startup scene-in-iceland

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Who  is  Arnar  Jensson?  

10  years  in  Japan    

Phd  from  Tokyo  Ins>tute  of  

Technology    

Started  Cooori  in  2009  Now  employs  20  people  in  

5  countries  

Soo..  What  is  Iceland  like?  

Popula>on:    0.3 million people

High  tech  Iceland    

Internet  usage:  98%  Facebook  users:  70%  

Japan  Internet  usage:  78%  Facebook  users:  8%  

Iceland’s  Startup  Environment  

Educated  People  

Incubators  

Compe>>ons  

Government  Grants  

Mentors  

Startup  Conferences  

Accelerators  

VC  

7  universi>es    

Focus  on  engineering  

and  business  

Educated  People  

Incubators  

Compe>>ons  

Government  Grants  

Mentors  

Startup  Conferences  

Accelerators  

VC  

Educated  People  

Incubators  

Compe>>ons  

Government  Grants  

Mentors  

Startup  Conferences  

Accelerators  

VC  

Educated  People  

Incubators  

Compe>>ons  

Government  Grants  

Mentors  

Startup  Conferences  

Accelerators  

VC  

Several  grants  ranging:1M  yen  –  20M  yen  

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Educated  People  

Incubators  

Compe>>ons  

Government  Grants  

Mentors  

Startup  Conferences  

Accelerators  

VC  

Educated  People  

Incubators  

Compe>>ons  

Government  Grants  

Mentors  

Startup  Conferences  

Accelerators  

VC  

Conference  Startup  Iceland  

 400  guests  

Speakers  from  several  countries  

Startup  Weekend  TedxReykjavik  SeedForum  

Educated  People  

Incubators  

Compe>>ons  

Government  Grants  

Mentors  

Startup  Conferences  

Accelerators  

VC  

10  companies  10  weeks  

 The  best  teams  get  

investment            

Educated  People  

Incubators  

Compe>>ons  

Government  Grants  

Mentors  

Startup  Conferences  

Accelerators  

VC  

Educated  People  

Incubators  

Compe>>ons  

Government  Grants  

Mentors  

Startup  Conferences  

Accelerators  

VC  

What  is  lacking?    

Seed  and  Angel  investors  

 More  connec>ons  to  mentors  in  

Europe,  USA  and  Asia  

What is lacking?

 Startup  Profiles:  LOTS  OF  THEM  

 Startup  Profiles:    +  $1M  investment        

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