Tugce Ergul – Speaker Profile – SI2022
Tugce Ergul the founding partner of Angel Labs will be a speaker in Startup Iceland 2022. Tugce has overseen more than $100m in investments in over 40 countries and an evangelist for Angel investing.
Star Simpson – Speaker Profile – SI2022
Star Simpson the founder and CEO of ThereCraft will be a speaker in Startup Iceland 2022. ThereCraft is YC company and Star has been in Iceland building the company since 2018.
Talking about the Optimistic Future
There is plenty of things to be optimistic about the future. The energy transition is happening, transportation transition is happening and more importantly founders are focusing on solving these challenges.
Om Malik – Speaker Profile – SI2022
Om Malik partner emeritus with True Ventures will speak in Startup Iceland 2022. Om loves Iceland and he has taken some stunning pictures of Iceland while he has been here. I am delighted to get him back.
Bre Pettis – Speaker Profile – SI2022
Bre Pettis the founder of MakerBot and Investor in Iceland Venture Studio will be a keynote speaker in Startup Iceland.
Dr.Edda Sif Pind Aradóttir – Speaker Profile – SI2022
Dr. Edda Sif Ping Aradottir, the CEO of Carbfix the winner of 2 separate Milestone Prizes in the first 2 rounds of the $100M XPrize Carbon Removal incentive award funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation will speak in Startup Iceland 2022
Minister of Education, Science and Innovation -Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir – Speaker Profile – SI2022
The Minister of Education, Science and Innovation of Iceland Aslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdottir will be a keynote speaker in Startup Iceland 2022
President of Iceland will Open Startup Iceland 2022
His Excellency Gudni Th. Johannesson, President of Iceland will open Startup Iceland 2022. You can get your early bird tickets now
What is Venture Investing?
I think Venture Investing is misunderstood. There are a lot of people who wanna be VCs and then there is Fred Wilson. I share my own experience of working with founders and share what I think VC investing is all about
Startup Iceland 2022 – June 3rd
After a 2 year hiatus, Startup Iceland is back on the calendar this year. The event will be on June …
Haraldur Diego (Haddi) – Pilot, a good friend and human
Haraldur Diego (Haddi) my good friend, pilot and Volcano Pilot passed away last week in a bizarre accident. I will always remember him as a warm and generous friend. Rest in Peace my friend, I know you will always be flying over Iceland!
How to have an open mind
Thoughts and ideas are based on what we expose our senses to, original thought is quite rare. If you are …
Personal Health Update – all good for now
Today is 3 months since my heart attack. I have had my 6 weeks check with an Echo-Cardiogram. My cardiologist …
eKosh Finance – Decentralized Financial Services Platform in India
Iceland Venture Studio is investing in eKosh Finance a non-banking-technology-first-financial-company that is decentralizing lending to micro-businesses in India.
Mussila – Decentralized Music Education
Iceland Venture Studio is leading an investment syndicate in Mussila, the award winning decentralized music learning app. We are doing a deep dive into showing how we make decisions on a team we chose to back. The Mussila team answered the 7 questions that gives you an idea of how they are thinking and where they plan to take Mussila.
Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease
Last week was eventful to say the least. I apparently had a heart attack. Had an angioplasty and was in the hospital for 4 days. I had no big pain but the blocks in my arteries were fixed. Looking forward to getting back to rehabilitation and getting fitter and stronger after the first metal installation on the path to being HomoDeus.
FutureCast: Episode 6 Kathryn Gunnarsson founder and CEO of Geko
The 6th episode of Futurecast was a conversation with Kathryn Gunnarsson the CEO and founder of Geko a talent agency. Kathryn has made Iceland her home and we talk about a number of things related to building a diverse team and leadership.
#FutureCast: Episode 5, Thor Sigfusson, Founder of Iceland Ocean Cluster House
The 5th episode of FutureCast is out. I speak to Thor Sigfusson the founder of Iceland Ocean Cluster House. We talk about Circular Economy, utilization of fish a.k.a 100% Fish, innovation in the seafood sector, how this all started. This episode is part of a series of talks we will have about the Circular Economy.
Startup Iceland joins LOOP to inspire the global economy to transition to Circular Economy
Startup Iceland joins LOOP to inspire and transition the global economy to circular economy. LOOP was launched in 2018 by Avanto Ventures, Sitra and Nordic Innovation to take circular economy from strategy to action.
What will happen in 2021
It is good to have a perspective of how the world will evolve when you operate in a world of uncertainty and low data as I do. I am starting a new tradition to write about what will happen in the near future.