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Oda's 625m profit, fintech exodus to Sweden & Norwegian funding surge

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Nyheter

Oda's Mathem posts 625m profit, signals expansion

Grocery chain Oda's Mathem nearly doubled its result to 625 million kronor in a year, signalling the company is moving from survival mode into growth. The strong performance gives management room to expand beyond its core market, though competition in Swedish e-groceries remains brutal and margins thin.

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Fintech investor abandons Norway for Sweden's friendlier capital markets

A prominent fintech figure is making Sweden his primary hunting ground, citing a dramatically easier fundraising environment than Norway offers. The shift reflects a growing brain drain as Norwegian entrepreneurs and investors increasingly view Stockholm as more accessible for capital. It's a quiet indictment of Norway's venture ecosystem—and one the country's tech scene can't afford to ignore.

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Norwegian startup funding surges 40 percent in early capital race

Norwegian startups are off to a strong start in this year's funding competition, with capital commitments up 40 percent. The early momentum suggests investors remain confident in the Nordic tech ecosystem despite broader economic uncertainty. Whether this pace holds through the year depends largely on whether founders can deliver returns on last year's bets.

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Internationellt

EIF launches €800bn European growth fund for startups

The European Investment Fund is mobilising up to €800 billion in a new growth fund targeting European scaleups. The move signals serious institutional appetite for venture capital at scale—though whether LPs will actually commit that much capital remains the real question. It's a bold bet on Europe's ability to nurture tech companies beyond the seed stage.

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Skvaller & Folk

Visma Creditro promotes internal leader to operations role

An unnamed Client Partner has been promoted to Client Partner & Operations Lead at Visma Creditro, expanding responsibilities across customer experience, AML, KYC, and compliance consulting. The internal promotion signals the fintech compliance platform's confidence in developing leadership from within, particularly as it scales operations across European markets where regulatory expertise remains critical.

Diskussionen

Industrial AI gets the alumni circuit treatment

Cognite's CEO is speaking at the University of Hartford's business symposium tomorrow on AI in industrial settings. The event itself is unremarkable—corporate speaker series happen constantly. What's mildly interesting is how industrial AI has become respectable enough for alumni hall-of-fame billing, suggesting the sector has moved beyond hype into actual deployment conversations.

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TBPN (Technology Business Programming Network) · 32 min

TBPN launches Diet format as Silicon Valley's tech talk gains traction

The weekday tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays has become Silicon Valley's go-to platform, recently featuring Zuckerberg, Altman, Cuban, and Nadella. Now TBPN is compressing episodes into 30-minute Diet versions for podcast platforms. With backing from Shopify, Figma, and MongoDB, the show has proven that live tech discussion still beats pre-recorded content when the guest list matters.

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På Gång

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.

Wednesday 15 April

Technoport 2026

📅 Wednesday 15 April. Trondheim, Norway. An innovation conference that brings together startups, investors, and industry leaders to discuss the future of technology.. Hosted by: Technoport.

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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