The Nordics have a reputation for innovative thinking and design, and the teams and venue for Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen didn’t disappoint. We saw companies working on everything from games, to tools for streaming large files and services to help bands manage their gigs. All of this was hosted at the stunning IT University of Copenhagen which provided an inspirational backdrop.
Once again Seedcamp is attracting some exciting fresh new tech talent from the Nordics region that we are happy to see attending Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen on 27th May 2010. With teams applying from as far a field as the USA, Mexico and Singapore and the chosen teams an eclectic mix from across the EMEA and beyond including Estonia, Lithuania, Vancouver, Austria and Krakow, this year’s teams looks set to be more intriguing and diverse than ever!
Ans so, without further ado, here are our top 20 teams chose to attend Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen:
claim my.biz -Copenhagen, Denmark
Crunchfish AB – Sweden
Emply – Tallinn, Estonia
Eurodocs AB – Stockholm, Sweden
faveeo.com – Geneva, Switzerland
GigsWiz – Helsinki, Finland
Hypezoo -Stockholm, Sweden
ImpressPages – Vilnius, Lithuania
InfluAds – Copenhagen, Denmark
kkloud – Denmark
Lexmarket – Vienna, Austria
Mailforgood – Paris, France
NuGames – Copenhagen, Denmark
ProcessCase – New York, USA
Queue-it – Copenhagen, Denmark
Shobble – Helsinki, Finland
TeachMeGood – Vilnius, Lithuania
Toostis – Vilnius, Lithuania
Topicmarks – Vancouver, Zurich, Krakow
TuneRights – Stockholm, Sweden
Not only is Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen attracting top teams, but also top-notch mentors, all at the top of their game and ready to impart their wisdom on the chosen ones, including:
Anil Hansjee, Google
Alex Farcet, Rainmaking
Alex Van Someren, nCipher
Andre Winzer, Consult21
Christian Lanng, Tradeshift
Gregers Kronborg, NorthZone Ventures
Harry Briggs, Balderton Capital
Henrik Werdelin, Index Ventures
Jacob Bratting Pedersen, NorthCap Partners
Jeff Coe, Linden Ventures
Jimmy Fussing Nielsen, Sunstone Capital
Joakim Jardenberg, Mindpark AB
Måns Adler, Bambuer
Martin Källström, Twingly
Mik Strøyberg Harsløf, Berlingske Media
Natasha Friis Saxberg, Webcom
Niels Vejrup Carlsen, Seed Capital
Nikolaj Nyholm, Sunstone Capital
Rob Kniaz, VC (ex-Google, ex-Fidelity Ventures)
Søren Nielsen, NorthCap Partners
Sorosh Tavakoli, Videoplaza
Thomas Weilby Knudsen, NorthCap Partners
Tommy Ahlers, Vodafone
Along with this impressive list, there will be 40 other top local and European industry movers and shakers including VC’s, Investors and product specialists in HR, PR, Product, Marketing and Business Development.
We look forward to meeting the teams face to face in Copenhagen!
With under a week left to apply for Mini Seedcamp Berlin, we are calling on all talented, strong web-tech, mobile and software teams with world-changing ideas in the region and beyond to apply.
Berlin has always proven to be a very popular city hub and this year looks to be even better with mentors attending such as:
Alex van Someren, nCipher
Christopher Grew, Orrick
Christian Kapteyn, FoundersLink
Daniel Heaf, 4IP
Felix Fidelsberger, Stupeflix
Guillaume Lautour, AGF Private Equity
Lars Langusch, Holtzbrinck Ventures
Roberto Bonanzinga, Balderton Capital
To name but a few!
At Seedcamp, we are always striving to balance the different geographies and backgrounds across the EMEA and beyond, and look for mentors who have started or grown their own companies and understand the unique challenges facing entrepreneurs today. We also bring investors in who can provide practical advice, not just on raising VC money, but what to do once you have
If you’re an entrepreneur out there with a great idea, want to get advice from some of the best mentors around, and get a real jumpstart for your startup, apply now for Mini Seedcamp Berlin! Applications close at midnight on 25th May 2010.
Good Luck!
As Seedcamp continues it’s program of Mini Seedcamps all over EMEA, we are continually impressed by the strength and diversity of the startups who present. Israel was no exception with companies working on applications to help users eat healthily, process data in the cloud, and play augmented reality paintball! However we weren’t surprised as Israel’s passion for startups was clear during our visit, which coincided with a huge festival of technology, including Techonomy, and Kinnernet.
The popular vote highlighted the top 5 teams who impressed other teams and mentors during the day.
