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New, extensive survey on the Icelandic innovation ecosystem published by Northstack, Technology Development Fund, and Gallup

New, extensive survey on the Icelandic innovation ecosystem published by Northstack, Technology Development Fund, and Gallup

Today, we published the results of a extensive survey on the state of the Icelandic Innovation Ecosystem. The survey was done in collaboration with the Technology Development Fund and Gallup, and was sent to 753 companies in Iceland focused on innovation. “This is the first survey of its kind on

The State of the Icelandic Innovation Ecosystem: Results of an extensive Survey unveiled on Tuesday

The State of the Icelandic Innovation Ecosystem: Results of an extensive Survey unveiled on Tuesday

Northstack, in collaboration with Gallup and Tækniþróunarsjóður (Technology and Development Fund) is unveiling the results of the first (at least in recent times) extensive survey on the status of innovation environment in Iceland, at an event – hosted in collaboration with Icelandic Startups – this Tuesday at Nauthóll. Information on the event

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Security Awareness training platform AwareGO raises $1.6m

Security awareness training platform AwareGO has raised a $(200m ISK) 1.6m funding round, from investors including Eyrir Invest, which first invested in the company in June 2018. Viðskiptablaðið reports. Kvika banki’s corporate banking arm assisted with the funding. The company has raised a total of $3m over the

100bn ISK over ten years: State of the Icelandic Game Industry - a new comprehensive report

100bn ISK over ten years: State of the Icelandic Game Industry - a new comprehensive report

Today, Icelandic Game Industry (IGI) and Promote Iceland, released the first comprehensive report on the Icelandic Game Industry. The report, titled State of the Icelandic Game Industry was written and compiled by Northstack. “One of the challenges we have faced in recent years when presenting the industry, both locally and

EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals raise €2m seed round, receive €2.7m in grants

EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals raise €2m seed round, receive €2.7m in grants

EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals just announced raising a €2m seed round, in addition to receiving a €2.5m grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC). The funding round, which is the company’s second round this year, was led by ABC Venture, an Icelandic investment company, in addition to previous and new,

Sidekick Health partners with Germany’s Bayer to provide digital support for PAD patients

Sidekick Health partners with Germany’s Bayer to provide digital support for PAD patients

Nordic digital therapeutics company SidekickHealth has entered into a strategic partnership with German pharmaceutical and life science company Bayer to provide a digital medication management and lifestyle change platform to patients suffering from Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Sidekick specializes in the creation of gamified digital therapeutic (DTx) solutions and programs,

NetApp doubles down, Arion Bank the Venture Capitalist, and more on Kría

NetApp doubles down, Arion Bank the Venture Capitalist, and more on Kría

The following is a post from the Memo – Northstack’s weekly opinion and analysis column on recent news in the tech, venture and innovation sector in Iceland. You can subscribe here. Minister promises not to “invent the wheel” and asks the industry to join her in publicising the topic At