Denmark
Tech Family is on a mission to make Denmark the most family-friendly ecosystem for entrepreneurial parents
Gaest.com won a prestigious award
Neo-bank Lunar Way launches fee-free travel card
Finland
Kuuhuub (a public company) raised $20 million from a group of institutional investors, strategic partners and family officesICEYE, a microsatellite radar imaging startup raises $13M to launch new constellation
IndoorAtlas closes Series B investment round – strategic investment from Yahoo! Japan
Health and Wellness startup Popit has raised 1.2MEUR
Brella has raised 1.2MEUR
Palo Alto Medical Foundation taps Meru Health for digital therapeutic for depression
Iceland
Influencer marketing platform Ghostlamp closes $1m seed round led by Brunnur
Norway
Hubii, a content distribution company is looking to raise $50 million through an Ethereum-based ICO
Trondheim is getting a dedicated FinTech incubator
Angel Challenge now has its sights set on encouraging investors in the creative industry
Sweden
Product marketing startup inRiver raises €10.5 million
Anima raises 95MSEK for its connected watch, Kronaby
Znipe has taken in a further 30MSEK
Red Flag, an accounting app for SMEs, raises €1.6 million
Pinmeto has raised more capital, including from H&M
NextStep Dynamics has raised 5MSEK
Studybee has raised 4MSEK
Ecommerce startup Bill Mate raised 3MSEK
Pilloxa has raised 2.5MSEK
Valueqard has raised investment
Playpilot has raised an undisclosed amount
Standout Capital acquires a majority stake in Exsitec to fuel further growth
Kampanjjakt has been acquired by Mytaste for 15MSEK
Smart Refill becomes the majority owner of Digimail
Newsner is joining Mediaplanet
Privanet has acquired 33.4 percent of Fundedbyme Finland
THQ Nordic acquired German game studio Black Forest
Augmented Reality in Stockholm
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Germany-based data center operator Hetzner is about to open up its first unit in Helsinki, Finland
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Arctic data centre planned for Norway
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Christoffer Norman has joined Northzone as an Investment Manager
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Klarna is reportedly partnering with online payment giant Stripe to fuel US expansion
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund flexes its trillion-dollar muscle against giants like Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook
Spotify closes final label deal in preparation to go public
Finnish edtech makes waves internationally
Klarna co-founder seeks to spur European tech giving
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Klarna just posted some impressive half-year figures — profits soar by 138 percent |