It may be the shortest month of the year but there was still plenty of action for us to catch up on. Here’s our curation of the investments, exits and top stories from the Nordic startup scene in February. Investments Denmark Peakon raises $22 million for its people analytics software tools Online […]
We have high expectations for investment in 2018 and a strong start to the year would certainly provide us with some fuel for that fire. However, January provided us with more of a smoulder than an inferno, with 51 investments totalling $225.3 million. This was quieter than January last year […]
In the first month of the new year, the action, along with the temperature began to warm up before getting colder once more. Still, although exits (as to be expected) were quiet, the number of investments were more than respectable as expectations remain high for 2018 being a pivotal year […]
2017 was an interesting year when it came to investment in the Nordic tech scene. After three consecutive years of stunning growth, we had to adjust to a 12 months that appeared considerably slower than those we’d begun to become accustomed to. In this, our yearly investment analysis for the […]
Below are my 27 theses for the Nordic tech scene in 2018. What do you agree with? What do you disagree with? What did I miss? Continue the conversation in the comments or find me here @neilswmurray Investments 1. The number of investments into Nordic tech startups will surpass […]
Seth Pierrepont leads Accel’s investments in the Nordics. He helped lead Accel’s recent investment in Kry and is a huge champion of the way Nordic founders build amazing cultures early on. Accel has a long history of backing stellar companies and founders from the Nordics, including Qlik, Spotify, Supercell, Kry, Rovio, […]
November and December are traditionally a busy time for funding announcements in the Nordics, predominantly due to Slush taking place. And this year we needed them to be particularly strong in order to avoid the ignominy of this being a “down year”. Compared to recent months, November certainly stepped things up […]
With Slush taking place in the last days of the month, we can always rely on November to provide us with announcements galore, and this year was no different. It can be hard to keep up with all that happened when Slush is taking place, but luckily we’ve curated all […]
The Nordic 100 is an annual list recognising the 100 most impactful and influential figures in the Nordic tech scene each year. Individuals at the forefront of shaping and positioning the region as one of the world’s most important innovation hubs. We recognise investors, entrepreneurs and community builders that are […]