9 Copenhagen startups to look out for!
Ten danish startups have been selected as to watch out for by Tracxn, which amongst other has Accel Partners and Sequoia Capital as backers. These startups include nine from the Copenhagen region: Symphogen Trustpilot Pleo Vivino Peakon Planday SNIPR Biome Simple Feast Blackwood Seven These startup have together raised over € 1 billion in funding […]
Quick look into 2019 Nordic Startup Award winners
The Nordic Startup Awards have been going on since 2012, as a way of bringing the Nordic startup community together, as well as recongnise and celebrate the tech environment in the region. According to Kim Balle, the founder and CEO of Nordic Startup Awards, the ties between the Nordic countries were not strong and it […]
The winners from the Nordic Startup Awards 2019 in Denmark and Sweden
The 2019 Nordic Startup Awards country specific winners have been announced. In the Øresund region a total of 12 winners from the awards are present. The awards is divided into regions, one representing each country in the Nordics. All of these are now competing in the big Nordic finale, more info can be found on: […]
Pleo Raises €50M Series B
Fintech startup Pleo, an all-in-one business spending platform that provides smart company cards to automate expense reports, announced a € 50 Million Series B financing. The round is led by Stripes, a New York-based growth fund, with participation from existing investors, Kinnevik, Creandum and Founders.The round brings the total amount raised by the company to […]
Effort to make Denmark better for foreigners started by startup community
That the nordic countries are known for being colder is common knowledge. And a lot of foreigners also know that the people living her have a more isolated approach to social contacts as well. This makes the Nordics always somewhat hard to settle in – and to feel really at home in. But as foreigners […]
Latest investments in the region (May 2018)
The last month has been an unusually active one when it comes to investments in the region. We have made an overview, just to give an insight into some of things that have happened! Here are some of the most noteworthy recent investments into startups in the Øresund region in May. Tradeshift The biggest recent […]
Fintech startup Pleo raises €13M Series A round
Fintech startup Pleo, that offers smart company payment cards to automate expense reports, today announced a €13 million ($16 million) Series A financing round led by Kinnevik, with participation from existing investors Creandum, Founders and Seedcamp. At over €13 million this round is one of the biggest Series A rounds ever raised by a startup […]
Pleo partners with Storebox to create a world-first fully automated expense reporting solution
Copenhagen-based fintech startup Pleo, which offers smart company payment cards that eliminate expense reports, is announcing a partnership with the Scandinavia’s biggest provider of e-receipts, Storebox. Fully automated ‘end-to-end’ expense reporting The partnership makes it possible that purchases made on Pleo cards will automatically be matched with an electronic receipt when used. With over 5 […]
Pleo.io is teaming up with several experienced investors
CEO of Pleo.io, Jeppe Rindom, announced earlier this month on LinkedIn that the company has teamed up with five experienced investors. Pleo is a Danish fintech startup which gives companies an easy way to manage expenses. With a company card solution that automatically captures receipts and categorizes the employees spending. Pleo reduces the administrative complexity, eliminates expense reports […]
Pleo receives DKK 20 million ($3 million) in first-round investment from Founders.
Pleo, a provider of a digital debit card for companies, has just received an investment amounting to DKK 20 million ($ 3 million). The investment has been provided by the startup studio Founders A/S as part of Pleo’s first funding round. In addition to Founder, other prominent names such as Kirkbi A/S, Anders Holch, and Oticon […]