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Fun list to scroll through. I had no idea about most of these startups, although some where familiar. For example, I saw Grafana Labs in the list. And Klarna is
by mongol 4y ago
Fun list to scroll through. I had no idea about most of these startups, although some where familiar. For example, I saw Grafana Labs in the list. And Klarna is not exactly a startup any longer...
- arketyp 4y agoNot exactly a scaleup either...
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoYeah, Klarna is rather more of a 'scale-down' recently.
- imartin2k 4y agoCreator of the list here. For some of the companies on the list the label "startup or scaleup" is debatable ofc. But I often find it not to be a clear-cut thing in those cases. I tried to use a mix of "criteria" such as company age, whether it acts like a startup/scaleup (rapid innovation, invests heavily in growth, needs external funding to get going), whether it's covered intensely by the startup-focused tech media etc. To me, Klarna ticks those boxes.
- arketyp 4y agoI agree, was just being witty. Impressive list -- cheers!
- imartin2k 4y agoThanks! Fortunately, I have been using the same structure in all my 171 previous weekly newsletter issues. So while it was a huge amount of copy & paste, the mental work was fortunately limited. Still I do feel exhausted now.
- kensai 4y agoWhere is Paradox Interactive?! Aaah. Not a startup anymore.
- imartin2k 4y agoI am the creator of this list. I chose to exclude gaming studios, because I don't really cover them in the newsletter, and have not really any good overview of that sector either.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 4y agoA shame, because IMO Sweden has one of the better gaming start up scenes in the world as well.
- sandebert 4y agoMight you perhaps be the Swedish musician Solar Fields, who also made the music for the game Mirror's Edge?
- ramigb 4y agoI have no idea if he is or he is not who you are asking him, but it's super impressive that you can recognize a musician name from working on a game. Respect for that sir a lot of musicians would appreciate that.
- sandebert 4y agoThanks, but to be fair I also have a couple of his albums. :-) (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/solar-fields-mn0000645543 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/solar-fields-mn0000645543)
- SOLAR_FIELDS 4y agoI am not, only a fan of his music. Sorry to disappoint :)
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- mrweasel 4y agoThat's okay, many of them aren't tech companies either. I didn't scroll past C, and I already seen a transport company, a car rental company and a fitness subscription. Just because a company uses computers in some form, doesn't make them a tech company. I know many retailers who are just that: retailers, who use pretty sophisticated software and employ a ton of developers, but they aren't tech companies and would never claim to be one.