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🤩 Proud to announce we've entered into a partnership with 1939 Games which will see the Nordic game studio run by CCP veterans leverage machine learning-powered player insights and optimizations in its flagship title, KARDS, with its growing player base of over 3 million users 🚀 Eberhard Dürrschmid, CEO of Golden Whale: “KARDS is a highly successful and longstanding title which is now looking to leverage the most advanced, data-driven technology available to power its next phase of growth. Our machine learning tech has been battle-hardened in the last two years, and we’re excited to expand into even more gaming genres, especially with very experienced partners like 1939 Games.” Ivar Kristjansson, CEO of 1939 Games: “The Golden Whale team has deep knowledge of the challenges games face to attract, understand and monetize players in the current market. It was very straightforward to give them the data they need to begin making recommendations for how we can further optimize KARDS, and we are already seeing the benefit of this.” Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/dJYiW93M #partnership #1939games #KARDS #machinelearning #liveops #gaming #goldenwhale

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Hello, network! Join me on 20th August for a fireside chat with Naimul Abd at Connect Sverige Region Öst about angel networks and trends in angel investing. We will focus on COREangels International and how we accelerate angel investment globally. Register: https://lnkd.in/d2T7pFhJ #angelinvesting #sharing #angels #startups #investing

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Women-led VC Funds Pitch Event📢 It is widely known that women are difficult to find in the male-dominated VC/PE sector. Women founders are receiving breadcrumbs of VC funding, with women GPs even less than that. So join us at AlphaQ Venture Capital's Global Allocator Alliance Pitch Event on 27 June where women GPs will present their VC Funds. In case you wish to participate in any of the future events DM me. ✅ Looking to raise capital for your #VCfund and increase the international pool of your LPs?   🤝 Need warm #LP introductions?   📝 Selling #secondaries to increase liquidity?   🧐 Looking for co-investments (Series A/Series B)?   ▶ G+QUANT's link for inquiries and fund decks: https://lnkd.in/gjC_EuTE #VentureCapital #VentureFunding #VentureDebt #Fundraising #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Investing #Network #Investors #LPs #GPs #EmergingManagers #FamilyOffice #Markets #Economy #Business #Founders #Startups #StartupFunding #ai #artificialintelligence #unicorn #secondaries #secondarydeals

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Subscription on demand 🎧 Our CEO Teis Anker Mikkelsen joined podcast host and mobile game guru Peggy Anne Salz on the latest episode of the PocketGamer.biz podcast: the duo explored various monetization strategies, how to implement them smoothly, and what makes a game suitable for subscription. Tune in to catch expert insights! Here is a quote to spark your curiosity: “Subscriptions are incredibly flexible, contrary to common misconceptions. Many see them as walled gardens, all-inclusive models, but that's not true. They serve as an additional tool to complement in-app purchases, advertisements, and they enhance other monetization strategies.” 📌 https://lnkd.in/dbJjCTsp #multiscription #unleashd #podcast #mobilegaming #monetization

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**Exciting News in Game Development: NCsoft Invests $3.5M in Swedish Startup Moon Rover Games! 🎮🚀** In a bold move that's shaking up the gaming industry, South Korean giant NCsoft has invested $3.5 million in Moon Rover Games, an innovative Swedish startup founded by DICE veterans. **Key Highlights:** • Moon Rover Games is developing a co-op FPS codenamed "Project Aldous" • The investment will fuel game development and foster global expansion • This partnership aims to blend Moon Rover's FPS expertise with NCsoft's online gaming prowess NCsoft's Co-CEO Byungmoo Park says: "Moon Rover Games stands out with its profound experience in the FPS genre and innovative approaches. We're confident this partnership will contribute to our global expansion strategy." This collaboration signals exciting times ahead for gamers worldwide. Stay tuned for more updates on Project Aldous and the fruits of this promising partnership! #GameDevelopment #InvestmentNews #NCsoft #MoonRoverGames #GamingIndustry

