The Nordic Innovation House was soft-launched in Singapore on September 13.
The House will bring together the Nordic and Singaporean ecosystems for tech scale-up’s. The Nordic Innovation House is co-funded by and established in cooperation with Nordic Innovation.
Nordic Innovation is a Nordic organization working to promote cross-border trade and innovation and is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers, which is the official inter-governmental body for cooperation in the Nordic region.
First launched in Silicon Valley in 2014 and in New York in 2017, the Nordic Innovation House in Singapore is a soft-landing, community and resource centre as well as a networking hub for Nordic tech scale-up’s seeking to speed up their market growth in South East Asia and expanding their network.
The Nordic Innovation House Singapore is a collaboration between Business Sweden, the Swedish Embassy, Innovation Norway, the Finnish Embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland. Initial activities in 2018 include Nordic delegations to and targeted outreach at EduTech Asia, Singapore International Energy Week and the Singapore FinTech Festival.
The Soft Launch is a partnership with Antler and nHack. The formal operations of the Nordic Innovation House is planned to commence in Q1 2019.
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