Northstack Editorial

Northstack Editorial

SidekickHealth maker Goodlifeme raises $1.5m round led by Frumtak Ventures

SidekickHealth maker Goodlifeme raises $1.5m round led by Frumtak Ventures

Frumtak Ventures just announced a $1.5m investment into Goodlifeme AB, maker of Sidekick Health. Other participants in the round include Tennin ehf. and other investors. “This investment gives our team of physicians, psychologists, public health professionals and game developers the opportunity to deepen SidekickHealth’s global reach, particularly in

Innovation Center Iceland opens co-working space in New York

Innovation Center Iceland opens co-working space in New York

Innovation Center Iceland (NMÍ), the government institution tasked with projects focused on entrepreneurship and innovation, is entering a partnership with other Nordic countries to open a co-working space in New York City. The co-working space will be similar to Nordic Innovation House in Silicon Valley, which is operated by the

Do startups in Iceland offer stock options?

Do startups in Iceland offer stock options?

Startups and employee compensation Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had several discussions about the technical talent pool in Iceland. Some of them led to discussions about compensation schemes. One of the topics was employee stock option plans and whether they’re frequent or not. Personally, and anectdotally,

Startupbootcamp Fastrack tour comes to Iceland

Startupbootcamp Fastrack tour comes to Iceland

The team behind the Netherlands-based Startupbootcamp Smart City & Living accelerator is touring Europe to meet startups. They’re in Reykjavik on February 2nd. On the 2nd of February, the global accelerator Startupbootcamp welcomes you at Icelandic Ocean Cluster, Reykjavik for a FastTrack day event as part of its international

The outlook for the Icelandic startup ecosystem in 2017

The outlook for the Icelandic startup ecosystem in 2017

A record year in startup investments in Iceland Late last week, we published our annual funding report, summarizing the highlights in Icelandic startup and tech dealflow and funding. The highlights are the following: * Record in number of investments, 19 investments recorded. * Huge drop in total capital deployed, due to three

A record number of startup investments: The 2016 Iceland Funding Report

http://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Chart.js/2.3.0/Chart.min.jsAfter an incredible 2015, where Iceland contributed more than 10% of deployed venture capital in the Nordic region, 2016 shows continued growth in number of investments, while total

Why is it so important that TravAble recieved funding

A social enterprise gets funding from the Icelandic Technology Development Fund The Icelandic Technology Development Fund announced its funding just before Christmas. 25 companies received grants ranging from $85K to $420K. There is a wide range of startups on the list, from VR to Robotics, from Ed-Tech to Food tech.