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CCP releases Gunjack – its first VR title

Today, CCP Games are releasing Gunjack, a VR arcade shooter for the Samsung Gear VR platform. This is announced just a week after the company announced a $30 million funding round to help the company boost its VR development efforts. The title will be available with the official release of

The Golden Egg 2016 open for applications

The Golden Egg, the business plan competition that hatched companies like Meniga, Strimillinn, Clara and more, has opened for applications. Klak Innovit organizes the competition, with the aim of creating a platform for young entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas. Those who apply will receive access to workshops and help from

500 Startups raising $15 MM to invest in the Nordics – Sean Percival to be contact person for IS startups

Startup accelerator 500 Startups, which recently started a pre-accelerator in Norway, recently announced that they’re raising a $15 MM fund to invest in seed rounds in startups from the Nordics. According to the announcement, “500 [Startups] will bring Silicon Valley’s best practices to the region through our accelerator

Sólfar studios secures €2 million in seed funding

Sólfar Studios, a VR game studio founded by CCP veterans, announced last Wednesday (Nov 11.) that they had secured a €2 million in seed funding from a syndicate of venture capitalist funds. The syndicate includes Shanda Group, Tianqiao Chen’s private investment group, Iceland’s NSA Ventures, and Finnish VCs

Gracipe challenges the traditional food recipe

Gracipe is an Icelandic startup that plans on transforming the way we read recipes by providing a visual representation of the recipe. The new graphical recipe is perhaps best described as a mix between a flowchart and an infographic, instead of the standard text and ingredients list we all know.

CCP raises $30 million to boost VR development efforts

CCP Games, makers of Eve, just announced a $30 million financing round to boost its Virtual Reality development efforts. The round was led by NEA Ventures, and private equity firm Novator Partners LLP participated in the round as well. Harry Weller, partner at NEA, has joined CCP’s board of

Product launch: Takumi – the app that connects influencers with brands

Takumi, an Icelandic startup that aims to connect companies with influencers on Instagram, was launched today in the Appstore. The premise is simple: Instagram users with more than 1,000 followers can sign up in Takumi’s app and start getting paid for posting photos. “We’ve seen a rise