Tag: Nordic

  • A Distinctly Nordic Sensibility Ignites a Quiet Craze

    “I’ve been living … a great deal in my memories lately,” the Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck wrote in 1937. Hers was a nostalgia perhaps born from relief. That year, the success of Schjerfbeck’s second solo exhibition had won her a loyal gallerist and, at last, a steady income. At the age of 75, she was read more

    A Distinctly Nordic Sensibility Ignites a Quiet Craze
  • Nordic challenger bank Lunar raises €46M, as looks to grow business users

    Lunar, the Nordic digital challenger bank, has raised €46 million in fresh funding, with the funds geared towards growing its business customers and supporting the launch of a suite of new lending products. Lunar, which has over one million users across the Nordics, has raised the funding from existing investors Heartland and Orbit Alliance and read more

    Nordic challenger bank Lunar raises €46M, as looks to grow business users
  • Backed by Nordic VCs, CYBRET AI bets on autonomous systems to redefine cyber defence

    This week sees the launch out of stealth of CYBRET AI, an autonomous security and development lab building autonomous systems that understand modern attack behaviour, reason across complex environments, and operate at machine speed. From deep attack understanding to real-time reasoning and response, its work focuses on pushing security beyond human-only operations. Although the financials read more

    Backed by Nordic VCs, CYBRET AI bets on autonomous systems to redefine cyber defence
  • Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström joins Nordic Air Defence

    Former Swedish foreign minister Tobias Billström has joined Swedish defence tech startup Nordic Air Defence (NAD) as Director of Strategy and Government Affairs, his first full-time role since leaving frontline politics last year. Nordic Air Defence is a Stockholm-headquartered company developing high-tech defensive solutions for both civilian and military use. NAD is a true hardware-software read more

    Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström joins Nordic Air Defence
  • Nordic Salt Cycle raises €3.5M to advance molten salt mineral recovery technology

    Copenhagen-based Nordic Salt Cycle has raised €3.5 million in pre-seed funding to commercialise its molten salt technology for the cost-effective, scalable recovery of critical minerals from sources such as electric vehicles, wind turbines and consumer products. The round includes investment from EIFO, Denmark’s state-owned green transition investment fund, existing investor The Footprint Firm, and German read more

    Nordic Salt Cycle raises €3.5M to advance molten salt mineral recovery technology