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#NordicMade networking org intersecting #SiliconValley & #NewNordics: #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups

Sausalito, CA, USA

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#exit: @MetaCompliance, a Keensight Capital portfolio company, acquired #siliconfjord / #sthlmtech @Junglemap_ , a Nordic provider of security and compliance solutions. By @SyncNI

syncni.com/article/1448... #NordicMade #compliancetech #cybersecurity
MetaCompliance expands European footprint with acquisition of Nordic security awareness leader Junglemap
MetaCompliance, the human risk management company transforming how organisations build resilient security cultures, today announces the acquisition of Junglemap, a leading Nordic provider of security ...
syncni.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#startinLatvia Pats (@VincitPats) introduces faster invoice payments via UK-based @Nodapayments' open banking network. By @arcticstartup

https://arcticstartup.com/pats-partners-with-noda/ #NordicMade #nordicfintech #balticfintech @FintechBaltic @FintechMundi
Latvian Pats introduces faster invoice payments via Noda’s open banking network - ArcticStartup
Pats has integrated Noda’s pay-by-bank technology to offer instant invoice payments for the more than 20,000 freelancers and small businesses using its
arcticstartup.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
#sthlmtech #space and #defence mobility company #ECAPS received a €20M loan from the European Investment Bank (@EIB) to advance new propulsion systems for satellites and spacecraft. [Press-Release]

www.eib.org/en/press/all... #NordicMade #spacetech #defencetech
Sweden: Pioneer ECAPS gets EIB financing to develop cutting-edge technologies for space and defence
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Swedish aerospace company ECAPS AB €20 million to accelerate the development of high-performance rocket engines and propulsion capabilities. The financing...
www.eib.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The growth story of #tribetampere #constructiontech company @NovatronFinland is gaining new momentum with an investment from @MandatumFi Asset Management’s Growth Equity II fund. By @FVCAfi

paaomasijoittajat.fi/en/ajankohta... #NordicMade
Mandatum Asset Management to support Novatron’s growth and international expansion - Pääomasijoittajat
The growth story of Finnish technology company Novatron is gaining new momentum with an investment from Mandatum Asset Management’s Growth Equity II fund. The investment supports the company’s interna...
paaomasijoittajat.fi
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#startupbergen industrial heat pump company Enerin has raised €15M in Series A funding, with participation from @Climentum Capital, The Footprint Firm, @johnsoncontrols, and Move Energy, with participation from @PSVVenturehouse and Momentum.

arcticstartup.com/enerin-raise... #NordicMade #energytech
Norway’s Enerin secures €15M Series A for industrial heat pump manufacturing - ArcticStartup
Norway’s Enerin has raised €15 million in Series A funding, with participation from Climentum Capital, The Footprint Firm, Johnson Controls and Move Energy,
arcticstartup.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#exit: 🇸🇪 #sthlmtech #IncoreInvest AB agreed to acquire Sweden-based payment platform #PaymentIQ from Worldline SA for €160M. By @Marketscreener

www.marketscreener.com/news/incore-... #NordicMade #fintech #nordicfintech @FintechNordics @FintechMundi
www.marketscreener.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New @EIB Investment Survey 2025:

Highlights👇
🇩🇰Danish firms rank highest in EU investment
🇪🇸75% of Spanish firms invest in climate action
🇫🇮66% of Finnish firms use AI
🇱🇹72% of Lithuanian firms act on climate-related physical risks

www.eib.org/en/publicati... #NordicMade #NordicVC
EIB Investment Survey 2025
The EIB Investment Survey is conducted annually and includes data from approximately 13 000 firms in all EU Member States plus a sample from the United States. The survey provides information on firm ...
www.eib.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🇫🇮 @Startup100_fi Dec 2025 top trending #finlandtech startups: Linear, Mendie, @clarvoai, Dipsy, Order of Meta, Lekatech, @SparkReceipt, @freeedcom, Userlens, and @CapaloAi

#NordicMade #helyes #hkitech #tribetampere #startupturku #smartsalo #oulutech
mailchi.mp/startup100/b...
💯 Trending startups from Finland | December 🎅
mailchi.mp
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
INTERVIEW: 🇩🇰 #cphftw #fintech #unicorn Flatpay bets on door-to-door sales to triple ARR by end of 2026. In-person sales promise higher conversion rates compared to digital or telesales, says Flatpay CEO Sander Janca-Jensen. By @Siftedeu

https://sifted.eu/articles/flatpay-interview #NordicMade
Danish unicorn Flatpay bets on door-to-door sales to triple ARR by end of 2026
In-person sales promise higher conversion rates compared to digital or telesales, says Flatpay CEO
sifted.eu
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#cphftw Skycore Semiconductors (@skycore_semi) secures €5M in a seed round, led by @apex_vc, with participation from @_firstmomentum, @MaetchVC & @BalnordVC, to tackle #AI data centers’ power bottleneck. By @arcticstartup https://arcticstartup.com/skycore-semiconductors-raises-e5m-seed/ #NordicMade
Danish Skycore Semiconductors secures €5 million in a seed round to tackle AI data centers’ power bottleneck - ArcticStartup
Copenhagen-based Skycore Semiconductors has raised €5M in seed funding to commercialize its Power Integrated Circuit (IC) technology built for next-generation
arcticstartup.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The hidden opportunity of Europe’s #AI limits: The future is yet to be built, and Europe can certainly play its part. By @johnthornhillft via @Siftedeu

https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-ai-limits-open-source-mistral #NordicMade #NordicAI
The hidden opportunity of Europe’s AI limits
The future is yet to be built and Europe can certainly play its part, writes Sifted editorial director John Thornhill.
sifted.eu
December 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Nordic @edtech_news #147 Weeks 48-49, 2025 from #nordicedtech & #balticedtech ecosystems.

