aldin

Aldin announces Waltz of the Wizard: Extended Edition

Icelandic VR developer Aldin, recently announced Waltz of the Wizard: Extended Edition, following the success of their earlier game and the highest rated VR title on Steam, Waltz of the Wizard.

“The Extended Edition adds new spells and interactive objects, with major visual remastering, performance improvements and additional options that keep the experience a great showcase of virtual reality’s potential for friends and family,” Hrafn Þórisson, co-founder and CEO comments in a statement.

Aldin, which last year raised a $1m round led by Crowberry Capital, worked closely with Valve (owners of Steam) for the extended edition, to support Valve Index, the next generation of VR hardware from Valve, and is featured for the device.

Waltz of the Wizard: Extended Edition will be available from July 10th on Steam.

Keystrike secures pre-seed funding from Philippe Langlois, cybersecurity entrepreneur

The Icelandic cybersecurity startup Keystrike has secured funding from Philippe Langlois, founder of cybersecurity company Qualys (QLYS) which is currently valued at over $4 billion. Keystrike’s technology was invented by Ymir Vigfusson, Associate Professor at Emory University, to rethink multi-factor authentication. “Keystrike seals off the path that is commonly

Smári McCarthy, CEO of Ecosophy and Steph Matti, COO of Ecosophy

Ecosophy's 'OverView' wins in EU Space Agency competition

Ecosophy’s prototype for its platform OverView is among the winners of the EU Space Agency’s (EUSPA) innovation competition. Ecosophy is an Icelandic startup focusing on making environmental data actionable, in part by making access to data from EUSPA’s Copernicus system accessible. The company received a prize of

Kerecis becomes Iceland's first Unicorn after being acquired by Coloplast for up to $1.3 billion

Kerecis has signed an agreement with Coloplast, the Danish medical device manufacturer, to be acquired for up to $1.3 billion, making them Iceland’s first Unicorn company. In today’s Kerecis business meeting, which took place in Ísafjörður where they have a manufacturing facility, Fertram Sigurjónsson, founder and CEO

Read next