TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Autonomous and electric truck maker Einride is rolling into Germany, representing its first new market in Europe outside its native Sweden. Founded out of Stockholm in 2016, Einride has raised some $150 million in funding to commercialize a cab-less autonomous cargo truck, one that can be controlled remotely, if required, by human operators.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Tink , a startup out of Stockholm, Sweden that aggregates a number of banks and financial services by way of an API so that those can in turn be accessed via new channels, has raised €85 million (or $103 million at current rates), at a post-money valuation of €680 million (or around $825 million). It is live in Sweden, U.K.,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

That proposition appears to already be resonating with customers, which include the three largest utility companies in Sweden jointly representing 85% of the Swedish market. in 2021 with the global utility company Iberdrola. Additionally, Skyqraft says it is also negotiating a series of larger scale pilots in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Chunk was initially launched with restaurants and chefs in Sweden. The company also looks to expand out of Sweden and into the U.S. “We They created a product that breaks the mold and paves the way towards a new future for the global cheese industry.”. We have an opportunity to think big and plan accordingly.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic and Slovakia). Noteworthy, the go-to-market strategy has shifted toward B2B2B — or “embedded finance” — with Liberis now predominantly partnering with marketplaces, software providers and acquirers, such as Worldpay from FIS and Global Payments. and the U.K.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The startup has signed contracts with governments of Sweden, Argentina and Basque, TechCrunch reported earlier. The startup will deploy the funds to “expand its global footprint of Solid deployments in both the government sector and the commercial sector,” said Hartwell. Inrupt’s customers include governments and enterprises.

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Candid

JULY 17, 2024

For 20 years, the global communications firm Edelman has studied the influence of trust across government, media, business, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Here are five takeaways about global trends in the public’s trust in NGOs: 1. In China, however, the level of trust in NGOs fell significantly from the previous year.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. In the last year alone, 21 million users were added globally. Image Credits: Klarna.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

TechSoup Sweden's Andreas Ericsson shared a cool weekend project on TechSoup's Digital Engagement forum that any organization can adopt for their next event. He printed photos posted on Instagram to document a large gathering in Sweden.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Spurred by rapid growth that has seen its user base grow from 29 million in 2018, to 50 million currently, Vivino wants to use the large cash injection to significantly boost its core tech and personalized recommendation engine, while also expanding its presence in key growth markets globally.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Corporations want access to that consumer data without necessarily storing it, but again, there is no global open protocol for them to do so,” the investor deck reads. The startup has signed contracts with governments of Sweden, Argentina and Basque. These partnerships have not been previously reported.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Numan , the European subscription service covering erectile dysfunction (ED) and men’s wellness/health needs more generally, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by White Star Capital , with participation from existing investors Novator, Vostok New Global, Anthemis Exponential, Colle Capital and new investor Hanwha Group.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

The pandemic has seen such platforms scale globally, and Africa is not exempt. Webrock Ventures is a Sweden-based investment company that employs a venture-building model. So essentially, the firm partners with tech companies in Sweden and combines its cash with the company’s business models to create portfolio businesses.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2021

In a video, John Needham, global head of esports at Riot, said that travel restrictions and COVID protocols made it a challenge to hold the event in China. Dota 2 ’s The International, which kicks off in October, was first scheduled to happen in Stockholm, Sweden but was moved to Bucharest, Romania because of restrictions on esports events.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Einride today announced a $500 million tranche of financing as it looks to expand its autonomous and electric trucks into new markets globally. These vehicles are already available to shipping companies and carriers in Sweden and in the U.S. powered by its Saga platform that helps clients operate and optimize their fleets.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

Today, a startup from Gothenburg, Sweden called Juni is announcing $206 million in funding — a $100 million Series B and a further $106 million in debt — to build out e-commerce-focused neobank, designed specifically to cater to that growing group of retailers with tools to help them run their business.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Every nonprofit, big or small, stands to gain from working towards a common global goal. From a place of political neutrality, Sweden found that environmental pollution could be an issue of potential cooperation between members of the UN, and hosting a conference on that topic would help boost the UN’s global perception.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Video games are big — bigger than Hollywood in terms of revenue, as a $66 billion global industry. Since 2009, Zynga.org has enabled millions of players to contribute nearly $20 million to more than 30 nonprofit organizations globally. You can register here. Players, who collectively average about 30 years old in the U.S.,

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

When we started our business, only a few global tech businesses were also located in Berlin – most famously SoundCloud. He started Skype in Sweden. If we would have been successful in Sweden, we wouldn’t have been successful at all. It’s now a global product, in US, Asia, Europe and Africa.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Bond and Tiger Global led the Series C. Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. In May 2021, when Ankorstore raised its Series B , the company told me it was working with 50,000 shops and 5,000 brands. This leads us to today’s funding round. Eurazeo and Coatue also participated in the round. A marketplace without inventory.