#NordicMade #edtechdk #EdtechFinland #edtechnorge #swedishedtech
@NordicEdtech @EdtechDenmark @EduClusterFin @osloedtech @EdtechSweden
https://nordicedtech.substack.com/p/nordic-edtech-news-147-2025-12-08
Nordic EdTech News #147: 2025-12-08
Your Week 48 to 49 update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem
nordicedtech.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#WomenInTech: #gbgtech #biotech company Melt&Marble raised €7.3M Series A round led by @Industrifonden, with strategic participation from @Beiersdorf_AG, Valio, @Catalysecapital, @chalmersventure, and the @EICFund. By @TFNBreakingNews

techfundingnews.com/melt-and-mar... #NordicMade
Precision fermentation startup Melt&Marble lands €7.3M for animal-free lipids in skincare, food — TFN
Swedish biotech Melt&Marble has raised a €7M Series A (and €10M over the past year) to scale precision-fermented designer fats for food and beauty, with backing from Industrifonden, the EIC Fund, Beie...
techfundingnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🇸🇪 @swedishtechwkly newsletter #334 week 49, 2025: One-Carbon Therapeutics (€13.9M), Zaver (€11M), @OddikoGames (€730K), VERA (€570K), @LumooAI (€550K). By @martinweigert

#NordicMade #swedentech #sthlmtech #gbgtech #skanestartups #eastswedentech
www.swedishtechnews.com/swedish-tech...
Swedish Tech Weekly #334: Weissr, Ortrac, Stockeld Dreamery, Aimabel, ZAVER, Oddiko, VERA, Lumoo Studio, Revelate, SaveMeal, Leet, Circulaire, Happie Camp, Epidemic Sound, Incore Invest, Daya Ventures...
A selection of the main news from Sweden's startup and tech sector. All – and many more – have previously been covered in more detail in the Swedish Tech News PRO newsletters.
www.swedishtechnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
.@sundaycet #253 week 49, 2025 #eutech Update:

🇳🇴 Fronted (cross-border recruitment platform) - pre-seed

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
https://sundaycet.beehiiv.com/p/blackmail-1
time is now
#253
sundaycet.beehiiv.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
STATE OF AI REPORT 2025 (@stateofaireport) by #AI investor @nathanbenaich and @airstreet Capital. https://www.stateof.ai/ #NordicMade #NordicAI
State of AI Report 2025
The State of AI Report analyses the most interesting developments in AI. Read and download here.
www.stateof.ai
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#sthlmtech #AI platform Lumoo, that helps brands and retailers with product visualisation, such as virtual try-ons and automated brand modelling, and content production, raised €550K. By @tech_eu

https://tech.eu/2025/12/05/lovable-built-lumoo-gets-funding-from-lovable-ceo/ #NordicMade #fashtech
Lovable-built Lumoo gets funding from Lovable CEO
Anton Osika is part of a "strategic group of prominent angel investors" largely from the fashion and tech industry investing in Lumoo.
tech.eu
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
.@tech_eu Week 49, 2025 in #eutech:

🇸🇪 Former Foreign Min Tobias Billström joins @NADindustries
🇩🇰 Complir raises €1.7M
🇳🇴 Fronted lands $1M
🇸🇪 Lumoo gets €550K

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups

tech.eu/2025/12/05/b...
Brevo becomes unicorn after a €500M round, Bending Spoons acquires EventBrite, and Europe's biggest H1 edtech deals
This week, we tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €1.3 billion and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
tech.eu
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#helyes satellite developer @iceye_global raised €200M (including €50M secondary) at a €2.4B valuation led by @generalcatalyst. By @Bloomberg

www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #NordicMade #defencetech
Satellite Startup Iceye Raises at $2.8 Billion Valuation As Europe Boosts Defense Spending
Iceye, a Finnish satellite developer with a number of defense contracts, has raised money at a €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) valuation, capitalizing on the military spending boom across Europe.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#cphftw #biotech spin-out @Chromologics raised €7M from @novoholdings, @Eifo_fond, @DoehlerGroup, Collateral Good & The Synergetic Group to accelerate regulatory push for natural food colors. By @arcticstartup

https://arcticstartup.com/chromologics-raises-e7m/ #NordicMade #nordicfoodtech #foodtech
Danish Chromologics raises €7 million to accelerate regulatory push for natural food colours - ArcticStartup
Chromologics, the Copenhagen-based biotech spin-out from DTU, has raised €7 million from Novo Holdings, EIFO, Döhler Ventures, Collateral Good and The
arcticstartup.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#estotech @boltapp is joining forces with #SiliconValley-based @PonyAI_tech to bring Level 4 autonomous driving to Europe, marking a major leap in urban mobility. By @arcticstartup

https://arcticstartup.com/bolt-partners-with-pony-ai/ #NordicMade #baltictech #autonomous #mobilitytech
Estonia's Bolt launches partnership with Pony.ai to test autonomous mobility in Europe - ArcticStartup
Tallinn-based Bolt is joining forces with Pony.ai to bring Level 4 autonomous driving to Europe, marking a major leap in urban mobility. The partnership
arcticstartup.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM