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OZ Sports among seven companies to participate in first Nordic Scalers program

OZ Sports – previously known simply as Oz – is one of the seven companies chosen to participate in the first edition of Nordic Scalers. Nordic Scalers is a six month scaling program that connects chosen startups to mentors to help them scale in the US. Icelandic Startups is the local partner

Atmonia wins annual business plan competition Gulleggið

Atmonia wins annual business plan competition Gulleggið

Atmonia is the winner of Gulleggið fall 2017, a business plan competition run by Icelandic Startups. Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland opened the ceremony in University of Iceland on Saturday where the results were announced. This spring Gulleggið celebrated its 10 year anniversary, in wich time

With Airdate, Overcast Software is simplifying ad planning

With Airdate, Overcast Software is simplifying ad planning

Overcast Software recently announced it signed a major contract with a leading Scandinavian digital agency, SMFB Engine. SMFB Engine will implement Overcast’s ad planning solution, Airdate. “A lot of ad tech companies are currently focused on building a one stop shop for planning, buying and even delivering ads, a

Genki Instruments opens for pre-orders on the Wave, their first product

Genki Instruments opens for pre-orders on the Wave, their first product

Genki Instruments, a hardware startup focused on the products that merge technology and music, just opened up pre-orders for its first product, Wave. “We’re really excited to premiere Wave and give everyone a taste of what we’ve been developing over the past two years.” says Haraldur Hugosson, COO

Getlocal adds local advice for global travelers

Getlocal adds local advice for global travelers

Getlocal, an Icelandic startup in travel tech, just launched a new service today where the goal is to help travelers get local advice from people with similar tastes and interests that they can trust. The company was founded by a group of investors and industry veterans including Einar Þór Gústafsson,

The winners of the Nordic Startup Awards - Iceland

Today, the winners of the Icelandic finale of the Nordic Startup Awards were announced. “The winners were selected by a panel of judges, each with proven experience and skill in recognising the potential of a startup. These choices were based upon the nominee’s quality and impact within their industry

CCP launches fourth VR installment with Sparc

CCP launches fourth VR installment with Sparc

CCP announced today the launch of Sparc, its fourth VR game. The company, which raised $30m to boost their VR development efforts, has previously released Gunjack, Gunjack 2, and Eve: Valkyrie. Sparc is the first game launched by CCP that’s not part of the EVE universe. From the announcement: