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The Next Web
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Dubbed a ‘unicorn factory’ Sweden has become a powerhouse incubator for some of the most innovative startups. In fact, in 2017 Sweden more than doubled its number of startup exits. It’s no wonder, with massive success stories such as iZettle and Mojang Games (the creators of Minecraft) that the country has been experiencing an influx of growth in technology in the last decade.
The Equity Kicker
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
That Sweden is doing amazingly well for a small country (emulating Israel). Ben Rooney just posted an analysis of VC and entrepreneurial activity in Europe which included the two charts above. They confirm that the US is still meaningfully ahead of UK in terms of VC dollars invested per head, but show that we are closer in terms of number of VC funded companies per head. I see this as a good sign.
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Jeff Hilimire
APRIL 27, 2016
So when I read about what Sweden is doing with blood donations it made perfect sense. After you give blood in Sweden, you get a text message whenever your blood saves someone’s life. I give blood platelets 3-4 times a year. I started when one of my employees asked our team if anyone would be willing to help his wife by donating blood platelets.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 12, 2019
Sweden is popular for the recycling and sustainability measures taken throughout the years. The answer is, mainly, in Sweden’s concern with environmental matters. Since the ‘90s, when the country first started to recycle what could be recycled, Sweden has evolved so much. In fact, Sweden has exceeded the recycling target set by the Government for 2020 a long time ago. Recycling isn’t the only way Sweden has used to exceed its targets.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 15, 2013
Åkers Styckebruk is a tiny village of just under 3,000 inhabitants located in Sweden’s Strängnäs Municipality, a region with a diverse and dynamic range of industries such as tourism, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, logistics and education. Binder’s introduction to spirits started early, when she started creating her own moonshine – Sweden has a prohibitively high taxation on alcohol – way before she was supposed to be consuming them.
Austin Startup
MARCH 4, 2019
Einride is currently based in Gothenburg, Sweden. If Stockholm is Europe’s Silicon Valley, Gothenburg is Sweden’s Detroit. sxsw transportation startup sweden self-driving-carsRobert Falck, CEO and founder of Einride The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx.
VC Cafe
DECEMBER 10, 2013
Digital is now the majority of revenues in markets such as the US, India, Norway and Sweden. Music is everyone’s favorite example of digital disruption done wrong. After peaking at $38 billion revenue more than a decade ago, the industry stabilized last year at $16.5 billion. Now the focus is on digital music GROWTH. In the first half of 2013, 43 percent of all album sales were digital, up from 38 percent the year before (Nielsen).
OnlyOnce
OCTOBER 18, 2010
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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JULY 2, 2011
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deal architect
JANUARY 16, 2014
First entry this year in a series on innovation from places you do not typically expect much innovation from The Invisible Bike Helmet – Sweden Big Data of International Technology Patents – Washington, US TGVLabs – France Florida Poly Futuristic.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Sinch AB, based in Stockholm, Sweden, announced last week that is acquiring Pathwire and its Mailgun, Mailjet and Email on Acid products, used by more than 100,000 developers and […].
deal architect
DECEMBER 19, 2012
On the New Florence blog Next-gen Magnets The Outside office evolves “Proton Jeff” GoPro or Go Amateur Videographer City Planning in a fast moving world Boston re-imagined Sweden wants your trash “The earliest mobile apps”. Innovative Business Uses of Technology
deal architect
DECEMBER 18, 2013
Bumper crop of innovations from various parts of the world we don’t always expect innovation from Near Cashless Society – Sweden A decade of LeWeb – France Faber-Castell – Germany Wine “Rover” – German wine country Rail Power – Kazakhstan. Innovative Business Uses of Technology
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 2, 2012
According to the recent Web Index study by The World Wide Web Foundation , that country is Sweden. Sweden beat out the United States as it had more citizens online (90-percent, compared to 75-percent of Americans), and provided better and faster bandwidth per Internet user. Others infographic Internet Internet use Singapore Sweden The World Wide Web Foundation World Wide WebWhen it comes to using the Internet, one country does it better than the rest.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 30, 2022
Nordstrom (Sweden), and Pierre Omidyar (France) at Ebay. In my experience as a business advisor and angel investor these days, I seem to more frequently hear from entrepreneurs and business owners with “can’t-fail” or “get-rich-quick” ideas.
Steve Blank
JUNE 8, 2011
Monday we hosted 40 Danish entrepreneurs for dinner and today its graduate students from Chalmers University in Sweden. Last week I had 15 Finnish entrepreneurs out to the ranch ( Aalto University has a partnership with Stanford’s Technology Ventures Program.) Looks like the ice is melting in Scandinavia. Welcome to the democratization of entrepreneurship.
The Equity Kicker
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
One of the reasons we like backing ecommerce companies is that here in the UK we spend more online that all other major countries bar Sweden and we punch above our weight when it comes to ecommerce leaders. Here’s some of the supporting data: Ecommerce
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
In Sweden, as for many other countries, this lead to a massive increase in demand of liquidity. Kompar is business loan broker for startups and SMEs in Sweden, helping business owners to compare loans. Not surprisingly, the demand for financing skyrocketed when COVID19 hit Sweden.
The Next Web
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Except this year we’re going big… In the past, only startups from the Netherlands, the UK, Spain, France, Germany, and Sweden could apply. TNW and Adyen’s annual Tech5 competition is back again. Every day, startups prove individuals can harness the power of technology to actually create change and have a positive impact on society. Here at TNW, we believe these silent innovators deserve their time in the spotlight.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 10, 2011
TimeCenter is developed by Sweden-based Niclas Marie and Daniel Ellenson. Marie had been running a web development shop nicmar media since 2002, and had developed an online appointment scheduler for two of Sweden’s biggest companies in 2005. TimeCenter was launched in beta during 2007-2008 in Sweden.
The Next Web
DECEMBER 20, 2017
My training ground was the streets of Sweden, going door to door as a teenage evangelist. You can learn useful entrepreneurial skills in all sorts of odd places. What I learned there was resilience, persistence, and self-belief. No matter how often I got turned away, no matter how badly I crashed and burned, I always found the strength to keep going on to the next house and keep pitching.
The Next Web
MAY 24, 2018
For the fifth year in a row Adyen and TNW teamed up to find the fastest growing companies in Europe’s six hottest startup ecosystems: the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, and Sweden. The winner, mattress business Emma (Germany), was announced tonight at TNW Conference Founders Dinner in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
On one hand, he’s a tech innovator and entrepreneur whose creativity has earned him awards and accolades on two continents – Europe (Sweden, to be more exact) and Africa (eastern, and in countries like Nairobi, his native Somalia and Mauritius). Zakaria himself has been what he calls a “reject of Sweden’s job society” as a Somali native whose family immigrated to Sweden when he was seven. Can you see expanding the concept beyond Sweden?
VC Adventure
JUNE 7, 2021
and Sweden under President Obama, and was the National Finance Chair for Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. I don’t often write book reviews here on VC Adventure , but occasionally I read a book that I feel so strongly about that I feel compelled to write about it.
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
The Economist published "If in doubt, innovate" a special report on The Nordic Region (Sweden, Denmark, Finland) as a hotbed for entrepreneurship we can all learn from. The article mentions some of the characteristics that make the Nordic Cluster successful. With a bit of a wiggle, I've transformed it to a blue print for Successful Startup Hubs. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
The Next Web
JANUARY 16, 2017
In the lead-up to Tech5 2017 – the annual competition organized by TNW and Adyen which celebrates Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies in The Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, France and Sweden– we’re launching a series of remarkable stories of businesses that experienced extreme growth.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
In the lead-up to Tech5 2017 – the annual competition organized by TNW and Adyen which celebrates Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, France and Sweden – we’re launching a series of remarkable stories of businesses that experienced extreme growth.
Start Up Blog
APRIL 9, 2016
It’s called Hello Sweden , and here’s the kicker: the calls are taken by random Swedes. Surely the goal should be having a business in which you’d trust your customers the same way Sweden trusts its populace? The Swedish Tourist Association have done something which is kinda genius. They’ve started a new hotline for anyone to call to get information about their country.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 2, 2022
Countries like Sweden, Denmark, Austria, and France have all seen a growing number of people using and investing in bitcoin. Bitcoin is often thought of as an American invention, but it’s actually a global phenomenon.
