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Startups and Venture Capital in Iceland.

[Kristinn Hróbjartsson @kiddiarni]

Nýr pistill á örlítið breyttum @northstack_is.

Nýsköpun, nýsköpun, nýsköpun, nýsköpun, nýsköpun.

Orðið kemur fimm sinnum fyrir í stefnuyfirlýsingu nýrrar stjórnar -- en hvað meira má lesa milli línanna?

https://t.co/qceKPhisjY

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Nýsköpunarfyrirtæki og nýsköpunarstyrkir, nýsköpunar-hitt og nýsköpunar-þetta, by @kiddiarni

https://t.co/vA2goebAGf

[Kristinn Hróbjartsson @kiddiarni]

If we count Alvotech (pre-going public) and Kerecis that’s two unicorns in Iceland, ~400k people or 5/million.

Iceland, best in the world (per capita)

[Kristinn Hróbjartsson @kiddiarni]

Had the honor of interviewing @Fertram at a @northstack_is fireside chat at the @OceanCluster house.

Inspiring story, with great learnings.

h/t to @hugihlynsson for photo

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⚠️ Acquisition Alert ⚠️

Icelandic accounting software Payday acquired by European software company Visma https://t.co/FNMMUbchtI

[[email protected] @Dagurb]

Dear @taylorswift13 - that sounds great! On behalf of the people of Reykjavik, I would welcome you to my city as the perfect stop-over at the end of the tour. As the mayor of Reykjavik I would personally ensure that you would have I wonderful time. We would love to see you here!

[Kristinn Hróbjartsson @kiddiarni]

Absolutely huge.

Question: "Can Iceland birth (very) valuable companies?"

Answer: "Yes"

[Haraldur Hugosson @HaraldurHugos]

🦄Spotted in Iceland

With enough smarts, grit, and willpower it's possible from a remote rock in the Atlantic. Congratulations to the whole team at Kerecis!

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🦄 Unicorn alert: Ísafjörður's medical fish skin company @kerecis becomes Iceland's first unicorn following acquisition by @Coloplast_MD valuing the company at $1.3bn. Most of the transaction is paid in cash.

https://t.co/lTusNUyjEF

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Business Iceland (@Islandsstofa) sets up Iceland ecosystem portal with @dealroomco

https://t.co/sn0ATcqCAS

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Challenges, barriers, and opportunities of foreign experts in Iceland https://t.co/u3aONqjkL1

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Challenges, barriers, and opportunities of foreign experts in Iceland https://t.co/u3aONqjkL1

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Vitar Games secures $550K from Behold Ventures and Brunnur to develop WWI Strategy game Dig In https://t.co/7FnTLgjzIZ

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PaxFlow secures a $2.2M investment from Brunnur https://t.co/WoDFwDeiYQ

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Loki Foods launches plant-based seafood and meats production site https://t.co/vwBkVEwXuA

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Nordic Women in Tech Awards coming to Iceland to honour women leaders in technology https://t.co/GAWQZ2LpZA

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Mýsköpun raises a $700K round led by New Business Venture Fund https://t.co/jRWsFUUHV5

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Keeps raises pre-seed round from Nordic Ignite https://t.co/kI2S2vIMAg

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Focalpay secures $1.4M in funding from SKEL https://t.co/5E9l761IHc

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CCP Games secures a $40M funding round for a new AAA Game with blockchain technology https://t.co/bYITL2Ja6K