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Four years ago, I was part of the startup team that developed a strategy that has now resulted in Bsafe being ranked at the top of the best security solutions in the world.

This reputation has taken many years to build through a consistent focus on product development and user experience. We develop services that are now being prepared for integration in other companies’ platforms and ecosystems.

Our vision is to reduce violence and sexual assaults by developing innovative and ground-breaking solutions. We want to help create a safe and sustainable environment for individuals, businesses and local communities.

We have 3 missions; to prevent, handle and document threats, crime, violence and sexual assaults. Our solution will also reduce response time and improve outcome.

Bsafe technology makes us a sought-after partner for several of the world’s leading companies and innovators operating in the so-called “sharing economy” and “platform economy”.

Some member of our experienced team;

Ken Roar Riis, Former director in WebStep Solutions

Trond Riiber Knudsen, Investor and former Director in McKinsey

Tor Rune Raabye, Former Major General with 35 years with experience within emergencies and crises

John Christian Elden, Lawyer at the Norwegian Supreme Court

Our business shall provide both financial and sustainable growth and profits. This benefits us all; You, women and their families, local community and society.

Are you the right Partner or Investor?

We welcome Investors and Partners who identify with our mission to join our journey.

You can download the introductory Bsafe presentation here and learn more about our security solutions.

Do you want to have a meeting to discuss this opportunity further? You can book a meeting with us here or find more at our landing page.

Angel Investor – Web3 spawns a new generation of angel investors in India – #64

By bergmoe

On February 23, 2022

In Invest

Hi, and I hope you’re doing well!

Here are some news articles and tweets I have been reading the last week. I hope you find some relevant stories! If not, send me your links and ideas.

Stay in the loop and get daily Angel Investor News at @entrahouse and if you missed out on the last edition, you find it here.

Enjoy!

Web3 spawns a new generation of angel investors in India — www.moneycontrol.com
More than capital, Web3 startup founders are looking for value addition, expertise and mentoring from investors. There’s also a shift in fundraising, with startups issuing token assets instead of equity stakes.

Techstars Joins Tulsa Startup Ecosystem to Invest in Diverse Founders — www.techstars.com
Techstars, Build in Tulsa, and Local Philanthropists Partner to Launch the Build In Tulsa Techstars Accelerator

The Full Ratchet #321; Solo Capitalist Firm Building — fullratchet.net

Matt Cohen of Ripple Ventures joins Nick to discuss Solo Capitalist Firm Building, Supporting Founder Mental Health, and Navigating Board Dynamics…

Deal of the week; Eighth Day Foods

Eighth Day Foods Closes Seed Round In Two Days After Raising $1 Million For Lupreme Protein — www.greenqueen.com.hk
Eighth Day Foods has announced a successful seed round that closed after two days, with $1 million invested for commercial Lupreme launch.

Allos Ventures Closes Allos IV Fund for Midwest Tech Companies — www.pymnts.com
Venture capital firm Allos Ventures has closed Allos IV, which invests in high-growth technology and early-stage B2B software companies in the Midwestern U.S.

Council Post: The Top Challenges For Entrepreneurs In America In 2022 — www.forbes.com
It’s not the money that’s most fulfilling; it’s the satisfaction of overcoming new and constantly emerging obstacles in creative and industrious ways.

This week’s tweets

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StartOut on Twitter: “📣 Calling all women founders in Washington DC! — twitter.com

“📣 Calling all women founders in Washington DC! Applications to the second @Techstars Founder Catalyst Program in partnership with @jpmorgan are now open. Applications close today, Feb 22, apply here: https://t.co/1OFyFqT5GP #FounderCatalystDC”

As a curator, there is nothing more helpful than feedback on what you think should be the focus of this newsletter. If you want to be a more active contributor, have an interesting startup, some great ideas for collaboration you want to share etc… Let’s have a chat.

Book a meeting at https://calendly.com/bergmoe/15min

I promise your voice is important and suggestions regularly incorporated into the digest. Please send me your ideas, exciting news, deals, tools and connect on LinkedIn and follow my blog at bergmoe.com 🙂

Angel Investor – The 32 Most Active Angel Investors For Indian Startups – Issue #63

By bergmoe

On February 16, 2022

In Invest

Hi, and I hope you’re doing well!