These were:
The panel discussion was an action packed discussion moderated by Saul Klein and featuring; Orey Gilliam – Executive Chairman, Bulloonz; Jeremy Berrebi – Founder, Kima; Gig Kaplan – Cofounder, Wix, Anil Hansjee – Head of M&A, Google EMEA, and Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf – YL Ventures. Topics ranged from the strengths/weaknesses of building a company from Israel, to practical advice on how to use PR firms.
The question “What one book would you recommend to startups?” prompted a great reading list for up and coming entrepreneurs which we now plan to share and expand on at future Seedcamp events. The books were:
A big thanks to our venue The Afeka College of Engineering in particular Mel, Sharon and Roniet, our host Yaron Orenstein, ESOP for sponsoring lunch, and our long term sponsors UKTI and Sun/Oracle.
With just a week left to apply for Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen being held on the 27th May 2010. Last year we saw a wealth of talent from the Nordic region and we are calling on all strong teams with innovative ideas within the web-tech, mobile and software community to apply. We are also delighted that Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen is attracting some of the top-notch local and European industry mentors. Here is a glimpse of mentors attending, along with many more:
Alex Farcet, Rainmaking
Alex Van Someren, nCipher
Andre Winzer, Consult21
Harry Briggs, Balderton Capital
Henrik Werdelin, Index Ventures
Jacob Bratting Pedersen, NorthCap Partners
Jeff Coe, Linden Ventures
Joakim Jardenberg, Mindpark AB
Mik Strøyberg Harsløf, Berlingske Media
Natasha Friis Saxberg, Webcom
Niels Vejrup Carlsen, Seed Capital
Nikolaj Nyholm, Sunstone Capital
Søren Nielsen, NorthCap Partners
Thomas Weilby Knudsen, NorthCap Partners
At Seedcamp, we are always striving to balance the different geographies and backgrounds across the EMEA and look for mentors who have started or grown their own companies and understand the unique challenges facing entrepreneurs today. We also bring investors in who can provide practical advice, not just on raising VC money, but what to do once you have it.
This is the chance of a lifetime to bring the 1st time entrepreneur together with experienced and distinguished company builders from the tech industry and the world’s top entrepreneurial movers and shakers. As we are mainly choosing teams to attend Seedcamp Week this year through our Mini Seedcamps, we are encouraging all talented startups with innovative and world-changing ideas, who feel ready for the challenge, to apply to Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen.
If you’re an entrepreneur out there with a great idea, want to get advice from some of the best mentors around, and get a real jumpstart for your startup, apply now for Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen. Applications close at midnight on 13th May 2010.
Good Luck!
Seedcamp is very excited about coming to Berlin for it’s third year in a row as the DACH region has proven very fertile ground where startups are concerned. The past years have seen teams like Platago become Seedcamp winners and many more that make it through to the Seedcamp Week finals each year.
With that in mind we’re happy to announce open applications for Mini Seedcamp Berlin being held on 16th June 2010 at the Technische Universität Berlin. This year we’re also lucky to have Deutsche Telekom help sponsor the programme, where the next generation of startups in the DACH region and across the EMEA will have a chance to show what they’ve got to the top-brass of the local and European entrepreneurial scene.
Mini Seedcamp Berlin will connect 20 top quality, early stage web tech startups with over 50 regional and European esteemed, sought after and highly experienced entrepreneurs, investors and developers. Through an interactive panel discussion and informal 1:1 sessions, teams benefit from engaging with and listening to a variety of distinguished mentors and industry leaders from PR, HR, product development, business development, marketing to name but a few.
Mini Seedcamps provide the best way to have a chance at winning a spot as one of our top teams that receive investment in 2010 and to leverage the value the programme brings. As such we encourage startups to apply to from across the EMEA and beyond who are feel they are ready and up for the challenge.
Past winners have been blogging about the importance of attending a Mini Seedcamp and also what to expect from a Mentor Session, which gives a good insight into how the day is run and what to expect.
As always, we are looking for strong, quality startups that have the talent, drive and capacity to fully embrace the opportunities that participating in a Mini Seedcamp brings. Which is receiving quality advice from top industry leaders and start building those key relationships to help drive your business. Relationships that normally take years to build, you’ll have access to in one day. Mini Seedcamps are not a conference, but an entrepreneurial ecosystem of support and a program designed to strengthen and catapult your ideas into a viable business.
Check out our resources page that is full of advice and videos, blog posts, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to see what we’re looking for, what teams get out of it and what you can do to improve your chances in winning a spot on one of the most prestigious and rewarding web tech programs that is helping to drive and shape the European startup scene today.
You will gain invaluable insight and a solid foundation to help kick-start a viable business in Europe today. Not to mention being inspired by fellow entrepreneurs and a chance to broaden your scope within the European startup ecosystem.
Applications are now open and close at midnight on 25th May 2010. For full details, updates and how to apply go to the mini site.
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