The Update

Nordic Startup Awards open for votes

The annual Nordic Startup Awards have opened for votes by the public. The first round of votes will be between local – Icelandic – finalists. The winner of each category will then compete against their counterparts in the other nordic countries.

This year, awards will be granted in the following categories:

Startup of the year
Best newcomer
Best bootstrapped
Best fintech startup
Best health / lifestyle tech startup
Best IoT startup
Best social impact startup
Founder of the year
Best accelerator program
Best coworking space
Investor of the year
Best startup ecosystem initiative

You can see the shortlist of nominees for Iceland here, and cast your vote here.

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