Fitbay receives investment by Creandum and Jesper Buch – and media attention
Fitbay, the startup that has a novel solution for finding the right sizes when shopping online, recently announced an investment by Creandum and Jesper Buch. Creandum, who has invested in Spotify as well as multiple local startups, and Jesper Buch from Just-eat and now Hungry.dk fame, are both heavy names in the industry. ”We are […]
Trendsonline launches FOCUS – Danish startup success stories
TrendsOnline.dk Boost launches a new series called FOCUS. This series is in English and centers around the development of Danish startups. The Focus series encourages new startups by setting an examples on the highs and lows of startups, as well as representing a showcase of successful Danish startups that have made it worldwide. It will […]
With a milestone of 156 million downloads in 2013 IconFinder shares plans for the upcoming year
IconFinder, Copenhagen-based startup that delivers high quality icons for web designers and developers, has recently shared some insights on the company’s stats for 2013. We asked Martin LeBlanc, IconFinder’s CEO & Co-founder about major challenges of the previous year and IconFinder’s ambitions for 2014. And here’s what he shared. Last year IconFinder has reached some […]
The places to be – a map of entrepreneur-prefered cafés and places in the region
After the kick-off with #cphftw and in an effort to make it easier for entrepreneurs to meet and share knowledge, a mission was started: to list and choose different cafés where entrepreneurs usually are present. Be it that they have informal business meetings there, that they like to work from them or that they are […]
A Tale of Two (gaming) Cities: Malmö and Copenhagen
This 5 part series of articles by Joseph Barron on pocketgamer.biz takes a detailed look at game development in Malmö and Copenhagen with interviews and thoughtful observation of the industry, the cities, and their inhabitants. Some call it a divide, others, a friendly relationship. Regardless, it’s led to healthy competition between major players on both […]
Octoshape reaches over 100 million users globally!
Copenhagen startup Octoshape has reached great success lately and announced earlier this month they had doubled the users in one year. They now have sales offices around the world and reached an impressive over 100 million users. The company is a streaming media innovator and provides its users with multiscreen TV-quality viewing experience for TV […]
Airtame raises over $ 1 million – biggest crowdfunding ever in the Nordics
Airtame, the wireless HDMI startup, has gotten a lot of attention lately. Already when they launched their crowdfunding campaign they made news, with over $ 24 000 in the first day. Soon afterwards they won the AppGarage demoday and just recently they where picked best startup at CES in Las Vegas! And today the crowdfunding […]
Danish app awards has announced the best apps of 2013
Last Thursday Danish app enthusiasts gathered together to decide on the best quality apps at the Danish App Awards 2013, reported in TrendsOnline. Live streamed over Denmark from Aller Media facilities the ceremony started with reflections and advice from last year’s winners. Founder and CEO at drivr Soren Halskov Nissen called for starting with iPhone […]
Maxa Malmö – an opportunity for entrepreneurs to meet business angels
Tillväxt Malmö are on the lookout for ambitious entrepreneurs from southern Sweden that want to meet successful local investors to gain access to their experience, networks and capital. The goal of their initiative Maxa Malmö is to start 20 new corporate partnerships to strengthen the region. They have brought together 12 entrepreneurs and business leaders from various industries – […]
Startupbootcamp by numbers – Highlights and achievements of the past 3 years
There is an increasing trend in the number of accelerators across Europe, particularly Berlin. The question is, however, how effective these newly-launched startup programmes are in terms of their contribution to participants’ success. Europe-wide accelerator Startupbootcamp is keen on bringing transparency to this question revealing some of its stats in Venture Village. In effort of […]