Analysis | Artificial Intelligence | 17 Dec Can AI make a better whisky than a human “nose”? Not quite yet. But here are some ways tech is changing the drinks industry.
News | Venture Capital | 13 Dec Atomico launches second angel programme The European venture capital fund has given 15 new angels across Europe $100,000 each to invest in early-stage startups — and is honing in on female founders and sustainability.
Interview | Healthtech | 10 Dec With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe “Leaving Iceland is something I should have done earlier,” says Kara Connect founder and chief executive Thorbjorg Helga.
News | Startup Life | 6 Dec What’s Europe done this month for diversity in tech? A €21m Dutch fund to invest solely in female founders, female venture capital partners call for more female venture capital partners and a pan-European VC internship programme begins.
Analysis | Health | 16 Oct Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe The exoskeleton market generates well over $100m in revenue each year.
Interview | Robotics | 30 Sep Being ‘impact-shamed’ on Christmas by his wife turned Denmark’s robot-king into an investor Having sold two robotics companies for a total of €560m over the course of a few years, Esben Østergaard has had enough of being an entrepreneur.
Interview | Ecommerce | 23 Sep Danish startup Trustpilot has become the beating heart of online business With 65m reviews, Trustpilot is learning to spot the fakes and fight back with the help of algorithms.
News | Food | 18 Sep Vegetarian meal delivery startup Simple Feast raises €30m to take on the US Having already launched its veggie meals in Denmark and Sweden, Simple Feast sets its hopes on California.
Analysis | Intrapreneurship | 17 Sep 7 ideas you can steal from Lego’s intrapreneur in residence Start testing immediately with a no-tech "pretotype", keep the team small, work in two week sprints + other ideas that Lego's innovation team uses.
Interview | Gaming | 26 Aug The early days of scaling $6bn Unity were a “slow-moving panic” Unity's David Helgason tells the story of when having $5m in the bank and a dream board still can be too much to handle.
Analysis | 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.
How To | VC | 31 Jul The Sifted guide to European corporate venture capital The venture capital arms of big corporates have a huge amount of money. Here is our guide to who's who in this world (and who might fund your startup).
Analysis | Health | 22 May Europe’s skeleton tech startups are 3D printing real bones Tech can rebuild you.
Analysis | 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?
Analysis | Future of Work | 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.
