Startup Reykjavik

23/08/2019

Investor Night, also known as the biggest startup party of the year, was held last Friday at IÐNÓ with a Carnival twist ⚡️

Thanks to all who attended and celebrated with us and the Startup Reykjavík teams. We danced the night away with Bjartar Sveiflur & had a blast 💥💃

Investor Night was held at Iðnó with a Carnival twist on Friday 16th of August. A full house at the biggest startup party of the year in Iceland.

21/08/2019

We had an amazing end to Startup Reykjavík last Friday with our annual Investor Day. Congratulations batch of 2019 🚀

Startup Reykjavík's Investor Day took place for the eight time on August 16th at Arion banki. The program's 10 teams pitched for a room of 180 persons among them investors and leading industry influencers.
It was an honor to welcome Guðni Th. Jóhanneson again, the President of Iceland, to speak at the Investor Day as well as having Benedikt Gíslason CEO of Arion Bank with us. This year we had a new format where we invited a panel of investors on stage to challenge the startups with in depth discussion in front of the audience. The panel of investors this year were our keynote speaker Alex Zhigarev partner at Speedinvest, among Magda Lukazewicz Investment Associate at Balderton Capital and Rünno Allikivi from Funderbeam.
We want to thank all the teams that participated in the 10 week Startup Reykjavík accelerator, the over 80 mentors that generously shared their time with the teams and all those that held lectures, created discussions and trainings for the teams of the program.
At last thanks to all those that attended our open events over the summer. It's obvious that the startup community in Iceland is filled with talented, passionate and energetic group of people that are determined to make the most out of their potential.
Photos: Halldóra Ólafsdóttir

21/08/2019

Startup Reykjavík Investor Day 2019

Startup Reykjavík's Investor Day took place for the eight time on August 16th at Arion banki. The program's 10 teams pitched for a room of 180 persons among them investors and leading industry influencers.
It was an honor to welcome Guðni Th. Jóhanneson again, the President of Iceland, to speak at the Investor Day as well as having Benedikt Gíslason CEO of Arion Bank with us. This year we had a new format where we invited a panel of investors on stage to challenge the startups with in depth discussion in front of the audience. The panel of investors this year were our keynote speaker Alex Zhigarev partner at Speedinvest, among Magda Lukazewicz Investment Associate at Balderton Capital and Rünno Allikivi from Funderbeam.
We want to thank all the teams that participated in the 10 week Startup Reykjavík accelerator, the over 80 mentors that generously shared their time with the teams and all those that held lectures, created discussions and trainings for the teams of the program.
At last thanks to all those that attended our open events over the summer. It's obvious that the startup community in Iceland is filled with talented, passionate and energetic group of people that are determined to make the most out of their potential.
Photos: Halldóra Ólafsdóttir

16/08/2019

💡Í dag er Fjárfestadagur Startup Reykjavík

🚀Við erum stödd í höfuðstöðvum Arion banka en fyrirtækin 10 sem tóku þátt í hraðlinum í ár munu koma til með að kynna hugmyndir sínar hér í dag

☄️Forseti Íslands, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, ávarpar gesti

⏰Auk þess fengum við til liðs við okkur 3 erlenda fjárfesta sem munu taka þátt í kynningum teymanna.

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💡Today is Startup Reykjavik Investor Day

🚀We are here at Arion Bank HQ where the 10 Startups that participated in the accelerator this year will present their ideas.

☄️The President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, gives a speech.

⏰Additionally we had 3 Investor join us to participate in the teams presentations.

14/08/2019

Tölvuleikir hafa aldrei verið vinsælli en þeir eru í dag. Rafíþróttir hafa sprungið í vinsældum á síðustu árum og fylgjast nú yfir 400 milljón mans með rafíþróttum út um allan heim. Rafíþróttaskólinn veitir félagslegan og stuðningsríkan vettvang fyrir rafíþróttaspilara til þess að efla iðkendur félagslega og hjálpa þeim að stíga sín fyrstu skref í sínum rafíþróttaferli. 🎬Sjá þátt 10/10

// Computer games have never been more popular than they are today. E-sports have blown up in the last few years and now there are over 400 million people watching e-sports all over the world. The E-Sports School provides social and supportive platform for e-sports players to strengthen members socially and help them take the first step in their e-sports career. 🎬See episode 10/10

09/08/2019

Það er að verða algengara og algengara að fólk kaupi sér föt í gegnum netið👗💻 Vandamálið er þó að fólk fær ekki sömu aðstoð í netverslun og þegar það gengur inn í fataverslun. Rebutia einfaldar fólki fatakaup í gegnum netið með því að nota gervigreind til þess að hjálpa viðskiptavinum sínum að finna sinn fatastíl.

Sprotafyrirtækið er eitt af tíu sprotum sem taka þátt í Startup Reykjavík í ár. 🎬Sjá þátt 8/10

// It’s getting more and more common that people buy clothes through the internet👗💻 One problem is that people do not get the same assistance when they shop on the internet as they would get in retail stores. Rebutia makes shopping for clothes on the internet easier by using artificial intelligence to help their customers find their own style.

The startup is one of ten startups that participate in Startup Reykjavik accelerator this year. 🎬See episode 8/10