If you haven’t already noticed, bots are on the rise and we take a look at what they are and what they mean. Bots are new platforms for developers, they are an interface for users, they represents a whole range of innovative products and they are also a new channel for brands and enterprises to interact with consumers. This is a roundup of the current state of bots.
Standout News #5 - The Newsletter from Standout Capital. Follow Nordic tech, trends and deals.
Nordic tech ecosystem is booming, to keep track you need to follow a media universe of blogs, podcasts, conferences and twitter accounts. Most of these sources are at the grassroots level, covering startups and innovations, which is essential to understand the wider tech market and its evolution. For your convenience, Standout Capital has listed the top online news sources across the Nordics.
Standout News #4 - The Newsletter from Standout Capital. Follow Nordic tech, trends and deals.
Private growth companies stay private longer, and it makes sense for stock exchanges like Nasdaq to help these fast-growers earlier, before they even start thinking about an IPO. In 2014 Nasdaq Private Market launched, now it’s coming to Europe and we were interested to learn more.
Swedish business daily Dagens Industri and their tech news channel Di Digital is launching an initiative to make the Nordic digital ecosystem more transparent. Standout Capital, since long an advocate for quantifying the new business landscape, is a partner toNordic Tech List and supplying company information from our database.
Standout News #3 - The Newsletter from Standout Capital. Follow Nordic tech, trends and deals.
We invest in tech companies, but even more so in the digital transformation of business and society. We look broadly at companies and industry sectors undergoing digital change. There are three themes that we think are especially interesting long term; private transportation, consumer finance and education. Let us tell you why.
Standout News #2 - The Newsletter from Standout Capital. Follow Nordic tech, trends and deals.
Each year consulting group Deloitte highlights the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Sweden, Finland and Norway. The award, that ranks companies based on their revenue growth, is now over 10 years old in the Nordics and a top recognition of entrepreneurship.
In an earlier post, we explored five must-have success factors that we think are essential for a modern tech investor that wants to thrive in today’s dynamic global market. Now we would like to turn to the actual investments. What is an outstanding investment? Also, we’re introducing the Technology Impact concept, a three-step investment philosophy.
The rapid technology market is raising the demands on tech investors. We have been thinking about what makes a great growth capital investor today, and believe that there are 5 “must-have” success factors to thrive as a modern investment company operating locally in a global technology context.
