Trustpilot Chooses London For IPO
The Copenhagen-based online reviews platform Trustpilot will be listed on the London stock exchange and expecting to raise DKK 300 million (~ €40 million). This will make the company be the first European IPO planned in London this year. “We believe that launching an IPO in London will help us ultimately achieve our long-term goal […]
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 […]
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 […]
A packed CPHFTW Town Hall
The 7th CPHFTW Town Hall was held last week. This time the format had gotten a tweak – one longer session instead of multiple smaller. The evening contained two keynotes, by Peter Holten Mühlmann from Trustpilot and Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen from Balderton Capital. Besides that a session of startup pitches, and quick presentations of community initiatives […]
Trustpilot raises € 67 million series D round
Big news this week is Trustpilot raising a massive € 67 million (over 500 DKK million) round. A lot of press about that, you can read more over at Wallstreet Journal, Nordic Startup Bits, Venturebeat, Trendsonline and 8till5. All these give interesting insights, and the Nordic Startup Bits article is highly recommended for the interview […]
SEED Capital Makes Record-Breaking Profits
SEED Capital, the most active venture capital fund in Denmark which has over 70 startups in its portfolio, has reported record-breaking profits in the last year. This success is mainly credited to developments within the portfolio. The recently published report also shows a total of four exits undergone in the past year, including Contera Pharma, Libratone, Sense and […]
A true dream year for Trustpilot
Today, Trustpilot is one of the leading online platforms for user reviews. Customers review their shopping experience with a company and thereby allowing other customers to get more knowledge before deciding for a purchase. For the companies, the reviews, both good and bad ones, opens possibilities to build credibility, popularity and reputation for the companies. […]
Trustpilot raises 18 million euro in series C funding
Trustpilot, Danish consumer review platform, has just closed an 18 million euro funding deal, reports TrendsOnline. The series C investment round was led DFJ Esprit in London and DFJ in Menlo Park, Calif. with participation from all existing investors: Seed Capital, Index Ventures and Northzone, making this investment the largest in Denmark so far. “Trustpilot’s […]
Northzone VII announced: biggest investment fund to date for Nordic Startups
Northzone technology investment partnership have announced the first close of their latest fund at €150 million, it’s their biggest fund so far, and the target size of Northzone VII is €250 million. It’s being talked about over at the Swedish Startup Space (check out their news too!), because this fund presents a good opportunity for […]
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 […]