Ifrågasätt gets their first business customer
Malmö-based startup Ifrågasätt’s aim is to promote an open debate within online comments, by letting users express their opinion, as well as reducing hatred and rudeness online. But the startup is also developing in other directions – Ifrågasätt is developing a new software for live reporting, and the startup has now picked the first customer […]
Plexian’s first partnership leads to attracting 300k customers
Malmö-based FinTech startup Plexian operates within mobile wallet systems and digital loyalty programmes. Staffan Mattson, Plexian’s CEO, has revealed to Rapidus that the company had recently stepped into their first partnership. The company will sell the underlying technology and targeted customer offeres based on their transaction data to other major loyalty programmes. Through their Visa […]
Biohax International teams up with London based Icon Capital Reverse
Helsingborg-based Biochip startup Biohax International has taken Icon Capital Reverse on board. The London-based Icon Capital Reverse is specialized in gold trading with cryptographic currencies. CEO Jowan Österlund started the Biohax as a side project of his piercing business in 2013, and in 2016 moved into Mindpark and made it into a business. The main […]
A new VC is in town!
This week it was announced that byFounders has raised a massive € 100 million fund. This is to build upon their start, which was a € 30 million fund in 2017. The plans were first announced back in 2017 as well, and have now been finalized. The fund is, as the name suggest, focused on […]
Solar nanotech startup Sol Voltaics filed for bankruptcy
Sol Voltaics, Lund based deep tech startup which provides next-generation solar nanotechnology solutions, has gone into bankruptcy. The reason is that investors decided to not continue funding the company with further investments. For further information regarding solar panels, installations, visit this website link! The tech company, which builds on research at Lund University, has since […]
New batch of startups at THINK Accelerate
Spring batch of startups at Helsingborg’s THINK Accelerate was been working hard for over a month now. Below you can find information about what each startup does: Getillsammans.se improves the efficiency and simplicity of the invitation- and gift process through a collective-giving online platform. Robot Minds acts as the link between ́AI robots and humans. […]
Last days to contribute to HoofStep’s Kickstarter
HoofStep is a Helsingborg-based startup, and its first product, a sensor-connected monitor for horse surveillance and behavior analysis, has been launched via Kickstarter last month. It is estimated that the product will be delivered in May or August. “We chose Kickstarter because it will be easier to get quick spread and cashflow, considering that our […]
Anima lives on – Spanish watch company acquires the Kronaby brand
As we reported in February, a Malmö-based startup Anima Connected, which is the parent company to the smart watch brand Kronaby, filed for bankruptcy. But already then there were rumours that the brand might live on. The bankruptcy was due to the main investor and shareholder, Gorertek, not continue it’s funding. Recently it was reported […]
Secretive game dev Sharkmob growth to 50 employees
The Malmö-based game startup Sharkmob was founded in 2016 by a team of former Massive Entertainment managers, who had experience from titles such as The Division and Hitman. What game Sharkmob is working on is not known, but the startup has now reached 55 employees, which is a level that has been planned all along: […]
FSport raises another 1.9 million euros
A Helsingborg-based startup FSport has raised 1.1 million euros in autumn 2018. Now, the startup has developed a new product and is raising another 1.9 million euros. It is also awaiting the gaming license from the Swedish Gaming Authority. FSport has been registered since 2013 and it operates within the fast-growing game segment DFS, which […]