Customers queued up before launch: Growblocks raises EUR 6 million
Danish Growblocks has raised € 6 million as seed capital in an otherwise hard investment environment. Selected customers got on board early, while others waited in line to be allowed to help provide input on the product, which is particularly relevant for companies on their way to do an IPO. Growblocks is a B2B software-as-a-service […]
Falcon.io acquired by Cision
Today Cision has reported that they have acquired social media management startup Falcon.io. Falcon.io, previously knows as Falcon Social, is one of the more prominent startups from the region, and has made itself a global name, with affices not just in Copenhagen but also New York, Berlin, Sofia, Melbourne and Budapest. “Falcon.io is an industry […]
Falcon.io announces growth numbers and it’s acquisition of Komfo
This week, Falcon.io, the Copenhagen based SaaS startup for social media management, made an announcement that they acquired Komfo, a social media analytics plattform, that has previously been acquired by Sitecore. The sum for the deal was not disclosed. “Komfo’s social media advertising and analytics offering is world-class, and we can’t wait to bring it […]
Falcon Social becomes Falcon.io
Recently Falcon Social unveiled a new brand identity and a name change that signals focus on complete handling of company interaction across all digital channels, not just social media. The startup, now grown to more than 230 employees, has announced they changed name to Falcon.io. “Imagine having visibility over an individual’s entire digital storyline – […]
Falcon Social partners with Instagram, reports doubled growth in 2015
2015 was an eventful year for Falcon Social. Not only did the startup receive a venture investment of € 15 million from Prime Ventures, Northcap and Target Partners to enable more brands to deliver a data-driven digital experience for their customers. It also secured a number of impressive partnerships with the major social networks, including […]
Oresund region performs strongest at the Nordic Startup Awards
Past two weeks turned out to be extremely eventful for both Oresund region as well as Nordics in general. A series of great events such as TechBBQ in Copenhagen and Internet Discovery Day in Malmo culminated with an announcement of Nordic Startup Awards winners at Arctic15 in Helsinki. At the awards ceremony selected winners in […]
Falcon Social Raises € 15 M from Prime Ventures, Northcap and Target Partners
Falcon Social, with its SaaS social media management platform, announced today the closing of € 15 M ($ 16 M) in new funding. The Series B financing round was led by Prime Ventures and joined by existing Falcon Social investors Northcap and Target Partners, bringing the company’s total financing to date to $ 23 M. […]
First Nordic Growth Hackers meet-up
An evening focusing on both general terms and useful tips. The event consisted of 6 speakers, presenting how they work with growth hacking and success-stories as well as failures. “An evening with focus on mechanics, and not on pitches or value proposition, that or often heard at startup events” – welcomed Morten Elk, CEO at […]
Expanding to the U.S. – Mik Strøyberg explains about lemonsqueeze and the NYC incubator
Recently the Geist initiative, 9 high profile entrepreneurs giving advice to the danish government, was announced. One of the points was that there should be one stop shop for startups to get help (#7 on the list) when expanding abroad. It turns out for the U.S. market there already exists one of these – however […]
Øresund Startups: Top50 and state of the region
Today I held a short lunch seminar on the subject of the most prominent startups in the region. The seminar was held because I was asked to do it, and when I thought about it I realized would be interesting to do. So I did, even if it was with a limited amount of preparations […]