{"id":23591,"date":"2026-04-24T20:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hac.is\/?p=23591"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:55:53","slug":"hugmyndasmidir-ur-krubbi-valdir-i-nordansprotann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/2026\/04\/24\/hugmyndasmidir-ur-krubbi-valdir-i-nordansprotann\/","title":{"rendered":"Idea creators from Krubbi selected for Nordansprottan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three participants and their ideas from in the Krubi idea sprint<\/a> They were selected for the Nor\u00f0ansprottinn innovation competition and achieved remarkable success there!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nor\u00f0ansprotinn is an innovation competition which aims to bring out the most interesting ideas from the North and support early-stage entrepreneurs. The competition took place from 15th\u201322nd April and is part of the so-called Northern Innovation Journey, where entrepreneurs get the opportunity to develop their ideas from the initial stages to a potential investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition final took place at Messanum in Drift EA on Wednesday, 22nd April, where seven teams presented their projects to a panel of judges and guests. The project '\u00deurrl\u00fdsi' was chosen as the Nor\u00f0ansproti 2026 and received a prize fund of 1,000,000 kr\u00f3na from Landv\u00e6ttir, an investment fund managed by Axum Securities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Strong connection with Krubb<\/strong>
It is particularly pleasing to report that of the seven teams that reached the finals, three had recently taken part in Krubbi, Hra\u00f0inn's idea accelerator. There, the teams received support from mentors and coaches to further shape and develop their ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This success highlights the importance of Krubb as the first step in the entrepreneurial journey and shows how targeted training and support can result in stronger projects and a robust network.
The projects from Krubbi that reached the finals were:

\ud83d\udfe1 Whale Sound Trail,<\/strong> or Echoes of the Deep, an idea by Lara Schmitz, Julie Boesen and Antonia Assler. The project involves a walking trail from H\u00fasav\u00edk to the Sea Baths, with three stops where sculptures, inspired by whale species in Skj\u00e1lfandi, create sound with the help of the wind.\u00a0

\ud83d\udfe1 Hi<\/strong>, a concept by Aniu W\u00f3jcik, which involves the design of souvenirs that raise awareness of the ocean and are connected to the unique character of H\u00fasav\u00edk.\u00a0

\ud83d\udfe1 Plan it,<\/strong> An idea by El\u00edas \u00d3li Tinnuson Bj\u00f6rnsson. It is an app that connects secondary school students based on their interests and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An important platform for innovation<\/strong>
Nor\u00f0ansprotinn is a collaborative project between the University of Akureyri, H\u00e1sk\u00f3linn \u00e1 H\u00f3lum, SSNE, SSNV, Drift EA and Hra\u00f0inn, with support from the Landv\u00e6ttir Investment Fund. In a short time, the competition has established an important place in the innovation ecosystem of the North of Iceland.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stef\u00e1n P\u00e9tur, Innovation Manager at Hra\u00f0inn, was on the judging panel for the competition at the final event, along with other members. According to him, the people behind the Accelerator are extremely proud of the teams that took part in Krubbi and achieved this fantastic success. It will be exciting to follow their continued journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00der\u00edr \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur og hugmyndir \u00feeirra \u00far hugmyndahra\u00f0hlaupinu Krubbi voru valdir inn \u00ed n\u00fdsk\u00f6punarkeppnina Nor\u00f0ansprotann og n\u00e1\u00f0u \u00fear eftirtektarver\u00f0um \u00e1rangri!\u00a0 Nor\u00f0ansprotinn er n\u00fdsk\u00f6punarkeppni sem hefur \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 draga fram \u00e1hugaver\u00f0ustu hugmyndir Nor\u00f0urlands og sty\u00f0ja frumkv\u00f6\u00f0la \u00e1 fyrstu stigum. Keppnin f\u00f3r fram dagana 15.\u201322. apr\u00edl og er hluti af svok\u00f6llu\u00f0u n\u00fdsk\u00f6punarfer\u00f0alagi Nor\u00f0urlands, \u00fear sem frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":23592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23591"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23595,"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23591\/revisions\/23595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hac.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23591"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}