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Sixty-five people have applied for Remote Worker Visas in Iceland

The Icelandic Directorate of Immigration has received a total of 65 requests for residence permits on the basis of rule changes that were made last autumn to make it easier for foreigners from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to come to Iceland and work remotely. According to answers from

'Stuðnings-Kría' - government matching loans for startups, opens for applications

'Stuðnings-Kría' - government matching loans for startups, opens for applications

‘Stuðnings-Kría’, one of the policies announced as part of the governments response to the Covid-19 outbreak for startups, has started to accept applications. The program, which will match up to 70m ISK per company, provided the company has since secured financing from private investors that will then be matched by

The Memo: a16z invests in Iceland, Kría unveiled, and Covid and Startups

The Memo: a16z invests in Iceland, Kría unveiled, and Covid and Startups

This post is from The Memo – our regular newsletter with commentary and analysis on the most important things in Icelandic startups, venture, and tech. You can sign up here. Image credit: Government.is a16z’s first investment in the Nordics is in an Icelandic/Finnish gaming company, and venture initiative

Sensivo offers free access to its clinical research data management platform to anyone working on Covid-19 related research

Sensivo offers free access to its clinical research data management platform to anyone working on Covid-19 related research

The Stockholm based Icelandic/Swedish startup Sensivo, will now offer free access to its clinical research data management platform to anyone working on Covid-19 related research. “In light of the ongoing global challenge posed by Covid-19, we wanted to contribute to the efforts by researchers worldwide tackling this issue, by