Here are some news articles and tweets I have been reading the last week. I hope you find some relevant stories! If not, send me your links and ideas.

Stay in the loop and get daily Angel Investor News at @entrahouse and if you missed out on the last edition, you find it here.

NB. I have had a long vacation in Thailand and that’s the reason it has been a little quiet. Now it is full steam ahead again, also regarding this newsletter 🙂

Enjoy!

The 32 Most Active Angel Investors For Indian Startups — inc42.com
We have collated the list of top angel investors for Indian startups. If you are a startup and looking to raise funding, do check it out.

African Tech Startups Funding Report 2021 & Full Startup List — disruptafrica.gumroad.com

The year 2021 was a record-breaking one for African tech startups, with 564 companies securing over US$2 billion worth of investment.For the seventh consecutive year, Disrupt Africa is releasing data on the tech investment ecosystem across Africa, contained in the African Tech Startups Funding Report 2021…

Early Stage VC 8i Ventures To Mark First Close Of Fund II By April 2022 — inc42.com
8i ventures, operated by GaragePrenuers Internet, will mark the first close of the second fund by April 2022.

Why DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman has quit Google to become a VC — www.cnbc.com
DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman surprised many of his followers last week when he announced he’s leaving Google to become a venture capitalist.

Deal of the week; CybExer Technologies

Estonian startup scoops €5 million to combat growth in sophisticated cyber attacks – Tech.eu — tech.eu
Estonia-based cyber range company CybExer Technologies has raised a €5 million funding to expand global operations and tackle global cyber security skills gap

MoneyHash raises $3 million pre-Seed funding – Wamda — www.wamda.com

US-based Egyptian fintech MoneyHash has raised $3 million in pre-Seed funding, led by UAE venture capital firm COTU Ventures, with…

Okanagan’s angel investor program spreads wings across Western Canada | News | kelownadailycourier.ca — www.kelownadailycourier.ca
Six entrepreneurs will compete for a $150,000 investment boost at the fourth annual OKGN Angel Summit on March 16.

This week’s tweets

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2021 Demo Day- Techstars Sustainability Accelerator in Partnership with TNC — www.eventbrite.com

Please join us for a virtual Demo Day for the 2021 class of the Techstars Sustainability Accelerator in Partnership with The Nature Conservancy on December 9th at 12pm ET. Hear from the ten climatetech companies that are focused on building a world where people and nature can thrive together. Learn more and register here.

Personal Milestone; SPAS Estonia

SPAS is the next generation fire extinguisher

I have taken a position in SPAS Estonia. It is a unique, innovative product with no need for annual checks and fast activation time – less than 3 seconds.

Do you want to learn more? Send me a mail, book a meeting or go to https://berg.ink/spas

Book a meeting at https://calendly.com/bergmoe/15min

Bryggefisk will participate the Food Ecosystems Virtual 2021

By bergmoe

On October 16, 2021

In Accelerate, Invest

King Crab Legs Cooked on wooden cutting board with lemon parsley / red crab hokkaido seafood served table. Foto; Adobe Stock

💥Congratulations Bryggefisk, you have been accepted to the Food Ecosystems Virtual 2021 Founder Institute!
What a start of the weekend🌟🌟🌟

👉The Founder Institute (https://fi.co/join/food), the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is launching its first-ever global food and agriculture program, and Bryggefisk is a part of that batch.

Soon we will start up in Berlevåg with King grab, but the primary focus in the FI-program will be a development of the application we are working on.

👉 For more information, contact me.
NB. We are also taking onboard a few additional investors to match some public funding.

Crypto currency – Looking for a simple and safe way?

By bergmoe

On March 26, 2021

In Invest

Crypto currency for main street? The last year I have been screening for the the best solution for normal people and small business to get into the crypto currency world. Yes, there is a loot going on in the business now, but now I think I have found it.

