Russia’s war against Ukraine will fasten investments in alternative energy sources across the range, and the roll-out of new technologies will be much faster than earlier planned, Change Ventures’ partner Yrjö Ojasaar said in the NatureBacked podcast. “I think solar, wind, those technologies are going to have a much faster…

Single.Earth is launching a unique #StandWithUkraine NFT collection, with all proceeds used to support the country under attack. “We are working on saving the natural world, but in the current situation, it seemed only right to focus on supporting Ukraine. …

We sat down with Carme Plumed-Ferrer, founder of Probitat, for a quick coffee and to discuss how they are changing the world. What does your startup do? At Probitat, we develop true healthy and nutritious foods by using fermentation technology with the purpose of helping consumers have a healthier gut and a healthier life. We…

‘Darling, we have to rebuild the village distillery.’ In January 2016, Maarit came home from a walk around our village, Lahetaguse, on the western coast of the island of Saaremaa, with a clear vision. During the walk she had had the Eureka moment which combined two facts that had been…

Distrito Digital in Alicante is open for business Technology, innovation, games, big data, AI, data processing and online sales are just some of the foundations on which Alicante’s Distrito Digital is built. Launched by the Generalitat Valenciana with the intention of setting up an ecosystem based on the digital economy, its objective is to turn the area into…

A one day conference where you speak, run a panel and spend time in the jury of a pitching competition can only give you a taste of what’s going on in the country, so this article should at best be treated as an outsider’s reflections about this relatively new country…

Old Tjikko, whose name could well belong to an ancient Viking Warrior, is a small tree in Western Sweden. At a mere 4 metres, it’s tiny compared to most trees in the Nordic forests. However, Old Tjikko hides a big story in its small body. It was born soon after the ice melted in Scandinavia, at the end of last Ice Age. It’s the oldest spruce tree, with roots that are almost 10,000 years old. …

“Get your ass to MARS” reads the message on Buzz Aldrin’s T-shirt at his home in Florida. He gets a standing ovation from a couple of thousand people in the dark auditorium on the other side of the ocean. Aldrin was second only to his fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong to…

Finland got this week a new $90 million high-profile VC fund Maki.vc, which is backed by founders of Supercell and Skype among others. The new fund, which is created by Slush Chairman Ilkka Kivimäki and Pirkka Palomäki, invests in teams that have potential to reshape markets across geographical areas and…