Northstack Editorial

Northstack Editorial

“This is the year of hackathons in Europe”

Last Sunday a Ultrahack 2016 kick-off meeting was held here in Reykjavík – the first of many events where this year’s Ultrahack will be presented to local startup ecosystems across Europe. We took the chance and met with Mikko Järvilehto, Co-founder and CEO of Ultrahack, to discuss what Ultrahack is

Here are the ten teams participating in Startup Reykjavik 2016

Salóme Guðmundsdóttir from Icelandic Startups and Einar Gunnar Guðmundsson from Arion Bank just announced which ten companies will take part in the 2016 batch of Startup Reykjavik. The announcement was made from the main stage at Startup Iceland. The following ten companies are participating this summer: * Platome – Develops stem cell

Startup Iceland Live Tweet

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Why did we create the Nordic Startup Awards?

People often ask us why we created a Nordic Startup Awards show. My own family and friends often ask why I spend so many hours on an award show which is surely not a high income project for me. The answer is simple: it is important. Put your ‘big picture’

Why we're doing a hackathon: to increase FinTech innovation

The Icelandic banking infrastructure is unique. This statement may sound awkward in light of a total collapse of the Icelandic banking system in 2008, yet what I mean is from a standpoint of something else. Most banks globally today are highly focused on payments, trying to improve speed where individuals

Highlights from NSA Ventures' Annual Meeting

Today was the annual meeting of NSA Ventures, Iceland’s biggest (and oldest) venture fund. NSA Ventures is an evergreen fund, established by the government with a 3bn ISK initial endowment. The fund is not governmentally operated, but its board is nominated by the Minister for Industry and Innovation. In

The Memo: NSA Ventures' Annual Meeting

Correction: In an earlier version I wrongly quoted Almar as having said “We hope that preparation and establishment of a new fund will finalize in the next weeks.” The words and establishment shouldn’t have been there, Almar didn’t suggest they were on the verge of starting a new