
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
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
It’s no secret that there’s a vibrant community of startup companies in Iceland. In order for such a community to …
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.
Immigration is a hot topic all over the world. I have been an immigrant and I know the challenges of being an immigrant founder. My wife and I are setting up a fund to invest in immigrant founders who want to start in Iceland. We founded Startup Iceland with a vision to build a vibrant startup ecosystem and Founders are at the core of this vision. We know that only diversity of ideas and people can lead to a better world and future.
Human Machine interface is broken, amputees cannot use a smart phone or any of the devices that now use. 6Degrees has solved this problem and we invested in Miri and Aryeh to build the next human-machine interface device.
More than $55m have been raised by startups from Iceland this year. What is interesting is that all the problems that they are solving are massive global problem.
A.I. Video Bot technology can unleash the power of democratizing access to knowledge and wisdom. Iceland Venture Studio invested in Expertrons which is solving the access to mentors problem using technology.
… other deep insights from investing for over a decade in Startups from Iceland and world over. I only wish …
Consider all phenomena to be dreams Be grateful to everyone Don’t be swayed by outer circumstances Don’t brood over the …
“Of all the many things people value and care for in the world, the mind is the most precious. In …
Meet Gede[1]. He is 28, lives in Bandung, Java, Indonesia, and has Type 2 diabetes. Gede lost his sight from …
After a long break, starting to write again. I have been journaling but not on the public forum for various …
Startup Iceland is partnering with Stripe Atlas. The mission of Startup Iceland has always been about helping Founders and Entrepreneurs. …
We have a guest blog by Danielle Pamela Neben. Danielle is on the Board of Directors at Landsbanki and brings …
Last friday we had the second batch of the Startup Energy Reykjavik demo day. The President of Iceland was the …
I have been running experiments related to Startups and investing in startups in Iceland for the past 6 years. I …
I think Jerry Colonna is awesome and of course I don’t have to say anything about Fred Wilson. I see …
I have been a big fan and follower of Mark Suster with Upfront Ventures. His latest blog post is a …
I believe investing in Startup Founders is an exercise in calculating the intrinsic value of the founder. One has to …
The idea of connecting different startup communities has been at the core of Startup Iceland Conference. I am happy to …