Big Ideas | Banking | 21 Aug The Nordics have a new neo bank contender With backing from Greyhound and Socii, the Danish neo bank Lunar Way just betted big on Nordic millennials.
Places | Food | 13 Aug Noma veterans run a drinks business like a tech company Since the start in late 2016 the distillery Empirical Spirits has sparked the interest of tech venture capital and the public alike.
Voices | Banking | 9 Aug Klarna founder’s secret of success: Island life After restructuring his company, Sebastian Siemiatkowski sees new opportunities for Klarna to become one of the leading companies in its space.
Places | Finance | 7 Aug Meet the fintech startups born out of a financial crisis When a financial crisis hits town it may be the perfect timing to kick-off your startup.
Big Ideas | Banking | 6 Aug At $5.5bn Klarna is now the most highly-valued fintech in Europe A new $460m funding round will be used to help Klarna take the US market after four years of struggle.
Voices | Transport | 5 Aug Europe is “obsolete” and the battle to shape the future of transport is in the US, says Einride’s Robert Falck Europe is lagging behind in the race to reshape the global transport industry.
Big Ideas | Artificial Intelligence | 11 Jul One of Sweden’s richest families is investing its billions into artificial intelligence Why is the powerful Wallenberg family investing so much in AI. “It’s a contribution to the movement,” says Marcus Wallenberg.
Places | Communities | 10 Jul Insider view: Iceland, in the perfect spot halfway between Europe and the US Within ten years the Icelandic startup ecosystem has gone from non-existant to somewhere startups can thrive.
Voices | Investment | 8 Jul Tetra Pak heir turns angel investor Magnus Rausing is heir to the multi-billion euro Tetra Laval fortune. Now he has turned to startup investing.
Big Ideas | Cryptocurrency | 3 Jul Can Iceland handle the repeated boom and bust of Bitcoin mining? Iceland's cryptocurrency miners use 90% of the data centres' power consumption – but how volatile is the business?
Big Ideas | Entertainment | 1 Jul The Swedish startup that soundtracked the internet now wants to soundtrack the rest of your life The global music tech company that was recently one of Sweden's "best-kept secrets" is now taking on Asia.
Big Ideas | Transport | 27 Jun Training driverless cars just got a whole lot easier Mapillary’s database of traffic signs is a fast-track driving school for autonomous vehicles
Big Ideas | Blockchain | 18 Jun Monerium gets licence to issue e-money on blockchains As the first company to get a licence to issue e-money on blockchains, Monerium has a countermove for Europe.
Big Ideas | Transport | 14 Jun This Swedish startup just raised $1bn to build a battery farm to rival Tesla’s “gigafactory” How two former Tesla executives managed to get enough momentum to build a gigafactory in Europe.
| 12 Jun Swedish impact hub Norrsken Foundation goes to Rwanda The impact hub of Norrsken is going global. First stop: Kigali.
Big Ideas | Finance | 4 Jun Paypal wants to partner with European fintechs The new strategy of Paypal makes it possible for small European fintech startups to reach new markets. Swedish startup Tink is already there.