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At Kindred we share the growing concern in the Swedish gambling market: the rise of unlicensed operators. This trend poses serious risks to players and undermines the regulated industry. In an article by SPER Spelbranschens Riksorganisation, Sweden’s Gambling Industry Association, five key actions to protect consumers and ensure a safer, healthier gambling environment are being proposed. Policymakers are urged to:  🔸 Ban unlicensed operators from accepting Swedish players.  🔸 Explore options to block unlicensed sites.  🔸 Strengthen Spelpaus and increase resources for support services.  🔸 Restrict payday loans used for gambling.  🔸 Implement a loan-stop register to prevent financial harm. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dw7JpQ53 #KindredGroup #ResponsibleGambling #SwedishGamblingMarket  

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Yesterday, I was honored to be recognized by E24.no's Leadership Talents as one of the top 10 company builders in Norway for my work with Masterchannel – and I’m especially proud of one thing. 🌟 As the article mentions, I started my first record label at 16, signing a few artists. A few years later, I began producing music and achieved some viral hits in my early 20s. Eventually, I transitioned into tech and business, starting my first company in gaming tech at 25, which unfortunately didn’t succeed. After that, I began a PhD focusing on data-driven business models before diving headfirst into the startup world. All of that experience has accumulated into what I'm most proud of: combining my experience and passion for music, tech, and business – and turning them into one project: Masterchannel. I’m also proud that I convinced my Co-Founder, Simon, to join me in Norway. Together, we’ve built Masterchannel into a global music tech company – in one of the toughest countries in the western hemisphere to launch and scale a music tech business. While it’s my name being recognized, building a company is always a team effort. I deeply appreciate everyone who has supported us along the way. Your support helps us navigate tough times and fuels our drive to keep pushing forward. Let’s go! 🚀

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Elite Klan is proud to announce its launch as a professional gaming and esports community, a place where brands and creators can grow together, founded by former professional gamer Dennis Wallenberg. Elite Klan is more than just an esports team; it is a community. While we will be active in esports, our ambitions extend beyond competition. To enhance partnership and community value, we are creating an esports-specialist marketplace and will be producing content around professional gaming and esports, including but not limited to articles, podcasts, spotlights, YouTube shows, and product reviews. We aim to contribute to the growth and mainstream success of our industry. We believe that the right way to achieve this is by creating more value for the community. 'walle' on the vision behind Elite Klan: "This project started with a simple thought: how do we improve the business of esports? Today, esports is over-reliant on sponsorships and results and struggles with sustainability and profitability. Elite Klan as an esports company will be more content-focused and partnership success and value-oriented, instead of heavily relying on esports results. It's essentially the opposite of what many other esports organizations are doing, which is building teams with expensive pieces, hoping to qualify for the next major, and always chasing those results, hoping it will lead to more partnerships. Our internal motto is the other way around: 'Partnership Success First, Esports Second' because one cannot exist without the other, and we are not looking to burn money." Full Press Release: https://lnkd.in/dwVZPGkv #eliteklan #gaming #esports

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🚀 Ably Medical raises NOK 30.7 million to transform healthcare 🚀 We're excited to announce a significant milestone in our journey to revolutionize patient care! Ably Medical has secured NOK 30.7 million in our latest funding round, led by Såkorn 1 Midt and supported by Pir Invest, Ronja Capital, Jakob Hatteland Holding, 7997 Holding Aps, and Acus Invest. This investment is a decisive vote of confidence in our vision to enhance patient care through advanced technology. Our flagship product, LYNG One, is more than just a product—it's a potential game-changer. Offering a no-touch, continuous monitoring solution has the power to significantly reduce the administrative burden on healthcare workers, allowing them to focus on what truly matters—patient care. As we move forward, these funds will be crucial in driving the commercialization of LYNG and navigating regulatory approvals in key markets. We are committed to addressing the global healthcare challenge, particularly the critical shortage of nurses, by providing solutions that enable healthcare providers to manage larger patient loads without compromising the quality of care. Thank you to our investors for believing in our mission and technology. Mikkel Ingstrup says, "We are thrilled to have the support of investors who share our vision and believe in our technology's potential to make a significant impact. We are thrilled to have you alongside us on this journey!" Stay tuned as we continue to push the boundaries of innovation in healthcare.  The best is yet to come! 🌍💡 #HealthcareInnovation #MedTech #PatientCare #Investment #HealthTech #Innovation

