The Update

Valka raises capital, NSA Ventures and Frumtak exit the company

NSA Ventures and Frumtak have sold their 37% share in food processing tech company Valka. New shares were also issued in the transaction, to current shareholders. The shares were sold to a group of current investors – Fossar, Vogabakki, Vortindur (the holding company of founder Helgi Hjálmarsson), and other investors.

The price the investment funds got for their share remains undisclosed. However, Huld Magnúsdóttir, CEO of NSA Ventures commented to Morgunblaðið that the investment had turned a profit and been “very good” for NSA Ventures. NSA Ventures invested in Valka in 2008. Frumtak joined the shareholder group in 2011.

Keystrike secures pre-seed funding from Philippe Langlois, cybersecurity entrepreneur

The Icelandic cybersecurity startup Keystrike has secured funding from Philippe Langlois, founder of cybersecurity company Qualys (QLYS) which is currently valued at over $4 billion. Keystrike’s technology was invented by Ymir Vigfusson, Associate Professor at Emory University, to rethink multi-factor authentication. “Keystrike seals off the path that is commonly

Smári McCarthy, CEO of Ecosophy and Steph Matti, COO of Ecosophy

Ecosophy's 'OverView' wins in EU Space Agency competition

Ecosophy’s prototype for its platform OverView is among the winners of the EU Space Agency’s (EUSPA) innovation competition. Ecosophy is an Icelandic startup focusing on making environmental data actionable, in part by making access to data from EUSPA’s Copernicus system accessible. The company received a prize of

Kerecis becomes Iceland's first Unicorn after being acquired by Coloplast for up to $1.3 billion

Kerecis has signed an agreement with Coloplast, the Danish medical device manufacturer, to be acquired for up to $1.3 billion, making them Iceland’s first Unicorn company. In today’s Kerecis business meeting, which took place in Ísafjörður where they have a manufacturing facility, Fertram Sigurjónsson, founder and CEO

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