mondayfriday: using ultrasound to detect objects, paebbl raises ā¬22m + deeptech fund PSV Hafnium launches.
TGI(M)F. edition116. iām kay, and this is your weekly round-up of curated startup news from the nordics, delivered to your screen for easy reading every sunday š
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š©š° Denmark
SAGA Space Architects have been named a finalist for the Architect Award at the BuildingAwards 2024 by Licitationen.
PreSeed Ventures announce the launch and first close of their PSV Hafnium Fund (prev. PSV DeepTech). Itās Denmark's first dedicated deep tech early-stage venture fund targeting a hard cap of ā¬80m, and having already raised a first close of ā¬52m.
LOOPER, a collaborative project involving Visibuilt ApS, Munck Asfalt A/S, and the Technical University of Denmark to further develop and test a new binder for pavement construction, secures ā¬1.7m in grant funding from EUDP.
šøšŖ Sweden
Cocoon Airbag Protection, a startup developing the world's safest children's bike seat has secured grants from Women TechEU program and Vinnova.
Nordic/Dutch Paebbl, the carbon capture company re-storing CO2 into raw materials has raised a ā¬22m Series A round led by Capnamic
Lovable, the startup putting software development in the hands of more people, has raised a ā¬6.8m pre-seed round led by Hummingbird and byFounders.
Altris, a sodium-ion technology company, has raised ā¬13.2m in a Series B1 funding round, with Clarios and Maersk Growth joining as new investors.
OmMej, the platform streamlining assessments for childrenās mental health by public agencies, raises ā¬350K in seed funding led by Gorilla Capital.
š³š“ Norway
Deeptech startup, Muybridge, comes out of stealth with ā¬8m in the bag led by Fairpoint Capital and joined by existing investors, to āāreinventā the cameraā.
Economic Mind, the startup creating the first bottom-up digital twin of the business world allowing their users to extract precise market intelligence, raises a ā¬2.6m round led by SNĆ Ventures.
Sonair, the startup using a groundbreaking approach to detect people and objects in 3D with ultrasound technologies (as a counter to lidar tech) has raised a ā¬6.2m round led by Skyfall Ventures and RunwayFBU.
š«š® Finland
Munchfam, the startup building solutions to empower restaurants to thrive across all sales channels, raises ā¬600k led by Pitchdrive and Genesis Ventures.
Innovester announces a new ā¬20m strategic initiative to accelerate the transition to cleanĀ energy with a focus on decentralised energy storage systems being installed directly in commercial properties.
MONCYTE Health, the MedTech company collecting novel data for personalised treatment of high cholesterol, raises ā¬1m in seed funding led by Inventure, Almaral, and Athensmed, and joined by the University of Helsinki Funds, other private European investors, and a grant from Business Finland.
Synergi, accelerating the transition toward sustainable energy sources with smart software solutions, raises ā¬2m in seed funding led by Greencode Ventures with additional support from several other investors.
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š± True Co are hiring a Brand and Communications Lead.
šø Female Invest is hiring a Senior Learning Designer for Financial Literacy
Opportunities in Women's Health hosted by Even Founders, Antler and Tech Nordic Advocates ā Friday, the 25th October 16:00 - 18:30 located š HERE
Copenhagen Expat Network is hosting their first event tackling, āHow to Network: Dos and Donāts of Expanding and Leveraging Your Networkā (24th Oct, at Matrikel1). Tickets sold out in 24 hrs but will re-open to the waiting list on Monday ā if you havenāt already, message Rares Bagyo for more info (no guarantees on a spot for the event - capacity limited).
Career Breakthrough Conference by Femme Lead ā 26th of October, 09.00 ā 17.00 CEST @ Bella Center
Thanks for tuning in! iām always on the hunt for newsworthy content to bring to the mondayfriday audience. and, if you ask me, the best place is from the sources themselves! so, feel free to reach out and fill me in on any startup related news in the nordics āØ
yours weekly,
kay
