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Meet the Top 150 Promising Nordic Startups - Nordic Demo Day 2023

Welcome to Nordic Demo Day 2023, where the finest Nordic startups converge with top-tier venture capitalists. We handpicked 150 exceptional startups based on strict criteria, including their funding history, location, and tech focus. 70% of these startups are actively raising their next round and ready to make their mark.

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Never write your own PR announcement: How to get media to write about you + Notion template

- Hey, we closed our round. How do we get PR? I used to not care about PR for my own startup. Then I started to work on Fast Track and we have startups announcing rounds all day. We needed to step up and learn everything about the subject. So when startups ask the question again, we send this blog post to them. Feel free to do it too...

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European Seed Investors Share How They Invest During The Current Economic Downturn

Seed startup valuations might drop up to 50% In 2022.

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Making Venture Capital Available to the Next Generation of Startup Founders

Throughout the years, venture capital has been reserved for a small group of founders, with the right background and the right network. Still today, VC backed startup founders don’t represent European diversity. This is why we at Fast Track Malmö launch the Fundraising Bootcamp for Underrepresented Founders. We want to democratize access to startup capital by opening up our VC network and sharing our knowledge on how to raise VC funding. 

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How Digitail raised $2.5M with their Data Room and why you need this for your seed round

As a startup founder these days, you have to try harder to get VC investor’s attention. Sebastian Gabor and Ruxandra Pui, the founders of Digitail, used a Notion Data Room to raise their Seed round in January 2021. Now they are sharing Digitail’s famous Data Room on Notion as a template and explain how you can do the same to succeed with your future seed round!

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Introducing FTMO Spring Batch of 2021

We are happy to reveal our Batch 2021! It was not an easy choice, but we've once again selected 9 startups for this year’s accelerator program. Who are the 9 new star(tup)s of the FTMO?

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5 Great Opportunities for Founders to Take Advantage of During the Covid-19 Crisis

Meet Nino Subotic - our other new Accelerator Co-Lead and growth and operations expert. In this article, Nino will share his thoughts on business opportunities during the Covid-19 crisis. As a startup founder, you don't want to miss those!

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3 Hot Tips to Succeed with Your Seed Round from a Previous VC Investor

We are really excited to present Melinda Elmborg, our new Accelerator Co-Lead, she is a super sharp previous VC investor. In this article, Melinda is telling her own story and sharing her top three VC secrets.

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Blogstories: Riteband

It's about time we learn a bit more about FTMO startups, their challenges and goals! Starting off with Riteband - the stock exchange for music

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Introducing FTMO Spring Batch of 2019

In February, FTMO has once again become home to the 8 startups that were selected for this year’s accelerator program. Who are the 8 new star(tup)s of the FTMO?

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Blogstories: Panion

40% of Swedes face loneliness. In the globalized and digitized world we live in, loneliness in fact seems to have become a worldwide epidemic. Melanie Aronson, the founder of Panion, decided to do something about this social problem and developed a user-generated app with the mission to enable deeper friendship. We have met with her and talked about how she went from being a product user to product builder, about who the Panion users are and what it means to be a solo-female founder in today’s startup world.

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Introducing FTMO Bootcamp

We are excited to announce our one-week intensive mini-accelerator which will take place Sep 18-22nd 2018. The aim of the bootcamp is to help more startups accelerate their growth, bring startups to Malmö for a week, as well as to generate better deal flow for the Fast Track Malmö accelerator.

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Blogstories: Mojo Fertility

They are young, international, and they know how to talk about sperm - as a matter of fact, it’s their business. Meet Mojo Fertility, a startup that wants to revolutionize the fertility industry and bring the topic of male reproductive health out of its dark corner of stigmatization.

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Blogstories: Starke Cycles

In times of diesel bans and car curfews the call for green solutions is becoming louder. Read our interview with the founders of Starke Cycles and find out why today's cities need king size container bikes.

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Blogstories: The Boost Thyroid App

We think that it’s about time to learn a little more about the people behind each of the six early stage companies in our accelerator, and what drives them to innovate and challenge the status quo. Starting with Boost Thyroid, we will turn the spotlight on their team, idea and why FTMO chose to invest in them.

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Introducing the FTMO Spring Batch of 2018

In January, the FTMO quarters on Anckargripsgatan became home to the six start-ups who were selected for this year’s accelerator program. Who are the six early stage companies who prevailed in a selection process that included over 460 applicants?

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Five reasons why Fast Track Malmö should be voted Best Accelerator Program in the Nordics

The Nordic Startup Awards, the most prolific startups awards in the Nordics, just released their final nominations in all categories.

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Malmo Demo Day 2017

It’s that time of the year again! Malmo Demo Day will take place on June 7th in the amazing Old Town Hall of Malmö.

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How To Get VC Funding

Here's what we learned from Northzone investor Henrik Grim.

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Our 2017 Program Kickoff at Lingvallen

With good company comes great responsibility. Check out what this year’s program kick off was all about.

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Alumni Talks: Chloe Nauta

We decided to catch up with alumni participant Chloe to hear her reflections of the time she spent at Fast Track Malmo.

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