With Wirex you can invest in bitcoin and pay for online services and use ATMs to take out cash.

Wirex – crypto currency game changer?

– Wirex is an innovative crypto payments platform, giving customers the ability to buy, hold, exchange and sell up to 20 traditional and cryptocurrencies from a centralized, intuitive app. This is one of Wirex’s most popular features. The company is proud to have been the world’s first to offer a cryptocurrency rewards scheme.

The programme automatically rewards customers up to 2% back in WXT. This is Wirex’s native token, for using their crypto-enabled debit card in-store or online.

Need some inspiration during lock-down? How was your morning today?

– In 2020, the crypto payment card and bank raised £3.7 million crowdfunding on Crowdcube. This took the valuation of the company to £125 million.

– Wirex is based in London, with offices in Singapore, Kyiv, Tokyo, Toronto, Dallas, Dublin and Atlanta. With over $5billion worth of transactions processed already and rapid expansion into new territories, including the US and Japan, Wirex is uniquely placed to support and promote the mass adoption of a cashless society through creative solutions.

– Mastercard principal membership enables Wirex to issue payment cards directly to consumers, making it easier for people to buy, hold and exchange multiple traditional and cryptocurrencies. Consumers can instantly convert their cryptocurrencies into traditional fiat currency, which can be spent everywhere Mastercard is accepted.

Have a look at http://berg.ink/wirex and sign up for free and please give me your feedback. Do you agree that this can be a great way to get into the crypto currency?

Buckle up Angel Investors, 2017 here we come!

By bergmoe

On January 2, 2017

In Invest

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As normal at this time of the year we look back at the year, we are leaving behind. At the same time, we try to predict the year in front of us, which is tough or most of the time sometimes impossible. I have collected some articles that seek to look into the crystal ball and maybe can give us some notion on the road ahead.

After Belt Tightening, Venture Capitalists See More Promise in 2017

Michael J. de la Merced – The New York Times

– The amount of money that flowed into start-ups in the United States fell in 2016 for the first time in four years as the number of deals struck tumbled to their lowest levels since 2011, but the technology world has high hopes that 2017 will prove to be brighter.

5 Practical Ways To Make 2017 Your Best Year Yet

Jessica Stillman – Inc.

– Let’s not mince words, changing your life is hard. Really hard. That’s why more than 90 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail.

The 32 most powerful people in business technology in 2016

Matt Weinberg, Eugene Kim & Julie Bort – Business Insider

– Companies spent an estimated $3.4 trillion on business tech in 2016. With that kind of money, the business technology market has created some of the most powerful people in tech this year.

The Climate and Energy Stories We’ll Be Following in 2017

Maddie Stone – Gizmodo

– On the climate and energy front, 2016 was a year of contradictions. Again and again, our planet smashed global temperature records. The fingerprints of climate change were visible in extreme weather from the North Pole to Louisiana.

Remembering the Wisdom of Those We Lost in 2016

Kevin Daum – Inc.

– The end of the year is a time for reflection. Many greats were lost in 2016: thinkers, creators, scientists, entertainers, and philosophers–no major field of endeavor was untouched by loss in the last 12 months.

The 2016 year in review in tech

Arjun Kharpal and Seamus Conwell – CNBC

– The last 12 months have been full of major technology stories from Samsung’s exploding phone saga to the speculation around and eventual end to the acquisition of Twitter.

Top 10 Trends To Watch For 2017

Investor’s Business Daily

– This new year may be as unpredictable as any, but here are 10 key issues and challenges to watch that will affect your investments and the economy.

Happy New Year!

Angel Investor Startup Digest is curated by Berg Moe.

Angel Investor Startup Digest

By bergmoe

On September 24, 2016

In Invest

startupdigest Every Friday we send out a newsletter to more than 8000 Angel Investors around the world, once in a while I post some news here so you maybe can see the value of subscribing. Here you have some of the posts I have been reading the last couple of days and hope you find some relevant stories. Sign up for Angel Investor Startup Digest today.

