{"id":3277,"date":"2021-08-13T09:11:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T09:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2024-01-13T10:23:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T10:23:20","slug":"top-10-nordic-startups-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/top-10-nordic-startups-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Nordic Startups to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Nordic region has always grabbed eyeballs when it comes to cutting-edge innovations and start-ups in almost every sphere. The area is most well-known for its array of FinTech startups \u2013 one in every ten of the world\u2019s leading FinTechs on the Global FinTech Index by <\/span>Findexable<\/span><\/a> have their roots in these Scandinavian countries of Northern Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n The mountainous region which was once known better for its fjords now has a thriving startup ecosystem due to a seamless collaborative model between communities, infrastructural entities, private players and governments. Though the Nordic made a late entry into mass entrepreneurship compared to Western leaders, the escalating investments in the native startups of Scandinavia paint a vibrant picture.<\/span><\/p>\n Most Norwegian startups are profoundly focussed on offering sustainable solutions to financial, social and environmental challenges, resting on the pillars of technology and trust. The following 10 startups, however, have emerged as the most talked-about due to their exceptional premises and massive potential for traction and growth.<\/span><\/p>\n Bringing much-needed ease, cost-effectiveness and simplification to loan applications for customers, <\/span>Axo Finans<\/span><\/a> is a leading-edge FinTech in the personal lending domain. The startup currently has a notable presence in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, and acts as a digital broker helping customers fill out and send loan applications to multiple banks without hassles.<\/span><\/p>\n Axo Finans was established in Oslo in the wake of the global financial<\/a> crisis of 2008. Ever since it has grown consistently with its one-of-a-kind promise of non-binding offers and friction-free service to customers. Racking up revenue of 250+ MNOK with proven results, the startup was sold to US-based private equity firm Corsair Capital in 2019 by founders Stig Arff and Morten Armand Johansen.<\/span><\/p>\n Catering to the quite underserved section of healthcare staff, NyBy allows healthcare workers to reach out to qualified citizens and volunteers for supporting the most vulnerable through errands, social needs, assisted trips to the doctor, and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n NyBy\u2019s resource collaboration platform is helping the ageing population and scarcity of healthcare workers, especially during the pandemic. The variety of participants is quite inspiring \u2013 from politicians to nurses, labour unions to unemployment offices. On the principles of empathy and collaboration, NyBy is consistently expanding its mission-driven startup to help patients, healthcare workers as well as interested citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n Based on the good old love for pen and paper when it comes to penning down thoughts, reMarkable is helping people focus better with one of the world\u2019s first Paper Tablets. These tablets look and feel like paper can be used for reading, writing and sketching without distracting notifications for a healthier focus.<\/span><\/p>\n Launched in 2017, remarkable has had one of the most successful pre-order campaigns in the world of tech startups. The Norwegian company operates across Europe, Asia, Oceania and America today, and saw a massive $15 million Series A round with Spark Capital two years ago. Recently, remarkable launched the world\u2019s thinnest tablet, which soon got listed in the Time\u2019s Best Inventions of 2020.<\/span><\/p>\nAxo Finans<\/span><\/h2>\n
NyBy<\/span><\/h2>\n
reMarkable<\/span><\/h2>\n
Tibber<\/span><\/h2>\n