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Founder and CEO @ipaananen's Helsinki-based @Supercellgames Generates $1.3 Million Per Day, And It's About To Get A ~$100 Million Check by Alyson Shontell (@shontelaylay) via @sai

Released: March 30th, 2013 08:00 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/2-year-old-startup-supercell-generates-13-million-per-day-and-its-about-to-get-a-100-million-check-2013-3

Tags: ceo, Finland, FUNDRAISING, games, Helsinki, Ilkka Paananen, startup, supercell

Helsinki-based Hot Gaming Startup @Supercellgames Is Closing A Round Above $100M At Valuation Around $800M

Released: March 30th, 2013 01:00 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: Tech Crunch

http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/28/supercell-2/

Tags: ceo, Finland, FUNDRAISING, games, Helsinki, Ilkka Paananen, startup, supercell

Ten minutes with Daniel Daboczy, CEO of @fundedbyme by @jamesepember via Swedish Startup Space (@thestartupspace)

Released: March 30th, 2013 12:45 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: Swedish Startup Space

http://www.swedishstartupspace.com/2013/03/29/ten-minutes-with-daniel-daboczy-of-funded-by-me/

Tags: ceo, CrowdCulture, crowdfunding, Daniel Daboczy, FundedByMe, Stockholm, Sweden, swedish startup space

Surprise: @RiccardoZacconi's Stockholm-based @King_dot_com Now Has Nearly As Many Daily Users As Zynga by @kimmaicutler via @TechCrunch

Released: March 30th, 2013 12:30 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: Tech Crunch

http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/27/king-candy-crush-saga/

Tags: ceo, game, king.com, Riccardo Zacconi, startup, Stockholm, Sweden

Quietly, Oslo/San Mateo-based @Opera is working on becoming a Smart TV powerhouse by @jank0 Roettgers via @GigaOM

Released: March 30th, 2013 12:15 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: GigaOM

http://gigaom.com/2013/03/27/opera-smart-tv/

Tags: norway, opera, Oslo, startup, tv

Nordic/Baltic Startups: Please help @ArcticStartup by answering their survey on how much funds Nordic/Baltic startups are raising

Released: March 30th, 2013 12:00 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: Arctic Startup

http://www.arcticstartup.com/2013/03/28/how-much-are-nordic-and-baltic-startups-raising-no-really-were-asking

Tags: capital raising, FUNDRAISING, nordic

For the first time, 4 Nordic apps in the US iPhone Top 10 revenue chart @king_dot_com @supercellgames @MojangTeam @RovioHQ via @appannie

Released: March 27th, 2013 01:30 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: Appannie

http://www.appannie.com/top/

Tags: Finland, game, Helsinki, iphone, king.com, Mojang, Revenue, Rovio, Stockholm, supercell, Sweden, top 10

Crime, lying and the story of your life: How will the new wave of wearable tech transform society? by @martinsfp via @TheNextWeb cc: @memototeam

Released: March 27th, 2013 12:30 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: The Next Web

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/03/27/how-the-new-wave-of-wearable-technology-could-transform-society/

Tags: linköping, memoto, startup, Sweden

SF-based @anaplan continues global expansion with opening of Nordic region office in Stockholm with @ThomasAnderberg as Managing Director

Released: March 27th, 2013 12:00 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: Anaplan

https://www.anaplan.com/company/media/press/anaplan-continues-global-expansion-with-nordics-launch/

Tags: anaplan, nordic, regional office, san francisco, startup, Stockholm, Sweden, thomas anderberg, us

One Sim Card To Rule Them All: Ukko Mobile From Helsinki Eliminates Data Roaming Forever by @DSarle via @ArcticStartup

Released: March 27th, 2013 11:45 AM by Christian Olsson

Source: Arctic Startup

http://www.arcticstartup.com/2013/03/27/one-sim-card-to-rule-them-all-ukko-mobile-from-helsinki-eliminates-data-roaming-forever

Tags: Finland, Helsinki, startup, ukko mobile

Bergen-based @itslearning Gets EUR 40 million from EQT Capital for Product Development

Released: March 27th, 2013 11:30 AM by Christian Olsson

Source: Itslearning

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/itslearning-gets-funding-boost-for-product-development-199656011.html

Tags: bergen, itslearning, norway, startup

Helsinki/SF-based @Tinkercad To Shut Down, Announces @AirstoneLabs, An Interactive Simulation Environment by @regandersong via @ArcticStartup

Released: March 27th, 2013 11:15 AM by Christian Olsson

Source: Arctic Startup

http://www.arcticstartup.com/2013/03/27/tinkercad-to-shut-down-announces-airstone-an-interactive-simulation-environment

Tags: airstone, Finland, Helsinki, san francisco, startup, Tinkercad

Ericsson in talks to buy Microsoft's TV software unit: report by @miashanley via @Reuters

Released: March 27th, 2013 11:00 AM by Christian Olsson

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/27/us-ericsson-microsoft-idUSBRE92Q07020130327?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews

