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Six Months into Breaking Ice
Six Months into Breaking Ice
Icebreaker is looking for new investment team members to join us as we make our mark on the Nordic and Baltic pre-seed scene. We are…
Tunde Adekeye
Feb 17
We are growing our team — join us!
We are growing our team — join us!
The cliché “New year, new me!” became somewhat true during the last year. In March 2020, we at Icebreaker.vc switched over to a…
Rasmus Klärck
Feb 11
We are excited to welcome Single.Earth into the Icebreaker family!
We are excited to welcome Single.Earth into the Icebreaker family!
Ecosystem services as a new tradable and liquid asset class
Aleksi Partanen
Jan 18
Alloverse — VR and AR platform for creating collaborative workspaces
Alloverse — VR and AR platform for creating collaborative workspaces
We are excited to welcome Alloverse into the Icebreaker portfolio! Stockholm-based Alloverse is on a mission to build the future of…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Dec 1, 2020
Bringing Icebreaker Pre-Founder Project Online
Bringing Icebreaker Pre-Founder Project Online
The Icebreaker Pre-Founder Project is coming up soon! We’re very excited to bring bright and diverse pre-founders together to learn and…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Nov 18, 2020
Beyond Lead Generation: Sales and Customer Success Growth Hacking
Beyond Lead Generation: Sales and Customer Success Growth Hacking
A simple definition is that growth hacking is an all-embracing term for data iterative strategies focused solely on growth. Businesses use…
Mari Luukkainen
Nov 5, 2020
How to Identify Product/Market Fit Signals (Pre Product/Market Fit Growth Hacking)
How to Identify Product/Market Fit Signals (Pre Product/Market Fit Growth Hacking)
In this guide, we’ll dive into everything you need to know about the early-stage product/market fit.
Mari Luukkainen
Oct 29, 2020
Our Previous Stories
Oterlu — Using cutting edge AI to protect users from online abuse
Oterlu — Using cutting edge AI to protect users from online abuse
We are excited to welcome Oterlu to the Icebreaker portfolio!
Anni Pyhäjoki
Oct 21, 2020
Sophie’s story: The power of networks
Sophie’s story: The power of networks
From the outside, people see me as driven and organized. As much as those things are true, I’ll be honest with you. I never had a clear…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Oct 13, 2020
Barbora’s story: Hacking the job market
Barbora’s story: Hacking the job market
Have you always known that you wanted to live in another country? And in that scenario, you were probably doing something meaningful there…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Sep 28, 2020
Klaus Raises $5.4 Million to Boost Enterprise Customer Service
Klaus Raises $5.4 Million to Boost Enterprise Customer Service
We are thrilled to announce our continued investment in Klaus alongside Creandum and the leading investor Global Founders Capital.
Anni Pyhäjoki
Sep 24, 2020
Fixably — Extending the lifetime of hundred billion devices
Fixably — Extending the lifetime of hundred billion devices
We are delighted to welcome Fixably in the Icebreaker portfolio!
Anni Pyhäjoki
Sep 18, 2020
Cachet — Insurance for the gig-economy lifestyle
Cachet — Insurance for the gig-economy lifestyle
We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to the Icebreaker portfolio: Cachet — on a mission to simplify and disrupt the process of…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Sep 2, 2020
Part 8: Idea Assessment Checklist
Part 8: Idea Assessment Checklist
As mentioned before, we strongly believe ideas are not worthless and you should use time and energy to truly assess, ponder and improve…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Sep 1, 2020
Part 7: How To Put Together a Great Founding Team
Part 7: How To Put Together a Great Founding Team
Putting together a great founding team is essential to your startup’s success. You know you need the right people, so let’s discuss how to…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Aug 27, 2020
Part 6: Elements of A Great Founding Team
Part 6: Elements of A Great Founding Team
Many startups fail. Founding teams don’t expect to fail when they create their startup, but something goes wrong along the way. These four…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Aug 27, 2020
Part 5: Ways to Found Successful Companies
Part 5: Ways to Found Successful Companies
Finding great ideas for a startup isn’t actually a picnic. Luckily, there are several ways to found successful companies and get great…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Aug 25, 2020
Part 4: Market and Differentiation
Part 4: Market and Differentiation
Spotting the growing markets and building products for the future is one of the keys to building a strong tech company. At the end of the…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Aug 21, 2020
Part 3: The Founder/idea Fit
Part 3: The Founder/idea Fit
When we talk about startup ideas and their potential to become strong tech companies, the founders play a big role. What are their…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Aug 19, 2020
Part 2: The Three Idea Catalysts
Part 2: The Three Idea Catalysts
Even though great ideas are usually a product of a somewhat random process and multiple iterations, the initial catalyst for an idea…
Anni Pyhäjoki
Aug 13, 2020
Part 1: Are Ideas Worthless?
Part 1: Are Ideas Worthless?
Originally posted two years ago, this guide provides help and insight into the startup idea iteration process.
Anni Pyhäjoki
Aug 12, 2020
Test Iteration: Core Process of Growth Hacking
Test Iteration: Core Process of Growth Hacking
In this article, I will show you how to make growth hacking work by reducing it to its barebones: test iteration.
Mari Luukkainen
Jun 28, 2020
Icebreaker Community Stories — Origin by Ocean
Icebreaker Community Stories — Origin by Ocean
Icebreaker sat down with Mari Granström, one of the two founders of Origin by Ocean, to discuss her path to becoming a founder.
Akseli Taimi
Jun 11, 2020
How to Fit a Growth Team into the Organization (Practical Examples)
How to Fit a Growth Team into the Organization (Practical Examples)
Growth and structuring your growth team doesn’t have to be hard.
Mari Luukkainen
Jun 4, 2020
5 Reasons to Join the Icebreaker Pre-founder Community
5 Reasons to Join the Icebreaker Pre-founder Community
Do you have an idea for a tech startup or want to join an early-stage startup? Here are some reasons to join our Pre-founder community.
Akseli Taimi
Jun 4, 2020
Icebreaker Community Stories — Emooter
Icebreaker Community Stories — Emooter
“We’re on a journey to build better tools for people and organisations so that they can take care and improve their well-being at work”.
Akseli Taimi
May 12, 2020
Icebreaker Community Stories — Talbit
Icebreaker Community Stories — Talbit
In this series, we wish to bring to the limelight some of the companies that have come out of our pre-founder community. Up first — Talbit!
Akseli Taimi
May 4, 2020
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