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Nominations are open for the Nordic Startup Awards

Who are the startup heroes this year? The nominations for the regional finals of Nordic Startup Awards are open. Do you know what the Nordic Startup Awards are? Nordic Startup Awards is a series of events in the Nordic countries, connecting and paying tribute to the Nordic startup ecosystem. The competition brings together all the sectors in the ecosystem, awarding startups, investors and accelerators to office spaces and journalists.

Salóme Guðmundsdóttir, CEO Icelandic Startups

Nominations for the awards are open until February 29th. We encourage you to nominate those who you consider to be true startup heroes and deserve a recognition. You can nominate anyone in the following 13 categories; 1. Best Exponential Startup, 2. Best IoT Startup, 3. Best Newcomer, 4. Best Bootstrapped, 5. Best Social Tech Startup, 6. Best Business Angel, 7. Best Investments Company, 8. Founder of the Year, 9. CTO Hero, 10. Startup Media of the Year, 11. Best Office Space, 12. Best Accelerator Program and 13. Startup of the Year.

When we close for nominations, a national shortlist will be announced. Then you will get the chance to vote your favorite – your vote will count with the votes of a regional jury. The regional winners in each category will be announced during an Innovation lunch event in Reykjavik on April 26th. The Icelandic winners along with the other Nordic winners will be announced at the Nordic Startup Awards’ website and again you get the chance to vote.

We are extremely proud to share with you that the Grand Finale will be held in Iceland this year in partnership with Icelandic Startups. We are looking forward to meeting our Nordic startup friends and celebrate this year’s results on the 31st of May.

Awards that have gone to Iceland since its start two years ago are Plain Vanilla as the Startup of the Year 2014 and Startup Reykjavik, the best accelerator program in 2015.

Nominate here.

Salóme is CEO of Icelandic Startups, an organization that helps startups by accelerating their businesses and connecting them with experts, investors and leading startup hubs abroad. Icelandic Startups are a organizing partner of the Nordic Startup Awards.

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