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Leviosa receives $700K funding

Leviosa receives $700K funding

This month, Leviosa, a healthcare startup whose goal is to enable healthcare professionals to work more efficiently, closed a private funding round for $700K. Various investors, all interested in the field of Health Tech, took part. This funding round plays a large role in scaling up the development team and

Indó and PayAnalytics among the winners at the recent Nordic Fintech Week

Indó and PayAnalytics among the winners at the recent Nordic Fintech Week

The Nordic Fintech week which was held this week in Copenhagen gathered visionary thought leaders and founders working in the Financial Industry from across the Nordic Ecosystem. Copenhagen Fintech and the Nordic Fintech Magazine hosted the conference which united 1300 attendees, 150+ speakers, 40+ banks, and 130+ Fintechs. It is

The Icelandic dating app Smitten raises $10M in Series A funding

The Icelandic dating app Smitten raises $10M in Series A funding

Iceland’s most popular dating app, Smitten, has raised $10M in Series A funding from Makers Fund, Possible Ventures, Wonder Invest and current shareholders ByFounders, ProFounders, Tennin, and Smitten’s board member and Vivino founder Heini Zachariassen. The Icelandic-based app which has been expanding to foreign markets will use the

Abler raises $3.7M from Frumtak Ventures to improve sports management

Abler raises $3.7M from Frumtak Ventures to improve sports management

Abler, a sports management technology company and the creator of Sportabler, announced today it has raised $3.7M in post-seed funding from Icelandic VC firm Frumtak Ventures. Abler simplifies the complexities of sports participation by digitising and increasing efficiency in the management and facilitation of organised sports programs. The new

Memento raises a $1.2M funding round from multiple Icelandic investors

Memento raises a $1.2M funding round from multiple Icelandic investors

Memento is a software startup that sets up and operates payment card applications. This Icelandic startup has now closed a $1.2M funding round from multiple Icelandic investors. This group of investors consists of InfoCapital, Magnús Steinarr Norðdahl and Polaris. The newly acquired capital will support Memento in its ongoing

Sling was sold to Toast for $60.6M

Sling was sold to Toast for $60.6M

This summer we announced that Sling was acquired by Toast, a huge American restaurant platform as can be seen below. Sling acquired by a huge American restaurant platform More information about the sale has now been released with Toast’s recently published Q2 financial results. Toast paid $60.6M for

The Data-Nerd Approach to Seed Funding

The Data-Nerd Approach to Seed Funding

Today, we’re cross-posting an insightful article by Stefán Baxter, the CEO of Quick Lookup, that was originally posted on their Medium blog. In the article, Stefán highlights his very thorough data driven approach to their next fundraising effort. If you’re a founder, VC or interested in the fundraising