Tags: Ericsson, Microsoft, Stockholm, Sweden, tv

5 traits of the best growth-stage CEOs by @glennsolomon via @cnnmoney

Released: March 26th, 2013 12:00 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: CNN Money

http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/25/5-traits-growth-stage-ceos/

Tags: Entrepreneur, failure, startup, success

Chris Dixon (@cdixon), General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz is interviewed by @jason Calacanis on @TWistartups

Released: March 26th, 2013 11:45 AM by Christian Olsson

Source: TWiStartups

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oe4ceqA4pqU

Tags: chris dixon, interview, jason calacanis, thisweekin, video

Common traits of people that work for startups [Infographic] via @angel__network

Released: March 26th, 2013 11:30 AM by Christian Olsson

Source: Angel Investment Network

http://www.angelinvestmentnetwork.net/2013-03/infographic-who-works-for-a-startup-2

Tags: infographic, startup, talent

The combined value of Estonia's 6 most successful startups @Creative_Mobile, @GrabCAD, @fortumo, @TransferWise, @zeroturnaround and @erply could be $305M

Released: March 26th, 2013 11:15 AM by Christian Olsson

Source: Baltic Business News

http://balticbusinessnews.com/article/2013/3/25/estonia-s-successful-startups-valued-at-eur-235-million

Tags: Creative Mobile, erply, estonia, fortumo, grabcad, transferwise, ZeroTurnaround

Oslo/SF-based @Meltwater acquires Stockholm-based image and object recognition company, @Oculusai

Released: March 26th, 2013 11:00 AM by Christian Olsson

Source: Meltwater

http://www.meltwater.com/press-room/meltwater-acquires-swedish-image-and-object-recognition-company-oculusai-to-strengthen-engineering-talent-and-enhance-online-intelligence-solutions/

Tags: meltwater, norway, OculusAI, Oslo, san francisco, Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm-based @TobiiEyeTracker Looks to the Eyes by @svengrundberg via @WSJ

Released: March 25th, 2013 11:30 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324105204578382353581452288.html

Tags: startup, Stockholm, Sweden, Tobii

Inside The Investor's Mind [Infographic] by @FundersFounders and @jeff Clavier of @softtechvc

Released: March 25th, 2013 08:45 PM by Christian Olsson

Source: Visually

http://visual.ly/inside-investors-mind

Tags: Information, INVESTOR, mind

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Founder and CEO @ipaananen's Helsinki-based @Supercellgames Generates $1.3 Million Per Day, And It's About To Get A ~$100 Million Check by Alyson Shontell (@shontelaylay) via @sai

Helsinki-based Hot Gaming Startup @Supercellgames Is Closing A Round Above $100M At Valuation Around $800M

Ten minutes with Daniel Daboczy, CEO of @fundedbyme by @jamesepember via Swedish Startup Space (@thestartupspace)

Surprise: @RiccardoZacconi's Stockholm-based @King_dot_com Now Has Nearly As Many Daily Users As Zynga by @kimmaicutler via @TechCrunch

Quietly, Oslo/San Mateo-based @Opera is working on becoming a Smart TV powerhouse by @jank0 Roettgers via @GigaOM

Nordic/Baltic Startups: Please help @ArcticStartup by answering their survey on how much funds Nordic/Baltic startups are raising

For the first time, 4 Nordic apps in the US iPhone Top 10 revenue chart @king_dot_com @supercellgames @MojangTeam @RovioHQ via @appannie

Crime, lying and the story of your life: How will the new wave of wearable tech transform society? by @martinsfp via @TheNextWeb cc: @memototeam

SF-based @anaplan continues global expansion with opening of Nordic region office in Stockholm with @ThomasAnderberg as Managing Director

One Sim Card To Rule Them All: Ukko Mobile From Helsinki Eliminates Data Roaming Forever by @DSarle via @ArcticStartup

Bergen-based @itslearning Gets EUR 40 million from EQT Capital for Product Development

Helsinki/SF-based @Tinkercad To Shut Down, Announces @AirstoneLabs, An Interactive Simulation Environment by @regandersong via @ArcticStartup

Ericsson in talks to buy Microsoft's TV software unit: report by @miashanley via @Reuters

5 traits of the best growth-stage CEOs by @glennsolomon via @cnnmoney

Chris Dixon (@cdixon), General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz is interviewed by @jason Calacanis on @TWistartups

Common traits of people that work for startups [Infographic] via @angel__network

The combined value of Estonia's 6 most successful startups @Creative_Mobile, @GrabCAD, @fortumo, @TransferWise, @zeroturnaround and @erply could be $305M

Oslo/SF-based @Meltwater acquires Stockholm-based image and object recognition company, @Oculusai

Stockholm-based @TobiiEyeTracker Looks to the Eyes by @svengrundberg via @WSJ

Inside The Investor's Mind [Infographic] by @FundersFounders and @jeff Clavier of @softtechvc

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