Bonnier acquires 49% of Hittahem
Hittahem, a Malmö startup focusing on house and real estate listings, has taken Bonnier as a major shareholder, with 49% of the shares. Bonnier, founded in Copenhagen but now a Swedish media conglomerate, owns many of the biggest Swedish brands such as: Sydsvenskan, Dagens Nyheter and Dagens Industri. “This will make a significant difference [for […]
Young tech startup gets massive international attention
With 1 million new visitors from over 150 countries, the Danish Retelly really established its international presence. This week they celebrate their personal record of traffic on the site with one hundred fold increase in unique visitors. The idea behind Retelly is to select and display the most creative and well-produced videos that are already […]
AIRTAME live on Indiegogo!
Any content. From any computer. On any screen. Wirelessly. Wireless HDMI for everyone is a promise that’s getting even closer to becoming reality with Airtame’s launch on Indiegogo. The Danish startup has been working on this for 2 years, at the stage of working on the physical design, and now raising funds for the next […]
Click-a-taxi becomes Drivr, adds premium service options and flat rates
Earlier this week reports came that Click-a-taxi will change name to Drivr. With the change comes a new iOS and Android app. They will also start with a ‘flat rate’ for rides to and from the airport in both Copenhagen and London, TV2 reports. Also new is the option for premium cars. In similarity with […]
Livecast: CAT Game Invest about how they fund gaming startups
At the Growing Games event Allan Rasmussen from CAT game invest held a presentation about how they work and look at funding for gaming businesses. We where there and livecasted it thru Bambuser. The quality is not the best and the sound is somewhat low. We never the less found his presentation worth highlighting, as […]
Copenhagen Suborbitals now have new giant facility for more exciting adventures
Just a few days ago Copenhagen Suborbitals have moved into a new 750 sqm facility which marks a start of a new era, shares Kristian von Bengtson in WIRED. The facility is located across the street from HAB (pictures). Having enough space now, Copenhagen Suborbitals hope to provide their followers with even more exciting adventures […]
BIMobject to be listed at NASDAQ OMX First North
Startup BIMobject, with a service that lets you visualise products digital, earlier this week announced that they will apply for being listed at the NASDAQ OMX First North. BIMobject is active in the Building Information Model sector för AEC (architecture, engineering and construction). All of the founders are early pioneers in the area of CAD […]
Growing Trendsonline: new editor and new office!
After three years of successful coverage of startup life in Copenhagen, Trendsonline welcome new editor in chief Lisa Bønsdorff Dalsgaard. “Nothing is impossible” is the new motto with which she starts her journey at Trendsonline. Lisa Bønsdorff Dalsgaard holds a degree from CBS. She has experience in projects related to community and media management. Her […]
Ge.tt acquired by e-conomic
Ge.tt, the Copenhagen based startup that makes it easy to share files, has been acquired by e-conomic, Trendsonline reports. The sums are not disclosed, but given that ge.tt had over 2 million users and some strong early investment, we assume it was a good deal. “The acquisition of Ge.tt is part of the growth strategy […]
Semmy Rülf new chairman at Incentive – talks about further investments
Sydsvenskan reported last week that Semmy Rülf will become the chairman of the board at Incentive. Semmy is a respected business man with a past at both Qliktech, Axis Communications and Dignitana. And he sees a lot of similarities between especially Qliktech and Incentive: “Incentive, similar to Qliktech, is about software, getting investors to understand […]