Here are the new startups that will accelerate with THINK this Spring
THINK, an accelerator that is going into its sixth year in the industry has kicked off its 8th edition with nine new and hungry startups. In total 230 startups from Sweden and abroad applied to the Helsingborg based accelerator, making it a new record for the Southern Nordic accelerator. Last week nine selected startups began […]
The marketplace for tattoos, Tattoodo, closes investment round at $5M
Tattoodo is a Copenhagen-based startup with the aim to become a profitable marketplace for tattoos. They recently closed their investment round at DKK31M (around $4,9M). Tattoodo was founded in 2013 by the serial entrepreneurs Mik Thobo-Carlsen and Johan Plenge. The platform covers all aspects of tattoo culture and it even lets users request tattoos. Tattoo artists […]
Swedish auto startup Uniti unveils its first car – Uniti One
Uniti, the electric carmaker from Sweden, revealed today its awaited new vehicle, the Uniti One. The vehicle is designed to set new standards in sustainability, safety, and convenience for a price tag of under €19 900. Held at the company’s production facility in Landskrona, Uniti’s first annual launch event (U17) offered a first peek of the […]
Jayway expands in Copenhagen – builds labs for smart homes
IT company Jayway opens a new lab in Copenhagen, following the collaboration with Samsung-owned SmartThings. The lab will focus on smart buildings and cities, and be situated in the same building as the company’s existing office in Copenhagen. “Our VR and AR lab in Malmö has been very successful. Many big companies have been there […]
Minut reached its funding target at Kickstarter in hours
21th of November, the Malmö-based startup Minut released the new version of their home alarm Point for pre-orders on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. In just a few hours Point had already reached its funding target. Minut is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, with 15 people in the team. The company is headed by Nils Mattisson (ex-Apple) and is […]
Upcoming events to check out in the Øresund region
Want to join a startup community, meet interesting and like-minded people? Here’s some selected events for in the Greater Copenhagen Area. Copenhagen: Startup Weekend MEGA The biggest Startup Weekend in Europe takes place in Copenhagen for the duration 17th-19th November 2017. It is an event that will include 400 participants, 54 hours, 4 tracks and 40 mentors […]
Danish AI startup Botsupply wins the IBM award 2017
At IBM Watson Summit Denmark 2017, The Danish startup, BotSupply won the IBM award 2017. A panel of experts chose BotSupply as the startup with the most potential and promise out of the six who pitched. The event took place at DR Koncerthuset where AI Enthusiasts and experts gathered for a day of knowledge sharing. […]
Autobutler launches its service in France
The Danish start-up Autobutler is now being launched in France, which puts the Nordic company on the three largest car-markets in Europe, Germany, UK, and France as well as Denmark and Sweden. Seven years ago the two founders of Autobutler launched their idea of creating the world’s largest online portal for car repairs. Unlike the retail […]
#NordicMade Career Fair – find talent or apply for positions at a virtual career fair
One of the biggest challenges for startups is finding the right talent (and of course the right capital), as probably a lot of you reading Øresund Startup News already experienced. Therefore, the Nordic startup ecosystem #NordicMade is backing a recurring yearly Startup Career Fair organised by Founders House and Graduateland. The online event is 15 […]
Queue-it got its 100th employee
Queue-it employed their 100th person earlier this month, a front-end developer for the U.S office. At October 3rd, Camilla Ley Valentin, co-founder of Queue-it, tweeted about celebrating the news. Other recent milestones for the company is opening their office in the U.S and having 2 billion users through the platform. Queue-it is a bargain system […]