Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start of something?

Re:Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start o... by itmag on Friday December 30, 2011 @09:07AM (#3407615)

Interesting that things are actually happening outside of SV.

Speaking of that, is there a startup scene in Scandinavia? Anyone know?

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Re:Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start o... by Ironballs on Friday December 30, 2011 @10:21AM (#3407851)

Yes! There's even a whole site devoted to the startup scene in Nordic (and Baltic) countries: http://www.arcticstartup.com/

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Re:Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start o... by itmag on Sunday January 01, 2012 @08:20AM (#3412982)

Cool! (heh)

I want to meet local entrepreneurs who are in tune with the HN ethos, but it's really hard sometimes in Jante country :)

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Re:Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start o... by mebe on Friday December 30, 2011 @10:22AM (#3407853)

In Finland, there's been quite a lot of happening lately: http://steveblank.com/2011/10/07/the-helsinki-spring/

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Re:Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start o... by mikebutcher on Friday December 30, 2011 @09:44AM (#3407733)

Er, cough, Spotify...?

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Re:Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start o... by pdelgallego on Friday December 30, 2011 @11:03AM (#3408018)

+ Skype, Zendesk, Opera, Rovio, among others.

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Re:Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start o... by wantrepreneur on Friday December 30, 2011 @12:38PM (#3408333)

Yeah,because Estonia is Scandinavian country LOL

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Re:Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start o... by pdelgallego on Friday December 30, 2011 @01:01PM (#3408411)

Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström are both Scandinavians.

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