Incentive announces € 2M investment round
Incentive, with their intranet solution for enterprises, will raise a € 2M investment round, reports Sydsvenskan on their new 8till5 business news site. This is Incentives third round, and will be aimed at further expansion in the U.S. Private cloud solution Incentives solution is a social collaboration platform for enterprises, payed for by a subscription […]
Politikens Hus acquires Riidr
Riidr.com has been sold to the Danish media company JP / Politiken Hus. The size of the deal has not been disclosed. The deal is not a full exit, rather it is Pubfront, the tech company behind Riidr, that has sold it’s B2C business arm and the brand, Riidr. Pubfront aims now to concentrate fully […]
BoosterDinner: co-living space Nest hosts dinners for startups
The Copenhagen co-living space for entrepreneurs, Nest, has announced that they will start hosting BoosterDinners, in a collaboration with Væksthuset. Startups get input from residents The new collaboration with Væksthuset entails a sponsored “BoosterDinner” with Nest Copenhagen. Væksthuset picks one startup. Before the dinner, the company sends a one-page pitch and with 4-5 main challenges […]
Mobile health startup Cope it receives investment to minimize anxiety
Trendsonline reports that startup Cope it has received an investment by CAPNOVA and private investors. Cope it is a startup that focuses on calming anxiety for patients, starting with dentist anxiety. Studies conducted estimates that approximately 40 % of the population in varying degrees, suffer from dental phobia, of which 90 % may be treated […]
#cphftw recognised by Danish Parliament – receives prize by politicians
The #cphftw initiative has come a long way. Started less then a year ago as a hashtag, driven by group effort by numerous entrepreneurs in the city, it got it’s official first grand Townhall meet-up in February. Yesterday, the initiative was awarded the “Best entrepreneur initiative of 2014” by the politicians at the Danish parliament, […]
Denmark’s SEED Capital Invests in Swedish Startup Tailify
Denmark’s largest venture fund SEED Capital has recently invested millions in Swedish-born Tailify, to bring you the hottest Danish/Swedish collaboration since the hit TV show, The Bridge. Following this investment, Tailify, which sells influencer marketing of visual social media, will be migrating south to operate from within the Danish startup scene. Why the change to […]
New leadership at Unity – former EA CEO Riccitiello takes the lead
Big news this week – it was announced that Unity, the game engine startup, gets a new CEO – none other then John Riccitiello, formerly at EA. With the move David Helgason, current CEO and founder, will be stepping down to an EVP role “We keep our eyes out for the best talent and help […]
GoMore Reaches 200,000 Members
More big news for GoMore, Denmark’s largest platform for private car hire and car pooling. After revolutionizing car ownership last month, the company have just reached the 200,000 member mark. The company receives on average 15,000 members per month and numbers continue to soar. So much so that GoMore’s co-founder and current CEO Matias Dalsgaard […]
Momondo Group receives € 100 million investment by Great Hill Partners
Momondo Group has announced that Great Hill Partners invests € 100 million ($ 130 million) in the company, to help it continue expand and grow. The money is partly a takeover, as the valuation is said to be € 166 million, which means the U.S. private equity group will be the major shareholder in the […]
Oresund Startup Weekend: Start a startup on a boat!
If you are based on one of the sides of the Oresund Bridge but would love to connect with entrepreneurial minds from across the Sound, upcoming Oresund Startup Weekend is the event you should go to. 54 hour event will be packed with action, innovation and education on a boat between Denmark and Sweden! As […]