Places | Blockchain | 18 Jun How this Icelandic startup wants to challenge Facebook’s globalcoin 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.
Big Ideas | Workspaces | 12 Jun Norrsken has poured millions into making impact investing cool in Sweden – now it’s going to Africa The impact hub of Norrsken is going global. First stop: Kigali.
Places | Finance | 4 Jun Paypal looks to partnerships 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.
Big Ideas | Health | 3 Jun Digital health startup turns to pets to boost profits With a lucrative deal to license its platform for animal care, the digital healthcare provider Doktor.se got an offer it couldn't resist.
Places | Regulation | 31 May Voi under attack from Swedish agency after scooter death After Sweden's first scooter death, the Swedish Transport Agency is pushing for a ban on all electric scooters.
Places | Events | 29 May Backlash against “sauna parties” at tech conferences Are the sauna parties at tech events damaging diversity in the VC community or just an innocent way to showcase a Finnish tradition?
Big Ideas | AI | 23 May This AI will tell you how to vote in the European elections There are 400m Europeans eligible to vote in the European elections. This AI can tell them how to vote - based on their strongest opinions.
Places | Core tech | 22 May Science tech just got a boost in the Nordics Although AI gets most of the attention within deep tech, science-based startups are on the rise in the Nordics.
Big Ideas | Payments | 14 May “We don’t see ourselves as a fintech company” Fintech or not, this Danish corporate card issuer has raised two large rounds within a year. But why raise more money when the first round has not been touched?
Big Ideas | Payments | 9 May Truecaller is succeeding where Facebook is failing (in India) With 140 million users and heading towards a billion dollar valuation, the Swedish spam app Truecaller is now ready for the next challenge – becoming a money lender.
Places | Work trends | 7 May Startup employees in Denmark earn a massive €70k a year Sweden and Finland are falling behind Denmark and Norway in terms of pay, according to the Nordic Startup Salary Survey 2018.
Big Ideas | Health | 29 Apr Sperm-tech startups tackling the male infertility crisis There has been a drastic fall in sperm quality in the western world. Here are the European startups trying to help.
In Practice | Health | 15 Apr List: Europe’s coolest femtech companies 2019 The femtech market is thought to be worth $5bn in 2025. Sifted lists Europe's femtech companies that are likely to take a piece of that cake.
Voices | Health | 15 Apr The queen of femtech’s five favourite startups Ida Tin founded the menstrual tracker Clue in 2012 and four years later she coined the expression "femtech". Here are her 5 chosen startups within the segment.
Places | Communities | 11 Apr Insider view: Oslo is becoming the greentech capital of Europe Impact tech, easily available startup grants and a perfect test environment - three reasons why Oslo could be the ultimate place to build your startup.
