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It’s time for another Startup Sweden event

Save the date for Startup Sweden, Stockholm, December 2-4, 2011.

Startup Sweden is a 48 hour event that is all about doing. You can come as a DOER (team up with LIGHTBULB around their idea) or LIGHTBULB (team up with DOER and start working on your idea). Or if you already have a team and web service or app you’re working on, feel free to spend the event as a social work weekend.

More info and sign up (available in swedish only at the moment):
http://weekend.startupsweden.com/

Watch Startup School presentations with some of Silicon Valley’s top entrepreneurs

You will find them here:
http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/videos

Mike Maples and Max Skibinsky in interactive interviews on Startup School

Startup School is an open university for entrepreneurs from around the world. Watch recordings or organize live virtual events with like-minded founders and experts. Learn on demand what you really need. Upcoming sessions include Founders Interview with Max Skibinsky and Investor Interview with Mike Maples.

Read more here

Apply to Startupbootcamp

In Denmark a number of mentors, institutions and companies are arranging a TechStars inspired incubator “event” starting in August.

Startupbootcamp is a 3 month startup accelerator. We help you transform your startup idea by injecting cash, providing free incubator space and access to 50+ awesome mentors. By the end of the program you pitch at Investor Day. We are a northern European initiative affiliated with Techstars.

Apply now! Before it’s too late…

Global Startup Challenge 2010


This summer Red Sky is organizing Global Startup Challenge 2010, a startup event starting July 1st and ending August 31st. Apply before June 16th! Project teams can include up to 3 people. Selected teams will be invited to Szczecin.

We’re inviting people from Poland and Europe to take part in a unique project!
It doesn’t matter if you live in Szczecin, Warsaw or Berlin!
It doesn’t matter if you only have an idea or a working internet project!
We welcome everyone ready to expend 2 vacation months for hard work.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a student, you just turned 18 or you’re long past thirty.
The reward may be unique – success in the global Internet!

Red Sky focuses on Internet related projects aimed at the global market and they will have specialists helping participants throughout the two months.

The most interesting projects will receive up to 200,000 euros in seed capital through the Buisness Angels’ Network AMBER, and the Starter Capital Fund Pomeranus Seed.

Four Swedish teams to participate at Seedcamp Copenhagen

Anna at Cloudberry Communications pinged me saying that four Swedish start-ups were accepted to Seedcamp.

Crunchfish - mobile business applications. (Malmö)
Eurodocs - web-based business solutions with identity and privacy protection. (Stockholm)
Hypezoo - pre-release information on upcoming games and products. (Stockholm)
TuneRights - p2p commerce platform for the music industry. (Stockholm)

Complete list of participants here

We wish them the best of luck!

Apply now to Seedcamp Copenhagen!

If you are at an early stage working on a web/mobile/software startup I definitely think you should apply to Seedcamp in Copenhagen, May 27th 2010. There will be lots of talented mentors, investors and entrepreneurs there. That means lots and lots of very useful connections, input and support!

So what is Seedcamp?

Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen is a one day event on 27th May aiming to connect the 20 best web-tech, mobile and software talent with some of the leading entrepreneurs, developers, and experts from the European tech ecosystem.

Last year saw us in Helsingborg, which was a great success and brought us face to face with quality teams across the region and beyond. We’re urging teams from Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Iceland and Norway that are confident and ready to apply to Mini Seedcamp Copenhagen. Of course, our open door policy means that any team from anywhere can also apply.

Find out more on: http://seedcamp.com/pages/copenhagen10

Startup Weekends in Scandinavia

There are Startup Weekends being organized in Stockholm, Lund, Oslo and Copenhagen in April.

Startup Weekend is a 54 hour startup event that provides networking, resources and incentives for individuals and teams to go from idea to launch. Get connected with local developers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Build Community. Start Companies. No Talk. All Action.

Stockholm, April 16 - 18, 2010
http://stockholm.startupweekend.org

Lund, April 9 - 11, 2010
http://lund.startupweekend.org

Oslo, April 9 - 11, 2010
http://oslo.startupweekend.org

Copenhagen, April 9 - 11, 2010
http://copenhagen.startupweekend.org

As a previous participant and organizer of similar events (Startup Sweden) I can tell you it’s a lot of fun, I promise!

Time to apply to Seedcamp Week 2009

Seedcamp Week 2009 applications are open for the next wave of European web-tech talent to apply - 2 WEEKS LEFT!

Seedcamp Week 2009 is a weeklong programme from 21-25th September that connects 20 early stage web tech startups with over 400 highly experienced and sought after entrepreneurs, investors, marketers, product and developer experts.  The 20 teams do compete for seed funding, but most importantly, garner world-class connections and recognition in the European entrepreneurial ecosystem. At the end of the week Seedcamp will invest up to €50K each in 5 teams for a small equity stake (5%-10%).

Applications are now open and being accepted till August 23rd. More details are on our website (www.seedcamp.com) and blog (www.blog.seedcamp.com).

Sweden Social Web Camp this summer

Are you swedish, or do you happen to pass by Sweden this summer? Then maybe you’re up for Sweden Social Web Camp.

Read more:
http://www.whatsnext.se/2009/04/22/arets-hajk-sweden-social-web-camp/