The Nordic private venture investments in the first quarter of 2020
We had a quick look at the intermediate numbers of the investment deals tracked for Q1 of 2020 in startups based in the Nordic countries. In a nutshell: we are …
We had a quick look at the intermediate numbers of the investment deals tracked for Q1 of 2020 in startups based in the Nordic countries. In a nutshell: we are …
At the end of 2017 we had a look at possible candidates from the small and cozy Nordic startup ecosystem that would be looking for raising growth capital investment funding …
This is what we found interesting in the Nordic investment ecosystem during the month of October 2018. 1. VR is back in business in the Nordics Varjo, the Finnish company …
The following is a selection of our observations from the past month as we consume feeds, twits and other media bits from the Scandinavian ecosystem. We're looking to curate interesting, …
As we wrap up the deals for the month of September, its time to have a look at the big picture of the third quarter of the investment deals from …
H&M and Klarna announced a strategic partnership which also has an investment component involving a symbolic equity stake for less than 1% of the Klarna's equity. Putting the equity stake …
The following is a selection of our observations from the past month as we consume feeds, twits and other media bits from the Scandinavian ecosystem. We're looking to curate interesting, …
September came to an end and it is time to wrap up the numbers and look at the perfomers of the month from the Nordic countries. Don't forget to check …
This is what caught our attention in the Nordics for the past weeks of September 2018. 1. Min Doktor's strategic investment from ICA Group There is a little race between …
August marks the start of people slowly getting back to the usual business in the Nordics and this is exactly reflected in the investment and M&A activity in the region. …
July in the Nordics is a holiday month, meaning everybody is gone and nobody is working, usually with deals announcements kept at minimum, probably only the ones with last minute …
June 2018 in the Nordics marks the same slower investment pace as the average of the first five months of the year. - We recorded 83 investments for the month …
Month 5 of the year 2018 and the Scandinavian investment ecosystem started to get to a somewhat normal pace of funding announcements. - We recorded 77 investments for the May …
Scandinavian investment seems to cool off considerably, if we look at the data we tracked about the funding activity in the Nordics for April 2018. - 53 investments and $308M …
Closing the month of March means a prolonged holiday in the Nordics due to Easter, a good opportunity to scribble notes and observations about what happened in the lil' Scandinavian …
Top VC, in Sweden or anywhere, can have many meanings and interpretations, depending on details such as the style of the investor, the venture investment thesis (if that), preferred verticals, …
Here's a few highlights from what happened in the Nordic investment scene in the past 30 days. - The region saw the lowest number of deals for a month of …
The Nordics were off to a great start in the first 8 weeks of 2018, compared to 2017, in terms of the money spent on private investments. Specifically, there was …
It is actually a double feature about what we saw in the Nordics, December and January, due to the holidays. 2017... ...was a relatively good year for the private investment …
The car as a service model has been around for a while in the Nordics, in a few sorts and shapes. It is one vertical that shows potential of disruption …
We have looked at our data and identified the sectors that attracted the most investment funding in the Nordics in 2017. These run from manufacturing (be them garments, heavy machinery …
We have compiled our data and looked at the most active 15 angel investors from the Nordics in 2017. A few observations: - top 15 includes 13 angel investors from …
Looking back at what happened in 2017, we made a selection of what were some of the largest investment deals that we tracked for the year. And even though, technically …
Experienced entrepreneurs will always say that it's best to raise money when you don't need it. However, especially when making the step from product/market fit to scaling the company, entrepreneurs …
Horses is one business area that, at a first thought, may not seem very sexy from a (tech-based) startup perspective, with little visibility, especially in the usual investment or startup …
Twenty thoughts for twenty investments in the $1-5M range made in the Nordics in November 2017... 1. We tracked 58 investment announcements from the Nordics for the month of November. …