Mucker Lab
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015
Sweden is pretty much my favorite non-Iran country. The only thing better than Silicon Valley is palm trees and beaches, so Silicon Beach must be the perfect place for a techie like me coming from the cold and harsh winters of Sweden. Are there any cool, Mucker / YC esque accelerators in Sweden? What are the top 3 things you miss most about Sweden? Interview with my Everipedia Co-founder Theodor Forselius (AKA “Tedde”) by Mahbod Moghadam.
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
The UK continues to attract the most capital, followed by Germany, Sweden, France and Israel.
The Next Web
APRIL 25, 2014
These startups include companies from France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden. The Next Web has been hunting down the fastest-growing startups in Europe. These companies represent the best their respective countries have to offer and have gathered at the TNW Conference Europe as part of the Tech5 competition. The companies presenting were chosen from hundreds of startup submissions from seven European nations.
The Next Web
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
For the fourth year in a row, TNW and Adyen joined forces to organize the Tech5 competition in which we scour The Netherlands, the UK, Spain, France, Germany and Sweden for the fastest revenue-growing companies. This is a question we ask ourselves. Every year we search for the answer and for 2016, we’re proud to announce it to you. Congrats to Lesara for claiming the number one spot! Download the full list of the 30 fastest growing companies But that’s not all.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 28, 2019
Take a look at the student climate strike that a 16-year-old girl in Sweden started. Imagine that when you were a kid, someone told you that your dreams are important for the world and that what you do matters right now. Dream Tank Kids Exploring the Techstars Boulder Accelerator. Now, match that with an epic adventure of creating future realities, throw in rockstar mentors, entrepreneurship skills training, tech, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and you have Dream Tank.
SiliconHills
MARCH 7, 2014
By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News There were startups from Guatemala and Germany, Malaga, Spain, France, Australia, Russia, Denmark, Sweden and more at the invitation-only SXSW Global Startup Forum at City Hall. In addition to local dignitaries like Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell and SXSW Interactive Director Hugh Forrest, was a panel of venture […] The post Startups from Around the World at SXSW appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
In the lead-up to Tech5 2017 – the annual competition organized by TNW and Adyen which celebrates Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, France and Sweden – we’re launching a series of remarkable stories of businesses that experienced extreme growth.
The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Despite being a country with a small GDP, Sweden has been able to successfully and significantly compete in the world in the world market. It houses some of the giant international corporations despite having a small population (not more than 10 million), experts associated this success with the fact that Sweden as a country with a great business environment. Sweden guarantees the first, but you must work hard for the second and the third requirement.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 15, 2013
If you’re not aware, Spotify started as a tiny little startup in Stockholm, Sweden in 2008. “The introduction of Spotify into Sweden years back saw growth in the country’s music industry, along with a corresponding decrease in music piracy. The music scene in Singapore looks set to grow by volumes with today’s announcement that music streaming service Spotify is now available here.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 3, 2019
Nordstrom (Sweden), and Pierre Omdiyar (France) at Ebay. In my experience as a business advisor and angel investor these days, I seem to more frequently hear from entrepreneurs and business owners with “can’t-fail” or “get-rich-quick” ideas. In my view, these are the least likely to succeed, partially because the people behind them have the wrong expectations and traits. The instant gratification approach just doesn’t work in business.
Gust
JULY 5, 2014
I am friends with many professional angels from around the world, and my analyses (allowing for our individual investment preferences) are virtually identical to those of Dave Berkus in Southern California, Matey de Nedkov in Montreal, Phillippe Gluntz in Paris and Dušan Stojanovic in Sweden. Surprisingly, no.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 27, 2020
Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, had also shown interest in CBDC. The cryptocurrency market continues to evolve despite an increasing number of critics claim it’s doomed to fail.
The Next Web
MAY 2, 2013
Adalberth started Klarna with the company’s other co-founders in Stockholm, Sweden, because, he says, the barrier for starting a business was high enough as it was (they were in business school at the time and didn’t really know all that much about the technology industry).
The Startup Magazine
JULY 29, 2021
The SaaS startup out of Sweden was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies last year and has recently been getting a lot of buzz from music publications, including Billboard , for its pioneering work in the B2B music streaming space.
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