With the close of its latest investment fund, Norrsken VC is is taking an unprecedented step in tying the compensation of its partners to the positive changes the firm’s portfolio comp… Read More
Kenyan fin-tech startup, Kwara, is among nineteen other startups from Sweden, the US, India, Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria and more that will be participating in the Norrsken Impact Accelerator in… Read More
The independent Swedish watch brand, GoS, is proud to release a new limited edition blue Guilloché choice for the Norrsken collection. Drawing inspiration from the Northern Lig… Read More
Konferens äventyr – unika ljusupplevelser i Abisko nationalpark Kiruna och Lappland har mycket att erbjuda året runt. Midnattssol på sommaren, norrsken på vinter… Read More
Altruistiq, a London-based startup, revealed today that it has raised £15 million (USD 18 million) in seed capital to assist businesses in achieving their sustainability objectives.&nb… Read More
In a sustainability SaaS market currently worth $8b p.a and growing at more than 30% CAGR, Altruistiq is aiming to change the standard on carbon reporting from… Read More
Kyoto-based Spread set a record for foodtech funding in Japan this week with a Series A raise for its vertical farming operation. Investment firm McWin has launched a fund for restaurants… Read More
According BCG global assets under management are around $100 trillion, but only $715 billion, or Less than 1%focuses on what might be called “impact” ventures or projects to t… Read More
The Impact100 is an annual list of the world’s most promising impact startups, compiled by Norrsken. For this year's list, the foundation partnered with Acumen, The Obama Foundation, K… Read More
Gitex Global, one of the largest tech events currently being held in Dubai, announced the venue for its next year’s event. This year’s event’s focus has been the African te… Read More
Eden Care, a licensed Rwanda-based digital insurer, has completed a pre-seed funding round from DOB Equity, Seedstars International, Norrsken Foundation, and Bathurst Capital.
Eden Care… Read More
Norwegian-based investment company,”Katapult Accelerator ” through its branch Africa has organized an intensive 90 days digital programme aimed at training and investing in start… Read More
Climate tech startup BeZero Carbon has netted $50m (£42.4m) in a Series B investment for its voluntary carbon market scoring platform.
Voluntary carbon markets allow businesses or i… Read More
This is in no way an unique post, in fact it's been done many times and I relied on the information in other people's posts myself in the past, so I'm only adding my contribution to the beau… Read More
Most large restaurant chains across Africa have grown accustomed to using legacy systems and point-of-sale providers to manage operations. However, for smaller restaurants — which repr… Read More
Cloud-based points of sales are a fast-growing technology, the global market was valued at $72.28 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $116.27 billion in 2026.Modelled after the US, mark… Read More
Orda, a Nigerian food tech platform that provides a cloud-based restaurant operating system to solve these issues for small, independent restaurants, is announcing that it has secured a USD… Read More
Kapu, a social commerce startup, coming out of stealth today having raised $8 million seed funding, is hoping to help lessen the burden of buying food for Kenyan consumers, many of whom are… Read More
Kapu, a social commerce startup, coming out of stealth today having raised USD 8 Mn in seed funding, is hoping to help lessen the burden of buying food for Kenyan consumers. The seed round w… Read More
Einride today announced a $500 million tranche of financing as it looks to expand its autonomous and electric trucks into new markets globally.
The cash injection constitutes an equity-based… Read More
FreightTech startup Einride announced Wednesday it had raised $500 million in financing through a combination of a Series C equity raise and a debt facility.
The Sweden-based company rais… Read More
Founded by seasoned e-commerce industry veteran Sam Chappatte, Kapu, a new social commerce startup, has raised $8 million in funding. The company aims to revolutionize the way consumers shop… Read More
SunFi, the Nigerian clean tech startup that connects people and businesses who want solar energy access to payment plans that match their needs, has raised $2.325 million in seed funding. Th… Read More
SunFi, the Nigerian clean tech startup that connects people and businesses who want solar energy access to payment plans that match their needs, has raised USD 2.325 M in seed funding. The r… Read More
Power Financial Wellness has secured USD 3 M seed funding in a round led by DOB Equity with participation from QED Investors, Quona Capital, Zephyr Acorn, and Norrsken Impact Accelerator. Th… Read More
In Kenya, employers' payroll systems have failed to keep up with the East African country's futuristic embrace of mobile money. Cell phone-based transactions now power the equivalent of 87%… Read More
African HR & Payroll solution provider Workpay has recently raised USD 2.7 M in seed funding to expand its operations. The funding round included investors such as Launch Africa, Saviu V… Read More
Despite progress in promoting gender equality, women are still underrepresented in the tech industry, with only 28% of engineering graduates and less than one-third of tech sector employees… Read More
Founders Commitment is a London-based charity where entrepreneurs legally commit to donating a portion of their personal cash income to charity when they step out.
