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Kodit.io, a home improvement company in Icebreaker.vc's portfolio, raised €3M in equity financing and built its own real estate investment fund with loan money. New digital companies are rebuilding the housing market and Kodit.io wants to be at its forefront. They have developed an artificial intelligence-based Kodit.io service that offers a cash offer to a homeowner. Kodit.io buys an apartment, renovates it and then goes onto to selling it forward.

https://www.icebreaker.vc/news/kodit-io-raises-12-million-in-funding

Looking to start a company or join an early-stage team? Pre-founder Weekend is the perfect way for you to get started. You will make dozens of new connections and learn a ton of a tech startup's first 12 months.

https://www.icebreaker.vc/pfp

If you want to work in growing companies that use and build disruptive tech and have founders with solid industry expertise, you can start from Icebreaker.vc's portfolio.

https://www.icebreaker.vc/news/our-30-portfolio-companies-with-interesting-tech-are-looking-for-developers

Recruitment is a crucial part of building your own startup that many founders have trouble with. At this weeks Friday Jam Session we have invited a special guest into the Icebreaker VC office to speak about recruitment in the tech-startup world; Susanna Aho, Senior Recruiter at Agile Search!

https://www.icebreaker.vc/events/icebreaker-friday-jam-session-5-1

Tomorrow we will be holding the Tech Research Showcase 2019 at the University of Helsinki, Terkko Health Hub. This year we have 10 great researchers from different disciplines as well as different universities around Finland (researchers from Aalto University, the University of Helsinki and Lappeenranta University of Technology), all of whom are individual researchers trying to revolutionise or bring something new to their own respective fields.

https://www.icebreaker.vc/news/tech-research-showcase-2019

Creating a good pitch deck and presenting it well is a crucial step for a startup looking to secure venture capital or other forms of funding. Especially for early-stage startups, building an impressive deck can feel like a struggle: you might not yet have a big amount of data to use as a communication tool or this might be the first pitch deck you’re building in the first place. Here are some tips to get started and some pitch deck examples you can take inspiration from.

https://www.icebreaker.vc/news/fundraising-tips-and-five-great-pitch-deck-examples-for-pre-seed-startups

Whether you're looking for your next adventure as a founder, advisor or early-stage team member in a strong tech company, Super Jam is a great place to start. You will get to know other professionals from the community and hear lessons learned from experienced founders.

https://www.icebreaker.vc/events/icebreaker-super-jam

How do you know if your idea is good, bad or simply awesome? We put together a blog series to help you assess your idea from various perspectives and improve it.

https://www.icebreaker.vc/news/part-1-are-ideas-worthless

Many great startups have a special secret ingredient: they are based on research. At Tech Research Showcase you can pitch your research, find collaborators and co-founders and get started with your own company. Read more and apply.

https://www.icebreaker.vc/trs