Swedish Innovation Compass: a New Tool to Navigate the Swedish Innovation System
The Swedish Innovation Compass launched their app to both iTunes and Google Play stores a little over two weeks ago. The app by Lund-based company Swedish Innovation System is designed to help entrepreneurs, inventors, researchers and startups find and take advantage of all the resources in Sweden’s innovation system. Hitting over 2.6k downloads so far, […]
Orbital Systems signs a new client – Kristianstad’s Central Hospital
Orbital Systems, Malmo-based startup with eco-friendly shower solution, signed its first client in healthcare sector – Kristianstad’s Central Hospital, reports 8till5. Two showers will be installed in the therapy pool area, where the showers are used by about 100 people on daily basis. Innovative shower technology by Orbital Systems helps to save up to 90% […]
Geek Girl Magazine holds first event of the new season and shares plans for the future
A number of interesting events in the region this September cast a hint – it’s time to get back into work mode but let’s have fun anyways. Geek Girl magazine’s summer party hosted by Zendesk is in line with this thinking. The event will take place on September 22nd and will include a discussion panel […]
Prettysocial media gets funding and expands further in Europe
Prettysocial media, a Danish company that provides international content marketing platform and advertising solutions, has completed its first financing round at the end of August. The company, that is already present in the German market with offices in Munich, Dusseldorf and Hamburg, will use the funds for further international expansion. In September Prettysocial media will […]
More funding will help Copenhagen Suborbitals get closer to launching a person into space
Copenhagen Suborbitals are gathering funds to continue work on their world’s only manned amateur space program to show that it is really possible to run a space program without major government budgets and administration. The team has a simple ambition: to launch one of them into space and have her/him safely back. Copenhagen Suborbitals is […]
Coinify strengthens its European presence with a new acquisition
European digital currency sector has grown stronger with acquisition of Dustch Coinzone by Danish Coinify that took place earlier this week. The new partnership is expected to create new opportunities and help accelerate Coinify’s expansion strategy in important markets. In particular, the deal will help strengthen Coinify’s presence in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania, […]
THINK launches summer bootcamp
Not even a month has passed since THINK Accelerate held its first DEMO Day as there is already news about new exciting initiative. This August THINK launches a 3-week long digital summer bootcamp for startups from Sweden and around the world, reports DiGital. The purpose of the bootcamp is to help new startups grow during […]
Fieldly receives investment from a business angel
Helsingborg’s based company Fieldly that provides digital project management tools for construction companies raised 5.3 million SEK (620,000 euro) investment, reports DiGital. The money came from business angel Lars Dahlén, who has experience from Sony and Ericsson in Lund and is a board member at the family-owned construction company Byggmästarn. Fieldly was founded in 2014 […]
Dazin initiates crowdfunding campaign to save lives
Cooking is a basic need, but still the lack of proper cooking conditions kills about 491 people per hour and results in 21% of black carbon emissions. In order to change this, Danish-Bhutan based startup Dazin developed a unique model for distribution of smokeless stoves and fuels, addressing the important problem of affordability of such […]
Crunchfish takes in more funding to work on a new technology
Malmo-based Crunchfish took in three million kronor (320 000 euro) investment from Anders Blomkvist, former President of Skanska Byggvaror, making him company co-owner, reports 8till5. The money will be allocated towards the development of a new service – proximity-based connectivity software between users. The new application is called aBubbl, and it opens up for dynamic […]