Tag: icelandic startups

Dufl wins Golden Egg business competition with buoy locator product

The Golden Egg (is. Gulleggið) business plan competition owned and operated by Icelandic Startups unveiled this years winner: Dufl. A company creating location services for buoys at sea. The winning team are all students at Reykjavik University. One of the team members has experience from working at sea, which sparked the idea. The winners receive… Read More Dufl wins Golden Egg business competition with buoy locator product

Kristinn Árni Lár Hróbjartsson

Arion bank discontinues support for Startup Reykjavik

The main supporter of Startup Reykjavik, and investor in all the Startup Reykjavik companies, Arion Bank, is discontinuing support for the accelerator. Vísir reports, based on sources from inside the bank, which comments to Vísir that the issue is under consideration within the bank. The program, which is owned by the bank, and operated by… Read More Arion bank discontinues support for Startup Reykjavik

Kristinn Árni Lár Hróbjartsson

Klak Innovit becomes Icelandic Startups

Today, startup community organization Klak Innovit, organizer of initiatives like Gulleggið idea competition and the Startup Reykjavik and Startup Energy Reykjavik accelerators, is rebranding as Icelandic Startups. “The new brand accompanies a decision to focus more on global relations and cooperation on behalf of the Icelandic Startup Community,” says Salóme Guðmundsdóttir, CEO of Icelandic Startups.… Read More Klak Innovit becomes Icelandic Startups

Kristinn Árni Lár Hróbjartsson