Finstart Nordic

03/08/2020

Konkursras, oppkjøpsraid og sammenslåinger? Les hva vi tenker om fintech-høsten 😎

Ny analyse spår bråstopp for de minste fintech-bedriftene. Men krisen byr også på muligheter, ifølge investeringssjefene i DNB og Finstart Nordic.

03/04/2020

Henning Gravklev, CEO of Beaufort Solutions, recently guested the Cicero Consulting podcast where he talked about money-laundering, and how to stop it 🔍

↳ Beaufort is a RegTech company founded within the Finstart Lab. Read more about Beaufort on its website: https://www.beaufort.io/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vELk0jm76xUzypV2AMwzb?si=jdDzIenQTseWCaQJTIRTsQ

Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/under-lupen-ufiltrert-og-nedp%C3%A5-om-bank-finans/id1480357236?l=nb =fdcc6f56-aaa1-4f34-8f2a-4b3324304182

Listen to this episode from Under lupen - ufiltrert og nedpå om bank & finans on Spotify. I denne episoden retter vi lupen mot et av temaene som står øverst på agendaen i styrerommene i de fleste banker – nemlig antihvitvasking (AML). Bankenes ansvar for å stoppe økonomisk kriminalitet blir ...

02/04/2020

Do you have some extra time over Easter? 🐣 If so, we hope you consider joining the Global Hack - an online hackathon designed to develop urgently needed solutions to the current challenges the world is facing.

The registration for the hackathon is April 5th and the event starts on April 8th.

Finstart Nordic wish all of the participants best of luck! And we thank you for dedicating your time to the cause.

Stay safe 💙

Global hack is the biggest online hackathon in the world fighting off the crisis to battle the problems we are facing as a global society after the immediate corona crisis is over. We are bringing together world class mentors and globally talented teams to build the solutions for the better future.....

27/03/2020

The Norwegian Government is taking steps to help the startup community in Norway.

"The reason we do this is because the entrepreneurial and startup community is very important. It is about creating new jobs and innovation. In this critical situation, we need to protect that so that we may have a thriving community once the corona crisis has passed"
Iselin Nybø, Minister of Trade and Industry (V).

Næringsminister Iselin Nybø varsler en rekke nye grep for å hjelpe det kriserammede næringslivet.

19/03/2020

One thing the outbreak of Covid-19 has taught us as a world-society is that we do not fully understand the concept of exponential growth. Finstart Nordic Product Strategist, Bjørn Tobiassen, has written an article explaining the concept and how it relates to our current situation 🌍

↳ This outbreak is causing difficult and different times around the world, and in the Finstart team, we are all currently working from home instead of in our co-working building in Kongens Gate 12. We encourage all of you to stay safe and to listen to your governments' recommendations.

Coronavirus proves we don’t understand exponential growth

05/03/2020

Less than 10 days ago LegalTech company, Justify, launched its digital will and cohabitation contract services. Soon after they reached its first milestone of 1000 users 🚀 Now that is impressive!

The services have been made available on the SpareBank 1 SR-Bank website, and the bank's employees and customers have already become great advocates for Justify as you can read in this article (Norwegian).

Learn more or sign up at https://www.justify.no/

We are looking forward to following your journey!

Å ta kontakt med advokat er en barriere for mange, men nå kan du enkelt skrive samboerkontrakt og…

04/03/2020

🏢🚀 MyRent is hiring! The game-changing company has entered an exciting phase of growth and development and are on the look-out for an ambitious CEO to take charge, and a Sales Manager to lead and restructure the entire sales process.

Sounds like you or someone you know? Apply or learn more via the links below:

CEO - https://apply.workable.com/first-engineers/j/D11C8D4B10/

Sales Manager - https://apply.workable.com/first-engineers/j/124698DBB6/

Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

03/03/2020

🚀 welcome to the team, Trond!

Brabank-gründer Trond Eriksen skal få fart på den interne selskapsbyggingen til Sparebank1 SR-Bank.

28/02/2020

🎉 We are happy to introduce our latest hire, Trond Eriksen as a Venture Partner. In this role, Trond will lead the strategy and development work and take an integral part in deciding which ventures we take to market from the Finstart Lab.

Trond has the necessary experience, skill-set and mindset to be successful in this role and we are very happy to have him on-board.

Read more: https://finstart.co/meet-our-new-venture-partner-trond-eriksen/

17/02/2020

Regtech, Insurtech, AI in Fintech and Startup-Corporate Collaboration are only a few of the topics we heard inspiring talks and discussions on during Sthlm Fintech Week 2020 last week. In 2020, we aim to explore the exciting Swedish Fintech startup ecosystem more in-depth states Finstart Nordic Investment Manager, Christopher Hjelseth.

↳ A highlight of the event was the panel discussion on «Will AI transform the financial ecosystem?» where Lucidtech CEO, Ståle Zerener Haugnæss, was a panelist.

Thanks to Sthlm Fintech Week for a great event. We are already looking forward to next year 🚀

Photo: Sthlm Fintech Week

14/02/2020

Running a startup is rewarding, but at times, challenging. To help the startups in our portfolio achieve the growth and profitability they deserve, we have introduced «CFO-as-a-Service» to help out with financial challenges as needed 🚀

Introducing: CFO as a Service Article by: Heidi Elise Ellingsen 11.02.2020 At Finstart Nordic we are very ambitious about the success of our portfolio companies. In addition to offering co-working space in downtown Oslo, we also aspire to provide services and help to the companies where it is needed...