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Tech Savvy icon Unique conference created by volunteers returns to Aarhus

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Unique conference created by volunteers returns to Aarhus

DevOpsDays, the worldwide conference dedicated to software development, returns to Aarhus in 2025. Created by and for devops enthusiasts, this international conference is known for...
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Tech Savvy icon Digital health book for pets has gone from disappointment to dewy-eyed capital

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Digital health book for pets has gone from disappointment to dewy-eyed capital

After a long and challenging journey, Danish startup Fauna can finally head into the future with new energy. The company behind a digital health book...
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Tech Savvy icon Young entrepreneurs ditched their studies and founded an AI startup: Now they get millions from prominent investors

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Young entrepreneurs ditched their studies and founded an AI startup: Now they get millions from prominent investors

In a press release, the Aarhus startup Cernel announces that they have just raised DKK 5.4 million in an investment round. The capital injection will...
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Tech Savvy icon New startup mecca soon to open its doors: Get a sneak peek inside

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

New startup mecca soon to open its doors: Get a sneak peek inside

On Thursday, November 21, 2024, INCUBA Next officially opens its doors at Katrinebjerg. With its 22,000 extra square meters, INCUBA Next is a major expansion...
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Tech Savvy icon AI Day moves AI from hype to everyday use

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

AI Day moves AI from hype to everyday use

DGI Huset in Aarhus is buzzing with life, with over 400 AI enthusiasts swarming in and out of the cornucopia of presentations that AI Day...
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Tech Savvy icon Aarhus startup wins prestigious entrepreneurship award: Creating unity on the roads

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Aarhus startup wins prestigious entrepreneurship award: Creating unity on the roads

The startup Team Driver, created by Camilla Beenfeeldt, Anthony Sangano and Charles Garvang, has won DKK 100,000 and the title of winner of the Entrepreneurship...
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Tech Savvy icon “We can’t just continue with business as usual”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

“We can’t just continue with business as usual”

On Thursday, October 31, six promising startups, an experienced panel of experts, and an enthusiastic audience gathered at the town hall in Aarhus when Lifestyle...
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Tech Savvy icon The entrepreneurial journey: “I’ve always been a sore loser. Now I’ve learned that getting frustrated is useless.”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

The entrepreneurial journey: “I’ve always been a sore loser. Now I’ve learned that getting frustrated is useless.”

When Matias Bøgvad Appel graduated from commercial high school, he considered studying further – political science or something in the field of economics. First, however,...
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Tech Savvy icon Popular Aarhus event resurrected: Immersive tech stories without the buzzwords

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Popular Aarhus event resurrected: Immersive tech stories without the buzzwords

On Wednesday, November 20, the Tech Tales concept returns. Tech Tales has shown its popularity in the past, but the momentum was slowed by the...
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Tech Savvy icon Startup raises new capital to roll out healthy soda: Planning expansion into Nordic and European markets

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Startup raises new capital to roll out healthy soda: Planning expansion into Nordic and European markets

Aarhus-based startup Clutch Nutrition has secured a significant investment from the Swedish angel network CMEC. This investment will strengthen Clutch Nutrition’s position in the health-oriented...
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Tech Savvy icon Tourism as an innovative growth engine: Danish tech entrepreneurs gain access to unique networks

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Tourism as an innovative growth engine: Danish tech entrepreneurs gain access to unique networks

More Danish startups are using tourism as a springboard to broader markets, according to a new analysis from Volcano. The Hub for Innovation in Tourism...
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Tech Savvy icon No more trawling through hundreds of ads: Startup turns the car market upside down

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

No more trawling through hundreds of ads: Startup turns the car market upside down

Carzilla’s platform offers a different approach to car advertising that challenges traditional methods. Instead of dealers having to create detailed inventory lists with pictures of...
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Tech Savvy icon “Two days later, a wall had fallen down”

Author: TechSavvy Media

“Two days later, a wall had fallen down”

The washbasin was held upright by a batten and an electrical outlet hung loosely in the middle of the office.It was a long way to...
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Tech Savvy icon Danish AI success secures million-dollar investment: Hyper-local weather forecasts go global

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Danish AI success secures million-dollar investment: Hyper-local weather forecasts go global

Aarhus-based Cordulus, the leading provider of AI-based weather solutions in Northern Europe, has just secured a DKK 22 million investment from Danish Agro and the...
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Tech Savvy icon What does science say about your news? Danish startup tackles misinformation with new AI tool

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

What does science say about your news? Danish startup tackles misinformation with new AI tool

