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Bitcoin Developments in Denmark

The Startup Magazine

In fact, some of the earliest and most active users of bitcoin are in Europe. Europe has been a hotbed of bitcoin activity since the early days of cryptocurrency. One of the first real-world uses of bitcoin was for buying and selling illegal drugs on Silk Road, an online black market that was popular in Europe.

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Denmark

The Next Web

Now Denmark is also one of the most exciting startup scenes in Europe and is home to more than 400 tech companies that do everything from analytics and big data to gaming, cloud, fintech, and apps. In fact, this year Denmark reached 6th place on the 2018 Global Entrepreneurship Index, beating out its Nordic neighbors.

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Robot delivery firm Starship Technologies secures $90M funding

ReadWriteStart

At present, demand is soaring with the company already operating in 80 locations worldwide, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, and Finland. Venture Beat highlighted the former is “expected to more than double by 2030, with last-mile delivery’s carbon emissions in Europe alone projected to reach 5.5

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Europe Tallinn For decades Estonia has been at the forefront of technological and business innovation in the Baltic region. There has been steady growth in the Cambridge Silicon area, which enables entrepreneurs a chance to showcase their talents and provide contemporary services or products outside the competitive markets of London.

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The Next Web introduces 12 local Startup Awards to celebrate entrepreneurship across Europe

The Next Web

Today, we’re introducing a new initiative called Startup Awards , in an effort to celebrate entrepreneurship anywhere – though we’re starting in Europe. Says Patrick de Laive, co-founder of The Next Web: “Europe needs real entrepreneurs to put itself back on the map again.

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SaaS Wars: Europe Awakens

Cracking the Code

Accel Euroscape: The 100 most promising Software-as-a- Service companies in Europe and Israel -This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. When I moved back to Europe in 2011, I had to reduce my activity significantly in this area, as there was not enough going on.

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Corporate Innovation Firm Rainmaking Expands to Austin

SiliconHills

The organization, founded in 2006 in Denmark, runs Startupbootcamp accelerator programs throughout Europe. Rainmaking, a corporate innovation and development firm, has opened an office in downtown Austin. It launches impact-focused startups, builds them into successful companies and eventually exits them.

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