ArcticStartup

Founded in 2007, ArcticStartup is the technology website reviewing and reporting on technology startups and growth entrepreneurship from the Nordic and Baltic countries. ArcticStartup aims to encourage entrepreneurship and to help create a radically optimistic entrepreneurial culture here in the Nordics and Baltics by writing about the startups, the stories behind them and the events that influence them. The site attracts tens of thousands of readers from over 130 countries, giving the region's startups an unrivaled media channel for global recognition. ArcticStartup gathers its readers yearly under the Arctic15, a conference designed to add practical value to the region.

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This year might be a good one for selling to investors, believe Russian VCs

January 29, 2016

Which Russian startups may be interesting to international investors? Are there any positive trends on the Russian venture market? What do you expect from the tech sector in 2016? ArcticStartup has asked these and other questions to three Russian investors: business angel Alexey Menn, Life.SREDA’s Vladislav Solodkiy, and Maxfield Capital’s Alexander Turkot. Their professional background …

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Will Fintech become a buzzword du jour in Russia?

February 9, 2016

Global investment in fintech ventures tripled to $12,21 billion in 2014, confirming the sector to be a hot ticket for everyone thinking about becoming a “unicorn” enterprise, making a breakthrough in technologies or changing consumer experience. A new startup field boomed 5-7 years ago in the USA is gradually building its momentum in Russia. A confusing …

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Seven things an entrepreneur should know about the Russian startup scene

February 12, 2016

Moscow is the 13th city on global startup ecosystem ranking. No surprise – the startup drive runs here. Meanwhile, the rules and context for growing enduring startup brands in Russia may seem exotic, unstable and not transparent if you glimpse at them from the outside. The Russian startup alchemists are quickly adapting to emerging trends, and what …

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Helsinki conference invites Russian startups and investors to discuss funding, scaling, and exiting challenges

April 18, 2014

ArcticStartup, the Helsinki-based news blog covering breaking startup news from the Nordics and Baltics, is proud to announce the upcoming “Arctic15: Exit Path” conference, which will pull in an estimated 800 entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate M&A advisors in Helsinki on May 27th and 28th. More than 20 international speakers will attend the conference, including Trip …

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Nordic and Russian finalists at CeBIT’s CODE_n innovation contest

February 10, 2012

Next month’s 2012 CeBIT fair will feature a brand new global innovation contest called CODE_n. Short for ’Code of the New’, the contest aims to seek out and promote the world’s most innovative startups involved in the development of new business models for the internet or mobile devices. Six Nordic and four Russian startups have …

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Fast Lane invests in RentHome.ru

January 17, 2012

Fast Lane Ventures, a Moscow based early stage venture capital firm, recently announced it has invested in RentHome.ru, a service that operates and looks nearly identical to HomeAway.com, down to the same colors, layout, and background. Through RentHome.ru, property owners can list their properties for short term rentals, allowing people to make a little more …

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