Sensative from Lund is looking for international partners and working on crowdfunding campaign
Sensative is a company that produces window and door sensors that are just 2,7 mm thin and have life expectancy of about 10 years. The purpose of these sensors is to keep track whether doors and windows in the building are open or closed. The company is based in Lund, Sweden, and it has already […]
PackBud takes in € 300 000 in investment to scale
8till5 reports that Packbud has received an investment of 3 Msek (€ 316 000). The investment comes from Aggregate Media and five business angels. It will be used primarily for marketing purposes. Packbuds idea is simple – using free space in trucks and match that with companies or people that need something moved. “We want […]
Neo Technology raises € 17 M series C
Second investment news for today – Neo Technology announces that they have raised $ 20 M (€ 17 M) led by Creandum! Previous investors Fidelity Growth Partners Europe, Sunstone Capital and Conor Venture Partners were also in the round, and Dawn Capital joins as a new investor. Neo Technology is nowadays based in part in […]
Mapillary announces € 1.3 M investment by Sequoia
Mapillary, the crowdsourced street view startup, has announced that they have received an investment of € 1.3 M ($ 1.5 M) lead by Sequoia. “We just closed a $1.5M seed round led by Sequoia. Also participating in the seed round are some great funds, Playfair, Wellington, and LDV Capital, and a number of prominent angel […]
Realityportalen acquired by Egmont
Media site realityportalen.dk has been acquired by Egmont. It will incorporated into Egmonts upcoming media strategy for it’s Her&Nu site. “Realityportalen.dk is a well established site in its target audience, which fits very well to what we want with Herognu.dk. It is a good fit for our digital projects, that are core for our strategy,” […]
The Creative Plot + Media Evolution = Fast Forward in Berlin
The organizations involved in the FFWD Group represent the diverse and evolving start-up culture in Skåne. This region has always held its own as a unique and forward thinking community within Scandinavia. Both the incubator The Creative Plot and the media cluster Media Evolution are the initiatives for the community. Ranging from intricate handmade textiles and […]
Autobutler Dominating the German Market
We love it when Oresund-born startups make it big overseas: this time its Autobutler, the Danish digital platform for auto repairs and winner of the award for Best Startup of 2014, has taken Germany by storm, as reported by Trendsonline.dk. Over the course of one single year, Autobulter has become the fastest-growing German workshop portal […]
Here’s four teams that won Venture Cup South. Find out what they do
Many things matter in entrepreneurship. But when you believe in your idea and have it accepted by others, you get great inspiration, like from nothing else, to move forward with your project and achieve new heights. And that’s exactly how the four winners of regional Venture Cup South must feel, who apart from inspiration also […]
Emerging Cooking Solutions wants to end the dependence on charcoal
Emerging Cooking Solutions is a Swedish-Zambian company with a strong social and environmental agenda. In 2012 they developed a market based concept for replacing charcoal for cooking purposes in Africa. They’re starting a Crowdfunding Campaign during Christmas what will improve the environment within the Zambian schools and orphanages. The use of charcoal is one of the […]
Hövding Release New Helmet, Say Goodbye to Haupt
It’s all happening to Malmö startup Hövding, who have announced the release of their new bicycle helmet next January, and bid a sad adieu to former founder, Anna Haupt. The concept of Hövding, a cycle helmet that people would be happy to wear – whether they had to or not, was inspired by imposition of […]