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Nordic Scalers: a growth program for Scandinavian Scale-ups

Nordic Scalers: a growth program for Scandinavian Scale-ups

Launching this month, Nordic Scalers is a new growth program that connects the most talented entrepreneurs across the Nordics. The initiative is made to bring well-established startups closer to a global market. The program is supported by Nordic Innovation and Icelandic Startups are fostering the project in Iceland. For the

Influencer marketing platform Ghostlamp closes $1m seed round led by Brunnur

Influencer marketing platform Ghostlamp closes $1m seed round led by Brunnur

Influencer marketing platform Ghostlamp announced they had closed a $1m seed round. The investor is Brunnur Vaxtarsjóður, which makes this the second investment announced by Brunnur this week. The investment comes with a commitment of $1m following the growth of the company. Previous investors include advertising agency Pipar / TBWA and

Employee training app Viska raises $1.2m seed round led by Brunnur

Employee training app Viska just announced a $1.2m seed round led by Brunnur with participation from Investa. Sigurður Arnljótsson, GP at Brunnur, will take a seat in the companies board. “The investment allows us to speed up product development, onboard more customers, and focus our sales efforts abroad” said

Fortune 500 company NetApp acquires Greenqloud

Fortune 500 company NetApp acquires Greenqloud

NetApp, a Fortune 500 company that provides solutions for hybrid cloud environments, has acquired Greenqloud maker of qstack hybrid cloud management software. The acquisition amount is undisclosed. “At the start of Q2, we acquired Greenqloud, a private start-up company that created a cloud services orchestration and management platform for hybrid-cloud

Nominations are now open for Startup Guide Reykjavik

Nominations are now open for Startup Guide Reykjavik

Startup Guide is coming to Reykjavik. Packed with inspiration, how-to’s, local case studies and tips for starting up, the popular series will highlight the opportunities and stories from local entrepreneurs for anyone interested in starting up their businesses. For the past three years, Startup Guide has been producing and

Indy studio Tasty Rook just released its first title: Triple Agent

Indy studio Tasty Rook just released its first title: Triple Agent

Tasty Rook, an Icelandic indy game studio just released its first title: Triple Agent, described as “a thrilling party game of betrayal and espionage for 5-9 people played on a single mobile device,” in the press release. (Get it – it’s free – for iOS / Android). From the announcement: At the

Crowberry Capital and what it means for the Icelandic Ecosystem

Crowberry Capital and what it means for the Icelandic Ecosystem

This post is from the Northstack Memo, our newsletter and commentary on recent happenings in the Icelandic startup ecosystem, written by @kiddiarni. One more VC fund in the mix, one step closer to an industry With the announcement last week we have four private venture capital firms in Iceland. These