VC Financing Terms: Antidilution
This is an opinion piece by Rickard Vernet, investor and legal expert with a long background helping startups. He has a background at Vinge (law firm), Pale blue dot (VC fund) and is now at Bolago (formerly known as StartupTools) where he works with creating legal tools for startups and growth companies. Rickard is also […]
What’s the point of due diligence (DD) in seed stage companies?
This is an opinion piece by Rickard Vernet, investor and legal expert with a long background helping startups. He has a background at Vinge (law firm), Pale blue dot (VC fund) and is now at Bolago (formerly known as StartupTools) where he works with creating legal tools for startups and growth companies. Rickard is also […]
How do discounts in convertible securities work? And how do they affect the next round?
This is an opinion piece by Rickard Vernet, investor and legal expert with a long background helping startups. He has a background at Vinge (law firm), Pale blue dot (VC fund) and is now at Bolago (formerly known as StartupTools) where he works with creating legal tools for startups and growth companies. Rickard is also […]
Terms of stock options
This is an opinion piece by Rickard Vernet, investor and legal expert with a long background helping startups. He has a background at Vinge (law firm), Pale blue dot (VC fund) and is now at Bolago (formerly known as StartupTools) where he works with creating legal tools for startups and growth companies. Rickard is also […]
Common errors for startups and how to avoid them – by Alexey Stoletny (USA)
Today we are publishing an article from Alexey Stoletny, who would like to share his knowledge and expertise with the Øresund Startup News community when it comes to startups’ common mistakes and how they could be avoided. Alexey has more than 10 years of experience working with startups in Europe and North America. Currently he […]
Introducing new platform, StartupTools
StartupDocs, founded by Erik Byrenius, has changed its name and website – welcome StartupTools! The main aim of the platform is to give startups an easy access to document templates with the help of lawyers from different countries. As a result, startups should spend less time on paperwork and having fairer negotiations with employees, shareholders […]
From researcher to tech entrepreneur and start-up founder – exploring tech from a female perspective
Vanja Plicanic Samuelsson’s passion for tech and entrepreneurship took her from being interested in natural sciences to being one of the rare female start-up founders. Her passion for developing new products and taking it all the way to the market inspired her to found Qoitech – an energy optimization company which has big potential to […]
CEO of Trustpilot gives 6 tips to young entrepreneurs
Peter Mühlmann founded Trustpilot in 2007 in his early 20s and says that it took several years before the brand got to be where it is today. Instead of finishing business school he jumped right into his own startup. Trustpilot was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark and is a platform where businesses and companies get reviews from […]
Empowering women through social entrepreneurship
Veronica D’Souza is a social entrepreneur with heart and soul who strongly believes in using innovative business solutions to improve the world. In 2011, she co-founded Ruby Cup, which addresses the lack of affordable menstrual hygiene products for women and girls in poverty. Since then she has been recognized as a ‘Global Shaper’ by the […]
Entering the Swedish market as an expat and female entrepreneur
Content marketing and the meaningful engagement of customers online is her passion – Lydia Nicoll. After working in PR, advocacy, and with startups in the US, her home country, she returned to the Oresund region last autumn. She had previously lived here briefly in 2014, first coming from China where she worked in education. Through […]