REYKJAVÍK, Iceland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 18, 2024-- A delegation of 33 Icelandic companies is set to bring Iceland’s spirit of innovation to Slush, the top tech startup festival running between 20th - 21st November 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. Led by Business Iceland , the group represents the breadth of Iceland’s thriving innovation ecosystem, inspired by the country’s unique natural environment. This press release features multimedia.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241115991666/en/ Aurora over Reykjavík, Iceland (Photo: Business Wire) “We’re thrilled to showcase a part of Icelandic tech at Slush this year.
Iceland may be small, but our innovation culture is strong. Slush is the ideal venue offering a great opportunity for our startups and founders to meet with peers and investors and highlight ideas coming from our vibrant ecosystem,” said Erna Björnsdóttir , Head of Innovation & Technology at Business Iceland. Today, Iceland’s tech startups range a variety of industries from green energy, to biotech, health- and life science, gaming and more.
The businesses attending Slush offer a glimpse into this ecosystem, including: DTE : Optimising metal production and processing with in-line chemical composition analysis of molten metals to increase throughput, quality and efficiency in the value-chain. Hefring Marine : Leveraging AI, sensor data, and edge computing to provide real time decision-support that optimises vessel s.