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Dating app The One raises $210k angel round

Dating app The One raises $210k angel round

The One, a dating app emphasising on its users getting to know each other, has closed $210k (27m ISK) funding. This is the second fundraising of the startup in a short time as they raised $118k (15m ISK) six months ago. The One was launched six months ago and has

A new overview report of the Fintech ecosystem in Iceland

A new overview report of the Fintech ecosystem in Iceland

The Icelandic Fintech Cluster and SFF, the Icelandic Financial Services Association, have published a report, written by Northstack, on the Fintech ecosystem in Iceland, creating a comprehensive overview and interesting discussion on the Icelandic Fintech ecosystem. The report includes a map of the current members of the Fintech cluster and

Innovation Center Iceland to close by end of year, following the new innovation policy

Innovation Center Iceland to close by end of year, following the new innovation policy

Last Tuesday, the minister of innovation, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, announced plans to close down the Innovation Center Iceland (ICI) (is. Nýsköpunarmiðstöð Íslands) by the end of this year. With this decision, the minister hopes to move the support of the public to parts of the innovation environment in more

Marorka acquired by Gaztransport & Technigaz

Marorka acquired by Gaztransport & Technigaz

French engineering multinational Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has acquired all shares of Icelandic maritime tech company Marorka. The managers of Marorka – who two years ago bought Marorka out when its Danish parent company went bankrupt – have now sold the rest of their shares to GTT. They will keep working for

New, extensive survey on the Icelandic innovation ecosystem published by Northstack, Technology Development Fund, and Gallup

New, extensive survey on the Icelandic innovation ecosystem published by Northstack, Technology Development Fund, and Gallup

Today, we published the results of a extensive survey on the state of the Icelandic Innovation Ecosystem. The survey was done in collaboration with the Technology Development Fund and Gallup, and was sent to 753 companies in Iceland focused on innovation. “This is the first survey of its kind on

AwareGO Founder Ragnar Sigurðsson

Security Awareness training platform AwareGO raises $1.6m

Security awareness training platform AwareGO has raised a $(200m ISK) 1.6m funding round, from investors including Eyrir Invest, which first invested in the company in June 2018. Viðskiptablaðið reports. Kvika banki’s corporate banking arm assisted with the funding. The company has raised a total of $3m over the

EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals raise €2m seed round, receive €2.7m in grants

EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals raise €2m seed round, receive €2.7m in grants

EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals just announced raising a €2m seed round, in addition to receiving a €2.5m grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC). The funding round, which is the company’s second round this year, was led by ABC Venture, an Icelandic investment company, in addition to previous and new,