Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)

@siliconvikings

#NordicMade networking org intersecting #SiliconValley & #NewNordics: #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups

Sausalito, CA, USA

Joined May 2011

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jun 3

Join us this Thursday, June 5th, for a lunch panel about “Leading with Nordic Insight: Navigating Leadership Across Cultures” hosted by @siliconvikings, SWEA San Francisco, and @innorhouse. Sign up here: eventbrite.com/e/leading-with… #NordicMade #NordicsInSV

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 21

#estotech #Teletactica, which is developing advanced communication systems for defense and dual-use applications, raised $1.5M in seed funding. Participating investors include @mitscapital and Green Flag Ventures. By @tech_eu tech.eu/2025/07/17/tel… #NordicMade #defensetech

siliconvikings's tweet card. With 5x better price-to-performance than EU and US radios, Teletactica delivers scalable, rugged solutions that withstand heavy jamming.

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 26

#helyes #gamedev @supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen (@ipaananen): "Europe doesn't need to become Silicon Valley". The Finnish gaming unicorn's cofounder joins the @Siftedeu #Podcast sifted.eu/articles/ilkka… #NordicMade #NordicDev

siliconvikings's tweet card. Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen on how AI will change gaming, how to take the fear out of failure and why he's bullish on European tech

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 26

European investors find purpose in purposeful tech. Homegrown startups quietly winning in high-impact sectors like #defencetech and #biotech. By @Siftedeu [Paywall] sifted.eu/articles/john-… #NordicMade

siliconvikings's tweet card. European tech startups are quietly winning in high-impact sectors like defence and biotech, writes John Thornhill.

Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 26

European #defencetech is ‘booming’ as funding jumps nearly 30% in H1 2025 - deal count is also up over 50% from the 1st half of 2024. By @Siftedeu [Paywall] sifted.eu/articles/europ… #NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups

siliconvikings's tweet card. Deal count is also up over 50% from the first half of 2024

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 26

Lithuania is emerging as a promising hub for #gamedev #startups in the Baltics, thanks to its combination of strong technical talent, low operational costs, and a supportive business environment. By @tech_eu tech.eu/2025/07/25/fro… #NordicMade #baltictech #LTstartups #NordicDev

siliconvikings's tweet card. With talent, low overheads, and breakout studios like Nordcurrent, the country is making its mark on the global stage.

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 26

Week 30, 2025 in #eutech: 🇸🇪 @lovable_dev becomes fastest software company ever to reach $100M ARR. By @tech_eu #NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups tech.eu/2025/07/25/ele…

siliconvikings's tweet card. This week we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €1.4 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 24

#estotech energy startup @powerup_tech has launched a crowdfunding campaign to deliver one UP1K hydrogen generator directly to a drone team operating on the front lines in Ukraine. By @tech_eu tech.eu/2025/07/24/pow… #NordicMade #baltictech #energytech

siliconvikings's tweet card. PowerUP’s portable generators provide silent, low-heat electricity in trench warfare to power drones, helping reduce detection and risk.

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 24

#estotech investment platform @go_lightyear has raised $23M in Series B led by @NordicNinjaVC. By @BalticVC balticvc.com/2025/07/founde… #NordicMade #nordicfintech #fintech #balticfintech @FintechBaltic @FintechNordics @FintechMundi

Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 24

#helyes @HaminaWireless has raised a seed funding round led by Nordic early-stage investor @InventureVC, with @superherovc and @first_fellow joining as co-investors. By @arcticstartup arcticstartup.com/hamina-wireles… #NordicMade #wirelesstech

siliconvikings's tweet card. Helsinki-based Hamina Wireless has raised a seed funding round led by Nordic early-stage investor Inventure, with Superhero Capital and First Fellow joining

Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 24

#sthlmtech #biotech company @SingleTechn-ologies, which trains AI to understand biology using #DNA data from human cells, raised €15M to commercialize its proprietary technology. By @didigital_se (in Swedish) di.se/digital/tranar… #NordicMade #LifeScience

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 24

🔋 Administrators for collapsed batterymaker #sthlmtech @northvolt asked 3,000 ex-employees if they’ll come back to work, as potential buyers circle the company. By @Siftedeu sifted.eu/articles/north… #NordicMade #nordicautotech #EV

siliconvikings's tweet card. Former employees of bankrupt Northvolt have been asked if they’d consider returning to work under a new owner, reports suggest.

