Porvoo-headquartered SEATOM has been selected for NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) 2026 programme, joining the Operations in Extreme Environments challenge track. The Porvoo-based company, which is developing dual-use nuclear-powered maritime systems, will receive €100,000 in initial contractual funding and take part in DIANA’s six-month accelerator, working with defence stakeholders and test […] Read more ›
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The past two years have sparked immense global change. It has pushed virtually all industries to a pivotal point where Customer Experience (CX) is concerned. In fact, a recent Alida study of over 5,300 participants across five countries (Australia, Canada, India, U.K. and U.S.) revealed that 92% of consumers agree that CX is an important […] Read more ›
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Grönska, a Swedish FoodTech company that develops vertical indoor cultivation technology, has hired Daniel Schröder, a manager with vast experience in the food industry, as the company’s new Chief Commercial Officer. Grönska was founded in 2014 by Robin Lee, Petter Olsson and Natalie de Brun Skantz. The founders of the company put together their experiences […] Read more ›
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Jon Grundström has recently joined Charge Amps, a Swedish company that offers charging solutions for electric cars, as the Country Manager of the company in Finland. He said that they want to be a pioneer in the charging business. As we understand the impact of our species on the ecosystem that we are living in, […] Read more ›
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Kavall, a Swedish startup that provides quick delivery services, is now offering Covid-19 self-tests to its customers. As a service that completes fast deliveries in around 10 minutes, the startup is aiming to help its customers get easy and quick access to Covid-19 tests. Since the first days of the Coronavirus outbreak, delivery services has […] Read more ›
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Nordic Capital, a Swedish private equity company, is exiting its investment in Vizrt Group, a software organization, to a Nordic Capital-led consortium that has recently been formed. This new move is expected to allow Nordic Capital further support Vizrt Group’s growth. Nordic Capital is a private equity investor with a focus on Healthcare, Tech & […] Read more ›
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After the latest interest rate meeting, Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, has announced that it is raising the key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points. As the latest key interest rate announced by Norges Bank has gone up to 0.5 percent, Norwegian banks quickly followed up. Following the latest interest rate changes in […] Read more ›
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Jonas Arnberg, the former CEO of HUI Research, joins Hållbar E-handel, a Swedish initiative for making e-commerce more sustainable, as a new board member of the non-profit organization. The issue of having limited amount of resources in our planet to meet our needs and wants has been getting more attention in the last couple of […] Read more ›
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Plick, a Swedish second-hand clothing and accessory app with more than 500,000 users, gets investment from Schibsted Media Group, Norwegian media giant. With this move, Plick will be largely owned by Schibsted. In 2013, Plick was founded by Jimmy Heibert and Axel Danielsson. Their app makes it possible for users to sell and buy second-hand […] Read more ›
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BroadBit Batteries, a technology company from Finland that specializes on designing and producing more eco-friendly batteries, has recently won the EIC Accelerator award. Now the company is going to get a grant of 2.5M€ as a support for their future projects. With a budget of €10.1 billion, European Innovation Council aims to support innovative businesses […] Read more ›
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Oncorena, a Swedish pharmaceutical company focused on developing treatment for advanced stage kidney cancer, is going to receive SEK 66 million (€6,42 million) worth of funding. The funding is mainly going to support the company’s first clinical study. Kidney cancer is a serious health issue that requires more research focused on it, with around 400,000 […] Read more ›
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Dear ArcticStartup readers, We wish you a Merry Christmas and hope that you have an enjoyable holiday season! As ArcticStartup, we surely had our ups and downs through our journey, but the support that we have gotten from our fans have kept us going and growing through all this way. We want to thank you […] Read more ›
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Theatre.js, a brand new creative platform from Finland, has raised $4.5 million with its seed round and the platform is now planning to start its operations. The work on Theatre.js started with inspiration from online media created with new formats by brilliant artists and engineers. Team of Theatre.js refers to these online media as “web […] Read more ›
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Taaleri Energia, a company focused on wind and solar development, has recently secured €44 million funding in order to increase the development in their area of expertise and build more projects over many regions which include Nordics and Baltics. Taaleri is a renewable energy developer and asset manager from Finland. The company mainly focuses on […] Read more ›
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Evolution Gaming, a live casino developer from Sweden, is displaying its games on around 30 websites that are blacklisted in Sweden. The sites have been blacklisted by Swedish Gaming Inspectorate for breaking the Swedish gaming law. The company’s spokesperson stated that they are working on rectifying the situation. Evolution Gaming Group AB is a company […] Read more ›
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Vignita, a promising startup from Norway focused on the education market for adults, is now planning to expand into the international markets with €660k raised during their latest funding round. In a time where we are going through a skill shortage internationally, they are aiming to make a significant impact. Vignita was founded in 2017 […] Read more ›
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With a €570 million, the European Commission has launched a new funding instrument whose main goals are to support interregional innovation projects as well as value chains in less developed regions. The first phase of the program will cover the years 2021 and 2022. The program is then planned to extend into 2027. Finding funding, […] Read more ›
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Voi Technology, a very successful micromobility company from Sweden, announced to have raised a $115 million Series D funding round. As more and more companies are competing to become the number one in the micromobility area, this is great news for those looking for safer and more sustainable modes of transport. Sustainability is a factor […] Read more ›
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A new ranking of 59 European cities on who is leading the sustainable innovation wave is out: The Future City ESG Innovation Index by DEEP Ecosystems, the makers of the Startup Heatmap Europe.  You can see the publication of the report here. The report reveals a total of >50bn € being invested in ESG […] Read more ›
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Swedish tech company Volumental plans to expand globally after its latest successful financing campaign which raised SEK 117 million (€11.3 million). They are planning to make worrying about sizes for clothing and shoes a thing of the past. Online shopping has made it very easy for all of us to buy clothing, shoes and pretty […] Read more ›
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Swedish tech company Volumental plans to expand globally after its latest successful financing campaign which raised SEK 117 million (€11.3 million). They are planning to make worrying about sizes for clothing and shoes a thing of the past. Online shopping has made it very easy for all of us to buy clothing, shoes and pretty […] Read more ›
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