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Sidekick Health partners with Germany’s Bayer to provide digital support for PAD patients

Sidekick Health partners with Germany’s Bayer to provide digital support for PAD patients

Nordic digital therapeutics company SidekickHealth has entered into a strategic partnership with German pharmaceutical and life science company Bayer to provide a digital medication management and lifestyle change platform to patients suffering from Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Sidekick specializes in the creation of gamified digital therapeutic (DTx) solutions and programs,

Arion acquires 51% of Igloo in $670k funding round

Arion acquires 51% of Igloo in $670k funding round

Arion Bank, the owner and principal backer of Startup Reykjavik has Leiguskjól in Iceland), a fintech company that participated in Startup Reykjavik. After the transaction, Arion holds 51% of the company shares. The two companies have also entered into a partnership agreement. “Our vision at Igloo for the future of

An innovation and entrepreneurship think tank, and more policy actions to come

An innovation and entrepreneurship think tank, and more policy actions to come

Last Thursday, Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir presented actions for the benefit of the innovation environment of Iceland at the Federation of Icelandic’s Industry’s (SI) Technology Summit (is. Tækni- og Hugverkaþing). These actions are a follow up of the government’s innovation policy. Earlier this week, we covered two

Minister of Innovation announces Kría, the Icelandic Venture Initiative

Minister of Innovation announces Kría, the Icelandic Venture Initiative

Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, the minister of innovation, just announced plans for Kría an Icelandic Venture Initiative at the Federation of Icelandic Industry’s (SI) Technology Summit (is. Tækni- og Hugverkaþing). (Disclaimer: Kristinn from Northstack has been consulting with the ministry on this topic and others) “With this initiative we’

Kara Connect raises €1.2 million funding round from The New Business Venture Fund

Kara Connect raises €1.2 million funding round from The New Business Venture Fund

Kara Connect, the only GDPR compliant online therapy and practice management platform in Iceland, just raised a €1.2 million funding round, bringing in The New Business Venture Fund with a 10% share. This is the second round of VC funding for Kara Connect after an investment by Crowberry Capital

Dufl wins Golden Egg business competition with buoy locator product

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

Laki Power raises undisclosed seed round led by Brunnur Ventures

Laki Power raises undisclosed seed round led by Brunnur Ventures

Laki Power, which creates real-time, autonomous surveillance of the high voltage power grid, just announced a seed round led by Brunnur Ventures. Terms of the deal are undisclosed. The company has previously received grants from the Technology Development Fund. “This round enables us to accelerate the build out of our