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tirsdag 31. mars 2026

Oda's 625m profit push, Kustom buys Vipps checkout & Warby joins Criticaleye

Your daily startups & tech briefing. tirsdag 31. mars 2026.

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Oda's Mathem posts 625m profit, signals expansion push

Grocery delivery startup Oda's Mathem nearly doubled its annual result to 625 million kronor, a milestone that signals the Swedish operation has moved past survival mode. The company now plans to expand aggressively across new markets. Profitability at this scale suggests the unit model actually works—something investors have questioned for years.

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Kustom acquires Vipps Mobile Pay's checkout platform for 500m

Kustom is buying Vipps Mobile Pay's checkout solution for half a billion kroner, consolidating payment infrastructure in Norway's fintech space. The deal reflects Kustom's push to control more of the payments stack while Vipps streamlines its portfolio. For merchants, it means another player in a market where integration choices increasingly matter.

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Skvaller & Folk

BuchhaltungsButler names new People & Business Operations Lead

A People & Business Operations Lead has joined BuchhaltungsButler by Visma, moving from executive support roles where they focused on building scalable people systems. The hire signals the Visma-backed accounting software company's emphasis on operational structure as it scales. The new leader will report to a six-person leadership team including CEO Maxin Schneider.

Ocado Chair Adam Warby joins Criticaleye as board mentor

Adam Warby, chair of Ocado Group and non-executive director at Visma, has joined Criticaleye as a board mentor. Warby previously chaired Heidrick & Struggles and SoftwareOne, and spent his executive career building Avanade into a $3 billion digital services firm. His appointment adds deep technology and M&A expertise to Criticaleye's mentoring network of 200+ former CEOs.

Diskussionen

Industrial AI Gets the Alumni Circuit Treatment

Cognite's CEO Girish Rishi is speaking at UHart's business symposium on AI's role in industrial transformation. The event trades on the familiar playbook: prestigious alum, board credentials, tech credentials. Whether industrial companies are actually ready to act on AI strategy remains the unstated question behind most of these talks.

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Wednesday 1 April

Norwegian Government Tech Policy Update

📅 TOMORROW. Oslo, Norway. A briefing on the latest government policies affecting the tech industry in Norway.. Hosted by: Norwegian Government.

Sunday 5 April

Visma Tech Day 2026

📅 Sunday 5 April. Oslo, Norway. An open house event hosted by Visma, showcasing their latest technological advancements and solutions.. Hosted by: Visma.

Sunday 12 April

Itera Digital Transformation Webinar

📅 Sunday 12 April. Online. A webinar discussing the latest trends in digital transformation and how companies can adapt.. Hosted by: Itera ASA.

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