Survey: How tourism will boost the innovation boom in Iceland
This summer, Rannís is supporting a market survey to identify which services could be adapted for innovative companies as well …
Oddur Sturluson – SI 2022
Oddur has been a member of the Icelandic startup and innovation community since starting his first business while at university …
90 second pitch from founders
During the Startup Iceland Conference we allow small startups to come up on stage and do a 90 second pitch …
Mike McEvoy – Startup Iceland 2022
Mike McEvoy is the founder and CEO of OmniLayers , which is releasing a Space Time Registry as well as applications built …
Finnur Pind – Founder at Startup Iceland 2022
Finnur has contributed significant advancements in several interrelated fields such as wave based acoustic simulations and virtual acoustics through his …
Jón Ásgeirsson – Speaker Profile – SI 2022
Jón Ásgeirsson is an Executive Vice President for Strategy & Resource Park at HS Orka. The Resource Park is the …
Berglind Rán Ólafsdóttir – Speaker Profile – SI 2022
Berglind Rán Ólafsdottir will be a speaker in Startup Iceland 2022. Berglind is the CEO of On Power which operates the ON Geothermal Park and has been established to encourage the circular economy
Indó – Reinventing Banking
Indo is the first challenger bank in Iceland to have received a banking license. The founders will be hosting a meetup in partnership with Startup Iceland on May 12th to share their experience.
Björn Örvar – Speaker Profile – SI 2022
Bjorn Orvar the founder and chief scientist of ORF Genetics will be a keynote speaker in Startup Iceland 2022.
Gunnar S. Magnússon – Speaker profile SI2022
Gunnar S. Magnússon is partner and head of the sustainability & climate at Deloitte Iceland and also part of the …
Dr. Alexandra Leeper – Speaker profile – SI2022
Dr. Alexandra Leeper with the Iceland Ocean Cluster will speak in Startup Iceland about the 100% Fish and other Blue Ocean Innovations
The Future of hemp concret in Iceland
Hempcrete. Hempcrete (hemp concrete) is one of the most environmentally friendly solutions worth considering when choosing a future material for …
CASSINI Hackathon Wrap Up!
Startup Iceland hosted the 2nd CASSINI Hackathon in Iceland and the Iceland winning Team went on to Win the overall Hackathon. The team’s idea was to use space imaging technology to solve land erosion globally.
FutureCast #10 Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson – Space Iceland
In our newest edition of the FutureCast we talk to recovering politician Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson. Helgi is a software developer …
Icelandic Companies and Institutions that are supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship
It’s no secret that there’s a vibrant community of startup companies in Iceland. In order for such a community to …
FutureCast #9 Ari Jónsson – NASA, CASSINI AWAREGO and Reykjavik University
A new episode of FutureCat is up on the web, this time we talk to Ari Jónsson. Ari is a …
IceNet – Using AI To Forecast Arctic Sea Ice Changes
A new AI tool, dubbed IceNet, could lead to improved early-warning systems to protect Arctic wildlife and costal communities. Data …
Orca! The world’s best bet against climate change?
Today, the Swiss company Climeworks formally opened the air purification plant Orca in Iceland. It has only been sixteen months …
The CASSINI Hackathon: EU Space data and protecting the Arctic
Startup Iceland will host the 2nd CASSINI hackathon in Reykjavik on Nov 5-7. The theme is using Space technologies to protect the Arctic region. Submit your ideas for the challenges.