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Four Million DKK Paves the Way for Danish Tech Start-up’s Global Expansion
As the first Danish tech-startup ever, Qvest, receives the new VF Early Engagement Investment. Now, with more than four million DKK at hand, Qvest is ready to go global.
Pleo after series-A investment: Now we need more leadership
Only three years into their journey, Pleo is built on equal parts of sharing and fighting spirit, where energy and drive are not just top down. But how do you scale a […]
Experienced investors will make Denmark a mecca for audio-tech
A startup investment of 50 million kroner, with massive backing from experienced investors, established companies, and partners in the startup ecosystem, will create the […]
e-Money: From a Boston bar to Copenhagen FinTech Lab
Guest entry: Behind every startup is often a great story. The story of how it all started and how the founder(s) got the idea. In our case, it wasn’t in our parent’s […]
Scale-Up Denmark-director: Leading for growth means opening up to the world outside
Managers in startups should give themselves time and space to think strategic. And get input from outside the company, says Lisbeth Walther, Managing Director of Scale-Up […]
LEO Innovation Labs recipe for talent: Hire someone you’re uncertain about
In healthtech, the right people are crucial to success. But how do you create a strong international environment when you are a pioneer in the field? Here is the Leo […]
Denmark plans to create new hub for development-tech
Within technology, development work can take a quantum leap for the benefit of the world’s poorest, and Danish tech entrepreneurs have a lot to offer. We must create a […]
Investors Warn Against Very Early-Stage Funding
An increasing number of startups raise capital while still being in their very early stages. Though there is no general rule for when the time is right to seek funding, […]
Mistakes, Missteps and Misadventures: A True Nation of Entrepreneurship Embraces Failures
Fiascos are an inevitable part of the life as an entrepreneur. If Denmark is to foster entrepreneurship, failures must be voiced and cherished, making them valuable […]
David Helgason: ”Your success teaches you the most”
Spanning from FuckUp Nights to news articles, stories of entrepreneurial failures are being encouraged and voiced. Whenever you fail, you also learn. However, we ought […]
SPONSORED: Open Entrepreneurship: Universities are sources of knowledge for innovation
Universities experience a higher rate of successful spin-outs when researchers partners with experienced entrepreneurs from without.
SPONSORED: Give the startups freedom to roam
Usually, collaboration between startups and corporate companies are mutually beneficial. In Denmark, however, corporate companies tend to squash the entrepreneurial spirit early on in the partnership, says Leo Innovation Lab’s Kristian Hart.
SPONSORED: Also high tech ideas can be patented
The impossibility of patenting software and high tech is a misconception. However, more and more discover the merits of a patent and its ability to attract investors.
SPONSORED: Tech is the key to solve global problems
”Without tech we will never reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but today the tech industry isn’t sustainability-driven,” says Professor Michael Zwicky Hauschild from DTU. UNDP is a partner at the High Tech Summit to help highlighting the need for sustainable tech.
SPONSORED: Startups bring tomorrow’s technology to life
Corporate companies tend to focus on innovation within their already established business areas whereas startups freely explore new territories by help of brand new and cutting edge technology. There is room for both in DTU’s incubator and co-working space Skylab, fuelling creativity and strengthening the ecosystem.
SPONSORED: European AI can be something special
Both companies and research institutions strive to be at the forefront of AI, and Denmark and Europe have the opportunity to secure themselves a favorable position in the field. However, it requires more experts and funding.
What to expect… When you’re expecting Slush 2018
GUEST ENTRY: Slush 2018 ticket sales began today, kick-starting our countdown for the 11th Slush in Helsinki this December. This year’s theme takes a cue from our mission to enable more meaningful meetings at the event and throughout the Slush year. Slush CEO Andreas Saari gives teasers on what you can expect.
Survey: Impact Startups Struggle To Make Profit
They are skilled in making a positive impact in the world, but less so in making a profit from it. So is the main finding in a survey by Danske Bank.
Five Strong Angels Give Wings to Danish Event Planning Platform
Laying the ground for rapid, global expansion, the team in Tame carefully selected their investors. Coming together in a unique constellation, all angels in the syndicate […]
Impact Investor: It has to make a difference in the lives of at least 500 million people
Denmark and the Nordics have the potential to breed the world’s first unicorn that does well by doing good. It will, however, take a strong ecosystem to do so, and […]