Aarhus-based AI startup Proem has launched a new global AI tool to promote informed discourse by connecting news with scientific research. Called Proem News, the...
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Tech Savvy icon Danish-developed material with unique properties: Paving the way for smart t-shirts

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Danish-developed material with unique properties: Paving the way for smart t-shirts

Danish Graphene has developed a groundbreaking graphene-based ink that could change the way we think about wearables and smart clothing. Graphene is a revolutionary material...
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Tech Savvy icon It started by accident, but now the Startup of the Week has sold 12,000 units in a year

Author: Sebastian Kjær

It started by accident, but now the Startup of the Week has sold 12,000 units in a year

He was really just doing a fairly standard electrician’s job. He needed to draw some power and install some spotlights. But the customer was serial...
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Tech Savvy icon Last week they were acquired. Now the next chapter begins as part of a Nordic powerhouse

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Last week they were acquired. Now the next chapter begins as part of a Nordic powerhouse

Last week, Capturi unveiled some big news. The Aarhus startup has been acquired by the Norwegian customer service platform Puzzel. This means that Capturi is...
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Tech Savvy icon Here we go! Large multi-million investment makes Aarhus-based canteen SaaS ready to take on the US

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Here we go! Large multi-million investment makes Aarhus-based canteen SaaS ready to take on the US

Aarhus-based Kanpla raises DKK 60 million. Danish SaaS company Kanpla has just completed a Series A financing round of DKK 60 million. The significant investment...
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Tech Savvy icon New initiative from Aarhus University: Denmark’s first elite program for innovation is underway

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

New initiative from Aarhus University: Denmark’s first elite program for innovation is underway

Aarhus University has just selected the first seven researchers for the groundbreaking Distinguished Senior Innovators (DSI) program – a new strategic initiative that focuses on...
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Tech Savvy icon Concrete, AI and Drones: The winners of The Bright Idea are awarded DKK 550,000

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Concrete, AI and Drones: The winners of The Bright Idea are awarded DKK 550,000

Three groundbreaking projects within green technology and sustainability were honored when the Otto Mønsted Foundation presented The Bright Idea Award 2024 on Wednesday. The award,...
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Tech Savvy icon Makes record-breaking triple-digit million exit: “Redefined the way media and customers work with search engine optimization”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Makes record-breaking triple-digit million exit: “Redefined the way media and customers work with search engine optimization”

Bazoom Group, founded in 2020, has in just four years developed into one of the leading global platforms for digital marketing and search engine optimization....
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Tech Savvy icon Biofertilizer and water purification: Spinning out is a long-haul

Author: TechSavvy Media

Biofertilizer and water purification: Spinning out is a long-haul

Technological breakthroughs leading to successful spinout companies often take decades. The Spin-outs Denmark programme gives the most promising researchers time to succeed.
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Tech Savvy icon The entrepreneurial journey: “We’re just getting started. In 5 years, we want to be Denmark’s first female-founded unicorn”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

The entrepreneurial journey: “We’re just getting started. In 5 years, we want to be Denmark’s first female-founded unicorn”

It quickly became clear to Nanna Bach Munkholm that technical co-founders are in high demand in the entrepreneurial community. She decided to become one of...
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Tech Savvy icon Sustainable fashion startups pitch to industry experts: Meet the participants here

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Sustainable fashion startups pitch to industry experts: Meet the participants here

On October 31, ambitious fashion and lifestyle entrepreneurs will gather at Aarhus City Hall to participate in Lifestyle Growth 2024, where themes such as recycling,...
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Tech Savvy icon Followed passion: Startup of the week wants to make finding a ski or climbing buddy easy and safe

Author: Sebastian Kjær

Followed passion: Startup of the week wants to make finding a ski or climbing buddy easy and safe

He came rolling in on a longboard with an orange cap on his head when he started at the Faculty of Economics in Aarhus after...
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Tech Savvy icon I went to Aarhus Townhall. Here’s what I learned about the city ecosystem

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

I went to Aarhus Townhall. Here’s what I learned about the city ecosystem

“Enjoy yourselves while I drink free beer with 500 self-important entrepreneurs and smug investors,” I wrote in a text message to my wife, who had...
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Tech Savvy icon Drones to revolutionize bird counting: Precision and less disturbance to nature

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Drones to revolutionize bird counting: Precision and less disturbance to nature

A new report from DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy at Aarhus University points to drones as a game changer in bird monitoring...
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Tech Savvy icon Aarhus startup wants to make the mobile game that saves your relationship

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Aarhus startup wants to make the mobile game that saves your relationship

