Danish startup Fitbay files for bankruptcy and sets off for restructuring
Fitbay is a social media platform that helps consumers find the perfect clothing through following and connecting with people who have similar body types and fashion tastes. The concept is fairly simple: users take pictures of their outfits, tag brands they are wearing and share images in the network. This way their followers get inspiration […]
Swedish healthcare web-service MinDoktor receives an investment
Swedish healthcare webservice MinDoktor has raised funding from a number of investors. The official sum was not disclosed but the investment round that took place in summer is valued at about 22 million Swedish crowns (over 2 million euro), reported in Breakit. Among the investors are Filip Engelbert and Jonas Nordlander, who founded Avito and […]
Bownty raises funding and thinks through growth strategies
Copenhagen-based Bownty, a platform that collects the best deals in more than 1000 cities in Europe, has raised 25 million DKK (over 3 million euro) in series A funding. The new investment deal is the third one in the past four years, and it promises to accelerate company’s growth according to Bownty’s CEO Steffen Frølund, […]
Swiftcourt launches a service to secure small transactions between private parties
From now on secure transactions when buying off things from private individuals are a reality. In the beginning of October Swiftcourt launched a unique service that allows consumers make appeals about their purchases from private parties, stated in company’s press-release on MyNewsDesk. “Getting ripped off when buying from other people things that are worth a […]
Starting anew: Pinstriped launches new beta
The challenges of running a good meeting are probably familiar to everybody. To improve this experience Copenhagen-based startup developed a service called Pinstriped. It started off as an app that gives professional look to your computer screen during the meetings. But now, two years later since the initial launch, the product has taken a different […]
Plane – an icebreaker app for expats in Scandinavia
As exciting and interesting it is to live abroad, this experience often comes with challenges. For example, communication, contact and building of relationships can be quite a pickle in a new place. Plane is an icebreaker app for expats in Scandinavia built to solve exactly those challenges. “We built Plane to address an itch I […]
Climate-KIC launches in Lund
Climate-KIC, Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate change, is launching a partnership with Lund University. The goal for the Climate-KIC initiative is to unite universities, industries, cities and other relevant actors in building innovation communities across Europe. Climate-KIC has three focus areas: education, entrepreneurship and innovation. Within the area of entrepreneurship, promising startups […]
Vivino starts collaboration with Netto stores in Denmark
Vivino, an app that offers price comparison, ratings and reviews for any wine, has started a collaboration with 5 Netto stores in Denmark, reports Version2. The goal of the initiative is to simplify wine choosing process for consumers right on spot in the supermarket, where decisions need to be taken quickly. Every wine is equipped […]
Danish Washa gets investment from the Lions
Christian Stadil, Tommy Ahlers and Jesper Buch invested 1,5 million crowns (over 200,000 euro) in Danish startup Washa, an online laundry and dry-cleaning service that picks up your clothes and drops them off clean at your address within 48 hours. The investment took place in connection with the Danish DR1 program “Løvens Hule” (Lion’s den), […]
Peakon, a new startup by Danish entrepreneurs, is to be launched this fall
Phillip Chambers and Kasper Hulthin, previously of Podio, together with Christian Holm and Dan Rogers from Songkick unveiled a new startup called Peakon, writes TrendsOnline. The goal of the startup is to help business managers to better understand their employees. Peakon takes a step further from traditional serveys that evaluate work environment from the standpoint […]