Nordic BAN – connecting entrepreneurs and investors in the Nordic-Baltic region
A new manager of Connect, Anna Wilkens, starts Nordic BAN – a new marketplace to bring together 1,500 business angels in five countries of the Nordic-Baltic region, reports 8till5. Previously Anna Wilkens has been living in San Francisco for the last six years and managed a start-up grocery service company there. That was not easy […]
Engaging Care forms new partnerships to provide a platform for health improvement
Engaging Care, an e-health company that aims to help people achieve a sustainable lifestyle change, is launching new business partnerships with Trialbee, Mindful Eating Centre, Ola Jansson and HiQ according to 8tillse. The Malmö-based e-health company’s goal is to provide a platform for patients of chronic illnesses as well as their loved ones and doctors. […]
DONKEY REPUBLIC LAUNCHES KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR AIRDONKEY
If you have a spare bike standing around collecting dust, why not rent it out, be a part of a shared economy and have a positive impact on the environment? This is the vision of Donkey Republic, who just launched a kickstarter campaign to initiate their concept of AirBnb for bicycles. “We bring together the […]
Swedish healthcare web-service MinDoktor receives an investment
Swedish healthcare webservice MinDoktor has raised funding from a number of investors. The official sum was not disclosed but the investment round that took place in summer is valued at about 22 million Swedish crowns (over 2 million euro), reported in Breakit. Among the investors are Filip Engelbert and Jonas Nordlander, who founded Avito and […]
Notified launches Sparkle and continues to grow
Notified, the social media listening and management startup, has announced they have releasing their newest product, Sparkle. The new web service collects and presents the user content from social media that customers can later use in their marketing. “In the past it has been difficult for our customers to absorb all the information available. A […]
SEED Capital invests in Eloomi, a cloud based platform for driving company performance
SEED Capital invests millions in Eloomi, a cloud-based platform that monitors performance and competency of employees and managers. Among the core features are a dashboard with an overview of activities, courses, performance status with an option for gamification where it is possible to get trophies, rewards, certificates, points and much more. Eloomi’s potential has not been […]
Templafy attracts further capital and talent
Templafy, a startup focusing on branding and compliance solution for enterprise documents, has raised more funding. The startup works with simplifying how companies create, manage and share document templates and personalizes them for every employee. The investment comes from both new and existing investors and brings the experienced entrepreneur, Preben Damgaard, onto the Board. The […]
Bownty raises funding and thinks through growth strategies
Copenhagen-based Bownty, a platform that collects the best deals in more than 1000 cities in Europe, has raised 25 million DKK (over 3 million euro) in series A funding. The new investment deal is the third one in the past four years, and it promises to accelerate company’s growth according to Bownty’s CEO Steffen Frølund, […]
Swiftcourt launches a service to secure small transactions between private parties
From now on secure transactions when buying off things from private individuals are a reality. In the beginning of October Swiftcourt launched a unique service that allows consumers make appeals about their purchases from private parties, stated in company’s press-release on MyNewsDesk. “Getting ripped off when buying from other people things that are worth a […]
Drivr raises another €3 million to change taxi industry
The times of calling a taxi with either thumb or phone might be nearing its end. With a fresh €3 million of funding, the promising startup Drivr is ready to propel the taxi industry into a new era. Drivr has since its beta launch in 2013 offered software for customers, drivers and administration in the […]