The latest Nordic startup developments in people and ecosystem, collected from the publishers behind each story.
Norwegian startups raised a combined NOK 612 million in the third quarter of 2026, down 84% from the same period a year earlier. Shifter counted 19 rounds, compared with 34 a year before.
Shifter Read story →Innofounder announced a startup programme or prize.
Bootstrapping Read →Finland's inward foreign investment stock reached EUR 92.5 billion at the end of 2025, according to Statistics Finland. Business Finland's…
Business Finland Press Releases Read →Innovasjon Norge approved roughly 200 of 770 applications from very early-stage companies, with many rejections attributed to applicants…
Shifter Read →Femtech Norway is a new national initiative intended to connect research, healthcare, startups and investors in women's health. It launched…
Shifter Read →Norwegian startup Aparta, led by Eilin Schjetne, won the Impact Prize at the Nordic Fintech Awards for a platform that enables flexible home…
Shifter Read →Innovasjon Norge's 30th TINC Silicon Valley cohort includes ten technology companies, eight from Norway and two from Iceland. The programme…
Shifter Read →Safina de Klerk has resigned as NITO vice president after two years, saying disagreements over her room to act in the elected role led to her…
Shifter Read →Ten Norwegian startups have been accepted into the Impact StartUps accelerator, each receiving one million kroner in investment to scale…
Shifter Read →Maximilian Øystå Lloyd and Even Aas‑Eng have launched a new company to build ‘busy agents’ for luxury travel, with Inzpire.me founder Mats…
Shifter Read →Upheat Solutions Oy announced a startup programme or prize with a €100M prize.
ArcticStartup Read →Serial entrepreneur Karen Dolva has announced she will leave BeCrystal to start a new company.
Shifter Read →Sigrun Syverud, founder of Fjong, is moving into the consulting sector with Sprint Consulting and aims to bring a founder’s mindset into larger…
Shifter Read →ShareLab has appointed Veronika Barrabés and Professor Kjetil Taskén to its board of directors. This leadership change signals a commitment to…
Forskningsparken Read →Nordea hosted a two-day onboarding programme for new first-year analysts onboarding experience for Investment Banking & Equities and Leveraged…
Nordea Read →Forty deep technology companies and research teams were selected for the Global Deep Tech Showcase Awards at NORDEEP in Espoo. The shortlist…
ArcticStartup Read →Native was accepted into Y Combinator.
Shifter Read →K2 gründerlab incubator (Agder) admitted ten new startups.
Shifter Read →The founder who previously left Beyonder is returning to the company’s board after owners experienced heavy dilution through 2026.
Shifter Read →Ivar Sandvig Thorsen, formerly with Grieg Shipbrokers, has been hired as finance director at Inherit Carbon Solutions.
Shifter Read →Around 150 investors are considering opportunities in Vestlandet, a trend highlighted during the Innovasjonsuken Opp event in Bergen.
Shifter Read →NORDEEP 2026 opened the SiRA™ Connect matchmaking platform.
ArcticStartup Read →Sweden has doubled its count of unicorns over the last six years, surpassing the combined total of Denmark, Norway, and Finland. This growth in…
TechSavvy Read →BioInnovation announced a startup programme or prize with a €1.3 million prize.
EU-Startups Denmark Read →Slush announced plans to establish a new growth hub in Helsinki's city center, involving numerous startups in the initiative. This initiative…
Slush Read →Plandisc appointed Morten Olesen as managing director. He previously led sales and growth at the Aarhus-based company, while predecessor Thea…
TechSavvy Read →Argentum has named Harald-Ingve Flagtvedt as its new chief executive, succeeding Espen Langeland, and promoted Erlend Nordal to Chief…
Shifter Read →Autostore has appointed Eva Maria Hansen, formerly with Lego, as its new HR chief; she has moved from the United States to Haugesund to take…
Shifter Read →Danish entrepreneur Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, through Sceye, completed a mission testing mobile infrastructure in the stratosphere in…
TechSavvy Read →Flow Technologies has appointed Anna von Stackelberg to head its expansion into Germany. The company reported that it doubled its revenue to…
Shifter Read →Ulla Sommerfelt will become CEO of Previto after three years working full time as an angel investor and mentor. Previto, based in Ålesund,…
Shifter Read →According to San Francisco Agency, the appointment strengthens Vexlum’s presence across North and South America as demand for advanced…
San Francisco Agency Read →Apex IT has appointed Frode Næss as its new CEO, while founder Torkil Munkhaugen transitions to chairman. The company plans to grow in the…
Shifter Read →Zenith7 Studio launched a venture studio for AI founders.
Shifter Read →Neat named Sandeep Mehra to lead its international business across EMEA and Asia. The company also reshuffled senior roles in operations and…
Shifter Read →Slush has published the Volunteer Founder Report, indicating that 15% of its alumni have started their own companies. The report highlights…
Slush Read →A new study reveals that despite 86% AI adoption, managers who use AI daily lose approximately 16.5 hours a week to meetings and related tasks.…
San Francisco Agency Read →Siri Kalvig is stepping down as CEO of Nysnø after just over eight years in the role. In her departure, she said she is extremely concerned…
Shifter Read →Startup Lions announced the appointment of Jaakko Salminen to its board, citing his M&A expertise and involvement in the FiBAN network. This…
Startup Lions Read →EIFO released data showing a decline in the number of business angels in Denmark from 934 in 2024 to 745 in 2025. This indicates a substantial…
TechSavvy Read →Information and communications had the strongest growth in new registrations among Norwegian sectors. Across all industries, Statistics Norway…
Shifter Read →Christian Fink Karas has been appointed as the new CEO of Nordea Life & Pension, succeeding Per Långsved, who takes on a new role as Head of…
Nordea Read →Cobuilder has added Helge Øien as CFO and Varun Mittal as CPO to strengthen finance and product leadership as the company pursues accelerated…
Shifter Read →Riff has formalised a leadership split: former COO Andrzej Golebiowski is now CEO and will prioritise go‑to‑market efforts, while co‑founder…
Shifter Read →Aarhus-based AutoUncle is expanding its leadership team with the appointment of a former McKinsey partner as CCO. This strategic hire aligns…
TechSavvy Read →Marvel Skreien Stigen joins Finance Innovation to lead commercialization, growth and new business models, bringing 20 years of commercial and…
Shifter Read →An analysis reported by Sifted and carried by Shifter finds European university spinoffs raised NOK 53 billion in total. Finland’s Aalto…
Shifter Read →Cobrief has hired Marius Midttun, a Kahoot veteran, from Nordic Brain Tech into its customer team.
Shifter Read →Slush revamped Slush 100 and announced Slush 20 Under 20. One startup will receive a €500,000 equity-free prize through Slush 100.
Slush Read →According to ArcticStartup, Artificial intelligence may dominate the startup conversation, but the latest data from ARCTIC15 2026 suggests that…
ArcticStartup Read →Verda appointed Mikko Einiö as Chief Financial Officer to assist in its global expansion of AI infrastructure services. Einiö's extensive…
ArcticStartup Read →Widar Salbuvik, a Pareto founder, has joined Fortress Fund as an investor and board member as the deeptech fund aims to double its size.
Shifter Read →A FiBAN survey conducted in June 2026 found that about 8% of applicants to Pitch Finland 2025 presented to investors, and 71% of those who…
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