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  • AWS Summit 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden’s New Biggest Tech Event

    ​Amazon Web Services, or AWS in short, is at the center of the digitalisation of everything, and AWS Summit in Stockholm is Amazon’s biggest Nordic event with over 5,000 visitors. The reason, of course, is that 2018 is the year AWS, the world’s largest cloud, is launching three new data centers in the Stockholm region, to serve all of the Nordics.

  • The Quiet Revolution – How the Giant Clouds are Taking over the Sky

    ​The global cloud market is expected to double in size in the coming years to some $400 billion. This quiet revolution is driven by the transformation of IT to services, the need to handle IT security and also by flexibility and innovation. In Sweden, one of the clouds services, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is expected to launch in 2018 with three new data centers.

  • Nothing Normal Ever Changed a Damn Thing – Hey Weirdos, Step In

    We entered SLUSH 2017 together with 20,000 other excited tech heads – with the aim to drive change and to join the movement in supporting the next generation of groundbreaking founders. The line-up was impressive to say the least – over 2,600 startups and 1,500 VCs from over 130 countries as well as CEOs and Founders of leading global tech companies were brought together in Helsinki.

  • Nordic Tech Hot Spot: Trondheim

    ​We went to Trondheim to explore one of the Nordic’s top tech hubs, built around the large university, with a dynamic ecosystem of innovation, research and startups. We also discovered how the salmon industry is creating an exciting industry around Aqua Tech, and how you can finance a VC fund from selling beer.

  • Standout Capital invests in Exsitec to fuel further growth

    Standout Capital acquires a majority stake in Exsitec, a leading provider of business system software to medium sized companies in Sweden. Standout Capital looks forward to support Exsitec’s continued commitment to provide high quality services to current and future customers and to fuel the continued growth and development of the company. Following the transaction Standout Capital holds 55% of th

  • Standout Capital invests in BCB Medical and the future of digital healthcare

    Standout Capital invests in BCB Medical Oy, the Nordic market leader in gathering and analysing clinical data. The investment will support the continued growth of BCB Medical’s established business in the Finnish market as well as the international launch of the company’s software and clinical data products. Following the investment, Standout Capital becomes BCB Medical’s largest shareholder.

  • Gör Sverige datarikt (Dagens Industri)

    Opinion piece in business daily Dagens Industri by Standout Capital's Fredrik Arnander about how to make Sweden a data-rich country. (In Swedish)

  • Will the Robots Eat our Breakfast? Exploring the Future of Work

    ​Our worry about technology taking our jobs is age-old. Now, with the exponential development in Artificial Intelligence, computer power, new software and robotics, the discussion is hot once again. In this blog, we take a look at the future of work and automation, and think there is plenty to discuss.

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