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Global markets are now flooded with cheaper electric cars. Chinese carmakers exported roughly 350,000 EVs to nine European countries during the first six months of this year, including Germany, Sweden, and Belgium, according to figures from the China Passenger Car Association. Reuters ]

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Also, the company helps local studios that find it difficult to create games with a global appeal by pairing them with strong operators. “For global studios, this is the difference between making money and not,” Robbin-Coker added. . Demand for Carry1st has grown rapidly.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

million/£14 million) in Series B fundraising from Element Ventures, MiddleGame Ventures, Nineyards Equity and Visa, to expand its open banking technology to banks globally. Founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2016, Minna enables customers to manage subscription services via their existing bank’s app. It has now raised $18.8 million (€15.5

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

Tiger Global and Bain Capital Ventures are leading today’s funding round with existing investors Index Ventures, GFC, Alven and Aglaé also participating. Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden as growth markets. French startup Ankorstore has raised a $102 million Series B funding round (€84 million).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Sweden-based fintech Tink has also been dominant across Europe, while Truelayer and Belvo are holding the fort in the UK and Latin America. The funds include CRE and Village Global, Norrsken (a fund by Klarna co-founder Niklas Adalberth), Future Africa (a fund by Flutterwave co-founder Iyinoluwa Aboyeji) and 500 Fintech. ” .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2023

. — Anna To SVB and back The Exchange recently noted how Sweden was punching above its weight in terms of startup dollars raised per capita. Israel’s tech scene is also remarkably resilient and relatively immune from the country’s global and local political woes.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

That number has now grown to 500,000 across a footprint that includes Denmark (its home base is in Copenhagen), Sweden and Norway. When it raised the first tranche of the Series D, it had 325,000 customers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

billion underbanked people globally , the majority of which are from emerging markets. Born in Germany to a Nigerian father and German mother, Hainy began his entrepreneurial journey in 2015 by launching a food delivery company in Sweden. There are over 1.7 ” FairMoney French team.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. In the last year alone, 21 million users were added globally. Image Credits: Klarna.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

90% of those orders come from Germany or “German-speaking countries” and the remaining 10% comes from countries like the Netherlands, Spain, France, Italy and Sweden, where the vehicles will be manufactured. Sono has partnered with National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) to produce the vehicles in its former Saab factory.

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

With millions of people dying in auto crashes globally every year, AV operators are increasingly leaning on this safety case to spur regulators to pass legislation allowing more fully autonomous vehicles on the road. The results are meant to bolster Waymo’s case that autonomous vehicles operate more safely than human-driven ones.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

I mean, the heavy freight transport industry stands for between 7% to 8% of global CO2 emissions, and the engines that I helped to produce contribute roughly 1% of global CO2 emissions. The main driver behind it is that if you look globally, there’s a huge demand for sustainability.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2014

And, one that should be required reading for any leader doing business globally or leading a culturally diverse workforce. It''s based on years of extensive research by Meyer, who is a professor at INSEAD and the program director for INSEAD''s Managing Global Virtual Teams program. It''s a fascinating read.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Unfortunately, the timing of Lynk & Co’s first Club opening couldn’t be worse as it’s smack in the middle of a global pandemic that’s surging again in Europe (and Amsterdam, in particular). The Dutch capital was chosen by Sweden-based Lynk & Co specifically because of its anti-car, pro-environment culture. “If

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

seed round led by Berlin-based Cavalry Ventures with participation from Supernode Global, Antler and a number of high-profile angel investors (contributing angels include Atomico’s Sarah Drinkwater and Sameer Singh ; and ustwo’s Matt ‘Mills’ Miller, among others). . And we had fairly little exposure to opportunity.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2023

The company also told me via email that since publicly listing on the LSE in July 2021, it has grown its global customer base by nearly 6 million. Amsterdam-based payments behemoth Adyen claims that it has become the first to embed the Click to Pay experience into its online checkout flow globally. on May 5, 2022.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Currently it offers a temporary labor service in nine markets globally: Spain, the UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia and the US — matching workers looking for temp roles with employers in need of casual labor in (with a focus on sectors like manufacturing and logistics).

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