Bygghemma becomes even bigger – acquires chain store Chili
E-commerce startup Bygghemma, which focuses on home decoration and furniture, has been reported to be acquiring parts of the recently bankrupt chain store Chili. Bygghemma, which also owns the Trademax e-commerce store, has taken a strong position in the Scandinavian e-commerce scene. Started by former CDON CEO Mikael Olander, it has had an explosive growth. […]
Form raises € 260 000 and changes name to Minut
Form, the hardware startup behind the smart home alarm Point and it’s succesfull kickstarter, has come a long way. They have now announced that they will change the name from Form to Minut, and that they raised a round of funding. Succesfull kickstarter Point got a lot of traction with it’s kickstarter campaing. The goal […]
Bonnier acquires Planeto
Today it was announced that gaming startup Planeto was acquired by media giant Bonnier Publications. The startup has since 2012 had a deep collaboration with Bonnier, which led to the the mighty popular Science Illustrated Quiz Battle game. The game has been downloaded by 25% of Denmarks population, and 4 M in total in the […]
Hövding’s IPO at Nasdaq First North
This week Hövding, the invisible bi-cycle helmet, made it’s IPO at the Nasdaq First North. The company raised € 6.5 M at the listing. After the first couple of days, the share has been stable at 18-19 SEK. Started in 2006, Hövding launched a new kind of helmet for cyclists: the airbag helmet. The company […]
THINK Accelerate will host its first Demo Day
Exciting news for the startup community. Next week THINK Accelerate, lean startup accelerator based at Mindpark in Helsinborg, will host the first Demo Day in Skåne and you are invited to be a part of it! The set up is very simple, the first batch of promising startups will pitch their business projects to a […]
CEO of Saxo Bank invests in Newsio
Thomas Heltborg Juul and Sillas Poulsen are the founders of the newly launched media platform Newsio. By using Newsio, the news from local, national and international media is collected and organized for the user based on his/ her interests. Now, the founders have convinced CEO of Saxo Bank, Lars Seier Christensen, to invest in Newsio. ”In […]
Blackwood Seven receives investment and continues to challenge ad-industry
The adtech industry is challenging the traditional advertising industry by finding resolutions to companies difficulties calculating results of an advertising campaign. The media analytics platform Blackwood Seven is one of these growing adtech players. Funding and acquisition Recently, Blackwood Seven announced the had raised an investment of € 6,7 million. The money was provided by Conor Venture Partners, Vækstfonden and Sunstone Capital, of […]
Famly announces investment by Klaus Nyengaard and other prominent entrepreneurs
Famly, the startup focusing on getting kindergarten and preschool communication with parents a lot better, has announced an early investment round by very prominent angels. “We have been a bit overwhelmed by the interest. It was insanely important to us that we got some of which could add a lot of value to the company […]
Colego raises further € 3,1 million
The Danish procurement portal Colego has created a digital platform, where a customer in need of professional help can find a local company with competence to perform the required work. It can regard the need of a lawyer to a gardener. The service is not only for individuals, but also for companies. About three months ago, […]
Trustpilot raises € 67 million series D round
Big news this week is Trustpilot raising a massive € 67 million (over 500 DKK million) round. A lot of press about that, you can read more over at Wallstreet Journal, Nordic Startup Bits, Venturebeat, Trendsonline and 8till5. All these give interesting insights, and the Nordic Startup Bits article is highly recommended for the interview […]