Launched in 2015, the i… Read More
Founders Pledge ist eine gemeinnützige Initiative mit Sitz in London, bei der Unternehmer eine rechtsverbindliche Verpflichtung eingehen, einen Teil ihrer persönlichen Liquidit&aum… Read More
Founders Pledge is a London-based charitable initiative, where entrepreneurs enter a legally binding commitment to donate a portion of their personal proceeds on liquidity to charity when th… Read More
As we turn the spotlight on the complex world of financial institutions, we see an intriguing narrative unfold. This narrative transcends traditional banking mechanisms, inviting us to ex… Read More
While cloud computing has transformed just about every industry on Earth, a burgeoning backlash has led some businesses to seek alternatives to the Big Tech-dominated public cloud. Vendor lo… Read More
evroc has presented its plans to build Europe’s first secure, sovereign, and sustainable hyperscale cloud. It recently closed a seed funding round to build its launch team. The company… Read More
Välkommen till Sverige!– ett land som bär på en förtrollande naturlig skönhet och en fascinerande historia. Med sina sensationella platser och enaståend… Read More
Five African startups were among the early-stage impact startups selected for Norrsken Impact Accelerator, 2023. The startups are Salad Africa, Sendstack, Chpter, Revwit and Octamile.Every y… Read More
Bluu seafooda German company that makes cultured (i.e., “lab-raised”) seafood products announced today that it has raised €16 million ($17.5 million) in a Series… Read More
In the industrial world, cement is about as omnipresent as materials get. But despite its clear and obvious utility, cement is responsible for some 8% of global CO2 emissions — if it w… Read More
In the industrial world, cement is about as omnipresent as materials get. But despite its clear and obvious utility, cement is responsible for some 8% of global CO2 emissions — if it w… Read More
Agnes SvenssonContributor
Agnes Svensson is the chief impact officer at Norrsken VC, Europe’s leading early-stage impact investor. She has more than 12 years’ e… Read More
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agnes svensson is the director of impact at Norrsken VC, Europe’s leading early-stage impact investor. He has more than 12 years of experien… Read More
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds for June 2023. I have included some additional information such as industry, round… Read More
Clafiya, a Nigerian health-tech startup has today announced that it has raised $610,000 in a pre-seed round. The company will use the capital injection to accelerate growth, invest in produc… Read More
Clafiya, an African healthtech company, announced its $610,000 pre-seed raise today.The oversubscribed round saw participation from Norrsken Accelerator, Acquired Wisdom Fund (AWF), Hustle F… Read More
A killer traction slide needs as much favorable customer and market data as you can gather, such as recurring revenue, customer acquisition cost and conversion rates.It’s your first op… Read More
Clafiya, a Nigerian health-tech startup that offers end-to-end healthcare solutions, including online consultations, medicine delivery, and partnerships with HMOs, has raised USD 610 K in a… Read More
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Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds for Q2 2023. I have included some additional information such as industry, round t… Read More
Min far, Carl-Bertil Stenström, på bilden till vänster med Olle och Lasse. Bilden är tagen på Mellangatan 7 A i Visby i början på 1950-talet. Papp… Read More
Niklas Adalberth wants to see a world where entrepreneurs are inspired by those who want to make a ... [+] positive impact on the worldIf you’ve purchased goods online in Europe or the… Read More
Emata, a Uganda based startup that offers affordable loans to farmers has raised a USD 2.4 M seed round which it will use to expand its agri-loan offering across East Africa. The seed round… Read More
Africa’s agricultural sector has a significant social and economic impact, per McKinsey. The percentage of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa exceeds 60%, while agriculture acco… Read More
We have a keen interest in understanding the earning potential of professionals within the Nigerian tech industry, and we are confident that your valuable insights can assist us in uncoverin… Read More
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds for September 2023. I have included some additional information such as industry… Read More
Rymdteleskopet James Webb fortsätter att avslöja nya saker om vårt universum. Det har gett oss ny insikt om den utomjordiska skönheten i galaxer som NGC 346 och hjä… Read More
What Are The Northern Lights?
Northern lights (aurora borealis) ( Northern Light called In Iceland Norðurljós, In Norway: Nordlys, In Sweden: norrsken, In Finland: revontule… Read More