Can a mobile game save faltering relationships? Yes, says coach Amanda Maya Haywood, who together with developer Mads Wettergren Poulsen and project manager Morten Hyldgaard...
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Tech Savvy icon Search on a mood: Aarhus startup rethinks holiday search with new visual search engine

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Search on a mood: Aarhus startup rethinks holiday search with new visual search engine

“Cozy cabin by the lake”, “great garden for the dog” or “bedroom with a view”? Instead of just looking at facts and facilities, you can...
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Tech Savvy icon Aarhus Townhall: “We want to break the Janteloven and brag about the many exciting things happening in the city”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Aarhus Townhall: “We want to break the Janteloven and brag about the many exciting things happening in the city”

“A community buffet for startups in Aarhus.” This is how Ellen Kobberø starts by describing Aarhus Townhall, which on Thursday, October 10th. October 10th, brings...
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Tech Savvy icon New man at the head of INCUBA: Focus on developing spinouts, startups, and scalelups

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

New man at the head of INCUBA: Focus on developing spinouts, startups, and scalelups

After nine years, the INCUBA science park said goodbye to Mai Louise Agerskov as CEO on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Jacob Doktor Mogensen will step...
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Tech Savvy icon Aarhus: Join us for a morning meeting on web accessibility

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Aarhus: Join us for a morning meeting on web accessibility

On Thursday, November 7, GORM x ENVISION invites you to a breakfast meeting in Aarhus with a focus on web accessibility. Web accessibility may seem...
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Tech Savvy icon INCUBA Awards: Here are the Startup of the Year and Investor of the Year 2024

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

INCUBA Awards: Here are the Startup of the Year and Investor of the Year 2024

Pitching and networking took place when INCUBA hosted the annual gathering of investors interested in Aarhus and East Jutland on Thursday. Here, 15 exciting local...
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Tech Savvy icon Sleep, startups and success: Three generations of entrepreneurs meet in new podcast episode

Author: Sebastian Kjær

Sleep, startups and success: Three generations of entrepreneurs meet in new podcast episode

An entrepreneur in his 20s, an entrepreneur in his 30s and an entrepreneur in his 40s go into a podcast episode. The three entrepreneurs are...
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Tech Savvy icon Diversity as a driver: AI entrepreneur helps women find their footing in tech

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Diversity as a driver: AI entrepreneur helps women find their footing in tech

She had never considered that she could be a mentor to someone. But when a message arrived at Nanna Bach Munkholm’s door, it was a...
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Tech Savvy icon Aarhus Investor Summit: Investors help local startups scale

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Aarhus Investor Summit: Investors help local startups scale

The Aarhus Investor Summit attracts a wide range of investors from business angels and venture capital funds to accelerator programs, all seeking exciting investment opportunities...
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Tech Savvy icon Startup Weekend: “We want to create a way into the ecosystem”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Startup Weekend: “We want to create a way into the ecosystem”

If entrepreneurship were an Olympic discipline, the participants at this year’s Startup Weekend in Aarhus would be at the front of the pack. Startups were...
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Tech Savvy icon Startup Weekend: And the winner is…

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Startup Weekend: And the winner is…

3 days. 54 hours. 10 pitches. 1 winner. Startup Weekend was a fast-paced experience for the 60+ attendees, building startups from the ground up –...
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Tech Savvy icon Insects monitored with AI in Thy National Park: New technology can protect biodiversity

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Insects monitored with AI in Thy National Park: New technology can protect biodiversity

In a new research collaboration, three BeeSee stations have been installed in Thy National Park. These stations are equipped with cameras and computers that use...
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Tech Savvy icon Former Grundfos leader creates new AI company: “We deliver solutions that quickly create value and make AI tangible”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Former Grundfos leader creates new AI company: “We deliver solutions that quickly create value and make AI tangible”

With over 20 years of experience in management, strategy and digital products, Sara Schøler Lass has founded WeZimplify together with Carsten Heinmann from Heinmann Research....
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Tech Savvy icon Startup Weekend: “I got hooked on entrepreneurship when I met creative people who dared to see the world in a different way”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Startup Weekend: “I got hooked on entrepreneurship when I met creative people who dared to see the world in a different way”

Today, Friday, September 27th, Startup Aarhus in collaboration with American Techstars will kick off a wild 54-hour hackathon – Startup Weekend – where budding entrepreneurs...
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Tech Savvy icon Two weeks after launch: “We’re not waiting for a snowball effect – we’re out making a lot of noise from the start”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Two weeks after launch: “We’re not waiting for a snowball effect – we’re out making a lot of noise from the start”

The founding team can look back on a hectic few weeks when the travel portal Snowii launched. Countless interviews have been given to create as...
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Tech Savvy icon Here are the finalists in local awards: Startup of the Year and Investor of the Year announced