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Tech Philomaths@TPhilomaths · Jul 24

🇱🇹 Tech acquiring other teams

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 23

🇸🇪 #sthlmtech #AI #unicorn @lovable_dev becomes fastest software company ever to reach $100M ARR in just eight months – making it the fastest software company to do so of all time, faster than OpenAI, Cursor, and Wiz. By @tech_eu tech.eu/2025/07/23/lov… #NordicMade #NordicsInSV

siliconvikings's tweet card. Swedish AI unicorn hits 2.3 million users and surpasses OpenAI, Cursor, and Wiz in speed to $100M milestone in just 8 months.

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 23

Europe's most active investors in Q2 2025: VCs + CVCs. Ranking the top VCs and CVCs backing European startups in Q2 2025. By @Siftedeu [Paywall] sifted.eu/rankings/europ… #NordicMade #NordicVC

siliconvikings's tweet card. Europe’s venture landscape held firm in Q2 2025 — and a number of investors continued to deploy capital despite a quieter market. Sifted has compiled its quarterly ranking of the most active VCs and...

Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 23

.@EIF_EU: ‘Europe is better than an incubator for the US’. On scaleup funding, the reverse US-Europe brain drain and EU Inc. By @Siftedeu sifted.eu/articles/eif-i… #NordicMade #europeantech #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups

siliconvikings's tweet card. European Investment Fund bosses Merete Clausen and Uli Grabenwarter on its plans to provide more scaleup funding, EU Inc and VC mergers

Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 23

🇱🇹 Tech Philomaths (@TPhilomaths) Lithuania Tech Weekly #231, week 29, 2025 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Lithuania. [subscription]. #NordicMade #baltictech #LTstartups philomaths.tech/attention-infr…

Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 22

#oulutech materials company #Brightplus has secured €2M in funding to advance the industrial scaling of its recyclable, bio-based textile coatings. The round was led by impact-focused investor Collateral Good. By @arcticstartup arcticstartup.com/brightplus-rai… #NordicMade #cleantech

siliconvikings's tweet card. Oulu-based materials company Brightplus has secured €2 million in funding to advance the industrial scaling of its recyclable, bio-based textile coatings. The

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 22

🇪🇪 #estotech #biotech company #ÄIO, which develops #sustainable, non-animal fats and non-vegetable oils through innovative #fermentation processes, has secured €1M in funding to develop alternatives to traditional oils. By @EU_Startups eu-startups.com/2025/07/estoni… #NordicMade

siliconvikings's tweet image. 🇪🇪 #estotech #biotech company #ÄIO, which develops #sustainable, non-animal fats and non-vegetable oils through innovative #fermentation processes, has secured €1M in funding to develop alternatives to traditional oils. By @EU_Startups eu-startups.com/2025/07/estoni… #NordicMade

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 22

#LTstartups Are on Fire. In just the 1st half of 2025, startups raised a record-breaking €167.7M – that’s 5x more than the same time last year! Leading the way: 📍 Cast AI €95.4M 📍 Atrandi Biosciences €22.6M 📍 Sintra €14.9M 📍 myTU €10M lithuania.lt/news/business-… #NordicMade

siliconvikings's tweet image. #LTstartups Are on Fire. In just the 1st half of 2025, startups raised a record-breaking €167.7M – that’s 5x more than the same time last year!
Leading the way:
📍 Cast AI €95.4M
📍 Atrandi Biosciences €22.6M
📍 Sintra €14.9M
📍 myTU €10M
lithuania.lt/news/business-… #NordicMade

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Silicon Vikings (also on Blueskye and Threads)@siliconvikings · Jul 21

🇸🇪@swedishtechwkly newsletter #315 wk 28 2025: @lovable_dev ($200M), @Corpowerocean (€4M), Qurrent (€3M), @opperai (€2.5M), @Graphmatech (€2.5M). By @martinweigert #NordicMade #swedentech #sthlmtech #gbgtech #skanestartups #eastswedentech #norrlandtech swedishtechnews.com/swedish-tech-w…

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