The most exciting experience this week was getting contracted to a speaker at Wolves Summit next month. This is the fourth edition of the biggest multinational startup event in Central and Eastern Europe. It focuses on networking and has a goal to build a bridge between investors, corporations, and promising startups.

Did you know that 500 Startups is shouting down their activity in Oslo and that Sean Percival is leaving? I am not sure what’s boiling here, but I keep you posted. Anyhow, earlier this week Are Traasdahl founder of Tapad launched his idea setting up an early stage fund of 1,2 billion USD and got standing ovations for his initiative.

As a curator, I want feedback on what you think should be the focus of this newsletter, and I promise your voice will be heard. Please send me the exciting news, deals, tools, etc. and if you are on Twitter feel free to connect at @vikinangels.

After The Check – When Angels Really Make Money

Mariann Hudson – Forbes

– Angels love the thrill of the hunt. We like learning how entrepreneurs are going to change the world or which is the new Unicorn that will go public and bring a 100X return. Perhaps this is why many stories about early-stage investing focus on the first part of angel investing – finding good deals, negotiating good terms, and due diligence.

Angel Investor Group Hails Busy 2016

Kevin Scott – HeraldScotland

– EQUITY Gap, a Scottish business angel syndicate, has reported strong investment activity in the first half of 2016. The syndicate has completed investment deals in include Insignia Technologies, Synaptec, Appointedd, Shotscope and Vert Rotors. The syndicate has rapidly grown from 15 original founders to 100 members, completing over 50 rounds of funding, since 2010.

Why Angel Investors Shouldn’t Worry About Exit Strategies

Aniruddha Malpani – Inc24

– One of the big concerns about investing in a startup is the lack of liquidity, which means once you put in money, you’re pretty much locked in until a “liquidity event” occurs. Most angels want an outsize return on their investments, because this is a high-risk asset class, and you invest in it because you expect to get a high return in exchange for taking on that additional risk.

Startup Financial Modeling, Part 2: Start with Your Assumptions

Will Little – Techstars Blog

– In the previous post of this series, we described what financial modeling is and why it is important for startup founders to build their own models from scratch. Today, we’ll begin by diving into how to practically start building a financial model.

Deal of the Week: Redcliffe Capital Early Stage Fund 1

Varun Arora – TechCircle

– Dheeraj Jain, managing partner at London-based investment firm Redcliffe Capital, is set to launch a $50 million early-stage fund to invest in technology startups in India and overseas.

Signia Venture Partners has $85 Million in New Funds to Invest

Lora Kolodny – TechCrunch

– Signia Venture Partners has closed its second fund at $85 million to lead early-stage deals in emerging tech startups mostly in and around San Francisco. For the unfamiliar, Signia is typically the first money in and the lead investor in the companies it backs, writing $1-2 million in seed stage deals or $2-8 million in later stage rounds.

Angel Investor Startup Digest is curated by:

Berg Moe, Idea Gardener, berg.moe@startupdigestmail.com

LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bergmoe

Investor is packing and leaving Oslo

By bergmoe

On September 23, 2016

In Community, Invest

Today we learned that 500 Startups are shooting down their activities in Norway, Sean Percival leaves, and the rest of the team is moving to Sweden. They are one of the leading venture companies in the world and has invested more than 1.6 billion in approximately 1,400 companies.

Sean Percival, Source: 500 Startups

– Sweden has a much greater appetite for risk, and they are much better at marketing, commercialization, and internationalization, says Sean Percival.

– When I tried to raise money for our 15 million USD fund in Norway, there were very few who understood how venture capital works. They did not understand the mechanisms and they did not understand how they got the money back.

For every conversation I had, I started on the minus side, and had to spend time just to get to the starting line, and then I have to continue to get them to invest, he said.

It is tragic that 500 Startups not got underway in Norway. What Sean says, pinpoint our problems related to culture and lack climate for cooperation across national borders inside Scandinavia.

What worries me most is that Norway can have branding issues in the environment in Silicon Valley. It’s like a little duck pond and rumors going fast. This for sure a downturn and emphasizes once again the importance of tax incentives for investors in Norway. I assume that key politicians realize the seriousness now. As entrepreneurs, we must also put pressure on the government.

