How Smart Your Doorbell Really Needs To Be?
FlexiBell enables opening your door with one phonecall anywhere anytime. Tallinn-based startup FlexiBell unveiled its smart home solution this week. The simp...
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Risu Wants To "Finnish Your Style" With An Organic Beard Oil
Bearded men are struggling with sensitive skin and skin dryness, and Finnish family startup Risu wants to change that with their beard oil.“I called my sister L...
Nordea Launches Crowdfunding Platform
The largest financial group in Northern Europe announces getting into the crowdfunding game.The platform carrying the name "Nordea Crowdfunding" will be ready f...
Positive Games From Finland's Increasingly Deserted Countryside
Neighbourhood game studio Parta Games stays in nostalgic mode with their second title Choppa.After Go! Go! Meatball was launched last summer, Parta Games co-fo...
Remote Working In 2016: The Leadfeeder Case
"It doesn’t matter where you work from" is more than a mindset; it is part of Leadfeeder’s shared values.Finnish SaaS startup Leadfeeder’s head office might be ...
Finnish Foodtech Startup Wolt Announces Raising $11 Million
Wolt, the Finnish application for ordering food, has closed an investment round of 11 million dollars, bringing the company’s total funding to 14 million dollar...
BannerFlow Signs Agreement With One Of The World's Largest Advertising Agency Networks
Swedish IT company BannerFlow has signed an agreement with TBWAChiatDay New York. The cooperation will enable the company to break into the US market. "To succe...
Gamifying Market Research?
Danish getQueried wants to collect the opinions of the World – and entertain users at the same time.You’re having the most awesome house party, but it’s gettin...
Uber Aims To Double Its Lithuanian Engineering Team During 2016
Uber is launching a recruitment drive to expand its global engineering centre in Lithuania. In little over a year, Uber’s engineering centre in Vilnius has grow...
Finland Passes A Bill On Crowdfunding Act
The law is scheduled to come into force on 1st of July. The objective of Finnish Crowdfunding Act is to provide new financing options for business growth – and...
Quality-Focused Software Testing Service Raises 6 Million Dollars
Estonian mobile app testing startup Testlio announced closing $6.25 million Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley –based Altos Ventures and Vertex Ventur...
Accel Creates $500 Million Fund To Back The Next Generation Of Entrepreneurs
The Nordic region will remain as Accel's priority market for investments.Global venture firm Accel announces today Accel London V, a $500 million fund, for sup...
Routa Distillery Wants To Introduce Finnish Moonshine To The World
Roots deeply in Finnish nature, the company wants to revitalise also classic moonshine for the domestic market.When in 2014 Aate Laukkanen – the grand old man o...
Bringing Out The Voice Of All Employees
Finnish communications software startup Apped wants to empower global workforce. The company's cloud-based business apps are promised to transform the way peop...
“Startup's Business Model Has To Fit To The Needs Of Country’s Healthcare System"
What are the biggest barriers for Finnish healthtech startups going international?While countries want to enable giving their residents the best health services...
Will Helsinki Build The Biggest Nordic Startup Hub?
The proposal for founding the biggest Nordic startup hub, Startup Maria, will be represented to the Helsinki City Council.The startup hub is planned to be open...
Finnish Software Company M-Files Gets €33M Investment
The investors include French Partech Ventures, Finnish Industry Investment and British Draper Esprit.M-Files offers Enterprise Information Management solutions ...
Spanish BBVA Acquires Holvi
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has bought Finnish online business banking startup Holvi, aiming to expand its digital offering.Helsinki-based Holvi, fou...
Offerilla Fills Groupon Size Hole In Finland
Groupon closed its business in all Nordics countries in November 2015, leaving behind a market gap in the region. To fill that gap – especially in Finland – ...
How Are You – Or Do You Actually Know?
Swedish startup Werlabs wants to give people knowledge to take control over their own health. By allowing Werlabs to analyse few drops of your blood – you get i...
