# Iceland

Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine
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Interview
September 17, 2026
Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine
Luminar Ventures has topped Sifted's Nordics investor ranking two years in a row. Cofounder Jacob Key explains how a three-decade network, sharpened by an in-house AI system, feeds the fund's deal flow
Jonathan Sinclair
Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking
Leaderboard
September 1, 2026
Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking
The diagnostics clinic is the Nordics’ fastest-growing startup of 2026
Éanna Kelly
Climeworks eyes expansion despite planned layoffs
News
May 20, 2025
Climeworks eyes expansion despite planned layoffs
The company's plant in the US is dependent on funding from the Trump White House
Freya Pratty
EU and UK chip designers team up in bid to compete globally
News
March 13, 2024
EU and UK chip designers team up in bid to compete globally
British startups gain access to EU semiconductors scheme in pan-European bid to compete with the world’s top players
Cristina Gallardo
The problem when AI startups bring people back from the dead
Analysis
January 31, 2024
The problem when AI startups bring people back from the dead
This Nordic Noir Icelandic thriller for the AI era shows how startups could play an outsize role in a big year for election
Tim Smith and Zosia Wanat
European tech’s top VC-backed M&A deals in 2023
Analysis
December 29, 2023
European tech’s top VC-backed M&A deals in 2023
The M&A market showed consistent levels of activity, although the volume and value of deals were far from the peaks of 2020 and 2021
Cristina Gallardo
Meet the 30 European deeptech startups picked for the Nato accelerator
News
November 30, 2023
Meet the 30 European deeptech startups picked for the Nato accelerator
These startups will initially receive a grant of €100k, with a possible €300k top-up
Cristina Gallardo and Zosia Wanat
Health in stealth, a decacorn downround and bootstrapping: Nordic tech's highlights in 2022
Analysis
December 22, 2022
Health in stealth, a decacorn downround and bootstrapping: Nordic tech's highlights in 2022
How the Nordics got out alright from the ongoing market crunch
Mimi Billing
Ranking: Nordic tech startups to watch in 2022
Analysis
June 13, 2022
Ranking: Nordic tech startups to watch in 2022
Sifted ranked the up-and-coming Nordic startups to watch in 2022.
Federico Scolari
Drug-based treatment is old school: the future is digital therapy
News
May 5, 2022
Drug-based treatment is old school: the future is digital therapy
Sidekick Health raises Iceland’s biggest round of the year to bring “third generation therapeutics” to a mainstream audience
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Andreessen Horowitz powers €20m raise for MMO game studio Mainframe
News
November 30, 2021
Andreessen Horowitz powers €20m raise for MMO game studio Mainframe
Mainframe is building a cloud-native multiplayer online game
Mimi Billing
15 metaverse startups to watch according to investors and founders
Analysis
November 15, 2021
15 metaverse startups to watch according to investors and founders
Which startups are likely to make it big in the metaverse? We asked investors to give us their tips on the companies to watch.
Maija Palmer
Wolt acquisition leaves early investors with 200x payouts
News
November 10, 2021
Wolt acquisition leaves early investors with 200x payouts
DoorDash sale makes EQT Ventures a 200x uplift on their 2016 investment
Mimi Billing
Nordic startups to watch, according to top Nordic founders
Analysis
September 23, 2021
Nordic startups to watch, according to top Nordic founders
Here are the up-and-coming startups that five top founders from the Nordics want to spotlight.
Riddhi Kanetkar
All-female leadership raises Iceland’s largest VC fund, Crowberry Capital
News
September 9, 2021
All-female leadership raises Iceland’s largest VC fund, Crowberry Capital
Crowberry closes $90m second fund, with $40m more to close in 2022.
Eleanor Warnock
Smitten romances Gen Z with a new twist on dating apps
News
June 18, 2021
Smitten romances Gen Z with a new twist on dating apps
Smitten has raised $2.7m from byFounders and others to expand in Europe.
Sifted reporters
London best city in the world for entrepreneurs, ranking shows
News
June 10, 2021
London best city in the world for entrepreneurs, ranking shows
The UK capital tops a list of 75 global cities based on criteria such as the strength of the tech ecosystem.
Sifted reporters
Sidekick Health raises $20m to combat deaths by lifestyle diseases
News
October 28, 2020
Sidekick Health raises $20m to combat deaths by lifestyle diseases
The preventive care app is using gamification to get people to stay healthy.
Mimi Billing
Billions flood the Nordics but female founders just receive 1.3% of VC funding
News
October 9, 2020
Billions flood the Nordics but female founders just receive 1.3% of VC funding
The data shames the Nordic tech scene, but are things about to change?
Mimi Billing
The people behind real healthcare innovation
Interview
January 6, 2020
The people behind real healthcare innovation
McKinsey’s Tobias Silberzahn talks to Dr. Tryggvi Thorgeirsson, the Nordic digital therapeutics innovator and cofounder of SidekickHealth
Supported by: SidekickHealth
With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe
Interview
December 10, 2019
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.
Kitty Knowles
Meet the fintech startups born out of a financial crisis
Places
August 7, 2019
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.
Mimi Billing
Insider view: Iceland, in the perfect spot halfway between Europe and the US
Places
July 10, 2019
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.
Mimi Billing
Can Iceland handle the repeated boom and bust of Bitcoin mining?
Analysis
July 3, 2019
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?
Mimi Billing

# Iceland

Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine

Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking

Climeworks eyes expansion despite planned layoffs

EU and UK chip designers team up in bid to compete globally

The problem when AI startups bring people back from the dead

European tech’s top VC-backed M&A deals in 2023

Meet the 30 European deeptech startups picked for the Nato accelerator

Health in stealth, a decacorn downround and bootstrapping: Nordic tech's highlights in 2022

Ranking: Nordic tech startups to watch in 2022

Drug-based treatment is old school: the future is digital therapy

Andreessen Horowitz powers €20m raise for MMO game studio Mainframe

15 metaverse startups to watch according to investors and founders

Wolt acquisition leaves early investors with 200x payouts

Nordic startups to watch, according to top Nordic founders

All-female leadership raises Iceland’s largest VC fund, Crowberry Capital

Smitten romances Gen Z with a new twist on dating apps

London best city in the world for entrepreneurs, ranking shows

Sidekick Health raises $20m to combat deaths by lifestyle diseases

Billions flood the Nordics but female founders just receive 1.3% of VC funding

The people behind real healthcare innovation

With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe

Meet the fintech startups born out of a financial crisis

Insider view: Iceland, in the perfect spot halfway between Europe and the US

Can Iceland handle the repeated boom and bust of Bitcoin mining?