Northstack Editorial

Northstack Editorial

Nominations are now open for Startup Guide Reykjavik

Nominations are now open for Startup Guide Reykjavik

Startup Guide is coming to Reykjavik. Packed with inspiration, how-to’s, local case studies and tips for starting up, the popular series will highlight the opportunities and stories from local entrepreneurs for anyone interested in starting up their businesses. For the past three years, Startup Guide has been producing and

Indy studio Tasty Rook just released its first title: Triple Agent

Indy studio Tasty Rook just released its first title: Triple Agent

Tasty Rook, an Icelandic indy game studio just released its first title: Triple Agent, described as “a thrilling party game of betrayal and espionage for 5-9 people played on a single mobile device,” in the press release. (Get it – it’s free – for iOS / Android). From the announcement: At the

Crowberry Capital and what it means for the Icelandic Ecosystem

Crowberry Capital and what it means for the Icelandic Ecosystem

This post is from the Northstack Memo, our newsletter and commentary on recent happenings in the Icelandic startup ecosystem, written by @kiddiarni. One more VC fund in the mix, one step closer to an industry With the announcement last week we have four private venture capital firms in Iceland. These

Crowberry Capital has raised $38m for its debut fund

Crowberry Capital has raised $38m for its debut fund

Crowberry Capital – the new early stage VC fund founded by former NSA Ventures veterans Helga Valfells, Hekla Arnardóttir and Jenný Ruth Hrafnsdóttir – just announced they had raised $38m (4bn ISK) for the funds first close. Final close is at $48m (5bn ISK). “We’ve been working on preparing and raising

The Q2/2017 Funding Analysis

The Q2/2017 Funding Analysis

The second quarter of the year brings the first funding report we do in 2017. The reason: we only recorded one investment in Q1, so there’s no need for a special report on that. This report also is the first one since we started our big Icelandic startups scene

One-third Icelander founded, London based Catapult raises £1.8m

While we usually don’t write about funding rounds outside Iceland, we thought it would be interesting to the Icelandic community to hear about Catapult’s most recent funding round. (We won’t be counting it in our reports though … ) Catapult, an on-demand staffing app cofounded by Óli Johnson (who

Nordic Startup Awards open for votes

Nordic Startup Awards open for votes

The annual Nordic Startup Awards have opened for votes by the public. The first round of votes will be between local – Icelandic – finalists. The winner of each category will then compete against their counterparts in the other nordic countries. This year, awards will be granted in the following categories: * Startup