PinMeTo plans to raise € 3.2M in investment and grow further
With the plans to grow, in both customers and employees, and extend their services to over 16,000 stores globally, PinMeTo plans to raise 30M SEK (€ 3.2M) in an investment round towards the end of 2016. “A big part (of the investment) will also go to marketing and product development to broaden our offer,” says Daniel Melkersson, CEO and co-founder […]
30 years attracting competence and developing innovation
This is the first part of a two-piece story about Ideon Science Park. Ideon Science Park stands today as one of the leading centers of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship across Scandinavia and Europe. Located in northeastern Lund, Ideon has witnessed and fostered the growth of leading companies for over 30 years. Throughout, it has also […]
30 startups emerging from Sony Mobile’s NextStep Program
NextStep Startup Program, Sony Mobile’s startup development initiative, can very well be the silver lining following the recent events within the mobile industry in Lund. On March 3rd, the first batch of startups got to meet top investors and entrepreneurs in a competition which culminated this promising program. “NextStep is a fantastic example of how we create a […]
Malmö-based Inriver sets its sights on USA
Having doubled its revenue in 2015 and with a new chairman, InRiver now looks to expand in the USA, reports DiGITAL. The company, which develops a software platform for product information management, had a profitable 2015 with sales of 92M SEK (€ 9.7M) almost doubling the turnover of the previous year. Also last year, it had one […]
Serenity is on Kickstarter
Serenity‘s Kickstarter campaign for its intelligent alarm device launched last week. The goal of the campaign is to raise 40 000$ (about 330 000 SEK) and so far Serenity got about 25% of the set funding goal, just a week since the launch on Kickstarter. Serenity is an alarm, “an intelligent guardian”, which prevents others from […]
Notified appoints new CEO to drive further its growth
Pär Lagerström leaves his position as head of Nordic operations at Mynewsdesk to become the new CEO of Notified. His goal will be increase even further the growth rate of the social listening company based in Malmö. “Pär’s experiences in growing companies and in leading people fit Notified’s present situation perfectly,” says Kristopher Stenkula, founder […]
FörmedlarBil receives investment and prepares to launch a new service
Aggregate Media invests € 500k (5M SEK) in FörmedlarBil, reports 8till5. The Malmö-based company, which acts as online intermediary between car owners and dealers, also prepares to launch a new service soon. “We see that we can help car dealers become more digital and help them transform their stock more rapidly by combining online sales with […]
Menmo becomes the startup studio Djäkne
To better represent the identity of the business and activities they run, Menmo becomes Djäkne Startup Studio as they continue to grow early-stage companies. “We get involved in an early stage in products and companies we believe in, as hands-on co-founders. We work together with the entrepreneurs to solve common startup challenges,” says Lars Widmark, CEO of […]
Hardware Connected gathers a thriving scene in Malmö
A buzzing turnout of over 300 persons and 35 exhibitors filled up the premises of STPLN in Malmö last week to connect around hardware. The event, organized by Malmö Startups, brought together the growing scene of hardware companies, which has seen an impressive surge in recent years. “The goal is to connect the hardware scene and the best way […]
Startups on the search for investors at THINK Demo Day
Six young companies met an audience of nearly 200 startup enthusiasts, including 30 top investors, at THINK Demo Day, writes 8till5. A panel with top Nordic investors and presentations from the six startups in THINK Accelerate autumn program were the highlights of this end-of-year event in Helsingborg last Thursday. “Demo Day is about more than just pitches from our startups. […]