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The NSA Ventures report: Missing data, depth, and doesn't address the key questions

The NSA Ventures report: Missing data, depth, and doesn't address the key questions

Three weeks ago, the Ministry for Industry and Innovation (ANR) released a report on the operations and future of NSA Ventures. The report was written by a working group on the matter announced at the fund’s annual meeting last year. I, and possibly others in the ecosystem, were looking

"Iceland is sold out" and the competition for tech talent

“Iceland is sold out!” That is how Skúli Mogensen, founder of WOW air described our current talent situation at Startup Iceland last week. It refers to the feeling that our talent pool is too small, and tech companies can’t fill the positions they’re trying to. (Note: it’s

Dohop raises €3m from EasyJet and current investors

Flight search company Dohop has raised €3m from EasyJet and current investors. EasyJet’s participating is at €2.25m with current investors adding €750k to the round. EasyJet’s investment comes in the form of an convertible bond that can be converted into a 15% stake in the company. In

Italian bank UniCredit invests €3.1m in Meniga

UniCredit today announced it has signed a strategic partnership contract with digital banking company Meniga, integrating the company’s solutions into the banks offering and investing €3.1m through it’s equity arm UniCredit EVO (Equity Venture Opportunities). “We are very pleased with this partnership with Meniga,” said Gianni Franco

Here are the ten companies participating in Startup Reykjavik 2018

Here are the ten companies participating in Startup Reykjavik 2018

Summer is the time of Iceland’s most well known accelerator, Startup Reykjavik. Around that time, ten companies are selected to participate in the program which is owned by Arion Banki and executed by Icelandic Startups. This is the seventh consecutive year the accelerator is run. This year, the number

Four things you should know about Startup Iceland 2018

Four things you should know about Startup Iceland 2018

This week is Startup Iceland week – when Harpa is filled with startup people from all over the world. It also marks the start of summer, which is often a fairly active season for the startup scene in Iceland. To commemorate that, we have 4 things you should know about Startup

Teatime Games raise $7.5m Series A led by Index Ventures with participation from Atomico

Teatime Games raise $7.5m Series A led by Index Ventures with participation from Atomico

Mobile gaming company Teatime Games just announced a $7.5m Series A round led by Index Ventures. VC fund Atomico also participated in the round. The investment brings total investment in the company to roughly $9m dollars, including a $1.6m seed round in late 2017. “Games have always been