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Here are the finalists in local awards: Startup of the Year and Investor of the Year announced

The finalists for the INCUBA Prize 2024 have now been selected. The 16 nominated startups have been narrowed down to four finalists, and out of...
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Tech Savvy icon Aarhus startup in groundbreaking partnership: New AI platform to reduce gender differences in health research

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Aarhus startup in groundbreaking partnership: New AI platform to reduce gender differences in health research

Global women’s health innovation platform Femtech Insider and AI-powered research platform Proem have announced a new partnership that marks a significant step towards reducing the...
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Tech Savvy icon Calling all tech startups: Bring your innovative citizen service solutions for young people

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Calling all tech startups: Bring your innovative citizen service solutions for young people

Aarhus Municipality is looking for a technological solution that can revolutionize the way they deliver citizen services to children and young people. The aim is...
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Tech Savvy icon 375 hours of Danish dialect recordings released: Empowering Danish speech technology

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

375 hours of Danish dialect recordings released: Empowering Danish speech technology

Over the past two years, Danes from all over the country have donated their voices to a new speech dataset that will improve the use...
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Tech Savvy icon Million-dollar investment in Aarhus-based SaaS company: “The timing and partner are perfect”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Million-dollar investment in Aarhus-based SaaS company: “The timing and partner are perfect”

With Copilot Capital on board, PriceShape aims to amplify its focus on improving the current service, optimize the use of AI and consider potential acquisitions....
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Tech Savvy icon FlightLogger raises capital for global growth: “Our vision is ambitious and bold”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

FlightLogger raises capital for global growth: “Our vision is ambitious and bold”

FlightLogger, a leading provider of cloud-based software for flight schools, has received another growth investment from Arcadea Group. This marks the second capital injection from...
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Tech Savvy icon Aarhus boosts startups with international ambitions

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Aarhus boosts startups with international ambitions

The ecosystem of hubs and organisations forms a strong network for tech startups with international potential. In Aarhus, the focus extends far beyond Denmark’s borders.
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Tech Savvy icon Startups to watch 2024: Four startups you should keep an eye on in Aarhus

Author: Andreas Ellemann Jensen

Startups to watch 2024: Four startups you should keep an eye on in Aarhus

Four startups to watch in Aarhus in the year 2024
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Tech Savvy icon Successful fintech founders lacked the perfect scaleup hub, so they built it themselves

Author: TechSavvy Media

Successful fintech founders lacked the perfect scaleup hub, so they built it themselves

After successful exits, the founders of Clearhaus and Quickpay have created POP2: A premium entrepreneurial community for ambitious tech scaleups in Aarhus.
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Tech Savvy icon From software to container-sized batteries: Ecopark has room for green startups with big moves

Author: TechSavvy Media

From software to container-sized batteries: Ecopark has room for green startups with big moves

The buildings used to be the heart of waste collection in Aarhus Municipality. Today, garbage trucks have been replaced by entrepreneurs developing their inventions and...
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Tech Savvy icon Random group work at VIA led to a startup. Now, it has raised DKK 5.5 million

Author: TechSavvy Media

Random group work at VIA led to a startup. Now, it has raised DKK 5.5 million

In a year and a half, the digital wardrobe CAPSULE has gained over 100,000 users in 180 countries. But if it hadn’t been for a...
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Tech Savvy icon The Kitchen is flying: Record number of new startups

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

The Kitchen is flying: Record number of new startups

The first Monday in September was a record-breaking day at The Kitchen, Aarhus University’s gathering place for entrepreneurs and startups. Here, students and researchers with...
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Tech Savvy icon Tech leader: “Technology was the answer to everything. But then I realized that the human factor is super important”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Tech leader: “Technology was the answer to everything. But then I realized that the human factor is super important”

It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice. That’s the mantra Tommy Dejbjeg Pedersen lives by. This philosophy drives his approach...
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Tech Savvy icon Growing Aarhus startup: “We don’t move by just praising each other”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

Growing Aarhus startup: “We don’t move by just praising each other”

Aarhus startup RaskRask, which offers massages via an online platform, has undergone significant growth since their participation in the TV show Løvens Hule in 2020....
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Tech Savvy icon The entrepreneurial journey: “I just quit my job. It’s the first time I’ve done that to go full-time with a startup”

Author: Rasmus Hørving-Mulberg

The entrepreneurial journey: “I just quit my job. It’s the first time I’ve done that to go full-time with a startup”

The ecstasy coincides with the signing of the investment agreement, but it can quickly turn into a trip to the coal cellar if product development...
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