th of February the second meetup will take place, this time hosted at CoolStuffs […]
Erghis Sphere wants to change how we type and interact with devices
Startup Erghis just announced a crowdfunding campaign, with the aim of creating a new way to interact with computers and phones. Touchless is something multiple startups in the region are working on, such as Crunchfish and The Eye Tribe. But Erghis solution is not a new technology for reading touchless signals, but rather the user-interface […]
Internet i Fokus conference to have special startup section
Internet i Fokus is one of largest recurring event for anyone working with web and digital media. It is a comprehensive training day focusing on how business and the web. This springs event will be a little special. David Klein, organizer of the conference, wants to open it up further for startups and high growth […]
YouCruit receives investment by Menmo Ventures
Sydsvenskans reports that Menmo Ventures invests over three million kroner (€ 330 000) in video recruitment startup Youcruit. According to Carl-Rafael Fredson, co-founder of Youcruit, their plan was not to seek venture capital active. But the offer they got from Menmo ventures was to good to pass up. “Actually, we are not looking for money […]
Stronger ties between Øresund and Silicon Valley – two new initiatives launched
This week two new initiatives that connect the region to Silicon Valley where announced. Michael Hoy in Silicon Valley First out was Invest in Skåne, and their ICT people who announced that they had opened an office in Silicon Valley, and have Michael Hoy as their man on the ground. Michael has a past as […]
Mojn raises € 3 million series A
Yesterday Mojn announced they had closed a series A round, raising in total $4 million (€ 3 million). Mojn, founded by Thomas Dahl Jensen and Carsten Hyldahl under the name RealTime Targeting, is a software-as-a-service company with the overall goal to create a convenient retargeting solution in the market. Their focus is on e-commerce costumers […]