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We’re thrilled to welcome Aaron Chapin, Unity Developer, and Erik Aalto, Senior Data Scientist at Toca Boca, to the leading Data Science, ML, and AI event in the Nordics - NDSML Summit! Join us as they present "Mind the GAP: Toca Boca’s Game Analytics Platform" on the Infrastructure + Data Engineering stage. In this session, Aaron and Erik will delve into Toca Boca’s in-house Game Analytics Platform (GAP), exploring why they chose to build their own scalable solution for app analytics, event definitions and data ingestion over using third-party options. They will also share how their scalable ingestion backend is set up in AWS, their philosophy of immutable event definitions and event versioning, and how their Unity SDK design keeps developers and Data Scientists happy. Don’t miss this chance to learn from industry leaders who are revolutionizing game analytics! 📅 Secure your spot to hear from these experts: https://hubs.li/Q02Nhz_T0 #NDSMLSummit #DataScience #AppliedDataScience #MachineLearning #ML #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #EnterpriseAI #DeepLearning #DataEngineering #MLEngineering #DataPipelines #BigData #Automisation #GenerativeAI #EthicalAI #TrustworthyAI #LLMs #DataOps #MLOps

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📢 Call to Polish IT Companies and and Investors - Unlocking Opportunities in the Swedish Tech Industry The latest report from TechSverige underscores an unprecedented demand for tech talent in Sweden. Annually, there is a need for 18,000 skilled tech professionals to meet the growing needs of the industry, with a vision to create 100,000 more tech jobs by 2030. This presents a significant opportunity for Polish IT companies and investors looking to tap into a thriving market. Sweden's emphasis on tech innovation and digital excellence positions it as a leading hub for technological growth and development. Over the last 5 years our Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) Office in Stockholm has supported dozens of Polish companies in their expansion on this very interesting market. It looks like this trend is set to continue by 2030. Let's collaborate to bridge the talent gap and drive forward the future of technology in Sweden. The complete report in English is available here https://lnkd.in/dt3RyDeu #TechJobs #ITProfessionals #SwedenTech #InvestmentOpportunities #PolishTech Swedish-Polish Chamber of Commerce SoDA - Software Development Association Poland Stockholm Business Region NordPolen Jacek Ziolkowski Mikael Stattin Josh Ponce Aleksandra Gromnicka

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Exciting news from the Nordic crypto sector! 🌍 NORTHSTAKE is expanding its collaboration with Kvarn Capital to enhance Ethereum staking services on the Kvarn X platform. This partnership broadens Kvarn Capital's digital asset offerings, introducing institutional-grade staking to Nordic investors for the first time. 🌟 Joonas Järvinen, CFA, CAIA, FRM the Founder of Kvarn Capital, expressed his excitement about this pivotal development for the region: "This expansion into Ethereum staking is an exciting development for our clients in the Nordics, giving them first-time access to institutional-grade services." Jesper Johansen, Founder and CEO of NORTHSTAKE, also emphasized the strategic importance of the integration, stating, "With Kvarn X, we are able to provide new opportunities for investors to broaden their portfolios with staked ETH." This enhanced partnership not only increases the utility and appeal of the Ethereum ecosystem but also ensures that Kvarn's clients have access to unrivaled staking services characterized by transparency, compliance, and operational integrity. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to enhance the digital asset landscape in the Nordics! 📈 Read the full announcement below 👇 https://lnkd.in/ebRkjAR6 #Ethereum #CryptoNews #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #Staking #Nordics #Investment

