“Summer camp” for entrepreneurs
A group of around 55 people on an island during two and a half days, all of them entrepreneurs, investors or in other ways start-up connected people. This was the setting for the second edition of the Camp Ven unconference, on the 16-18 August. Øresund Startups was there too, and want to give some insights […]
Helsingborg-based accelerator celebrates 5 years
2017 marks the fifth anniversary of Helsingborg-based THINK, a startup accelerator for early stage technology companies. On this occasion, the accelerator published an infographic that demonstrates its achievements over the 5-year period. Companies like Storygami, Bilprospekt, Fieldly, and Swiftcourt have been a part of the program. In the infographic, we learn that 65% of […]
CEO of Trustpilot gives 6 tips to young entrepreneurs
Peter Mühlmann founded Trustpilot in 2007 in his early 20s and says that it took several years before the brand got to be where it is today. Instead of finishing business school he jumped right into his own startup. Trustpilot was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark and is a platform where businesses and companies get reviews from […]
Pleo.io is teaming up with several experienced investors
CEO of Pleo.io, Jeppe Rindom, announced earlier this month on LinkedIn that the company has teamed up with five experienced investors. Pleo is a Danish fintech startup which gives companies an easy way to manage expenses. With a company card solution that automatically captures receipts and categorizes the employees spending. Pleo reduces the administrative complexity, eliminates expense reports […]
E-commerce Text Supplier Contentor Takes on Germany
Contentor, a translation service provider that specializes in e-commerce, is broadening its geographical horizon. In a recent press release, it was announced that Contentor will expand and open the doors to an office in Berlin, Germany. Initially founded in the Swedish city of Helsingborg in 2008, Contentor employed students to produce web texts. Fast forward […]
Confidence hack: The Jar of Awesomeness
Alex Esser, entrepreneur and music tech profile from Malmo, behind the music startup TunaSpot but also a past at Deezer and Skyforge, wrote a blog post about losing your confidence. Being an entrepreneur isn’t always a dance on roses, or to be honest – almost never. “Keep a “Jar of Awesomeness” to track all your successes […]
Tonsser in collaboration with Nike
Tonsser, from Copenhagen, is a social app for youth soccer players. The app started a collaboration with Nike, which got to be the first brand to get access to the platform. Tonsser has now 380.000 youth players, a change from 100.000 for a year ago. “Since the internet, you no longer need to go to Harvard […]
Sol Voltaics from Lund raises €18,7 million
Sol Voltaics has closed a record funding round of $21.3 million (approximately, €18,7 million). This is the largest finance raise for a European solar technology company since 2015. The new finance will be used to accelerate commercialization of its highly anticipated solar efficiency boosting technology, SolFilm™ which promises to increase conventional solar panel efficiencies by […]
Toy Story lessons for the Internet of Things
Daniel Gärdenfors wrote a blog post comparing the IoT products with Toy Story, an interesting read! “Have you ever thought of the Toy Story films as sci fi? I think they have many interesting themes that could apply to the Internet of Things. When people start bringing more “smart” devices to their homes, they will create […]
Einride unveiled their full-scale prototype of the T-pod
During Almedalen, Einride unveiled their full-scale prototype of the T-pod, the world’s first completely emission-free, road-based transportation system. Video from the launch, 4th of July in Visby, Sweden. One of the co-founders and COO of Einride, Filip Lilja, is from Malmö, but the company is located in Gothenburg. He tells us that they worked on the […]