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Crowberry Capital has raised $38m for its debut fund

Crowberry Capital has raised $38m for its debut fund

Crowberry Capital – the new early stage VC fund founded by former NSA Ventures veterans Helga Valfells, Hekla Arnardóttir and Jenný Ruth Hrafnsdóttir – just announced they had raised $38m (4bn ISK) for the funds first close. Final close is at $48m (5bn ISK). “We’ve been working on preparing and raising

Minister for Innovation appoints working group about NSA Venture's future

Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir has appointed a four person working group about NSA Venture’s future. She announced her intention to do so at NSA Venture’s annual meeting this May. In a press announcement, the ministry discusses the move: NSA Ventures, which started in 1998, was created because a

Lawrence Lessig to design politics in Klang's new game, Seed

Lawrence Lessig, law professor at Harvard and founder of Creative Commons, will assist indy game studio Klang with designing the politics of their upcoming massively multiplayer online game Seed. This is reported in Venture Beat. Lessig happened to meet Mundi Vondi, CEO of Klang, and start talking about games. “After

CrankWheel launches 2.0 which introduces Instant Demos

CrankWheel launches 2.0 which introduces Instant Demos

CrankWheel, the Icelandic SaaS company working on instant visualisation tools for inside sales teams, just released version 2.0 of its solution. The most notable addition is the new Instant Demos feature, which allows sales teams to go from smart lead capture, to phone call and screen share within seconds.

Mink Campers raise $450,000 seed round

Mink Campers raise $450,000 seed round

Mink Campers have just announced a $450,000 seed round from undisclosed investors. The company specializes in providing quality travel experiences in nature through the use of their signature Mink Camper and the Mink Travel Guide App. Their aim is to connect adventurous travelers with interesting Icelandic locals, such as

Introducing the Community Fund: $18k to support community tech events

Introducing the Community Fund: $18k to support community tech events

Today, we’re excited to announce the formation of Community Fund, a 2 million ISK ($18.5k) fund that will support events and projects in the Icelandic tech community that foster knowledge sharing, networking and discussion about technology and product development. The aim of the fund is to empower the

Lucidworks acquire Icelander-founded Twigkit

Lucidworks acquire Icelander-founded Twigkit

Twigkit, the search-user-interface company, founded by Hjörtur Stefán Ólafsson and Bjarki Hólm, has been acquired by Lucidworks. Stefán will join Lucidworks as chief strategy officer, and Bjarki as VP of solutions. The valuation of the deal is undisclosed. From Twigkits‘ announcement: Today we are taking a leap forward. We have