Northstack Editorial

Northstack Editorial

The nine companies that pitched at Startup Tourism

The nine companies that pitched at Startup Tourism

The final event of Startup Tourism was held in Tjarnarbíó on April 28th. Nine new companies in tourism pitched their business ideas to a room full of investors, key players in the tourism sector and other guests. Startup Tourism is a ten week accelerator, operated by Icelandic Startups. Íslandsbanki, Isavia,

First public Women Tech Iceland event on May 4th

First public Women Tech Iceland event on May 4th

Women Tech Iceland is hosting its first public meet up on May 4th. The event is hosted by Rannís, with TeqHire and Frumtak Ventures providing refreshments and co-organising the event. “This event marks the first meetup and we thought it would be fun to do it on May the 4th

Tulipop announces animated webseries in collaboration with WildBrain

Tulipop announces animated webseries in collaboration with WildBrain

The characters of Icelandic lifestyle brand Tulipop – which raised a $2m round last summer – just announced a new animated webseries in collaboration with WildBrain. WildBrain will use their expertise in launching engaging IP on YouTube to build audiences for the new Tulipop content and to increase awareness of the brand

Who finances startups in Iceland? A look at LP's

This post is from the Northstack Memo, our newsletter and commentary on recent happenings in the Icelandic startup ecosystem, written by @kiddiarni. While some investors – most notably angel investors – invest their own money in startups, venture capital funds mostly get their money from other investors. VC funds are set up

NSA Ventures' future, structure, and role in the ecosystem

This post is from the Northstack Memo, our newsletter and commentary on recent happenings in the Icelandic startup ecosystem, written by @kiddiarni. NSA Ventures is standing on crossroads right now. Two investment managers and the CEO left in December to start their own fund. (They’re titled “Venture advisors” on

Skaginn 3X wins Icelandic Innovation Award

Skaginn 3X, maker of freezing, chilling, and processing equipment for the fishing industry, was awarded the Icelandic Innovation Award at Nýsköpunarþing 2017 (Innovation Day 2017). Skaginn 3X was created by the merger of two technology companies: Skaginn hf. and 3X Technology ehf. The company specialises in food processing, chilling and

TripCreator raises $2m, shuts down B2C product

TripCreator, maker of the AI-driven travel planning solution, just announced a $2m funding round. Investors are undisclosed. Previous investors include Míó, the investment company of Magnús Ingi Óskarsson, founder of Calidris, and Salting ehf. The company also announced that it will shut down its B2C product to focus solely on