Business Iceland, the organisation responsible for marketing Iceland’s export industries, has partnered up with Dealroom to set up a ecosystem portal for Iceland. The database counts more than 400 startups, 250 funding rounds and 100 investors in the Icelandic ecosystem. “Our research in foreign markets indicates that consumer awareness of the Icelandic startup ecosystem is… Read More Business Iceland sets up Iceland ecosystem portal with Dealroom

Iceland is increasingly becoming a hub of innovation that attracts foreign investors and tech companies along with remote workers. While the Icelandic tech scene is thriving, companies in the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) fields often need to hire foreign experts for specialized roles. In a survey commissioned by Íslandsstofa, 100 Icelandic companies… Read More Challenges, barriers, and opportunities of foreign experts in Iceland

Last year we called out specifically data about the gender mix of founding teams. This year, we did that again, but added an appendix report focusing exclusively on the topic of founding team gender mixes. These reports have sparked numerous discussions on the topic, covering a broad array of topics ranging from the lack of… Read More What to measure when we’re measuring gender?

Isaac Kato, the Managing Director of Techstars Seattle and the Filecoin Techstars Accelerator, is inviting Icelandic startups to a presentation and ask-me-anything about venture accelerators and early stage capital for tech startups. The event will take place on August 24 at 17:00, and interested companies can also sign up for virtual office hours. Info on… Read More Isaac Kato, Managing Director of Techstars Seattle to host presentation & ask-me-anything for Icelandic startups

Noona, an appointment scheduling company that allows users to schedule services and appointments, recently announced a $1.4m (€1.2m) funding round from financial technology company SaltPay. Last year, SaltPay acquired Borgun, one of Iceland’s payment processing companies. The investment will be used to grow the product development team behind Noona. 350 companies use Noona to manage… Read More Appointment scheduling startup Noona raises $1.4m from SaltPay

Twitter has acquired design studio Ueno, founded by Haraldur Thorleifsson. Dantley Davis, CDO of Twitter, announces this in a tweet: Terms of the acquisition have not been announced. Ueno is a digital design agency with offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Reykjavik, and has worked for many leading brands in the world,… Read More Twitter acquires Icelander founded design agency Ueno