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Travelade wants to solve overcrowding in tourism, starting in Iceland

Travelade wants to solve overcrowding in tourism, starting in Iceland

Travelade, Icelandic travel-tech startup focused on helping travelers personalise their experience, launched their new webpage today. The company aims to expand to four more countries by the end of the year. The company sent out a statement earlier today, discussing their plans. “We are starting with Iceland for a reason.

The ten companies participating in Startup Reykjavik 2017

The ten companies participating in Startup Reykjavik 2017

Icelandic Startups and Arion Bank yesterday announced which ten companies will be participating in the Startup Reykjavik 2017 accelerator program. The companies will participate in a 10 week mentor-driven accelerator, share an office, access to mentors, and receive 2.4mISK (~$20k) in seed funding from Arion Bank in exchange a

Brad Burnham, Jerry Colonna, Ida Tin and more among speakers at Startup Iceland

Brad Burnham, Jerry Colonna, Ida Tin and more among speakers at Startup Iceland

Startup Iceland, the annual startup conference, will be held for the sixth time on May 31. This year’s theme is Personal Data, Health, Wellness and Technology – focusing both on the health of the founder, and health in general. The main event on May 31st is organized as a series

The nine companies that pitched at Startup Tourism

The nine companies that pitched at Startup Tourism

The final event of Startup Tourism was held in Tjarnarbíó on April 28th. Nine new companies in tourism pitched their business ideas to a room full of investors, key players in the tourism sector and other guests. Startup Tourism is a ten week accelerator, operated by Icelandic Startups. Íslandsbanki, Isavia,

First public Women Tech Iceland event on May 4th

First public Women Tech Iceland event on May 4th

Women Tech Iceland is hosting its first public meet up on May 4th. The event is hosted by Rannís, with TeqHire and Frumtak Ventures providing refreshments and co-organising the event. “This event marks the first meetup and we thought it would be fun to do it on May the 4th

Tulipop announces animated webseries in collaboration with WildBrain

Tulipop announces animated webseries in collaboration with WildBrain

The characters of Icelandic lifestyle brand Tulipop – which raised a $2m round last summer – just announced a new animated webseries in collaboration with WildBrain. WildBrain will use their expertise in launching engaging IP on YouTube to build audiences for the new Tulipop content and to increase awareness of the brand

Skaginn 3X wins Icelandic Innovation Award

Skaginn 3X, maker of freezing, chilling, and processing equipment for the fishing industry, was awarded the Icelandic Innovation Award at Nýsköpunarþing 2017 (Innovation Day 2017). Skaginn 3X was created by the merger of two technology companies: Skaginn hf. and 3X Technology ehf. The company specialises in food processing, chilling and