“The worst funds are those that keep you hanging on and are always lukewarm”

Earlier this year, GRID raised a $12 million investment from NEA. The company founded by Hjálmar Gíslason began its funding process in the middle of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and the funding round is the largest raised by an Icelandic startup pre-revenue. When the pandemic hit, the company was in a position… Read More “The worst funds are those that keep you hanging on and are always lukewarm”

Great for tourists, complex for expats – An interview with AngelList CEO Kevin Laws on his three month stay in Iceland

Last summer, Kevin Laws, the CEO of AngelList, relocated to Iceland with his family for three months. We met over coffee at Kaffi Vest back in September when it was still legal to meet strangers in person. Kevin was a Covid-19 refugee in Iceland. He came to Iceland for business, but because the US was… Read More Great for tourists, complex for expats – An interview with AngelList CEO Kevin Laws on his three month stay in Iceland