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Exciting News! BlockDAG surpasses Retik Finance's Bitmart Performance securing $33.5M in Presale, boasting a potential Return on Investment of a staggering 30,000 times! BlockDAG has made a pronounced leap in the crypto-investment space, boasting a notable $33.5M in presale revenues. This progression sharply overshadows Retik Finance's underwhelming Bitmart listing performance, bringing to light the exceptional investor interest in BlockDAG's low-code/no-code platform. The revolutionary platform is drawing in a broader pool of investors as it simplifies the creation of utility tokens, meme tokens, and NFTs. In contrast, the Bitmart listing announcement by Retik Finance has failed to bolster market confidence despite its extended reach through multiple centralized exchanges. With BlockDAG's soaring presale price and the potential for 30,000x ROI, the shifting market preference for BlockDAG is becoming undeniable. #BlockDAG #RetikFinance #Bitmart #crypto-investments

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In a dynamic industry like gaming, accurate data is essential for reliable estimates. We are pleased to see ABG leading the way, providing the most precise estimates for yesterday's earnings report from $PDX, with an estimated revenue of SEK 568 million - just a 1% difference from the reported figures. 🔍 Want to elevate your investment decisions with cutting-edge analytics? 📅 Contact us at sales@alineaanalytics.no to schedule a demo and discover how Alinea Analytics can transform your investment process. #Analytics #Investment #AlineaAnalytics #AlternativeData 

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Svenska Spel has decided to start reporting on the health of the group’s revenues, that is, what proportion of the revenues comes from customers with a lower risk of gambling problems. Svenska Spel’s reporting is based on the risk models in the company’s gambling analytics tool, Playscan, which have been developed in collaboration with Sustainable Interaction. – Reporting healthy (and unhealthy) revenues is an important step for the industry to become more transparent. We will see a great diversity in the figures presented by different companies due to the fact that they define and measure healthy revenues in different ways. Nevertheless, it adds information to the debate around regulation, says Jakob Jonsson, PhD and clinical psychologist at Sustainable Interaction. The first report will be released at the end of August. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dzhgRFRE

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📢 Carlsquare initiates coverage on Lokotech Group. The research team at Carlsquare, led by Christopher Solbakke in Stockholm, has released an in-depth equity research report on Lokotech Group AS. This report provides insights into Lokotech’s innovative ASIC technology, revenue streams, and growth potential as the company progresses toward commercialization. The full report is now available and can be accessed directly via Lokotech’s IR Page. Link in the comment section. Stay informed about the latest developments as Lokotech continues to pioneer advancements in cryptocurrency mining and blockchain infrastructure. Ola Stene-Johansen

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Interview with Kokoon CEO & Co-Founder Henri Lindgren We had the opportunity to sit down with Henri Lindgren, CEO & Co-Founder of Kokoon Games, at the forefront of redefining the party game genre. With a mission of “bringing people together through play,” Kokoon Games is tackling challenges in the party game space by combining accessibility, local-play incentives, and platform-agnostic designs. Henri and his co-founders, Jaakko Sarno and Ville Valtiala, are on a journey to create games that foster meaningful connections while balancing engaging mechanics with streamlined visual aesthetics. 💬 Learn how Kokoon Games plans to innovate in the gaming space and tackle challenges like mobile UA, cross-platform integration, and community building. 👉 https://lnkd.in/d9JGPXnu

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The Nordic digital health sector represents a thriving field of innovation and growth, supported by a strong healthcare infrastructure and cutting-edge technology. With revenue expected to grow from $1.79 billion in 2024 to $2.61 billion by 2029, this sector offers compelling opportunities for investors. Driven by the convergence of technology, wealth transfer, and a generational focus on wellness, Nordic digital health is attracting increased attention from investors who seek to provide both capital and strategic guidance. In our latest report, learn more about the key trends shaping this dynamic sector. #digitalhealth #nordic #familyoffice #investing

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