Norway must have conditions that are competitive and that can secure that startup projects have an opportunity to get financing. I think it’s unreasonable that we give a lot of grants from Innovation Norway, only for the next turn see the company flag out to get investors.

Also, we must all demand that our politicians have a vision for this country? The last thing we need is more commissions and committees. We need action!

Source: Shifter.no, Lucas H. Weldeghebriel

Estonian IT is much more than governmental e-services

By bergmoe

On June 6, 2016

In Community, Invest, Startup

Last week over 1000 foreign guests and I arrived in Tallinn for the Estonian ICT Week (27 May -3 June) including the “Industry 4.0 in Practice” conference and the “Green IT” seminar. I will write several blog post from my experience, but as a first taste, I will share a video with some of my pictures from the “Green IT” seminar and beautiful Tallinn.

ICT sector has been one of the most important industries in Estonia, starting with governmental e-services and ending with Estonian startups that are proved to have a global mindset.

Estonia is a tech advanced and agile society that gets things done fast. Therefore, a big effect is expected by encouraging the industrial and ICT sector to work together locally and internationally.

Recently, Malwarebytes, an internet security company founded in the US enlarged their office in Tallinn, because of the excellent location and awesome IT vibe. People from different corners of the world are traveling to work in Tallinn, and they expect to have 60 people in the office very soon.

If you want more information about moving your company to the heart of Europe or investing, you should contact Estonian Investment Agency (EIA), a part of Enterprise Estonia, is a government agency promoting foreign investments in Estonia and assisting international companies in finding business opportunities in Estonia.

If you want to learn more about opportunities in Estonia, you may enjoy my post “9 reasons for doing business with Estonia”.

By Berg Moe, posted originally at LinkedIn Pulse, June 5, 20.

Pictures: Berg Moe. LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bergmoe

Seed Forum NYC May 5

By bergmoe

On April 19, 2016

In Invest

The battle of NYC has also started here at my office, and I am planning to fly in the first week of May to participate in Seed Forum, May 5.

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More info about the event at http://www.seedforumnyc.com/

The video underneath is my production based on pictures from Seed Forum Milan and visualizes the energy I want to see in a great pitch. On stage Dr. Eythor Ivar Jonsson, Seed Forum Italy & Iceland.

Turn up the volume and sign up for my newsletter at https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/39338.

- always looking for win-win opportunities

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Bsafe – the top of the best security solutions in the world?

Angel Investor – Web3 spawns a new generation of angel investors in India – #64

Deal of the week; Eighth Day Foods

This week’s tweets

Angel Investor – The 32 Most Active Angel Investors For Indian Startups – Issue #63

Deal of the week; CybExer Technologies

This week’s tweets

Personal Milestone; SPAS Estonia

Bryggefisk will participate the Food Ecosystems Virtual 2021

Crypto currency – Looking for a simple and safe way?

Wirex – crypto currency game changer?

Need some inspiration during lock-down? How was your morning today?

Buckle up Angel Investors, 2017 here we come!

After Belt Tightening, Venture Capitalists See More Promise in 2017

5 Practical Ways To Make 2017 Your Best Year Yet

The 32 most powerful people in business technology in 2016

The Climate and Energy Stories We’ll Be Following in 2017

Remembering the Wisdom of Those We Lost in 2016

The 2016 year in review in tech

Top 10 Trends To Watch For 2017

Happy New Year!

Angel Investor Startup Digest is curated by Berg Moe.

Angel Investor Startup Digest

After The Check – When Angels Really Make Money

Angel Investor Group Hails Busy 2016

Why Angel Investors Shouldn’t Worry About Exit Strategies

Startup Financial Modeling, Part 2: Start with Your Assumptions

Deal of the Week: Redcliffe Capital Early Stage Fund 1

Signia Venture Partners has $85 Million in New Funds to Invest

Angel Investor Startup Digest is curated by:

Investor is packing and leaving Oslo

Estonian IT is much more than governmental e-services

Seed Forum NYC May 5